{Today I...}

Made this, inspired by Shimelle's class. Also the kraft frame totally inspired by SJ!Made these...
Which turned into these, after a coat of clear embossing powder. All from a bit of inspo from the 12 days girls! Also Baked these.And that's all pretty much (apart from cooking a roast, doing some washing and catching up with x factor and strictly from yesterday!)ar

{The sunshine makes me smile}

{When meals go wrong...}

Now I am not a bad cook - i'm not a great cook either, I'm just an OK cook. I can follow a recipe, I can make things up and dinner is usually a nice meal.

However I discovered last night something about me - I think I may be a cooking perfectionist! Not the kind of masterchef perfectionist - but more the I want everyone to enjoy there meal kind of perfectionist. If you understand me.

Last night I cooked a meal which was quick and I really enjoyed. K not so much. I wasn't the actual taste of the food, but the smell while it had been cooking had not really agreed with him. Bless him he did eat a fair portion of it but he did not ENJOY it. This upset me. Now I'm not sure if this pregnancy hormones causing me to over sensitive or just my in built make up that makes me feel this way.

K was not complaining, did not make himself anything else or refuse to eat it. But the fact that I knew he had not enjoyed his meal made me annoyed with myself. Like I said this is not an often occurrence, usually my cooking is OK to Good on a sliding scale! Anyone else like this? It's like I have this little desire inside me to ensure that I look after people and by knowing that I have not succeeded it makes me feel not good enough!

I have also had another recent cooking meltdown - (this was I think I can link directly to being pregnant) It was a few days before we moved and the whole place was in boxes. I was cooking and well, I managed to ruin RICE!! I mean we have a rice cooker - how can I ruin rice?? This caused me to have a slight tantrum (yes I think this is the right word!) and K was fine, told me not to worry, he'd go get some chips or something from round the corner. But for me this was not good enough, and that very point in time, this was the very worst thing that could ever happen (please tell me other people have had moments like this?!) This then turned into tears and eventually after I had calmed down I kinda realised that it's not actually the end of the world! Makes me laugh now to think of it.

I like to cook, and I like people to enjoy there food - I think that's the bottom line. Sometimes things go wrong, but hey there is always another meal to make!!

Also apologies for no photos to go with the story, our camera is sick!! So i shall be calling Canon this morning and our little point and shoot - batteries dead! Need to buy some new rechargeable (they seem to have disappeared in the move!)

Other news: We now have a second wardrobe up and almost functional (missing door handles), i ordered some new thickers and some Christmas papers which arrived (yum!), my crocheted blanket for the baby is not moving very quickly!, my 12 days class started - great idea yesterday just gotta get my thinking cap on and it is the weekend tomorrow which means - fireworks, boxing, x factor, wardrobe sorting, food shopping and maybe some relaxing.

{5 little things I'm loving right now!}

It is currently 5th November and this is what I am loving right now.

1. Being pregnant and feeling baby kick and move about on a daily basis. It is sucha weird sensation but also makes me smile.

2. Living in the new flat. We have so much more space and it feels so much like home, which makes me happy.

3. Red cups at Starbucks which means Gingerbread latte. I love this time of year.

4. Ben and jerrys ice cream, eaten straight from the tub! Currently my fave is half baked- which is chocolate ice cream with chocolate brownies and cookie dough!! Yummy

5. Our v+ box. We used to only have freeview but in the new place we were able to get connected! I love being able to record programmes and catch up at my own time!

So that's my positivity note for the day!!

Lx

{The story of Me and Him}

I think this may be one story I have yet to actually scrapbook. I mean I've scrapbooked our birthdays, days out, how much I love him, how he make me happy and how I feel about us. But I don't think I have actually scrapped how we became an US.

This picture was taken about a month into our relationship. We first met on the 2nd August 2001 in a bar and we met through mutual friends. I have know my friends H and A since I was 11, we met through a church youth group many moons ago. Prior to the date of meeting - H and A had started dating (they are still together now too and were all still friends!) and well A had this friend, K, which he went to School with. K and A had stayed friends since school, they lived round the corner from each other and knew each others families. So A brought out his friend K for a night out. And this is where it all began....

When I first saw K I remember thinking he was good looking, and had a real presence about him. I was automatically drawn to his friendly and outgoing nature. I think the first words we said to each other (except the usual Hi How are yous?) went a little something like this:

K: Would you like a drink?

L: Sure, Tequila please!

