Month: August 2011

P365 – Day 232 – party! (20/08/2011)

Slabs and I went to a friend’s ‘milestone’ birthday party. We dutifully shipped Juniordwarf off to his grandmother’s place for the night (as usual, as soon as we got there he was keen for me to leave, almost pushing me out the door. It’s so nice to feel wanted.)...

P365 – Day 231 – at work (19/08/2011)

I couldn’t go through a whole year of ‘a photo a day’ without including a photo of me hard at work. In the past when I’ve wanted a picture of myself doing something, I’ve just set the camera up somewhere close by, set the self-timer, then quickly tried to...

P365 – Day 230 – crafty mama (UPDATED 27/08/2011)

UPDATE 27 AUGUST After telling Juniordwarf I’d make him a Very Hungry Caterpillar costume for his school’s Book Week celebrations this week, I had no choice but to come through with the goods. Fortunately my ability to operate my mother’s sewing machine hadn’t deserted me, and I managed to...

P365 – Day 229 – a little bit of self-indulgence

This book was recommended to me by a counsellor I was seeing a couple of years ago. I got a short way into it, then it all got too hard and I didn’t have enough time to devote to it. Eventually everything fell by the wayside, and I forgot...

P365 Day 228 – my new toy

Seven months after our mini DV camcorder packed it in, I finally got a new camcorder. Hurrah! I know what I’ll be doing this weekend....

P365 – Day 227 – it’s getting ligher

This morning, as I left the house at 6.30, I noticed it wasn’t pitch black like it has been over the past few months. The faint glimmer of light made it ever so slightly more pleasant to be heading off to work so early. Fast forward to this evening...

P365 – Day 226 – project life

This week I was very excited to learn that pre-orders for Project Life were now open. This is the second year I’ve done this project, and I use it for most of my photos. I still scrapbook the special occasions and the photos I love, but for most of...

P365 – Day 225 – swimming

When Juniordwarf was a baby, and I was still on maternity leave, we started water orientation classes with some of the other mothers and babies in our mothers group. While the other babies really took to the pool, and had a great time, Juniordwarf was very reluctant and he...

P365 – Day 224 – parent help (12/08/2011)

Slabs and I did parent help at Juniordwarf’s school today. Last term we both did a morning each, and I really enjoyed my time with the class, so I was looking forward to today. This time we thought it would be a fun thing for both of us to...

P365 – Day 223 – spring is nearly here!

It’s still pretty wintery, but the days are slowly getting longer, it’s not quite as cold in the mornings and there are signs of life starting to emerge. No doubt we’re in for one or two more cold snaps before we say goodbye to winter (and then, of course,...