Christmas Makes

There was just enough daylight to take photos of the things I finished on Christmas day today.

I made a baby blanket from some of the crochet squares I've been saving, and a hot water bottle cosy.

Baby Blanket

Hot Water Bottle Cover

Next Project

I've come to the end of a project. I know logically I ought to finish another project but starting one is always fun.

Shall I make:-

Pooling Summer Mesh Stole

Scallop Choker Necklace

Dummy Clap Shawl

 

Goals for the week

Goals for the week

1. Ebay!
2. Swapbot
3. Interview
4. Christmas presents
5. Tidy the living room
6. Eat better
7. Car insurance 

Not too bad this week eh?

I only managed to get one item on ebay this week but that's better than nothing. And I emptied theb hanging space in my wardrobe of all the clothes that I wasn't sure I wanted to keep. I have a pile for getting rid of and a pile for trying to to double check.

Also I have a tentative lift to a plus size clothes swap in Leeds in January. Anyone else fancy going?

My swapbot swaps are all done and I haven't signed up for any more. If anyoen wants to do any trades just shout as I love them, but having to go to check on the website to see what dates were up and coming was starting to stress me out.

I still haven't managed to do the interview yet but I have got the questions and am part way though writing my answers.

The Christmas presents are wrapped apart from 3 of them so I'm classing that as a win :)

The living room is suitable for guests but just needs a bit more a clean to get it spick and span. We don't mention the spare room upstairs. We can just close the door on that room!

I got my 1 stone certificate at Slimming World on Tuesday! I have weigh in in an hour so we'll see what happens this week I am now officially under 20 stone in weight and am very pleased about it.

My car insurance is a bit of a mess, but never mind I'm insured. We'll sort out the mess after Christmas.

Goals for the Week

1. Be calm
2. Keep tidying and cleaning
3. Don't mess up the living room
4. Drink a bottle of wine on NYE :)
5. Read a book
6. Finish a blanket
7. List a blanket

Goals for the Week

1. Survive the day job
2. List something on ebay
3. Swapbot swaps
4. Bookcrossing secret santa
5. Use up some of the veg (I misjudged the size of the organic veg box and we are overwhelmed!)
6. Tidy the living room
7. Deal with the washing mountain

Not too bad. Only just survived the day job this week.

Didn't get anything listed on ebay but did get a few more bangles listed on Etsy. Is is wrong for someone who has always hoarder thing to use to want to just list a shed load of stuff on ebay to get rid of it all? The only stuff I want to keep is useful stuff I can use. Books I haven't read yet, craft supplies I want to use and the clothes I actually wear? I'm worried by the amount of stuff I want to get rid of. I'm worried I'll regret it when it's all gone.

Only 1 swap-bot swap left to send. I haven't signed up for any more swaps.

The living room is getting there but not quite there yet but there is improvement.

The washing mountain is getting there too which is good but not quite there yet.

Goals for the week

1. Ebay!
2. Swapbot
3. Interview
4. Christmas presents
5. Tidy the living room
6. Eat better
7. Car insurance

Goals for the Week

1. Post bookmooch books
2. Post swapbot swaps
3. Make more bangles
4. List bangles on Ebay (I'm going to start using my business ebay account again and see how things go)
5. Survive the day job
6. Keep going with the secret masterplan
7. Christmas presents

Not bad this week. I'm up to date on all my bookmooch swaps whcih is a relief. I Still have more books to list but it's nice to be on top of my posting schedule.

I made a few more bangles which was quite handy as I was featured in a Christmas present gift guide this week! Check it out here!

This week was pretty manic but I'm doing a good job of surviving it despite the compulsory over time. I have some crystals to count at home this weekend too as we have lots of work on at the moment.

As for the secret masterplan? I lost 3.5lbs this week taking me up to 12lbs.

Christmas presents are getting there. I've already gifted 2 of them. 5 to go.

This weeks list

1. Survive the day job
2. List something on ebay
3. Swapbot swaps
4. Bookcrossing secret santa
5. Use up some of the veg (I misjudged the size of the organic veg box and we are overwhelmed!)
6. Tidy the living room
7. Deal with the washing mountain

We're getting ready for Christmas, or more accurately, New Year as I really don't like Christmas. We've invited people around for New year whcih has enforced a deadline on us to get our house ship shape by then. It's going really well but the deadline has started looming.

The Living Room

Thought I'd take photos of the living room. It got very messy at one point so these aren't actually the starting pictures but I'm less ashamed of these photos than the actual starting point.

This is where we were in October.

And here we are now

 

 A little bit different but not much really. Although it got worse in between photos!

The spare sofa has improved loads! You can even see what colour it is now!

However the UFO (Unfinished Object) pile isn't looking promising.

And that's just the unfinished items that have made their way into the box. The spare room must have loads more of them in their under the unsorted stuff.

I'm hoping to get everything done in the UFO box over Christmas. It's unlikely but a worthy aim.

Do you have a UFO box?

Goals for the week

1. Survive the day job. It's going to be so busy!
2. Book at least one stall for next year
3. Carry on the secret masterplan
4. Send more bracelets to Life's Big Canvas
5. Christmas presents!
6. Post bookmooch books
7. Make Amethyst necklace

Not too bad at all considering compulsory overtime at work, very busy days and 2 nights out this week so far.

I've booked two stalls for next year. The biggie is a stall booking for a music festival. I'm so excited and a little out of my depth but I think that's a good thing. I have no idea how much stuff to make to keep things going. Any ideas?

The secret masterplan is going well. Got my half stone off certificate this week which was a nice mile stone.

The bracelets I sent to Life's Big Canvas arrived safe and sound which is good. You never know what Royal mail is going to get up to at this time of the year.

And I've bought and wrapped the majority of the Christmas presents And we've bought a teeny tiny tree and a poinsettia!

Still a few more bookmooch books to send out but hal a dozen gone this week which is great!

So here's the list for next week.

1. Post bookmooch books
2. Post swapbot swaps
3. Make more bangles
4. List bangles on Ebay (I'm going tos tart using my business ebay account again and see how things go)
5. Survive the day job
6. Keep going with the secret masterplan
7. Christmas presents

And there we are.

 How are your weekly lists going?