Friday, 17 February 2012

Tattoos

Tattoos are seriously hot!
I've been looking on Pintrest and thinking about what else I want.

I'd like to add to my lady and make it into a kind of 3/4 sleeve over time.
Here are some of the things I'm thinking about...

Pintrest
A sugar skull on the front of my thigh.

http://blogdelanine.blogspot.com/2012/01/lines.html
Some beautiful flowers and/or birds from the very talented Geinne.


Source
Some more Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Pretty clothes...

Topshop
Be Beu at Matalan
I seem to be addicted to shopping...here are a few things I like at the moment that I am not going to buy!



Falmer at Matalan

Topshop

Topshop


Board games

Charity shopping last weekend I managed to pick up a few good things, including a travel version of this game for £1!


Have you ever played it before?

L x

Friday, 13 January 2012

Thursday, 12 January 2012

Running...

This evening I ran 5.9km, quite easily, while chatting to my friend....and I enjoyed it. I felt good and that I could have run more.

This isn't a new years 'get fit' resolution, this is something I started in November, after a lot of deliberation, with the support of a new friend made through work.

I have run 4 x 5k Saturday morning timed sessions with Park Run and knocked 3 mins of my PB so far, I would love to run a sub-30min 5k in the next few months.

My big challenge this year is the Cardiff 1/2 Marathon in October, which I signed up for in November. On my friends suggestion I will also look for a 10k event to run, maybe around May time....to give me  taste of a race.

I'm proud of my running. I never thought I could do it and now, here I am, running for 40-50mins straight with no need for a rest.

Go me!


Also, Ada is just amazing.

She is potty training - her first week - and other than a few accidents has pretty much got it!!
She's also talking lots and all the time, she puts full new sentences together, tells me that she's proud of me, that's she's had a busy day and that she's happy/angry/sad....she just blows me away everyday!
She was also so excited on Christmas day, it was lovely to see her saying thank you to everyone for her presents, even if they weren't there!!

Oh, and finally, I made it on the the CardiffBlogs list of local bloggers...along with Lisa. Cool.




Saturday, 10 December 2011

Christmas crafting I


A bit of Christmas Crafting went on tonight...here are two felt broaches which are my thing this year...along with cookies and another little hand-made item.....maybe a picture of that to come...

L x

Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Hobbies.

I used to sing in a band with my best friends, Silence at Sea.

We haven't done anything for a good year or so now because we've all been busy having babies, working, getting different jobs, buying houses - the usual.

So, to get back into singing, which I love doing, this evening I went along to Canton Chorus to see how I liked it. The people were friendly and there were quite a few other new people there, I think I'll be going back.

Other news...I got my tattoo...the one I have been planning for at least the past year and have wanted since I was 18....it's sore and peeling at the moment, but everyone is saying how good it looks. Pretty chuffed with it myself and am thinking about the next one!

My other hobby, sewing, has also fallen by the way-side. however, I have a changing bag to make for a pregnant friend and curtains to make for our house, so I will get sewing some time soon.

Finally, I want to make my new hobby running. It's free, easy to start and is something I really need to do for my own health and well-being. I had the seed planted about running by Lisa and she so kindly sent me a book, which I really need to get reading....it might also help at the start if I had a running partner, but I don't have anyone to ask! And I need to find the best time to run...with it being wintry, cold and dark at the moment there doesn't really seem a good time...

Pictures I like...

Family.
My tattoo. 

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Brithdays and other bits...

So, Ada was 2 at the end of October! she managed to have 3 parties - one with family, one with our grown-up firiends (who she loves) and one with her little friends!

I didn't manage to get any pictures of the baby party as it was so hecktick with 10 little ones and 8 mums in one room!

I did get a picture of her birthday cake though, and some of the pretty things we bought her with her birthday money...




New boots from Clarkes and a few new dresses from TKMax...


It was also Haloween! Ada dressed up as Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service. I made her a black dress and found a cat that looked like GeGe!


We alos had a visit from Paul who helped with a bit of DIY around the house, we had a curry and wine and had a wander through town....



L x