2:55am crikes!

2:55am :: Got up and dressed and drove my parents to the airport.

4:07am :: Left Newcastle International Airport

4:37am :: Crawled back into a then cold bed :(

5:30am :: Woken by Ted barking at nothing (thanks Ted)

7:08am :: Woken again by Ted barking (seriously Ted this is not happening every night)

10:00am :: Alarm goes off, Emma mutes it! Zzzzzzzz back to sleep

11:30am :: Naturally wakes up and gets dressed for a cup of tea and some toast.

It's slightly strange not having anything planned so to speak.....I'm going to have a tidy up and wash the dishes and then I think I'll have a bit of fun by turning my Mam's dining room into a bagladee sewing den :D

Come back later I've got a lovely post for and a fab online shop for you to browse!!

Ready for the off

All my lovely sewing goodies packed up and ready to travel up the M1 tomorrow. I have a week of 'me time' this week coming as I am dog and cat sitting for my Mam. Its going to be a little strange as this is the longest that I've been away from Chris for sometime and I'm sure to miss the kitties lots too. But I'm sure it will make the coming home even more sweet :D

I have lots of projects to get finished as I did lots of cutting out this week, lots of doggy walks to take, some films to watch, a book to read and blogs to catch up on.

There are lots of bits and bobs stuffed into these reusable bags but it doesn't look very much does it. I think I have everything I need but I'll do a final check tomorrow before I leave.

Now just got that half day at work to get out of the way then its all bagladee, bagladee, bagladee!!

France air controllers' strike disrupts European travel

This is the reason why I am still here in old blighty.....and the ranting begins!!!

We got up super early to drive to Luton this morning, from Nottingham, to find that the flight was cancelled (yes we could have checked before hand but since we had text updates set up on our mobiles we didn't think necessary). There was nothing on the news about the strikes??? We have battled all day to try and get some flights and finally after we had travelled back to Notts we've managed to book a flight for Friday. Which does mean that we miss the first night of the Redbull Xfighters.......I'm soooooooooo angry.

I just have to cross my fingers, toes and eyes that we do make it there in time on Friday to see the final.

Oh and did I mention that we did get a text to say the flight was cancelled, bearing in mind that we were due to fly at 1pm and had been at the airport since 11am, at 12:45pm!!!!! Now tell me what use is that??? And if you ever fly from Luton don't expect any of the staff to sort anything out for you.....the only answer that we got was to "Go round to the Internet Cafe and try and book another flight". Which was £1 for every 10minutes, so after some lunch we were a burger king heavier but £15 lighter, I know!! And it wasn't even fast broadband either!!

I'm pleased that I'm home, some poor buggers that were there with their children are now stranded in London desperately trying to find accommodation until they can fly!!!

I understand that these people (traffic controllers etc) are just trying to protect and fight for their jobs but when its at the expense of hard working peoples well earned holidays its just not on!!!

Thank you for letting me get that off my chest, back to work for the day tomorrow so that I can have Tuesday off for the extra day flying.

Excited

A quick post before I jet off on my holiday, I know I wont get a chance to post tomorrow just because of the amount of things I need to get sorted between now and then. I am so excited to be going to Madrid, part of it is because its a beautiful city and its one of the European cities I have not yet visited....but also because the whole reason we booked the trip was so that we could go and see the Spanish leg of the Red bull Xfighters tour.

This lovely clutch bag is Monoflora and she is available to buy here.

5 days of being romantic with Chris, now there is something not often done! ;) We're just so busy all the time, we get wrapped up in what were doing rather than each other. So it will be nice to be 'lovey dovey' for a change. We have cat sitters organised, passports and currency sorted so I guess I'd better get cracking with the packing!!!! I have some scheduled posts organised!! Yes get me Miss all organised :D and I will be back soon, in person to show some photos of my trip.
See you all soon. xxx

Creative work space

Thank you for your lovely comments on my last post. I'm still reeling from it all and find moments in the day where I stop and think to myself....due to my little business I can now work part time. I'm soooooo excited about it all.

I thought you might like to see my studio....and because I'm such an honest Geordie lass I have decided to show you before and after. The before was just after I finished my last order. This is the norm for me. Get creative, make a mess, complete, tidy up!! And so it goes in a cycle. I've never been one for being a 'neat and tidy' crafter, just ask my Mam. She will tell you just how messy I am. But I always love a good tidy up at the end.

And now were back to a tidy studio, this weekend will see the start of a new order and some new bags (very excited). And on Saturday I off for a lovely shopping day with a friend. Must pick up a few things for my holiday next week.