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I can tick half a job off my Christmas to do list. One apron down and one to go. I used a McCalls pattern for this apron and tried out the download version which wasnt too bad, I suppose because it was quite a simple pattern to sellotape together - a more complicated job may have been a lot more painful, I imagine.Anyway its nice to tick (almost) something off my list.
Anyway I digress, this kid has me running up hills and doing leg kicks, running side ways shuffles and dropping to the floor for push ups – if you fancy a laugh, we can be found Tuesdays and Thursdays at midday in the botanical gardens. I put my foot down at star jumps and told the kid that my bladder just wasnt what it used to be since squeezing close to 4 kilos out my vagina 2 and bit years ago. After he finished blushing we got down to business and I think he was just a little meaner because of the bladder comment and now I am paying big time – I forgot how unfit I was and now every muscle in my body aches – I think I was just a little bit too gung ho.
Anyway weigh in day is Monday so I will let you know if the week has been successful or not.
I am joining in with today's My Creative Space at Kootoyoo.
Above is work to date on my advent calendar, pockets to be precise. I took ages to decide how to do the numbering. I really wanted to get some funky buttons with numbers on them but sadly even after a visit to this button mecca I still couldnt really find anything remotely suitable. So I decided to just cut the numbers out of felt as I was seriously beginning to run out of time - I am not very happy with the look of them but with 1 December looming I decided to cut my losses. I will have to give it a whole lot more thought next time.
And dont even get me started on pocket number eight - a little red headed pesky girl who shall not be named, stole it from my sewing table and covered it in green crayon, and was mighty proud of her efforts - me not so much!
I started a very much needed diet this morning and I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bored already. Not even 24 hours in and have a great big grumpy bottom lip sticking out. Diets suck, carrot sticks suck. Any bets on how long this diet will last....I'll let you know. If you are looking to the right of this post and see my picture and think, girl you dont need to diet, please note th is is actually me being a little bit creative with the truth as it is a pic that was taken about six months pre-Ellie, pre-my chocolate marathon, pre Mrs Chunky Chops.
I was wandering through Myers in Sydney CBD about two weeks when I just happened to walk through the bed linen section and saw the above vision. My heart began to race, my tongue began to drop out of my mouth and drip in a somewhat embarrassing manner....I have been looking for a new doona cover for ages now and this was D....bloomin...vine. I turned the price tag over and next thing I knew there were people surrounding me shouting give her air, she cant breathe, she looks like she's had a terrible shock. I composed myself quickly and said goodbye to the darling Orla Kiely lovely and sadly walked back to my office.I had to let it go.....and I did, I moved on. But then came Friday last week and I happened to be in Myers again - only needed 1 thing, some cookie cutters which just so happen to be on the same floor as the bed stuff. Look I had let it go, I didnt even give it a thought until I saw there in bright red lettering - 30% off. That, dear friends is nearly a whole third off the price - get your calculators out. Come on how could I not take advantage of the Myer fools practically giving it away and make that beauty mine.
And just look at the beautiful box it came home in - it was almost worth it just for the box alone! OK so now I have to tidy my room to do Orla justice.
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