Firstly I hope every one has been having a great 2010 so far ... can you believe its the end of January already! Looking back at my New Year's resolutions, I can't say that I have managed them all ... haven't done too well on them ...
1. Don't moan when I feel ill ... there is nothing more annoying than some one constantly moaning. Mum says I don't moan ... but I know I feel like moaning a lot, so I am going to make sure I don't ... I really don't want to be a moaner.
~ I have really tried at this so 7/10
2. Stop feeding Dilly-dog scraps from my plate ... It isn't a big problem in that she doesn't pester people, but I know it is a bad habit and is something that I need to stop doing.
~ started off well at the beginning of the month but it has slipped this last week ... 5/10
3. Go to bed early ... well before midnight .... got into a very bad routine ... I think I am now in a different time zone!
~ been terrible at this ... 1/10
4. Write more letters ... keep in touch with people more.
~ well I wrote thank you letters for Christmas, but not done any others ... 5/10
5. have more routine in my day, and more set working hours so that I can have time off without feeling guilty .... and go to bed earlier!
~ Well, I have had some days when I have been very productive and a couple of nights I have been to bed before midnight, so .... not too good 3/10 I think :(
6. do some accounts everyday so that they don't become a big mountain of a job that I put off doing!
~ ahh, now this one I can feel proud about ... most days I have done some ... 8/10 :D
7. spend more time making pretty things and being creative not just do the 'boring necessary' jobs that you have to do when self-employed.
~ I've had a few days where I have enjoyed making (see pics below!) so ... 6/10
8. keep my desk tidy!
~ I don't think we should even look at this one! ... 0/10!!!
So all in all ... not that great ... must try better next month ... I think I will write them out and pin them up so I see them every day!
Wish me luck for February!
On a more positive note, here are some of the pretty things that I have made this month ... jewellery ...
... and some Valentines cards ...
Had a weird phone call this evening ... some guy phoned, said 'I
don't really know where to start, but I have a load of your post!' He
was working for an old lady that lives a few roads away and they found a
load of post for our road in her garden ... from just before
Christmas!! It has spent weeks under snow and is soaking. He phoned the
post office and they want him to drop it in. (he got our number from a
neighbour that he called cos there was some of their mail too. I'm sure
our local post man wouldn't have dumped it so it must have been a
Christmas temp.
Then I discovered that phoning my friend in hospital has been costing me 50p a minuet!!!! I have checked our bill online and its cost me £42.70! I could have visited her for that (well almost!) Feel quite sick ... not sure how I will pay it :(
Went shopping in Bluewater today ... well I say I went 'shopping' ... I didn't get anything except a funny birthday card for my dad's birthday. My sister-in-law had a long list of thing to get and for the first time when going shopping and having a list of things to get, we managed to get what she needed. Lots of lovely clothes and accessories :)
It was a lovely day though, we had lunch out and when I got home had a lovely evening cuddling
Dilly-dog and watching TV .... perfect day off!
Last year my sis-in-law gave up sugar for lent and carried on for the
rest of the year. She has lost about 2 1/2 stone and as she is only 5'2"
that is a lot ... she looks amazing! I think I will give it a go too
... and I am starting a little earlier than lent, so you never know ... I
may lose more than her! hehe.
I've got into a really bad habit recently of going to bed late and waking up late. I don't seem to be able to get out of it ... it also means that I feel behind all day. So my new plan is to take 1 hour at a time ... concentrate on that hour and make sure it is more focused. .... so far so good today ... fingers crossed for tomorrow!
Dilly-dog has also been really needy ... just wanting to sit on my lap all day ... not helpful when I am trying to be productive!
Diets been going well today though ... hope I can keep all this up!
We went to Brighton this morning and had lunch out ... pumpkin risotto and bought a pretty note book for my journal :)
Also spoke to my friend in hospital. She has lost the baby, but she is so positive ... I am so pleased (not about the baby obviously) but that she is so positive ... I have been so worried. I am so glad that I talked to her, she is hopefully getting better ... I still feel so far away ... wish I had a transporter.
Changed the living room around today .... it looks really nice and cosy now. I do like having a change around ... its amazing how different a room can look :)
My friend has come around, but is bleeding a bit so they think she has lost the baby. What a way to start a year! But at least she is alive and doing well.
I seem to have spent the day worrying and thinking about my sweet friend. The surgeon said the they only just got there in time. She would have died if hadn't done it them. They have also kept her sedated all day to give her time to heal. No news on the baby yet, so we are still praying that it is safe.
This is a picture of her and me taken just before New Year.
My friend who went into hospital a few days ago has been rushed into surgery to have her bowel removed and have a bag fitted. It means she may lose the baby. It is so horrid for her. I feel so far away when she is going through such a sad and horrid thing. At least she has lots of people around her that love her.
Just waiting to hear how it went.
Started listening to
Mark Virkler today ... my dad gave me a copy at Christmas as God told him to ... and WOW is all I can say ... only listened to about 40 mins so far but am feeling very excited and am actually going to go to bed before midnight so I can listen to the rest in bed.
night x
The dogs are going stir crazy and so am I a bit ... stuck in 'cos of the snow. There was a fresh falling of it this morning.
