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Writin’

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I am going to be a little quiet on my blog for the next few days because I have a doozy of an assignment to write by next Tuesday which is the end-of-course project for the Advanced Creative Writing course I have been doing since October as part of my Literature degree with Open University. Essentially, I have to write a complete 30 minute film script (my chosen genre/medium) and so far, I have about 10 minutes done, max. And that is with a lot of meaningful silences. Wish me luck!

It’s almost here!

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I have had all these plans to share pretty pictures of my fantastic Christmas tree (haven’t got round to taking any yet though), to boast about my superb crafting skills (except I havn’t finished the felt decoration I am making and am unlikely to before the Big Day), to take you step by step through my cookie baking adventures (well, I did bake one batch of cookies but again, there is no photographic evidence) and to show you all my lovely wrapping (handstamped thank you very much – but again, no pictures).

The moral of this story is that I need to get my bloomin’ camera out and get snapping.  Maybe tonight?  Or tomorrow? It’s not to late, Christmas is still 35 hours away!

Last night we went out to The Moon and Sixpence in Hanwell, Oxon for our work Christmas do which basically consisted of the Managing Director (aka Dad), the Financial Director (aka Mum), the Claims Manager (aka me) and our IT consultant (aka my husband).  It was delicious and we had a fantastic night. I was also lucky enough to receive some vouchers from the Directors so I am trying to decide what to get from John Lewis.

So far these are in my wish list (I cannot get it all!):

And then there is some serious decision making to be made.  I want to replace my food processor. Do I go for a new Magimix? A Kitchenaid food processor? Or a Kitchenaid Mixer (which I really want but is more expensive and does less than what I already have) and seperate blender?

In other news, my cold has *almost* gone so I hope to be fully clear of it by Christmas.  I will also be able to knuckle down and get my next assignment written – eek.

Clear away the cobwebs

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I am sorry for my rather sporadic posting of late. Life has gone and decided to get all REAL and it has knocked the stuffing out of me somewhat. The good news is that the metaphorical clouds seem to be clearing and a spot of sunshine is creeping through. Of course, the literal clouds are still very much in abundance – the weather is pretty miserable. I will not let that dampen my rather good mood, though. So just to catch you up, this is what I have been up to:

Reading:

Atonement by Ian McEwan.  I will tell you all about it when the deed is done.

Watching:

Fringe. JJ Abrams (the genius behind Alias and Lost) + Joshua Jackson (the cuteypatootie who played Pacey in Dawson’s Creek) = more TV heaven.  Look out for a new Square Eyes post about this fantastic show soon!

Waiting:

For my Open University Creative Writing assignment to be marked. Just one of the things that has distracted me of late, I had to write a short story (or piece of life writing) and having decided that I much prefer the Life Writing thang, I marched on writing about somethign so personal and scary that it rather shook me up – I ended up scrapping it all and on the advice of ricardo, wrote a real life true story about a girl being abducted from the caravan park where I was staying with a friend and her parent in 1990.

Buying:

A new purse! I love Cath Kidson and when we wandered through Selfridges the other day, I could not resist. I have been wanting a new purse for ages but had not found the right one. This one sang out to be as I walked past.

Choosing:

A new company car. I am such a lucky girl – I was allowed to pick out what car I wanted.   I have gone for a white Suzuki Swift and it arrives on Friday so I will be sure to take some piccies.

Listening:

To Stephen Fry’s Podgrams.  I love Stephen Fry. He is even on Twitter now and he is following me too! I am also enjoying his series on America.

Crafting:

Some lovely Christmas decorations, the kits for which I bought from Posie Gets Cozy.  Well, I haven’t started them yet but I will do, I promise.  As Bart Simpson says: ‘I’ll do it this afternooooon.’  Or maybe this weekend. Hopefully before Christmas, in any case.  I will let you know how I get on.

Making progress

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Whilst I am well aware that others have a lot more work to do on their houses than we do, I am starting to feel that the decorating is never ending. We now have all our new carpet (looks FAB!) and the hob/sink are finally fitted in the kitchen (we bought the sink in March!). We have painted the landing, our bedroom and the spare bedroom. We now have the stufy left to do (need to finish stripping all the paper and then paint), the hallway (paint the walls and gloss all the wood/metal-work) and the snagging.

I spent all day yesterday stripping wallpaper and now my fingernails hurt! The stuff they had on teh wall will only come off by picking it off.  Water doesn’t help get rid of the border (it actually hinders progress). Not a pleasant job but at least I set up our spare TV and DVD player so I could watch all The Office season 4 extras (so many deleted scenes!) and some of the first season of One Tree Hill (aw, they look so young. I want to go back to WIlmington).

I really have to crack on with my OU course now. I am getting further and further behind but it is so hard to write with a house in chaos. I know this is an excuse but it’s a pretty plausible one, I think. I am not over-flowing with ideas at the moment anyway, so I really need some regular peaceful moments in an environment that is tidy and quiet.  am I the only one who cannot work in clutter? Does anyone have any suggestions for finding sancutary? We do have a shed but a) it’s getting a bit chilly and b) it is full of garden stuff.

Anyway, once the house is all finished and things are looking spick and span, I will take some pictures so you can admire our work </sarcasm>.

Post #201

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had intended to post this for my 200th post but instead some pop sock frivolity got in the way.   Anyway, I thought that I would share with you some of my favourite posts from my archives:

My cute positivity at the start of my personal trainer training attempt

My total utter failure at training

My five things

and of course some monkey pictures

Enjoy!!!