I've been thinkin' bout my doorbell, when ya gonna ring it?....

Mary's Godmother took this photo of Seymour calling round for Mary to come out and play!

Flower Power!

 The Christmas tree is down....The house looks empty.....The January blues aren't fading.....Let the power of flowers cheer you up!

A couple of bunches of flowers, some of the neighbours ivy (there'll be none left soon) and lots vases........

That's better.......House cheered up!

My new mantra for 2012, EMBRACE CHANGE xx

Gumtree........LOVE THIS!

I love this retro bureau on Gumtree! A perfect, compact art studio (new years resolution to paint more) I could have all my art stuff stored in the drawers, and use the desk as a work space and when it all gets a bit messy just fold the top up and hide it all! Retro bureau-Gumtree

Photos from Gumtree

Sofa surfing

This week I've been mostly.... lying on the sofa under a blanket, channel surfing. I ended up having to take the week off, dizzyness and work could spell disaster! I've given the remote control a work out and  watched some seriously rubbish tele! For the sake of my own sanity, I'll hopefully be back at work on Monday. I bought this crochet blanket from a charity shop in East Belfast for the bargin price of £4.50, it's knitted in a heavy wool so it's really cosy, perfect for sick days on the sofa. My blanket reminds me of the range by House of Holland, maybe when I'm done I'll wear it out as a scarf!

Thrifty find for £4.50

House of Holland at Urban Outfitters

The big lad is sick! coming down with the cold, it's my time to put new year's resolution into action and be the caring and patient girlfriend I've promised to be....I'll even let him borrow my blanket!

Frienemies

Mary's friend, she loves to hate, Seymour....Through the glass thet look longingly at eachother, but when they're outside together it's a different story! They have stare offs, he chases her, corners her, comes into our house and eats her food. Mary should learn to stand up for herself! Seymour's such a bully!! But I think she secretly loves it!

It's that old classic, being annoying , pretending that you hate them but really you love them!

Mary's playing hard to get.....................

SEE YA BYE!!

Give me some of that lovin'

I can finally share this with you! Love Monster....... Handmade with love by my sister Kathryn for our cousin Gareth and Lisa for their wedding present. 

He's super cute!!! He's wearing socks with lovehearts on them!

Kathryn's working on some cool new projects and hopefully a blog to showcase her work...in the meantime you can contact her at kathboyle_83@hotmail.com

Happy New Year!

It's obligatory to make a couple of New Years Resolutions.....so here's mine for 2012

1. No more cheese (except on pizza)
2. Whenever the big lad is sick, I will be the most patient and caring girlfriend.
3. Spend less than I earn.
4. See friends and family more.
5. Paint more.
6.Grow more veg.

All do-able! I'll look back next year and see how I got on. Last year one of my resolutions was to keep a diary, I kept it up for a few months, then gave up.......I did start a blog though, a diary of sorts. Another one from last year, and every year, spend less! Somehow I can never see this resolution through, but I'm determined this year, with Mary's help I will succeed!
Have you made any resolutions for 2012?