So much for my good start at the beginning of the week ... don't feel it today ... feel all achey and not really in the mood to do anything. Humm, one of my resolutions was not to moan so I am going to try and find 5 positive things to say about the day ... here goes ...
- It wasn't as cold as it has been when I was walking to the Post Office today.
- I had a HUGE order for work (this should really be number 1!)
- I had a lovely chat to my dad on iChat.
- I enjoyed my yummy tea of pasta bake (with lots of cheese!)
- .... last one .... long pause .... humm, this is no good, come on Maria ... oh yeah, someone had a very promising phone call this morning (I know cryptic!) hehe ... but it still counts.
And on that note I am going to go to bed!
Night x
Just been speaking to my poor friend. She is in hospital. She is very early pregnant and is being sick all the time, but she has also had what she thought was IBS and a bad bug, but it turns out that it is inflamed ulcerative colitis and she is going to be in hospital for about 7 days. At least they know what it is and can treat it. It also shouldn't come back, which is better than if it was IBS as she would have just had to learn to live with that. She was so ill and in so much pain. Her stomach had swollen so she looked 7 months pregnant. ... its her birthday today too!
Well I think I have done it ... actually made a start ... up early,
working hard and even did a few horrid accounts! I hope I can keep it up
... I also hope this post comes, we haven't had any since Tuesday. I
know it is horrid weather for the poor postmen to have to walk through,
but I am getting a bit worried about bills that need paying, but if they
don't arrive then I can't pay them.
I thought I would just show you a bit of fun for Valentines Day ... it is a magnet that can be personalised ... pin it on the fridge of the one you love (or just fancy!) with a picture of yourself! It say 'Call Me' and your phone number can be added ...
I hope you like it!
It's been a really surreal day today ... we walked into town through the snow ... on the way Bex told me about a phone conversation she had had before we left ... can't tell you the details ... but totally unbelievably surreal!
Town was deserted, but the Post Office sorting office was full of people collecting their post as we haven't had any all week ... there was an old man there cracking jokes ... very funny ... then we went to Morrisons ... it was HEAVING ... busier than before Christmas, the queus were all the way down the isle and to the end of the shop! There was also no milk in the whole shop! Again, it was an old man that was keeping everyone amused!
The walk home was horrid though ... the bags of food were heavy and the snow was going in our face. I had a terrible headache when we got home .... I think I was feeling tense when walking while beeing cold :(
We got some food for our neighbours too ... sadly the old man over the road who had a stroke just before Christmas couldn't remember me even though we have met loads of times before :(
I still don't seem to be able to wake up early no matter how hard I try ... it is a weird week as because of the snow everything is disrupted and routine has gone to pot ... will not beat myself up about it .... but I must not give up trying!
Saw this AMAZING picture on the internet today of the UK covered in snow .... it looks just like something from the film 'The Day After Tomorrow' I don't know when the UK was totally covered in snow! We have to brave it into town sometime tomorrow ... got to pick up a parcel from the PO and we need some food (as well as the all important coffee!) I managed to get to the local PO today without falling over but the ice is about an inch thick outside our house.
It started falling last night and carried on until this evening ... lovely fresh white snow. Luckily I only had to go to the Post Office and I walked (without
Dilly-dog ... didn't want to be pulled over!) I think it will be quite icy tomorrow though.
Still trying to get on top of work since coming back from Cornwall ... not quite un-packed it all yet ... in fact still not got into a good routine yet ... like now ... I should be asleep, but I am still awake and pottering! At least I am in bed I guess. Must cut down on my coffee intake in the evening (well all day really ... but lets start with the evening) that should help.
I slept really well last night and the night before ... makes me realise that I like my own
bed ... its comfy ... does that mean I am getting old? I used to be able
to sleep anywhere :/
Its funny how you can wake up thinking the day is going to be one way and it goes in a totally different direction ... for me today it is an actual place ... I came back home today instead of tomorrow ... and I don't know if I will ever go back there again ~ mum and dad are moving in March, so I have no reason to. Not sure if that makes me sad or not ...
I know I am a day late, but I have been thinking about resolutions, I managed to keep one last year ... so here are a few for this year ...
1. Don't moan when I feel ill ... there is nothing more anoying than some one constantly moaning. Mum says I don't moan ... but I know I feel like moaning a lot, so I am going to make sure I don't ... I really don't want to be a moaner.
2. Stop feeding Dilly-dog scraps from my plate ... It isn't a big problem in that she doesn't pester people, but I know it is a bad habit and is something that I need to stop doing.
3. Go to bed early ... well before midnight .... got into a very bad routine ... I think I am now in a different time zone!
4. Write more letters ... keep in touch with people more.
and these are a couple for work ...
5. have more routine in my day, and more set working hours so that I can have time off without feeling guilty .... and go to bed earlier!
6. do some accounts everyday so that they don't become a big mountain of a job that I put off doing!
7. spend more time making pretty things and being creative not just do the 'boring necessary' jobs that you have to do when self-employed.
8. keep my desk tidy!
I am sure I will think of some more later ... but this is a start.
Well here we are in 2010 .. I am going to be positive ... this is going to be a great year! I am looking forward to what God has for me and has to say to me :)