Week in life entires

Hi everyone,

Here are my Tuesday's, Wednesday's, Thursday's and Friday's entries in my journal. They are not 100% finished as I am still going to add more journalling on and around the photos, just have to wait till I go to town today a by a new pen for writing on photos (ink dried up in old one due to lack of use and lid not being on properly - Note to self make sure pen lids are on tight...)

Tuesday 20th April

Love close up photos of fire and coals...

Wednesday 21st April -

Not much today as I had to go to work at the local school and didn't take my camera due to privacy act.

This poem - which I will type out if you can't read it is one that I have liked for a long time - I found it in a magazine at the school after work and copied it. Unfortunatly I could only copy in black and white so imagine the page full of very bright colours.

Thursday 22nd

Friday 23rd

Have had a sore throat and head ache and runny nose so most of the day was spent in bed either sleeping or watching craft dvds or Looney Tunes Cartoons.

Well that's it for me today. Bourke show is on so might head into town and have a look around and see how my art work went.

Item 9 on my 26 things I want to do in 2010 - I only entried 4 art works instead of six. I completed five but was not happy with the drawing so didn't send it.

Will post my pictures here when I get them back.

Only four more days till "Tell your story" classes start. I am so looking forward to this. Something different for me to try. Will post pages when I have a chance.

Time to go and have a coffee and the last of the hot cross buns.

Till next time

Happy Creating

Day one of "A week in my life"

HI Everyone

Well I have started my "A week in my Life" challenge which I have seen on Ali Edwards blog http://www.aliedwards.com/.

I know that I keep a daily journal, but this is something a little extra. Normally I only document parts of my day or week where for this week I am documenting a lot more about what I do each day.

Here is my entry for Monday 19th of April. The pages are not completely finished as I still have more journalling and other bits and pieces to add to them.

I also started my "Tell your story" class that Elise and Rachel are running. So anything I do for "Tell your story" credit goes to these two very creative ladies.

Here is my first page. It is not complete as I am waiting on paint and glue to dry before adding more inforamtion to it.

Any way that's it for me for this blog.

Am off for my evening walk with C.

Till next time Happy Creating

One free week from Uni Study time to blog

HI Everyone.

Well to start with item 21 on my 26 things I want to do in 2010 is not happening as much as I would like it to be. I had great plans at the start of the year to blog on a regular basis along with studying by corrospondance for my Degree in Early Childhood at uni and working part time with Jason.

Turns out Jason needed me for nearly the full month of Feb and March to work. Don't get me wrong I love the work espically when I have views like this while on the motorbike.

Only problem is they were long days so when I got home apart from cooking dinner I didn't feel like doing much else.

For those of you who don't know this is a Mulga Spider. They build very large and strong webs in mulga trees and around scrub. They and in the hundreds out where we have been mustering and give a nasty bite if need be. Funny story (well i can laugh about it now) I did the strip in the middle of the paddock due to one of these guys. Riding through some thick scrub following a mob of sheep and had to turn a sharp turn to avoid a large tree scrub, well in avoiding the scrub I rode straight into one of these guys webs with the spider hitting me right in the middle of the face. Well the motor bike was dropped and the shirt and singlet came off, making sure the spider didn't stay where it was not wanted. So here I am in the middle of the scrub with only my jeans and bra on, with the motor bike lying on it's side. Jason was very disappointed that he didn't get to see me.

So along with working with Jason and completeing my first two Uni essay's I haven't had much time for anything else apart from a few words here and there in my daily journal.

Today I have finished all my house work. Have put on my green thumb and planted some bulbs seeing as it is such a lovely day and have now made myself a cup of my favourite coffee and decieded it is time to update my blog. So here I am.

So much has happened since I have last written and not much has happened at all.

As I said I am studying for my Uni Degree in Childcare, which I have wanted to do for a while now. It is a lot harder then I thought it was going to be - well harder then the last three TAFE courses I have done but I have sent my first two essay's off and now have two weeks where I don't have to worry about reading any modules or researching so I am going to catch up on my 26 things I want to do in 2010. See side bar for my list.

Item 18 - Here is the book shelf I purchased. All of the journals are there for the last five years. My Scrapbooks and my mini Albums are on a different book shelf. I love how they are now out in the open so that any one who comes to visit can take them out and flick through

them or Jason and myself can look at what we have done since we have been going out.

Item 3 - I don't have any photos for this as they are in the book already but am still going with this, so far my themes have been Jan - nature up close, Feb - The story they could tell, Mar - drink any one, April - ABC of my daily life and for May i have chosen self portraits with a view.

When scanner is working will show you all how I am recording these photos.

Item 10 - I have been walking every night for the majority of the year with another lady in town. I am now needing a belt on my jeans so must be slimming down.

Item 11 - Have signed up for another class by Elsie - Telling my Story - sounds like it will be a lot of fun. Will also be joining in with Ali and her Week In Life Challenge. Find out more here http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/ and here http://www.aliedwards.com/

Item 12 - So far everyone who has celebrated a birthday in my family or close friends have recieved a hand made card and they all love them.

Item 17 - have finished one cross stitch and have nearly finished my clown tapestry that I started when I was in year 10 (1998) will photography when I have finished

Item 19 - I have just finished reading these six books - five by Keri Smith and the other by Ralph Fletcher. I am so inspired but what I have read in these books that I am going to have to try some of the ideas myself.

Now for some completly random photos.

Having Fun with Ryan (my nephew) and Amy (my niece) while my brother, sister inlaw nephew and niece visited at Easter time.

Love this shot of the rain

droplets on the leave with the road disappearing in the background.

Sun trying to come through the fog which we had the other morning. One of the many beautiful sunrises that I see while sitting out the front on my new (part time study/craft desk)

Orange Tree Flower - They are so fragile so to find one with all it's petals is really hard. This one is not complete but it is the best I have seen.

