Anyone else noticed the super sexy bob haircut sported by the One Show's new Welsh presenter Alex Jones? Thought so! Here's some pictures. First up is one before.
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
04:13
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Here is my entry for this week's Thankfulness journey, in no particular order . . . .
204. Treadmill laptop desk that allows me to burn calories and still type these posts for you all to read.
205. My eldest finally has an answer and will be starting his internship in 3 weeks time. So excited for him in getting this place and know he will be awesome!
206. Fun time with friends last night.
207. Supermarket points loyalty cards that allow us to have vouchers that mean we can take the family on fun trips.
208. Fresh starts.
209. CPAP machine that keeps me healthy through getting enough sleep despite my sleep apnoea.
210. Little tricks that help me keep the CPAP working well when I have slight problems.
211. Independent youngest off to fetch his exam results without me. (Don't forget to phone son!)
212. Supermarkets that deliver groceries to your home for just £3.50 delivery fee (if you choose the right day and time slot).
213. Friends.
214. God nudges to remind me of visions and dreams I had forgotten about that might be important at the current time.
215. (later) . . . Mobile phones that mean I don't have to wait for my son to get home in order to hear his exam results, he can phone me from school when he picked them up!
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Saturday, 21 August 2010
23:30
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I'm having a pampered Chef party tomorrow. I'm trying to write my wish list of what I want to spend my points on, and whether I want to buy any half price items.
What are your favourite items? What would you buy if you could?
First, I wish we had the same range that the Americans do, but there are quite a few items that they have that are not included in the UK catalogue :(
So far my wish list includes:
What are your favourite items? What would you buy if you could?
First, I wish we had the same range that the Americans do, but there are quite a few items that they have that are not included in the UK catalogue :(
So far my wish list includes:
Micro Scraper: I already have the larger one and just love the way this one would allow me to get the very last out of any jars and bottle that we use.
Mix n Scraper: After a friend recommended it and said just how useful she had found it.
The smooth edge can opener: We had one of those battery powered can openers and while it did do the job it ate batteries like no other household object I have ever known, and then it broke completely. We've had to go back to a very basic butterfly opener. I love the way the pampered chef one turns over the edges of the tins, so that both the lid and the can are safe to touch and will not cut you.
The large Micro Cooker: We have the rice micro cooker and it makes cooking rice so simple and easy and it's always there, right to hand. The only trouble is I would have no idea where to fit this one in my cupboards as the cupboard that I keep these sorts of items in is already full. hmmmmmmmmmmm.
I really really really want the trifle bowl. I think it makes any dessert look incredible BUT it IS HUGE! hmmmmmmm
I do want to get some stoneware. I already have a basic stone but I think it would be nice to get some other items. I just don't know where to start. Do any of my readers have stoneware? What would you suggest?
Anyway, my party is tomorrow, I hope that people come, I hope that they have a good time and enjoy the food, it sounds delicious!
01:24
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I know, I know, I haven't been blogging much, for quite a while now, but I want to correct that. Instead of aiming to post every day (which gets overwhelming), I think I will aim for 2 or 3 times a week. I want to share some of my creative projects with you.
For this week's projects that is going to take more than one post. For the first one, our dining tables. Yes that is plural! Rather than choose a large table that we only use part of most of the time, or one of those extendable ones, we decided to buy two smaller tables which can be used separately when needed or pushed together to make a larger table when we are entertaining. So there is one that we eat at normally as a family and the spare table I use more as a desk most of the time.
But we had chosen the most basic pine tables, and had not stained, varnished or painted them.
We used tablecloths, keeping one of the plasticised tablecloths underneath the fabric ones all the time, to protect the table. But a problem had come to light.
We used tablecloths, keeping one of the plasticised tablecloths underneath the fabric ones all the time, to protect the table. But a problem had come to light.
This is the tablecloth on the table I use as a desk. Can you see the ripples? Take a look at the edge of the table.
The plasticised tablecloths had permanently warped. Now imagine that on a desk. . . . . . . . When writing in a book, it was OK, but if ever I needed to write on sheets of paper, I would have to place a book underneath because I just could NOT get the paper to lie flat on top of that wobbly tablecloth.
Something HAD TO BE DONE!
So I decided to paint the tables. I decided against bright white, and chose one of the off whites available at my local DIY supplies store. Cotton White.
I decided against buying a tin of primer (remember the tables are bare wood) and decided to use extra coats of paint if necessary as this smallest tin available would be more than enough for 2 coats on the 2 tables. I used a small roller for the tops of the tables and a brush for the legs.
The tops took 3 coats of paint and the legs only needed 2 since you tend to put paint on thicker with a brush than you do with a roller.
I couldn't paint the whole things in one go, and with leaving time between coats it took a good 2 days to finish the painting. I wasn't going to wash the roller, brush and tray each time I paused in the painting to wait for a coat to dry, to I stored them in plastic bags and all was fine.
All is now finished and back to normal. A desk.
And a dining table.
I noticed as I put the items back on top of the tables that in turning the table up from the position I had it in for painting the legs
I had knocked a tiny bit of paint off one side. That will need a quick touch up job.
I finished by doing something I had never thought to do after painting projects before. I marked the outside of the tin with a line that ROUGHLY shows the level of paint left in the tin. As I was doing that hubby suggested I also mark it with the project that the paint had been used on.
One very last photo for you. If you have looked closer at one of the earlier photos you will have noticed that we have not redecorated this room since our wonderful children were at that age where children occasionally try their own bit of redecorating. YES they drew on the walls.
So THAT will be a project for later in the year.
Although I'm not 100% certain that this project is finished. I am thinking about possibly coming back in a few weeks time and stencilling a pattern onto the tables. I just can't find one I like at the moment.
The tops took 3 coats of paint and the legs only needed 2 since you tend to put paint on thicker with a brush than you do with a roller.
I couldn't paint the whole things in one go, and with leaving time between coats it took a good 2 days to finish the painting. I wasn't going to wash the roller, brush and tray each time I paused in the painting to wait for a coat to dry, to I stored them in plastic bags and all was fine.
All is now finished and back to normal. A desk.
And a dining table.
I noticed as I put the items back on top of the tables that in turning the table up from the position I had it in for painting the legs
I had knocked a tiny bit of paint off one side. That will need a quick touch up job.
I finished by doing something I had never thought to do after painting projects before. I marked the outside of the tin with a line that ROUGHLY shows the level of paint left in the tin. As I was doing that hubby suggested I also mark it with the project that the paint had been used on.
One very last photo for you. If you have looked closer at one of the earlier photos you will have noticed that we have not redecorated this room since our wonderful children were at that age where children occasionally try their own bit of redecorating. YES they drew on the walls.
So THAT will be a project for later in the year.
Although I'm not 100% certain that this project is finished. I am thinking about possibly coming back in a few weeks time and stencilling a pattern onto the tables. I just can't find one I like at the moment.
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Monday, 2 August 2010
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