Mess Mess

Mess everywhere!
Is it just boys that have messy rooms! I'm sure I wasnt messy! Infact i'm sure it was pretty spotless!
The boys room has just got to a nightmare state, it hasnt mattered how much I've gone on at them, or cleared it, nothing works! so at the weekend when a toy box got broken I'll be honest I lost it! The boys were sent downstairs with sorry looks on their faces and I set to work!
To say they were shocked when they came back up is an understatement!

Everything was stripped back bare!
Everything! Its all gone! all the toys are now in the small spare room whilst I sort out what goes back (if any at all!)
Its given me a chance to re look at what they actually use!
The eldest will have the small room once its decorated but it will be very minimal!

I spent half the day in there! everyone left me alone whilst I muttered away, but it feels so much better walking in there now!
This is going to be the littlest ones bedroom so is due to be decorated in a theme, cant wait! but again it will be minimal!!!! I'm not going through this again lol

New shop displays!

We've had a little change around in the shop this week, a new small dresser has been added as we were in desperate need of more pretty but functional display space

The two small expedit units have been put on top of each other, and in all honesty look so much better

We have a new wall of art which I totally love and will always look different as signs are replaced

 We love how the shop is evolving x

Blooming Peony

I love Peonys and we have one in such an odd place in the garden! It was already here when we moved in
I've been watching it for a couple of weeks to see it bloom

and now - its gone! already - so short lived but oh so pretty!

Monday Monday

As you well know from a previous post, Monday didnt really exist last week as I was catching up from the week before!
So the week ahead 'hopefully' consists of ...

Shuffling - shelving from one space to another! all will be revealed very soon!

Decluttering - I've got 'alot' to go to the tip, charity and friends (I'll tell you the reason behind the biggest declutter ever very soon!)

Creating - apart from keeping orders up to date, I feel like i'm having a bit of a rebrand with my little business, so new collectable designs are currently been worked on!

Freshening up the grass! I'm hoping for sunshine for a few days so I can mow the lawns and get some plants in the ground and in  pots that have been lying around

Playing - its me and the boys this week so keeping them occupied and me less stressed is a must, inside and outside activities need to be considered due to our weather been on and off at the moment!

Relaxing -  In the evening when the boys are in bed, some time by the pond with my other boys (the moggies) always always destresses me

It doesnt look like much of a week but my goodness when I really look at the to do/want to do list its pretty ginormous!

Enjoy your week

Monster Fun

Thankfully someone who I now call a lovely friend knits her own design monsters, there fabulous, and we sell them in our little shop, each little monster has the date of birth and a fun name
I mean how can you not love cupid for starters!

So it was another friends birthday and she is a huge fan of Keeleys work and has a fair few of her monsters already, but I cheekily spoke to Keeley and asked her to create a custom birthday monster for me, with the birth name of Aunty Mental (as thats what my boys call her) my guidlelines were grey hair and glasses!
I nearly pee'd my pants when I saw it, lol, its sooo Aunty Mental lol

The numpty that I am, I so forgot to get a photo before I gave the gift away but funnily enough, been mental and all that, she took it to school so I grabbed a couple of her photos to share!

All of the teachers agreed its very much like her indeed lol
Thank you so much Keeley x

You can see Keeleys work here and like I said she also sells in our little shop too x

well...

I truly dont know where this week has gone!
I think I've been recovering from last week! My little one had vacant seizures all week so it was very tiring for both of us, he's still not diagnosed with epilepsy so I spent most of last week on the phone chasing consultants and quite literally leaving a tearful begging call to one to call me back! I had him with me one of the days in the shop (so helpful been my own boss) we worked great as a team when I dropped a large box of packaging!

Today we're at the gp again as we've noticed his pupils are unequal sizes, bless him he really is going through it at the moment
We got through it though and this week has just been about catching up, getting him to school in a happy mood and then me catching up with house and home and quirkyboots orders

I arranged another craft destash which happened this week, went down well again so cant wait to host another one later in the year
Suzanne Hearts n Kisses always has such gorgeous makes so it was great to see what she had to sell, I bagged a few gorgeous fabrics to create some fun cushions for home!

I've also been in my shop for a few days this week as we've had a shuffle around with new and old furniture and new display ideas

My big boy came home as a superstar so that ended the week of school on a high :) 

Tomorrow is market day so I'm getting my goodies together as I have a stall, well I'm calling it a rather large sale table, as its items I wont be making anymore so goodies need to go

The weekend starts here!

Such a Deer!

My lovely friend is as deer mad as I am
It was her birthday this week so I got creating to make her a special fun gift
Today she popped by the shop and we had a birthday picnic with another friend

I'll admit after following the pattern I was surprised how big it was!

I think she liked it :)

I saw the pattern in the Craft Seller magazine

Pots of Blooms

With the small amount of days of sunshine that we've had here, we've been able to get out in the garden, get some new plants in and start seeing how we want the garden to grow
I've got a few lavenders dotted about, this one is currently in a large pot

 The allium is new to the border, after seeing this one bloom I really want to get some more now

 The cauldron chive pot is quite literally blooming

Our garden is quite large so we need to attack it in stages, the house updating has come first though over the years but hopefully the garden will start to be attacked very soon

Buttercups

With thanks to Jane from Snapdragon for giving me the idea of putting them in a vase
I have a huge amount of buttercups in the garden, yes I know its a weed but to be honest I think its really pretty too

 May the sun continue to shine x

Health Diet and Lifestyle - Milk

Well, for some time, years really I've suffered with IBS, the doctors have done relevant tests but arent as helpful to be honest as I'd like them to be!
So I've gone on a health quest of my own!
After drinking semi skimmed milk practically a lifetime I was told about Lactofree milk so I tried it in my tea and cereals and to be honest it doesnt taste any different at all but the big change was the fact that I didnt feel extremely bloated after drinking it!

Just by changing this one item to start with I have noticed a huge difference in my bloating! so if you have a similar issue what changes have you made that I could try