START OF A NEW SCHOOL TERM

SCHOOL IS BACK...AND, I go back to the Hospice Shop on Monday afternoons.  I have missed it.

Brylee got all her electronic gear back last night.  

Fingers crossed she can stay out of trouble at school this term.  If she doesn't,  I have threatened to pull her out of school altogether and homeschool her.  I do believe that 'threat' might just keep her in line.  Can you imagine how hellish staying home with ME would be for her?  ha ha ha!

ABOVE:  the new succulent garden.  I love it.  All those plants will be twice that size soon enough, it is going to look lovely.

When we got home from the garden centre yesterday, Stew thought all he had to do was put the flowers into 4 pots and he would be 'done'.

Ahhh, nope.  I had more in mind, I got him to dig out all the old hydrangeas and put in Agave's,  and I put in a few succulents too.

ABOVE:  My poor, hardworking man.  And the youngest man around here watching his Granddad working, and Grandma taking photos ... of course!

I really enjoyed getting those gardens sorted out.  

Right, I shall go for now...

ONWARD...

I decided to go down and do a bit of sewing... I've got a couple of projects to finish and send off ... when I got down there though, I thought about making my 'Stitches' sample thingee.
So I would know all the default stitches.
But... I had a browse through the books that came with the machine, and right at the back of one was a table of all the stitches.

I don't think I will bother making that Stitches 'book' now!

ABOVE:  it's pretty clear, no more physically scrolling through the stitch menu's now.  Yaaa.

The weather has taken a dramatic turn, it's really COLD and windy today. So, I went through my wardrobe, seeing what I can wear over winter.  NOTHING.

I have gained 5 kilos THIS YEAR alone.  WTF is wrong with me?  I hate hate hate being in this situation AGAIN and AGAIN.

I was doing SO WELL for most of last year... then I just went nuts.

I blame it on emotional eating.  I've been so worried about Stew's job, if he will even HAVE a job once the restructure is over.  The fact that the company managed to drag it out for 7 month already sure hasn't helped.

I HATE the company he works for now.  They (the higher up's) haven't given a bloody thought to how it has stuffed so many people up.  My husband has been treated abysmally.
And that makes me MAD as hell.

Rant over.   I'm off to get ready to do me stint at the Hospice Shop.  It would appear my email is buggering up.   So I am not moderating my comments for now as I have not been getting some for a while, some get through and others not.  Very frustrating I must say.    

Well... I didn't get home until late, just in time for dinner really.  And now I'm making an Apple & Blackberry pie for dessert.  So, busy.

I'll come back later.   

TRACY:  Thank Goodness I don't drink much!  I am sure if I did I'd be bigger than an elephant!

SARAH: I don't really have a favourite flower.  I do love flowers with a strong scent like Freesia's, and ANY that are blue!    

End of Day:  Well a busy day, I expected it to be 'quiet' at the shop today.... given it was a very wet, cold day.  But it wasn't.  I was kept fairly busy all afternoon with sales and stocking the racks.
Very tired after all that, then baking dessert tonight too. 
Which I indulged in.  And am now paying the price with wicked reflux.  I'm eating antacids as I type this!  I hope I can lie down in bed without having reflux choke me.
Oh well... self inflicted misery.
nite nite