Tuesday 18th December 2012

So yesterday (Monday 17th) I decided to do some baking for work, because I'm not there on the last day and today is the last day I have my car till the weekend. So I ventured to Sainsburys to get my supplies...

I found this icing which was already tubed and ready to squirt onto the fairy cakes I made. The red one seemed to be better than the green, because the green started to melt I suppose, almost as soon as it hit the cake. The box of 36 mini candy canes are from Pound Land.

Here's the finished product...

Thursday 13th December 2012

So last week I mentioned that I was trying to organise the work christmas party, which has FINALLY come together! I had plenty of people complaining about why people aren't coming and why we aren't going out on this date and not that date! Nightmare!

But now it's all planned, I'm going to have to work out what I'm wearing! Even more of a nightmare, especially now that it's minus temperatures outside during the day AND night. I'm going to end up wearing a ski suit probably!  

Monday 10th December 2012

I had a pretty average weekend as usual. Saturday I stayed at home in the morning and went to a soft play centre in the afternoon then put up the Christmas tree. On Sunday I went to see the "new" James Bond. Obv not that new anymore, but new to me.

Here is a festive photo for you...

It's a really shit photo cos I took it on my phone, and couldn't be bothered to take another one. The tree looks proper cute, because my mum let me decorate it with a theme like I try to suggest every year, but my mum always ends up putting some revolting coloured lights on it. MY TURN THIS YEAAAAAR.

Friday 7th December 2012

So this whole "Christmas Fitness" thing I planned on doing, is actually alright, I haven't done it for the past two days because I've felt a bit ill. But as soon as I start to feel ok again, I'll get back into it.

I started making a Christmas card the other day. This is for the guy who made me the advent calendar, I know how much he loves scrabble, so hence the card!

The inside is going to be a living room scene (I haven't taken a picture of that yet) but I've done it so it's a pop up one, so the Christmas tree is stood up in the middle of the room/card and I've drawn a wintery scene and put it behind the tree so it looks like a window. I'm so cool, I know.

I also got this cutie in my advent calendar...

I felt guilty eating him, his face was so adorable. But then I got told by me eating him I was fulfilling his Christmas destiny. So that's all goooooooooooood.

Wednesday 5th December 2012

Attempting to finalise the plans for the work Christmas Do.

Why me?

Christmas Fitness Day 1

So last night I did my first evening of Christmas Fitness and completed my Legs and Bum exercises along with my Waist exercises. I swear to god, this morning boy do my thighs hurt. I'll post some pictures of the workouts I'm following to maybe try and inspire people out there who need a push.

I'm going to be really determined this time and try my hardest to look and feel good. I started eating healthy today, bought fruit, some healthy rice crackers, smoothies, drank shit loads of water. I do hope this fucking works!

Tuesday 4th December 2012

So the other day I told you about an advent calendar a dear lovely of mine had made me, and that I had made him one. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of mine once I'd finished it, which is a shame, because it came on so far from the picture I had taken originally.

Since I took this picture I added little ribbons onto the bottom of each drawer so they were easier to pull out, and I had added a sort of casing round the outside so it was sturdy-er.

He seemed really pleased with it, which he should be, with all the effort I put into it along with the little suprises I added to it to make it a bit more personal. I'm hoping he like the suprises and the little notes, I've tried to add some stuff in there for his son too, like one of those magic flannels which has Nemo on, which in all honesty, I'd really like!


The one he made me is really cute, a bit smaller than mine, but his looks a lot neater and more professional which sucks because I'm supposed to be the one whose good at crafty things!

I didn't take a very good photo of it, but he got this stick on fabric from Hobby Craft with christmas tree prints on, and then another one with a sort of zig zag line pattern on which was round the sides and back of it. It's very adorable :')

We both used the same sort of method to make them, as we intended to use Matchboxes, but they were way too small to fit any decent things in them. I made mine before he did, so I technically saved him time by telling him my secret. I drew up a  template for the drawer and for the drawer holder, making the draw a millimetre smaller than the holder so it'd slide in and out easily. Using my office facilities I used the photocopier to copy them to save time drawing 25 drawers out. I discovered you just need patience to achieve something like this, and I'm glad I did it :)

Christmas Fitness

So for the past few months I've been a member at a gym, but I actually haven't been in a while. Unfortunately I can't go anymore, because they closed it down.

I have now decided that I do not need a gym to work out in, I can do that at home. So from today, Monday 3rd December 2012, I will follow my workout plan which I drew up last night.

I'm hoping I'll be motivated enough to follow this through, because recently I've been hating on my body so much, and this should really start to make me feel better about everything. I already have some 1.5kg weights, which yes, isn't a lot, but just for starting out is a good weight. Fingers crossed!

I'm going to try and team this up with a balanced diet, because recently I've been getting reaaaaaly spotty, and if I eat healthily, this should improve my skin and hair condition. I've also started using the sunbed again, I know this can be bad for you, but I don't go on every day, just twice a week, to give myself a healthy glow all in prep for the Christmas party season.

Monday 3rd December 2012

MERRY DECEMBER EVERYONE!

Hope you're all digging into your advent calendars and getting the Christmas tunes playing. I personally, have put the Michael Buble Christmas CD in my car, because, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. I'm so excited, even though I have already got my Christmas present, the Kindle Fire, I'm really excited. This year is going to be so different to last year, as last year was so different to the previous year. Unfortunately I lost my Gran last September, which meant Christmas was spent with one less person, the one who made the apple pie and pigs in blankets. It really wasn't the same. But this year, my sister and her boyfriend won't be here because they're in Australia, and I wont get to see my cousin or auntie as they're in Wakefield. It'll be the smallest Christmas in my family ever.

This weekend, I didn't really get up to much, but on Saturday I saw the girlies for the first time in ageeeeeees, and it was really nice. We had planned to go to the cinema to see "Silver Linings Play Book" but when we got there tickets had sold out, so we decided to go bowling and go to the arcade instead. We got a drive thru McDonald's on the way home, which was sooooooooo lush. Stopped off at Emily's for a bit where I was given my birthday present, better late then never!