10 Things On The 10th (January 2013)

I haven't taken part the last few months as the 10th just seems to have come and gone before I realise.  Is it me or does time seem to fly by so much quicker when you get older?  This month I am going to share with you 10 photographs that I am going to scrap this month.

Boxing practice:

  

 

Looking cute in her bear hat with a hot chocolate:

 

German Market fun:

 

 

Me and my girl:

 

 

Liam feeding Cousin Thomas:

 

Looking cute:

 

Christmas cuddles with Aunty Candace

 

Christmas cuddles with Cousin Freya:

 

Bounce time:

 

First time ice skating:

 



 

These photos are some of my favourutes taken over Christmas.  Not professionally posed but every day life.  Pop on over to Shimelle to see other 10 things on the 10th.



10 Things On The 10th (September 2012)

This month my 10 things are a list of very personal things. Things concerning my future and the future of my two beautiful children. Things have not been great the last few years and I have come to some big decisions and there are going to be some very major changes to our lives over the next 12 months.  These changes are based on my health and happiness which i have always put to the back of the queue. Instead i have concentrated on the happiness of others, usually the wrong peoples happiness and usually to my detriment. Something which must change.

I need to take 'little' steps to achieve our goal. There are lots of 'little' steps needed but they will be done over the next 6 months.  This is an additional list of goals to the ones in my 'This Year I Will' post and there are many others to be achieved too.  These are the ones which i will concentrate on this month:

1.  Deal with the issues linked with my employment.  Its not going to be a pleasant experience but I now know the decision is the right one for my future happiness and also my health.  The one thing I have been fighting for over the last 18 months seems so insignificant and now I am letting go the weight on my shoulders seemed to disappear overnight.  Its strange what we think is important. I have come to realise personal health and happiness along with the love of your family is all that really matters.

2.  Deal with all the paperwork needed to achieve financial stability for us.  Only so much of this can be done before point 1 is finalised but i need to get everything in place to make sure things run smoothly.

3.  Downsize craft supplies and reduce my hoarding until stash just fills my expedit unit.

4.  Purchase some more D Ring scrap albums and store my LOs prior to 2008. The later ones are sorted in matching albums but I want the earlier ones transferred from the different post bound albums. They will look so much better and can then all be stored together.

5.  Sort out my clothes.  I have lost just over 2 stone over the past 15 months and i have so many clothes that don't fit it is unbelieveable. Work clothes need to be gone through with a realistic mind, what I don't need must go.  I am also adamant the weight is not going back on therefore the larger clothes can go.

6. Purchase the 3 canvas prints I would like.  We had the photo shoot back in February and I've never got round to ordering them.

7.  Downsize the contents of the kitchen. Way too much stuff and lots of it doesn't get used. I have come to the conclusion I don't need a gadget to dry mushrooms that I inherited from my Mother. There are lots of similar things lurking in the back of the cupboards.

8.  Downsize the kids toys and other contents of their bedrooms and every other room of the house where they have left their belongings. Have some new house rules to impose which I know they are not going to like.

9.  Finish all the scrapping classes I have started.  I am taking Shimelle's LSNED class again this year but can you believe I still have pages left in my album from 2 years ago. I also have gaps in my Journal Your Christmas alums for the past 2 years plus 4 months of Document 2011 not completed.  Lots of unfinished classes that I need to complete.

10. Take time to review and improve my lifestyle choices. Because of health issues there are certain things that will never be perfect but at times there are other choices I could choose. I need to put my health and happiness higher on my agenda and put me first, something which I have always struggled with.

Some of these 10 things are a little vague but until certain things have been finalised I cant reveal the full details of my master plan.  But the one thing I am certain of is I will celebrate that big birthday next year and life will begin at 40 and this will become our daily view:

 

 

10 Things (August 2012)

Its August and Its the Olympics, so what else can I do but my top 10 Things about London 2012.

1. Our Olympic Adventure.  This just has to come top!

2. Opening Ceremony, rings rising up.

3. The Queen and James Bond.  What's not to love?

4. Eventing Silver Medal.  Just wish I had been able to see this, especially the cross country.

5. Katherine Grainger.  At last, she gets her gold.

6. Such beauty.  Charlotte Dujardin wins gold.

7. The sheer look of shock on this young girls face.  15 year old Ruta Meilutyte wins gold in the pool.

8. The proudest Father ever.  Bert le Clos Father of swimmer Chad.

9. The normality of this photo.  They are just so grounded and celebrate the same as everyone else!

10.  All Countries have female competitors.

Don't forget to pop on over to Shimelle to see some other 10 Things On The 10th.

National Trust Visit; Kinver Rock Houses

A few miles away from us is a little sweet village called Kinver.  On the outskirts up on the hill are a number of houses built in to the rocks.  These were lived in quite recently but now belong to the National Trust.  The surrounding Kinver Edge is lovely for a walk around the number of paths through the woodlands with many open spaces allowing great views of the surrounding area.

The photos are printed and here is the first LO:

Made using the new MME Honey range and matching doily stamps.

National Trust Visit; Benthall Hall

My 10 things on the 10th this month included a goal of visiting a National Trust Property every week over the summer school holidays.  This week we headed over to Shropshire to visit Benthall Hall.  For once we had some sun here in the UK and it was such a wonderful day to be out and about.  Here are a few pictures of the day:

Just to prove they do like each other; holding hands:

Such a wonderful place to visit.

Eton Mess Cake

Earlier this month I joined in with Shimelle's 10 things on the 10th and I blog a list of things I would like to do over the 6 weeks school summer holidays.  One of those was to try a new cake receipe every week.  This week I made an Eton Mess Cake.

Here are some pictures I took whilst making the cake:

Eggs and sugar:

Eggs and sugar after beating together:

All the ingredients mixed together:

With the meringues on top ready to go in the oven:

Cooling:

Ready to eat:

This cake is truely amazing and totally scrummy!

The recipe can be found here.

10 Things On The 10th

Time really does fly by so quick.  I always intend to join in and then before I know it the 10th has come and gone.  

This month i am setting down my 10 goals for the summer holidays:

1. Visit to a National Trust Property every week.
2. Finish one of my crochet projects
3. Complete at least half of my stash busting challenge (50 LOs)
4. Enter a craft challenge every week.
5. Go swimming every week.
6. Loose 1/2 stone.
7. Order 3 albums and file my 2011 &2012 LOs
8. Visit the seaside.
9. Try a new cake recipe every week.
10. Tick one item off my This Year I Will list that relates to the house renovations.

Wish me luck!

Pop on over to Shimelle to take a look at many other 10 things.