29 April 2008

Saturday's run round Wray was absolute murder .......... don't know why as I so used to doing 10 km with lots of hills but I felt terrible, like I had been drugged .......... but made it round and knocked off a minute from last years time! Had a few beers after to recover ..........

Had a nice day on Sunday, parents came over for dinner.

Spent Monday helping out at Wray Fair which was quiet as it rained!

Managed a run this morning! Did some oxidisation on some silver jewellery I have made .......... liked it so might get soem more done.

Tomorrow I am in Preston again getting my car sorted!

25 April 2008

Saw a gallery yesterday Arteria in Lancaster and they will accept some of my sterling silver jewellery for their exhibition which is in October so that is a good one to have before Christmas. The girls went round town and did a bit of shopping ...... of course they did some studying in the morning ..........

Done my on line shop with Tesco ....... now I'm trying to sort out some engraving for a customer on a bangle which is proving difficult. I really wanted to sort this out as it is for a soldier serving in Iraq and he wants to get his fiancee a present for her birthday ... I will keep trying.

Done the Church newsletter for this week, it was relatively straightforward, not much news ..............

Working on some new designs ....... very early stages ..........

Wednesday 23 April 2008

Had a good run yesterday and finally registered for the Wray 10K on Saturday the start of the Scarecrow Festival .............. started my spring cleaning!! getting upstairs done over the next week .... where do all those cobwebs come from?

Have designed some new earrings, thought it might be a good idea to have a bigger range of sterling silver earrings as people are not spending so much. Had a few sales from d'argent in the Oxo Tower so that was good ................ going to PAD gallery in Preston today to change my stock there.

In desperate need of new recipes, simple good food .......... I get so bored of making the same old stuff and then find it impossible to think of new things!

Youngest daughter off school today, feels ill, can't quite get to the bottom of it .......... teacher's strike tomorrow so school is closed! Niece is stepping in to rescue me so that I can still get my car sorted and do my appointments!

Monday 21 April 2008

A week since my last blog! It was a bit of a non week .......... I filled in some applications for retail and trade shows ....... burnt some CD's to send off to galleries etc ..... did my usual runs etc etc .......... everything as normal!

Went to Manchester on Saturday for Mia's birthday treat wither her friends. Train travel is a problem at the moment but we had a good day ......... note on self - must go back by myself and do the stuff I like - didn't get the opportunity on Saturday but it reminded me of how much I like Manchester.

I am on the verge of buying some more sterling silver but only bits and pieces .......... need a good selection of earrings for future events as they always sell well and most people are prepared to spend £10 even when times are hard!

Tuesday 15 April 2008

Happy Birthday to my youngest daughter ........... teenager today! Because of the weird Easter set up she has had to go to school for the first time on her birthday ..... not happy!

Helped at the parents Coffee Morning over the weekend which was a great success, they raised a lot of money for Cenacolo (will expain that one day! or you could google it). Saw a friend on Sunday and caught up ...............

Did another good run yesterday ......... got my shopping done and last minute birthday bits .... helium balloon included. Couldn't get one with 13 on though which was disappointing.

Doing more website work today ......... tax stuff ..... taking Ann shopping .... normal Tuesday stuff ......... really want to see Son of Rambow and Mama Mia, must organise it. Watched Little Miss Sunshine on DVD which was very entertaining, directed by Jonathan Dayton ......... dysfunctional family on a journey together in a VW van which is falling apart like their family relationship but all comes good in the end ........... funny film.

Filling out a 7 day Epic food diary for Institute of Cancer ....... have to record every morsel which passes my lips! Hadn't realised how many sweets/chocs just pop into my mouth on a daily basis!

Off to get a coffee now ............. and some fudge!

Friday 11 April 2008

Another big run done in sunshine and showers .......... baked like crazy over the last few days for a Coffee Morning my parents have organized for Cenacola ..... cakes, cookies, fudge, gone wrong truffles (had to eat those, dont think I can sell them!) .... done the church newsletter, went to a Prosper event (Design Initiative) in Stockport on Wednesday about trade shows, hot to approach them, prepare for them etc .......... good stuff .... lady called Stella Corrall did a talk and she was great, loved her attitude ........

Registered on Flickr so another avenue to promote my jewellery hopefully .............. did an image to put on jewellery info ... its the one at the top ...

Registered on Design Initiative website ........... before you know it the days over!

Tuesday 8 April 2008

Need to get a grip on my website, there is so much to do but it is sometimes seems like a different language .............. need to be in the right frame of mind to get on with it so that will haev to wait.

Did a good run yesterday morning........ and slept well last night thank goodness as I really needed some sleep, I just hate not sleeping but it seems to be a regular occurence with me now for at least half of the month.

Have started to make inroads on my images that I want to print on canvas .............. just another little thing I am doing!

Kids had a good first day back at school, youngest got her results from Grade 1 Rock School exam ............. she passed hurray .... she thought she had failed as nerves got the better of her and she got the wrong day so wasn't prepared mentally ....... well done her.

Off on a seminar thing tomorrow ............... about trade shows!

Friday 4 April 2008

Had a terrible nights sleep as the girls decided to sleep in my room for a night before Dad gets back! Big mistake, we all kept each other awake in our own little way ........ managed to do a 10km run this morning but feel totally exhausted.

Got Last King of Scotland on DVD so looking forward to watching that over the weekend.

Got my hallmarking back so will get on with that next week when the girls are back at school.

Busy week next week .............

Wednesday 2 April 2008

Made it through the day yesterday without any major April Fools!

Got my hallmarked sterling silver back today so I am quite eager to get out there but of course its school holidays so I will have to wait. And next week is a busy one for me anyway so it will probably be the week after before I get anywhere!

Had a good run this morning .... about 12km ..... wearing my new running shoes! Still got a sore foot though .......

One daughther has gone off to a friends house so down to one ......... she wants to go for a walk! Its 2.30pm and she has just got dressed! But she has been revising and doing homework until now so .........