Love is in the Air Week! Day 1

Lately I've been lacking inspiration and oomph in some of my photos. The best advice I found to conquer these slumps is to work to a theme, and what else could I choose at this time of year than love. So for this week, there will be a lot of soppy, cute and sickly images for you to ooohh and aahhh at. 

Day 1 of Love Week represents my new love - knitting!

 

Happy Lego Bench Monday!

Love is in the air at the bench this week. He might have just picked that flower from the plant behind him, but it's the thought that counts.

OSJ

I had been wondering why there isn't a film adaptation of George Orwell's novel1984, as it would no doubt be a big hit, so I just looked it up - apparently there have been 2 films of it already, but surely Hollywood could have another go soon, seeing as remakes are everywhere lately.

30 Before 30 Project Update

After a bit of a quiet time on my 30 before 30 project, I realised I only have 4 months to finish the whole list! Queue the panic. While I thought I'd been plodding merrily along, it turns out I've only actually ticked off 6 items. That is just 20% of the list in 67% of the time!!! Oops. In my defence, 4 items can't be completed until practically the last day, but that still leaves 20 things I haven't done yet! You might be able to tell that my tension levels are increasing as I write this. Perhaps I need that meditation class right now. 

So, I need to start tackling the list methodically. In the next couple of weeks I think I can complete numbers 3 (chopping), 10 (tea), 12 (earrings), 13 (embelish), and 18 (egg). 

Numbers 7 (Eye), 11 (camping), 14 (cruise), 15 (Zenit-EM) and 19 (lanterns) need warmer weather so they can wait until the spring. 

The 4 that can't be finished until the last day/month are 16 (365), 23 (music), 24 (scrapbook) and 25 (recipes).

There is a meditation class on this Thursday I can go to. If I wimp out it is on for the next 2 Thursdays as well, so that takes care of number 4 (meditation).

Numbers 5 (books), 20 (films) and 28 (run) are in progress, but need to be sped up.

I need to save the money for number 22 (massage).

So that leaves numbers 6 (Photoshop), 9 (eyes), 17 (wig), 29 (wine) and 30 (shop), for which I have no excuse. I think I need a big dollop of bravery and a push to get on with them!

Feeling motivated, I'm off to carry on with number 5 right now!..............

OSJ

Unpicked nearly a whole armwarmer this evening because I had made so many mistakes with the knitting, even though I completely understand the pattern.

OSJ

I'm filling out a 365 song challenge and I'm stuck trying to come up with a song I like that describes friendship, and I'm not resorting to 'He Aint Heavy'.

One Sentence Journal (OSJ)

I could spend all day watching the birds come and go in my mum's garden - it's like flicking through the pages of a RSPB book!

Black Snow - A Weekend Outfit

The snow came down and my wellies came out...

Jumper: Peacocks

Skirt: Diesel

Coat: Topshop

Red Hat: Accessorize

Black Hat: Topshop I think, but had it a long time.

Boots: Hunter

Muff: No idea, but I've had this since I was a child!

Gloves: Primark

Nails: Malaga Wine by O.P.I.

I used Camera Bag 2 to edit the photos and I'm loving the glossy magazine effects it can produce. 

One Sentence Journal

Its strange how quickly I seem to forget what happened in a book I only just finished reading!

One Sentence Journal

I think I've just ordered a great CD for February's new artist discovery, and I found the group by watching CSI: New York!