Busy Day

My blogging this week is a bit like waiting for a bus - you wait for ages then 3 turn up at the same time!!

I don't really know where the time has gone to this week - although I have managed to get to the gym three times this week, so feeling rather virtuous! Today I finally manged to get some scrapping done - 2 LOs in fact. Both LOs are for the 52in10 project.

This first one is of myself, aged 16, the prompt was to journal what advice would you give to your younger self. I think my first would be to grow your hair and not get it cut soo short!!! Seriously though I think I would tell myself to be bolder and have more confidence in my own ability. While there may be some small things I would like to change in my life (I would have liked to have gone abroad more for example), there are not really any major changes I would make!

The second LO was to be on Music which has influenced your life.

List of 10

The challenge this week at ScrapWeekly was to do a LO with a list of 10 things. Now that I have got myself an Ipod Touch I am listening to music more, so I though I would do a LO on 10 artists that I currently listen to. In no particular order they are:

Chris de Burgh

Diana Krall

Dire Straits

Eagles

Keith & Kirstyn Getty

James Blunt

Miles Davies

Neil Diamond

Norah Jones

Stuart Townend

What are you currently listening to?

I know I have already done a page in Christmas Journal on my word FOCUS for the year, but the 52in10 prompt this week was to do a LO on our goals for the year, so I did another LO using my word FOCUS and splitting it into three areas - study, faith, hobbies and family.

A decade apart

What a difference in 10 years! John looks rather grown up taller than me and Andrew is now 10 and fast catching up height wise! For the Millenium John was determined he wanted to get up at midnight and see the New Millenium in, so we wakened him up and surprisingly he was fine. Not to miss out on anything Andrew, who was only 4 months, decided to waken up too, so the four of us celebrated together! This year, ten years on, both boys can stay up easily - its their poor mother that gets tired now!

The decade has seen a few changes in our lives - we moved house in 2000, a new job for Gordon, new house, new school for John. John finished primary and is now in S4 waiting to sit exams. I've got a different hairstyle, different glasses, have new hobbies - I had never even heard of scrapbooking ten years ago. I own (and play) a Nintendo DS, have a mobile phone of my own, and an Ipod touch, am a member of several online communities and have a blog!

In 2005 I graduated with an HNC in Childcare and Education and am now studying with the Open University, next course starts in February!!

Sadly my Dad is no longer with us. My Mum now lives with us here in Stranraer. Last year was a year of operations for both John and myself.

The past decade has brought both highs and lows into our lives. Some things that we had hoped for have not happened. We enter a new decade together as a family, still trusting in God and looking forward to the next decade.

This LO was for the first prompt in 52in10 project, which Karen is running here

A significant year!

Yes, this year I have a significant birthday - 21 again!!!! (well actually it is 50, but don't tell anyone!). The event happens in August, but I think I should really celebrate all year - don't you? I thought I would join in with Scrapdolly's 52in10 challenge which runs throughout the year. You can find out more about it here.

The idea is to do a LO based on a prompt every week throughout the year, the first prompt is up, so I have now got my thinking cap on and looking out photos - check back here later this week to see the finished LO.

As always at this time of year there are lots of new challenges about, and as always I like to start them, (not always finish them), so I am off for a scout around to find some more. If you know of any, please leave a link in the comments. Thanks.