That means it’s also only two weeks until I walk down the isle as bridesmaid for the lovely Carmen. Between now and then my list of things to do includes:

* Dinner with Mandy & Marty

* Craft Group

* Doctors (nothing serious- just more thyroid checks- eugh)

* Eyebrow wax and a Facial @ skin

* Two days of assessment development seminars

* A moroccan night @ Naomi’s

* Package up gifts for the mini-swap I’m in and post them

* Plan savoury food for kitchen tea etc. Cook said food (started making the breadsticks today!)

* Carmen’s Kitchen Tea and Hens Night

* Our 3 year Wedding Anniversary and a dinner (nothing very extravagent- we’ll wait till Paris!)

* Dinner and dancing practice for the wedding (can’t make the wedding rehersal because of work)

* The wedding!

* A #$*t load of work. Much more then two week’s worth!

Even with my crazy long list I’m feeling confident that I the next two weeks will be enjoyable and full. I love my life when it’s crazy.

I’m adding to the list is some bunting I’ve been wanting to make ever since I saw the bunting Danielle made over at Danimezza. I thought it would be perfect timing to make the bunting now and (if the other girls like it) use it for Carmen’s hens celebrations. If they don’t like it then I will just use it for  other things!

Below: The fabric for the bunting cut into the triangles!

Yesterday I also spent some time with my cousin, Marcus, and his fiance, Emma. They’re getting married in April and asked me to help them with some ideas for their wedding invitations! I’m pretty excited to help them out, will be even more exciting that they’re thinking of using my scanart idea for the invitations!

Life just got too busy, and too hard, all in an hour.

We got rejected for our loan- it’s for an investment, which makes it too risky for the bank, and we’ve only been at our jobs 6 and 18 months, which isn’t long enough apparently. This combined with my tiredness, messy house, unorganized week, and work pressures means that I’m a little snappy today. Okay, a lot slappy. Mostly a Luke. And students. Bad Talia.

I hate that when the sh*t hits the fan I turn on Luke- the one who’s always there, and always the rock. Which, of course, makes me feel worse… *sigh*

I think it’s time for a break- a proper Shabbat this week, and right now, some of this:

But alas, it’s not really like that, is it? We HAVE to work to make money to buy the crafty things we need!

I HAVE joined a craft group, which is helping me to enjoy and release my creative side. It’s my Nana’s craft group. We meet on Tuesday mornings, about 9-12 at Nana’s. Of course, this means I’m taking some time off work, BUT I’m making it up by working an extra hour each other day. Here’s what I’ve done in the last two weeks:

The top half of our Christmas wall hanging.

This post is, by the way, dedicated to my friend Mandy, who thinks I need to chat more on this blog…

My angels are a bit different to everyone else’s, but hey, was I EVER really going to conform to the pattern? They also look a bit different… STARS are going at the top, which will be very cute.