Classy, I know! but hey I was young. At this point in my life I was 17 nearly 18, I had never had a real relationship but I had finally stopped worrying about all that and was enjoying being single. I think this is what took me by surprise - I wasn't looking for it but it found me.

The night then proceeded to a club known locally as 'the schoolkid', now I won't go into all the drunken details of the this. Let's skip right to the end of night and K gave me life home. Again we'll gloss over these details and go straight to part were we agreed to meet up again tomorrow. K came and picked me up from work that night. I remember being at work and feeling so excited at the prospect of seeing him again - you know the butterflies in your tummy, can't eat kinda feelings. We sat in his car and talked. I was very happy.

The next day I went away camping for a week we spoke while I was away and I was so looking forward to seeing him again. When I came home from my break he came round to my house. He turned up at 7.50pm! (Early I may add, he was due at 8pm!) He met my parents and brought me a single white rose. Right there and then I remember having a huge grin on my face and already thinking I was lucky.

The next week we spent a lot of time together, then off K flew to New York for his cousins wedding. While he was away I had my 18th birthday. The sweetest thing, he called me from America on my birthday on the night of my party just to wish me a happy birthday. When he came back, he had brought me a few gifts. But the one thing he got me which has stuck around all this time is....

This number plate. We had only been 'together' for a few weeks but I think this was a good omen...

Of course there are other stories but these can be told another day...

I really am glad that we met all those years ago. Of course there have been bad times, tough times and times we have cried- but there have also been funny times, happy times and I something for sure I would not have it any other way.

And I actually managed to scrap this story this evening as well. See i'm keeping up with my blogging goals already. I really love this layout and i'm really glad I was able to get this story in our albums.

So that's me blogland for this evening at least. Off to have a think about the next blog prompt!

Lx

{to blog...}

....or not to blog? That is the question! Well i think I'm more in the to blog group than the other! Hmm!?

Well as you may be able to guess Shimelle's Blogging for Scrapbookers kicked off yesterday, and thankfully it eases us in gently! I'm loving the format of the class already, offering different options depending on what is going on in our world right now!

Today I had no chance of sorting out a layout this evening (as we are flatblack heaven today!!) Yesterdays prompt is all about how and why we blog. This is a question I have asked myself before, as sometimes I do think it's a bit weird!! But I am loving the approach to blogging Shimelle is teaching us. How to use a blog to record our memories that we may not have a chance to scrapbook right now!! But still want to record the memories right now! I had never looked at blogging in a way before I must admit. I mainly find blogging a way to share new layouts or stuff and also a way to keep up to date with my online friends. I think blogging it a great way to find inspiration and share inspiration, but it can also be a way to comment on my daily life. Now i know my daily life may not be of interest to all readers but I now see that me recording these things here will be something to look back on. Be able to see what was happening in my life right at that point.

Yesterdays prompt also included us saying out loud our 'blogging goals!' And since reading the prompt I have reassessed mine. My blogging goals include:

• to use my blog as more effective scrapping tool. To record things as they happen, big or small.
• to try and blog at least once a week (i know this may be tough!) Even if it is just a mini weekly round up. I think when Baby comes this will also be useful to look back and remember the little things with Baby.
• to try (VERY) hard to do something creative once a week. Whether its a layout, or even as small as planning a layout and writing the jounalling taking the picture and posting on the blog!
• And I will not get stressed out if these goals do not work out! Being a Women we are allowed to change our minds!

I think that's it. I haven't had a chance to look at my other classmates posts but good luck to you all!

In other daily news! (see it's working already!) Over the weekend I managed a little baking! Which pleased K!

I bought this new cupcake cookbook which has some real interesting recipes. I tried out the Jam Doughnut Cupcakes. Very tasty!

I also whipped up a Victoria Sponge. YUM!!
OK must dash now. As previously mentioned we are putting together a new wardrobe this evening. Well I'm not, my sister, brother in law and Kevin are.

Lx

{tv couples!?}

So I was doing a little blog hopping on my lunch break and I stumbled among this funky little project of a book of lists! -sure looks like fun!

As I'm a little late to the party so have no book prepared so I thought I would blog it? Hey until I get sorted!

So the first list prompt - tv couples that should have got it together!

1. Ross&Rachel- none of this shoulda coulda woulda they just click and should have stuck it out

2. Daniel&Betty - they are just too cute together and are so good for each other!

3. House&Cameron - she mellows him and makes him almost normal

That's all I can think of right now.. You got on any other suggestions??

Have a lovely weekend y'all!!

Lx