Birthday and other stuff

One part of my role as a nurse when planning care for patients was setting goals, with realistic objectives to achieve those goals during their road to recovery. This can be adapted to anything in life, but I admit it is something I preached but did not practise. So I am listening to myself today. I feel disappointed in myself because I am not able to blog so often. I love the contacts I have made through this activity and feel like I am letting the side down. So I have decided that it is realistic for me to be able to post on a weekly basis and if I manage more often that will be a bonus but for now once a week is achievable and takes the pressure off that I have put on myself.

It has been another very full week, the three of us spent a late session over at Lucy's studio laying carpets which we all felt pleased about. Poor Tim had no idea of what he was taking on when he married me, this week he is doing furniture removal and cutting a counter top for Lucy's till to stand on. I will post photos soon, opening day is next Tuesday. She is on a very steep learning curve at the moment but holding on well.

Lucy and I had a trip to Alexandra Palace for the Knitting and stitching exhibition on Sunday it worked out much cheaper if we drove there or to be correct if I drove there. I don't mind driving anywhere but it's navigation that I have a problem with. Tim has no concept of how things work inside my head. I said wouldn't it be good if he could go inside it for a while and then maybe he would understand. He said it would be too scary in there for him.
Anyway fortunately Lucy did do her bronze Duke of Edinburgh award at school and is to be able to map read. So after a wrong exit from the M11 she did well to get me back on course and we made it to our destination.
We really enjoyed ourselves and felt like small children in a sweet shop with so much to look at. No doubt Lucy will post her purchases on her blog. I bought this little kit and hopefully will have a go at it soon.

I already have the fabric in mind. I have had my eye on it for a while and finally managed to persuade Tim that his old shirts would be more beneficial in my work room than on his back. He reluctantly handed them over in a swap for two new ones.

Next we set off for IKEA which was only 10 minutes away from the exhibition. I don't go very often as we don't have one near by, but like many other people I love it. Lucy was getting furniture for her studio, it is so reasonably priced there. Fortunately two items were out of stock, disappointing at the time but a great relief when we got back to the car as we had over estimated what we could fit in the back. The trip home was a slightly more comfortable repeat of the kitchen collection journeys.

Today we are taking a day off as my wonderful husband is 50 today. We are going to spend the day together. Something we are not doing very often at the moment. After I have finished this post we are getting in the car and will end up where ever we stop. Tim was hoping to go out on the boat but the weather is not good enough so maybe a walk instead and we are having a meal out tonight.

Happy Birthday, I hope you have a lovely day you deserve it xxxxxxx

Comments

[julie]

ok you are allowed to post at least once a week...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM!!!!!! Have a lovely day (and i would also be scared to go inside Wendys head!!)
xxx

[stephanie s]

happy birthday tim!!!

i can live with one post a week too, and as for going inside your head? i am afraid it might be a whole lot like mine.... so let me in!!! except for the directions part, i am excellent in that area.

[Zoe]

I know exactly what you mean about blogging. I'm afraid I have been a bit quiet lately on mine.

Can we have Lucy's shop details, please?

Happy Birthday Tim, I'm not far behind you!!!!

[Marmite Breath]

Happy Birthday Tim! May you have a wonderful year.

Wendy, however often you want to post is fine with me. You are so inspiring with your posts, I always feel a bit calmer and happier when I read them. There's no angst (although I do love reading people's angst). There's just creativity and coolness, so post when you can, and I'll be here to read.

[becky]

wendy-i would rather have one of your wonderful weekly posts than some of the fluffy dailys I read- Keep 'em coming. I always enjoy your writing and your photography-you know you are my lay-out idol!
XBecky

[katie]

once a week is fine by me, your posts are always so lovely - and it's all I can manage too!
how funny - I often wich that geoff and I could swap heads for 10 minutes so he would understand why I do what I do, like what I like (and drive like I drive!) and vica verca!
navigation is my absolute nightmare weak spot. knowing left from right is a help I think - so I havn't got a hope!
see you next week!
K
x

[carolyn]

After seeing weirdbunny and a few other blogger bit the dust becausing daily blogging was too much I applaud you. Write when the mood hits or your have something to share. We'll keep checking in and saying Hi because that what friend do:)

[joanna]

I'm a once a week poster now too, and it's amazing how much less pressure there is because of it. Blogging should be fun, not stressful. I LOVE your blog. Just post when you can, sweetie!

Happy b-day to your hubby! :)

[christina]

wow quite the work you have been doing. there is never a dull moment.

i hope you two were able to enjoy a nice birthday together.

[Gunnel Svensson]

Hi Wendy!
And thanks for your comments in my blog. And for the english word: robe. I didn´t find it in my dictionary - this is the problems with writing in english, I am not good at it. But I think it´s so many lovely people out there in the world who didn´t read swedish, so therefor I write in english, to share with more friends. By the way, I have just have a 50-years birtday my self, and yesterday I had a long lovely day with my daughters to visit our grandcountry: Denmark just over the day!