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 :)