Really strange looking caterpillar found while planting my bulbs this morning. It is only the size of a five cent coin. But it is very PINK....

Jigsaw Puzzle collection - By the Water hole. Completed these two 500 pieces and middle one 1500 in one week. they are now hanging above our bed.

Well that's it for this blog entry. We are going away for the rest of the week but hopefully I will be able to post next week as I am not working for a while, and I don't have uni study to complete.

Till next time

Happy Creating

Emma

Items from my 26 to do List

Two blog entries in one day......

I have completed my first mini book from 12 that I I want to complete from my item 16 on my 26 things to do before 2011 list (see side bar).

It is called - My Collectable Collections - and it is nine different cards about the different things that I collect.

Here it is

All closed up

Open with all tags inside

One side of the tags

Other side of tag

Eleven more mini books / off the page projects left to complete.

Few Other things I have started to do on my list:-

Item 19 - Have read two books - My Story the Snowny Scheme, and Milad The voyage to Ohpir and I have started my third book Wizard of Rondo.

Item 22 - Held an Australia Day Quiz night on the 26th and it was a big success.

Item 15 - have selected, print and put my wedding photos into an album

Item 11 - Have enrolled in Elise's Style School - will post photos when create some of the projects

Item 3 - Nature up close is the theme for my Januray 365 day project

Item 1 - have sorted and used some items from my drawers.

Well that's it for this blog

Till Next Time

Happy Creating

Emma

End of January Already...

My Pot Of Gold

The end of January already. So much for me wanting to blog on a regular basis. I must admit I have been away for nearly all of the month and haven't had internet connections.
So what has happened this year so far:-

Jason and I went away for a holiday at the start of January for 9 days to South Australia, then Victoria then Home. We did over 3000km but it was fun.
Had lots of relaxing times catching up with family and friends and seeing/visiting places for the first time.
Me at Tunibuck Beach in SA

Standing on top of Mount Pilot in Vic

In front of Wool Shed Falls in Vic

Testing the water temp at Wool Shed Falls

While away we travelled through Echuca and I was like a child in a candy shop. At the water front in Echuca they make their own (in separate shops)

Fudge

Hard Boiled Lollies

and Chocolate

YUMMY. Will definitely have to visit there again.

While we were away we sold our sea boat and during the cleaning of the boat Jason found a bees nest. This was how much honey comb was in the nest. I have brought it home and might try and make bees wax candles. Any one have any ideas as to how to create them?

Once we were home, for two days, we then went and looked after our friends property for 10 days.
Apart from watering the garden and feeding the animals I didn't have much to do so I completed these two pictures
Dolphins (paint by numbers)

Dogs (colour by number)

They were both very realxing to complete. I have to more colour by numbers which I want to do this year. (item 17 on my 26 to do things)

Old glasses and bottles are in at the moment for decorating the house. While I was walking around the property we were looking after I came across these ones, and while I was in town I was able to purchase all the plastic flowers for $1 (due to them not having stems) but I figured that steel wire would look better in the bottles and glasses any way). They now are sitting on my book case at the end of the lounge room.

I have also created all of these magnets. I was sick of looking at the boring magnets on my frideg so I created these ones using magnet tape and odds and ends out of my drawers. (item 1 on my 26 to do list) I haven't emptied my drawers yet but I did clean the out and I have four drawers out of six with items in them and one of those has stamps so I really only have three drawers left with items in them to use.

Have lots of house work to catch up on as well as gardening so had better be going.

Till next time

Happy Creating

Emma

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

it's the last day of 2009. Where has the year gone? So much has happened this year, some happy memories, some sad, some that make me laugh still, others that bring a tear to my eye but overall it was a good year.

Now on to 2010. I haven't made any new year resolutions as I know I can't keep them. So for 2010 I have taken an idea from Elise who makes a list of things that she wants to do before her next birthday comes around, so I have created a list of 26 things I would like to do before the end of 2010.

I have included my list in my side bar and each time I complete one I will date it and mark it off. I also have a hard copy stuck up on the wall in front of my desk to help keep me on track.

Also for 2010 (which Jason says he will believe it when he sees it and probably all you scrap-bookers out there will say the same thing) I am not allowed to buy any new scrap booking supplies until 2011. Apart from adhesive, ink cart's and paper for printing my photos onto I am not buying anything new.

The reason for this you ask? See my last post about recycling stuff and having too much Stuff.
I know people out there will say you can't have to much stuff but I do. I have stuff I don't even remember when I purchased, which is not good. So until 2010 I will not be buying anything new.

I finally Finished My Summer Cleaning. The house looks now like some one lives in it full time and cares about the place. Jason glad as it has been over a week since we have been able to walk in the front door with out having to step over boxes and tables. I just about have my new scrap booking corner set up with everything I need in reach and easy to access which will help me use my stuff up next year.

Two things before I sign off for 2009. Our beautiful Darling River Finally has water back in it and flowing water (one metre so far) as well. Shame the water hadn't come from local rains but it is still here. (For those of you who don't know you could have walked across the river in many places before this flow came down in the early hours of the morning)

And lastly I have chosen one little word for 2010. It's something that I found a few years ago about choosing one little word and using it to help you through the year. This year my word was Halcyon (which means to relax and take things slow). This year I have chose "BE". Why Be? It can mean so many things, Be Happy, Be patient, Be strong, Be sad, Be content and the list goes on. So throughout 2010 you will see my word appear ever now and then in my works.

That's it for me for 2009. I am going away with Jason for nearly the whole of January so will blog when I return home.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Everyone

I Hope everyone has an enjoyable

Night.

See you all in 2010