They call me mellow yellow ...

Losing count...

...of all the sunny days.

...of the number of meals we've eaten outside.

...of the number of hours I have sat on the bench, applied suntan lotion, and read my book.

...of how many times I have worn sandals and flip flops.

...of all the pretty dresses and skirts that I have unearthed from the back of the wardrobe.

...of the number of hours I spend outside each day.

I am LOVING this weather. I want it to last forever. But even if it doesn't, to have had these last couple of weeks of glorious blue skies, sun filled days, balmy nights, is quite simply the best! 

Working the links

Taking advice from several people I am currently creating a profile on that Linky thing. Now that I've moved on from the library and am getting experience that will help change my career I am slowly beginning to understand that these are the things I need to do to help me with the next phase. But boy am I struggling! 

Don't tell anyone, sshhh, but the thing is I don't really consider myself very professional. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a total idiot and when I'm in a work environment I get my head down and get on with the tasks. I'm very efficient and organised and courteous and I answer the phone politely and am generally a very good employee. But, and this is the problem, I'm a bit of a class clown. That mischievous person who is always giggling, that's me. Usually wearing something a bit on the clashing of colours or patterns side and possibly has shoes with holes in them. These are not things that make a professional person. A professional person has a suit that matches and possibly even shoes that match too. They probably have tidy hair and makeup that isn't smudged. See how I associate professional with groomed?

This new trying to be professional thing has me struggling. I've even tried to colour co-ordinate which doesn't sit very comfortably with me I have to say. And now I'm trying to think of things to write on my profile to present myself to the world and I'm having to resist very hard the urge to be the class clown. Will I ever become professional? I'd like to think that I will. One day. I wonder if the circus are hiring...?

Summer lovin', had me a blast

The sun has got his hat on, hip hip hip hooray, the sun has got his hat on and he's coming out to play. Every day! For days now. Sun sun sun. I am absolutely loving it. Every meal has been eaten al fresco, because it's the law. We've eaten and drunk and celebrated with friends and had an absolutely crackin' weekend. 

It's been so long since we've had real Summer days in July, the time when you're actually supposed to have hot and sunny days. Seriously. You cannot imagine our joy. Long may it continue!

Kinda hot in the greenhouse / Sunflower / Wavey and his new parasol

 

Le weekend - ups and downs

In reversal of fortune style I'm starting with the downs:

• My ipad broke, hardware issue, gutted
• I threw up from consumption of wine
• Then woke up with a stonking headache
• Putting my new bike together was a nightmare due to lack of instructions
• And then the pump wouldn't work so I couldn't go out and play

 Ups:

• First bike ride. Sweet sweet ride. This is only the second brand new bike I've had in my whole life, all the others were secondhand or hand-me-downs. I think I'm in love...
• Speaking to JC, my tech support for above ipad issue, funny, sweet, loveable drawl, we talked coffee and Mountain Dew and removal of "sweaters" (that's jumpers to the British readers, teehee). He truly did take some of the pain out of my broken ipad
• Embracing my creative mojo by painting everything that didn't move (photos will follow of some of my handiwork)
• Morning shopping with my lovely Ma
• Sticky toffee pudding with custard served up by the Gingerbread Mam, she rocks that mam, truly she does

To sum up then, le weekend was a bit of a mixed bag. I have high hopes for next weekend as Tizz is coming home, she is, (sing) she's coming home, she's coming home, Tizz is coming home (stop singing) whooooop! It seems like it's been forever since we've seen each other and I absolutely cannot wait. We will post the adventures. Here's to le week, let's hope it runs smoothly.  

Will I ever learn?!

Today should be renamed sore foot day. Yes I was wearing shoes that I bought in the sale, yes they only cost £7, possibly they were a smidge too tight, but I was convinced that they would stretch...turns out not after all. Turns out I have blisters all over my feet and had to hobble out to the nearest shop to buy plasters. Turns out that I may never learn and am destined to eternally buy cheap shoes that might ultimately make my feet fall off!! Turns out that my feet are spoiled by Toms that feel like slippers. Ouchie ouch ouch, my poor footsies. 

By the by, I read on a blog the other day that you should never use your blog to be negative and it should always be somewhere that people want to visit and take time out to read. Who wouldn't want to read about my cheap shoe pain?! I reckon our blog needs updating so that we can make it more glameroonie and more of a place that people want to visit - what say you? 

First day of summer

It's raining. What a surprise. This is England and summer has officially started, it makes sense that it would rain. But I am defiant! I fully intend to enjoy the next few weeks before the dark nights set back in and the weather turns once again. I am defiant with rainbow stripes:

And mint. Because mint is the vital ingredient in lots of yummy summer dishes. Oh and cocktails. And Pims. Whoop!