Pottering

Pottering. One of my most favourite activities and a pretty good word at that. You know, just pottering here and there, doing a little bit of this, a little bit of that. No deadline, no stress, no real agenda. Just pottering about having a little bit of a tidy and a sort, uncovering things you forgot you had, stopping to have a look, maybe colour in a little bit of the old colouring book you just found. No need to work to a to do list, just make it up as you go along. Time to just let your thoughts wonder, or just not have to think too hard at all. Making plans and dreaming, but nothing urgent. Moving things about, gently organising, just sitting, considering the little things, a little bit of head space. Just pottering.

Today I shall mostly be just pottering.

Printed.com

A little while ago the lovely Claire of Claireabellemakes had a whole series of giveaways, one of which was for a £10 voucher for Printed.com, a new mail order printing company. They sell all the usual things you would expect such as business cards and flyers, but they also print stickers (eep!). As tempted as I was by the stickers (I will happily admit I am a sticker addict) I wasn't overly sure what I would do with them, so instead I decided I would spend my voucher on these great Instagram polaroid-style prints -

I've been pondering the fact that I never seem to print my photos any more, so these seemed like the perfect step forward for me, and aren't they cute?

It was quick and easy to upload the photos I wanted printing as Printed.com pulls your photos straight from your instagram account, the delivery was quick and they're great quality. My prints also came in really cute packaging - you've got to love a bit of silver and hot pink!

So all in all a happy customer, and I think I shall be visiting the site again in a few months to print more of my as yet un-taken instagram photos. I'm thinking these would look great strung up with pretty pegs on a washing line on the wall in my room, at least that's the current plan anyway.

Please note: This is not a sponsored post, I just really liked the concept and thought you would like to hear about it too!

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22 before 22

You may remember me posting about this a little while ago here, but if not here's the low down- I decided that to keep me busy after finishing uni I would create myself a list of 22 things to do before my 22nd birthday starting from the 15th of May, the day I handed in my last piece of coursework. It's taken me a while to come up with a list I'm happy with, but I think I'm there, so here's the finished version:

1. Start a ripple blanket

2. Finish the springtime throw I started ages ago

3. Make a dress

4. Graduate!

5. Get involved in musical theatre again

6. Get a job

7. Have a go at patchwork

8. Redecorate my bedroom

9. Remodel at least one item of clothing I would otherwise have taken to the charity shop

10. Visit another country

11. Learn to knit

12. Blog a recipe I've come up with

13. Reteach myself to crochet. It appears I hold everything wrong!

14. Make myself a pair of socks

15. Go to London on my own

16. Give blood

17. Make french macarons

18. Pass my driving theory test

19. Read a classic novel

20. Make something in miniature

21. Go to the opera (done! post coming soon...)

22. Make an item of clothing from scratch without using a pattern

So that gives me about 5 months to get all this done. Right, I'd better get a wriggle on!

You can find the master copy of the list in the tabs up the top where I shall of course link in every time I achieve one of these or to find all the posts about 22 before 22 you can click here.

My first day of freedom

Today is my first official day of freedom having handed in my dissertation on Monday and my last essay yesterday. I cannot believe I've actually finished my degree, it doesn't seem real! What on earth am I supposed to do with myself now?!?

Well I decided to make myself a list and just make things up as I go. So what's today's plan? Well first up I'm think a couple of hours catching up on other people's blogs, and working on things for my own, then perhaps a quick jaunt to the shops, followed by a little baking, maybe coffee with a friend (we need to test the baked goods you see) and then a bit of cross stitch in front of the tv or perhaps I will dig out my poor old springtime throw which is languishing somewhere in the bottom of my craft cupboard.
Edit: now I've realised I first blogged about the springtime throw a year ago today, I think I'd better go and dig it out!

I have an awful lot of things to share and an incredibly long lost of projects to be working through, not to mention my list of 22 things to do before my 22nd birthday which I am officially supposed to be starting today and shall be posting an update of tomorrow.

Anyway I shall love you and leave you and hope you are having an absolutely marvellous day. What are you up to? I'd love to hear!

PS I am of course listening to this on repeat at full volume and dancing round the house like a nutter! At least until my house mates return from their exams/uni that is, then I shall be silent nutter and contain the dancing to my room ;)

Today...

 

...I handed in my dissertation!

 

 

 

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April 2012

Just a week left until freedom, eek! So much stress yet so much excitement, I really cannot wait!!

Anyway, having handing in one of my essays earlier I'm taking a quick sneaky study break to post up what I've been up to in April. Boy does April the 1st seem like light years ago. So here's what I've been up to:

biscuit baking / making progress with my hoop art / first attempt at nail art

the results of said biscuit baking / making the cross stitcher keyring

visiting the Breakthrough Breast Cancer research centre in London - soon to be blogged once I've finished my dissertation! 

So that's it! A little less exciting than usual, but not too bad considering I'm finishing my degree next week!

See you soon,