Gorgeous Saturday!

Check out this beautiful flower that welcomed me this morning when I walked out the back door. I think it's some kind of Gerbera but I'm not that good with flowers. It's a gorgeous bright pink and white, it's so bright it made my camera glare!

V x

Craft Project - Laundry Bin

A couple of weeks ago I had a DIY weekend and said that I wanted to make liner to go into our new laundry bin (designed as a table from Ikea) but I ran out of time. Here it is built -

I already had this fabric and I will be dying it at a later date to coordinate with our bedroom. Firstly I ironed the fabric then measured the sides and stitched them together -

I then measured the bottom and attached it in the same way. This is the finished item -

I took me all of an hour but I have to confess I was really nervous as I'm not at all experienced. I was surprised at how straight forward it was and I love the result!! But I have to say it's rather odd that the fabric I bought from eBay has turned out to be an Ikea design! Wooo for Ikea!!

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Zumba Mania & Baby Naming

Just got home from ZUMBA!! And all I can say is OMG!! After 2 weeks off I am so out of practice! It was really hard work, this week involved lots of arm work and squatting! But I have to confess it was seriously good fun and I never stopped. Every dance I kept it up tempo doing the highest impact possible and made sure that I always had a smile on my face even when the burning in my arms and legs hurt so bad!

I just spoke to my Dad who's coming down this weekend to see the new addition to our family. I've not seen him since the day after our wedding a whole 8 months ago! I'm not too sure if it's going to be nice or awkward.

My brother and Rachel have named their gorgeous girl Jazmine Faith and it suits her down to a T!

V x

Weight Loss Update

Thought I'd give you a wee update and tell the world that I lost 2lbs last week. Which I was very surprised about for a couple of reasons - heavy drinking on Saturday and a box of Hotel Chocolat chocolates! :-)

So this week I have promised myself to lose 3lbs. I'm back to Zumba on Thursday after 2 weeks off for voting etc. I'm also mowing the gardens and going for a walk every lunch break which I have to admit is only a mile but it's better than sitting on my bum! I'm desperately trying to find my pedometer which has been missing since we moved! As soon as I find it I'll be starting my own challenge of walking a minimum of 5,000 steps per day - doesn't sound much but it is when you sit on your bum all day.

I'm at the end of day two of a new diet week and so far so good! I've even eaten 3 fudge bars but included them in my points like a good girl! :-)

On a random note people keep commenting on my outfit from Saturday night. Although said people keep calling my dress a top! Making me super paranoid that my dress was too short! :-S Cringe!

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Exciting Weekend News!!

We'll my weekend plans didn't really go to plan! Do they ever??

In the very early hours of Saturday Morning (14.05.11) 3:05am I became a very proud Auntie! Rachel was in labour for a whole hour from start to finish and gave birth to a gorgeous 8lb 6 baby girl and only used gas and air! All I can say to that is well done!! I wasn't able to see her until today as they came out of hospital late last night! Here's the gorgeous girl she doesn't have a name just yet -

Most of my Saturday went to plan and we headed out for a very boozy night -

It was such a great night, I've not danced like that for years. Good to know I've still got it as my mates were impressed with my dancing capabilities. I didn't want to drink much but that all changed as my hubby ordered me a Long Island Iced Tea and it was so expensive, it came to a whopping £12 due to the fact it had 4 measures in. The worst thing was that the type of spirits that went into it were right but the quantities were so wrong! It tasted like Tequila and coke! We ended up drinking Jager Bombs! But it was such a great night even through we went to Legends! Lol who would have thought that was possible!

So today on our walk home from seeing my gorgeous Niece we saw these most stunning poppies and I wanted to share their loveliness with you!

I'm off now to sort out the garage so I can access my treadmill for my first morning running session tomorrow! :-S

V x

Yes but Noooooooo . . . . . .

Yes it's the weekend woooo yeah!

Nooooooo True Blood book 11 is almost finished! :-( I really wanted to take my time reading but it's so so good that I've just gone for it! I've got about 20 pages left and I'm gutted. But at least it's been really good I'd be mega pissed if it was bad!

Weekend Agenda -

I'm staying in tonight to watch the film Burlesque with my hubby with an amazing box of Hotel Chocolat.

This weekend is time to get physical. Tomorrow, I have to mow the front and back garden with our push along lawn mower as well as dig over the next part of my veg patch. Tomorrow night we're off clubbing, I'm planning on dancing the night away without drinking the amount that I used to there's no point in drink the calories I'm burning! Sunday all being well Harry and I are off for rather a long bike ride to King Alfred's Tower this is about a 20 mile round cycle. We're going to fly a kite and hopefully a healthy little picnic! I'll post pictures over the weekend.

V x

Gecko Update

Well this evening I went to see the girls that run Southwest Geckos (http://southwestgeckos.webs.com/) to see their stunning reptiles and to see another baby gecko that they've offered me called Tiny Tim. Tiny Tim was just so cute I couldn't say no! Now I have to say that Tiny is an understatement! He currently weighs in at 9g! Here's a picture of him as a hatchling -

And here's Tim on Tuesday -

He's just soo cute! I get to bring him home in a couple of weeks, providing they keep the cat away!

Thats all for now!

V x