Showing posts with label blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blog. Show all posts

Tuesday, 30 June 2015

A Beautiful Mess - the app!

So I've been searching high and low for a cheap and easy to use programme to edit photos. And I've found one, at last.

I've been following A Beautiful Mess for a while on Instagram but I've never seen them advertise their awesome app. I bought it yesterday (79p (or just over a dollar) - bargain!) and I'm already hooked. I still need some time to play with it properly, but the first few photos came out pretty well, I think...


















                                





                                        









                                         







Very basic at this point but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it. Anyone else loving the app?






Monday, 12 January 2015

25 random things

Recently I came across an article that mentioned the 25 facts craze that was around a few years ago.

I completely missed it and so thought, as it's a brand spanking New Year, I'd give it a go now. It was waaay harder than I thought it'd be. So, here goes...

1. I love collecting pretty rocks on the beach and now I have a LOT. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with all of them, but I'm just drawn to them everywhere I go.
2. I hate talking with people on the phone, and find it very tiresome. Sorry mum and dad!
3. I absolutely love watching fireworks and will stand in the good old British weather for hours to enjoy them.
4. I read every single page in a book, from the dedication at the front, to the thank yous at the back. I have no idea why, I just do.



5. I love candles and go through a million (maybe not quite!) of them a year. There's nothing better than coming home, putting the heating on and lighting a few candles. Relax.
6. I wish my brother lived round the corner. Not in Sydney. Boo!
7. I don't know exactly how much I earn (not much!), but love that I don't really know. There are more important things in life than money.
8. I need a lot of time to myself or I can go a teeny bit crazy.
9. I also love the thought of spending the whole weekend on my own, until about 3pm on the Saturday, and then I crave some company and can feel extremely lonely and sad.
10. I try to do some sort of craft project every day. This can be anything from folding a quick origami crane to doing a full blown string art project. It's more likely to be the first option if I'm honest.



11. My full time job is translating from English to Welsh. I enjoy my job and never really dread the thought of going to work BUT I'd absolutely love to have a job that involved and element of creativity.
12. I write a ridiculous amount of lists and sometimes need a list for my lists. Please tell me I'm not the only one?
13. I cycle to work at least three times a week, depending on the weather. I love the freedom, but sometimes also love the bus (did I just say that?) so I can have half an hour to myself to read before work.
14. I go home to North Wales around six times a year, but wish I had the time to go more often. Damn you A470!



15. I, despite being a woman, find it impossible to multitask. Don't expect an answer when I'm cooking, watching television, reading...
16. I've been with the Other Half for over six years, and we met through Match.com. He hates to admit this, but I really don't care - we're still together!
17. If I'm nervous, I play with my ear or earring. The Other Half always comments on this little quirk of mine.
18. I've written a diary every day since I was 9, which means I have 18 diaries. Woo, I feel old.
19. A surprising amount of people call me 'Welshi', because I'm just so damn Welsh.
20. I am the clumsiest person in the world and always have at least a couple of bruises on me and have no idea where they've come from. My latest was a big black smudge on my arm - a lovely addition to my pretty Christmas dresses.
21. I'm obsessed with yellow. The only rooms in the house which have been (half!) decorated are yellow based. Our bedroom has yellow curtains, lampshade, cushion and throw, and I've just painted the kitchen a bright shade of yellow. I love it.



22. My favourite book ever is Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières.
23. I wear pants over my tights - no, not to be like Superman, but to keep my tights from sliding down and being uncomfortable. Surely I'm not the only one that does this?

24. I treat my 'Notes' app as a 'fun' app that I check as often as Facebook or Instagram - I just love ticking things off my list...

25. If I could have one skill that I'm amazing at, I'd love to be able to draw.

So, do you feel like you know me better? Or maybe I've just managed to freak you out by how random I can be at times? Either way, this was fun!


Monday, 22 December 2014

Christmas is almost here

Apologies everyone, I've been rather quiet on the blogging front lately.

Between going to north Wales to celebrate Christmas with my family at the beginning of the month, travelling to west Wales to celebrate the Other Half's mum's 70th, being ill with a terrible cold and throat infection and preparing everything for the festivities, it's been pretty hectic.



                                    





                                          


One more day (well, 7 hours 24 minutes) left in work and then relaaaax. I am so ready this year.

I think I'm ready for Christmas as well. Considering the manic last few weeks I've done pretty well. All the gifts are bought, wrapped and sent. All the cards are written and sent. Turkey is bought. Really, everything else is optional.



                                 



                                  



I didn't have much time for crafts this year, which is a real shame. But I did love my brown and red theme wrapping, my shop-bought paper snowflake decorations and the black and turquoise glitter nails for my work do - they count as something homemade right?



                                  


                                  


Anyway, just a few more things to do this week - making salmon mousse tonight, cheesecake tomorrow night and then I'm off work on Wednesday (woo!) so I can make some yummy cheese straws (that probably won't even make it to Christmas day) and chop all the veggies. Oh, and defrost the turkey. Now that would be a disaster.

I hope all you lovely people have lovely plans for the holidays and that you get to where you need to get to without any horror train delay / traffic jam stories.

Have a great time and see you in the New Year. xx