A Dry Run

I may have mentioned just how excited hubby was with my work Christmas party being dress up. Obviously with a circus theme the options were endless however he decided ... against all of my good advice to go as a scary clown.

Last night we decided to try out the face paint .... While I was impressed with just how scary he looked I was slightly unimpressed with how my stomach rolled every time I looked at him.

Maybe I have a hidden clown phobia???? I don't know, all I know is its going to be a very interesting Christmas party.

On a slightly lighter note - I received a very boring little top hat in the mail last week and decided to add my own little bit of flair to the design .... what do you think???? Will it match my costume?

More Progress

Sorry peoples -today is a very short post - I am desperately trying to get a contract out for review .... oh the joys of working but I didn't want to leave you empty handed so have a look at the progress made on our house!

The Thing in The Thing

So obviously we are living out of boxes .... and one tiny little shoe box of a room .... sorry mum but to be honest its pretty bloody small. (and to be even more honest I may have taken over the wardrobe in the guest bedroom as well but lets not mention that)

So I realised last night that I needed one piece of paper ... a birth certificate actually and not mine - that I am smart enough to keep on hand. This one teeny tiny little piece of paper is in a box .... somewhere in the mountain of boxes that seems to be my belongings. Somewhere in there is a box, and in the box is a folder and in the folder I am hoping is the birth certificate I desperately need. ... this is one of those "oh dear" moments isnt it?

Christmas Wrapped Up

I love a prettily wrapped present. To me its almost as good as the present itself and so I really take care to make an effort when wrapping my christmas presents.

It may even be selfish of me because I get the pleasure of them sitting under my tree but either way, presents should be well wrapped and easy on the eye!

These are some of my favorites this year .... red and white seem to be very big this season. Bring on the christmas spirit.

My Friend B

It seems that all my lovely friends are moving into their homes and where I would have expected to be so jealous I make myself sick its actually pretty cool watching them move in and start to make it their own.

My friend B from B is building a house (here) has just moved in and here are a few pics I have "nabb'ed" from her blog - sorry B I could resist, call it house envy but I'm happy to show off your lovely new home.

Let us hope when the time comes ..... eventually .... I will be just as excited about moving into my own home.

Martha Stewart - Eat Your Heart Out

For me .... cooking is something to do when I'm happy. Baking means I'm really happy or else desperately trying to get happy. On Sunday I baked .... I didn't just bake but I challenged myself to macaroons. We had had them in Paris and I love them, I also think the amazing colours make them even more tempting and I wanted to learn how to cook them.

So look at what I did - they taste divine, chewy on the inside, crunchy on the outside, perfect.

Don't you just love it when it all comes together like its supposed to .... I'm not going to talk about the chocolate ones which didn't quite turn out like I planned but the mint chocolate and vanilla ones are a triumph.

So please bask in my self delight and appreciate just how perfect these are!

A Curve Ball

As you would know by now - I am a planner. I am a real, down to the minute planner and the idea of not having the next 6 months of my life carefully drafted out sends me out in hives ... and cold sores .... and waves of dizziness I really don't like.

So before I went on holidays I was told my team were moving to Aberdeen, Scotland and that I was to be moved to another team. Now I have provisionally been asked if I would consider moving with my team.... and this is where I start having issues remembering to breath ... do I want to go to Scotland. How would it work, what would happen to the house??? What about my lovely little baby girl Lacey?

Way too much to think about???? Oh God Oh God Oh God .....

So in honour of my undying loyalty to being an ostrich .... I am ignoring the whole issue at the moment. I don't want to change my life ... why can't my team stay here with me and we just continue as we always have. Why do things have to change?