The Human Onion

I wear glasses because I have bad eyesight, not because they make girls look geeky.

I don't wear make up because I'm lazy, not because I'm some sort of feminist.

I don't bake or cook because I don't have time or space, not because I can't.

Conversely, I'm not going to bake or cook because you think I SHOULD, but because I want to.

Yes I'm arty. I'm crafty. I like cute things. But I am the total enemy of whimsy. I detest twee.

I admit I'm overweight and yes I talk about it, but that doesn't mean you get to lecture me about it.

Also it doesn't mean I don't look great in a short skirt.

My life is not perfect and I wont pretend otherwise just because you can't be bothered with people moaning.



Not every blog post has to be unicorns shitting rainbows and whimsical fuckery.

Lax

Yeha I've become very lax about writing recently. At first it was because I was laptop-less and being useless at typing on a touchscreen phone isn't conducive to good blogging! Now I'm just too bloody busy. College, house repairs, organising shizz for holidays and of course fitting in some all-important WoW time are all just eating up every minute of my day. BUT! It means I've got more time to think about what's happening with my other blog! I want a blog that people will READ, like actually make the effort to look at to see what's there. I'm not saying no one does that with this blog, I love the small number of readers I have, but I want to reach a larger audience too. It's also going to be tied in with my Folksy shop which I finally got around to setting up! They'll have the same name and will be roughly related in content. Got your attention? Good!

Cos it's time for the bad news!

It's probably going to be around mind to late November before ANY of this happens. My mums house is having a new heating system installed (we haven't had heating or hot water for almost a year. Thank god for power showers!) and to install it without ripping up my mums just-installed easy-access shower, they instead have to rip up my bedroom floor which is laminate flooring. This means EVERYTHING I own had to be boxed up and stacked at the other end of the room, so all my arts and crafts stuff are totally inaccessible *weep* all I could keep was what I could fit into a plastic box so I had to prioritise and take stuff that's college related really. The installation will only take a day, but god knows how long it'll be before I can unpack everything. My sister might end up having to lift my whole floor (it's the flooring that clicks into place) so I'd have to completely empty my room for that. Not easy. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Even if this is all done quickly, the hubbatron and I are off on our holibags for 2 weeks from the end of October till mid November, so there's very little point in unpacking everything before we go. So as soon as I get back it's all systems go to get everything set up and start advertising etc before Christmas.

The other thing that's occurring to me is that right now my room looks like I'm packed to move house. I'm hoping it's somehow fate that I've had to do this and that perhaps it means Woody and I might get our own place soon finally!

Again, fingers crossed people!

Atishoo, atishoo...

Tonight I made my first-ever "Inchie" for Amy's autumn inchie giveaway competition! I really enjoyed it too! I had no idea working in such a small space could be so challenging or so much fun!

You should all give it a go kids ;D

Size Matters...

I <3 autumn, it's one of my favourite times of year. I love the colours of the trees and the sky. I love getting to FINALLY wrap up in layer upon layer of cosy clothes and enjoy the crisp air that always smells awesome at this time of year. I always swear I can smell the seasons change and autumn by far has my favourite smell!

Happily, I'm not alone in my love of autumn, or fall if you prefer! One of my favourite bloggers, Amy of "The Inchie Project" fame continues to delight me with her recent posts about this time of year, and she's so full of enthusiam that it's pretty darned infectious! Lisa, you would LOVE her blog I guarantee, so I suggest you pop over there soon because she's having an Autumn Giveaway!
I must admit I want to win her giveaway and fully intend to use every entry opportunity I get (though you might have to wait a day or two for your fall inchie Amy, my head's like pudding just now!) and on that note, I'm going to leave her ever-so-pretty blog button for you all to go "Ooooooooo!" at (because I don't know how to add it onto anywhere else on my blog :S help!)

 

Sunday Night

I want dreads again

I love that my husband and I can sit in silence for hours and not feel the need to fill it

I wish people would take more photos of me

I wish my husband would take more photos of me, without me asking. I want to capture every facial expression, every movement, every word he says. I sometimes feel he's not interested in remembering anything about me, perhaps just content to experience me right here, right now

I can't wait to fit into those jeans

Finally hearing "Inglorious" today after what is probably years was total ear candy

I'm pretty contented and happy right now

New blog?

So, I'm thinking of starting a new blog. Not another "Day in the life of..." one, more one with a specific purpose, a bit like Amy's "Inchie" blog though not perhaps THAT specific cos....I don't have an idea for just one thing? Nah, I want to make one where I share things I've seen, photos I've seen or taken, products, cultural things, that kinda thing!

Now just to think of a name....

Kinected

My new old obsession - kinetic typography