stuck in a rut?

I don't know about you but spring is in the air. I want to clear out things, tidy, sort and organise. I want to try new things and look at what I normally do from a fresh perspective.
So if you are stuck in a rut with your scrapping why not try these ideas...

* change the size you work on
* use sketches to kick start you
* look back in your albums and chose your favourite layout. Use the same format but change the colour, paper and embelishments...and you will be very surprised how different it looks!!
* make a mini book - I love small projects which get me back into my creative flow
* try out a new technique


Guess what i have been feature on a fantastic website Sisterhood of Scrap for ideas and inspiration!!!
Go check it out...I am an honorary sister for the week!:)

Today you....

Phoebe
Wrote a list of all the things she does in a week and stuck it very neatly on her wall. Designed two star charts one for music practise and one for healthy eating! She is such a list girl and is constantly making lists and charts to help her do things. She is also amazingly organised which is lucky for me as sometimes I'm not and it is great to have a walking reminder!!

Jamie
Got two stickers at school. One was the new rainbow sticker for exceptional behaviour and the other one was best friend badge for being kind to someone.(well strictly it was yesterday but I had to include it!!) You were so excited and full of it when you came home from school. The long awaited first day of Beavers arrived and you had such a fun time. I could not get you to stop talking when you alked in the door.

Ewan
Ewan is a boy of few paintings at school but today I had a whole collection of them. There was a beautiful one of a rocket. You went to the gym for the first time and absoluteley LOVED it. The whole time was spent running around and leaping off things and diving, jumping and running. At the end when you came out you said "I really liked that it was so fun...and so awesome"
You tried very hard and wrote your name for the first time all the way through by yourself.

Lucia
You amaze me. Two weeks ago you were wearing nappies and now you are potty trained...and decide to go by yourself, can sort yourself out (on most occasions...there are a few mionr accidents) You went to pre-school for your first visit. You absolutely loved it and had to be dragged away....roll on two weeks when you go properly!! :)

Colin
Was really excited bc he had ordered a new "toy" an MP3 player. I was miffed bc mine is not as nice but he rarely ever buys himself anything so I could not really complain!! :)

Me well I was back at school....coming home tired and wishing I had the energy to do something creative with my evening (colin is out at a work function) but knowing I will probably crash out on the sofa!! if I do do anything creative I will let you know.

you rock

Phoebe has anew luv...it is Superchic[k] which is a christian rock band. They sound across between Averil Lavigne and Evervecense....with pink hair!
See an unofficial video of Superchic[k] 'standing in the rain' which is really cool here
Superchic[k] is Phoebes new luv....in her words it rocks!

She is growing up! She has always been one for making sure everything matches and her clothes look good but she never demands to have the lastest fashion, she just makes her own with the clothes she has.
Her lastest phrases seem to include 'rock'
Phoebe we are doing this today (me) ....."cool rock on"(pheoebe)
'That rocks'.... 'totally awesome'....
I just love it and althought we have moments of diva attitudes I am loving getting to know Phoebe as she grows up.

Anyone else feeling tired or is it just me? I think it must be the clocks going forward and not during a holiday!

I had a lovely weekend away here with the ladies from church for our INSPIRE weekend! The main guest speaker was Jane Rosier who used to be a principle ballerina for Birmingham Royal Ballet and she is also an artist. She was really funny and a great inspiration to me (being arty we got on well!!)

I think my tiredness might be due to working!!! I am enjoying my work. It is nice to be creative. I think I have now got into a groove so that the pupils know my expectation and I know their little quirks a bit better.

I am going to be doing textile next term and I am currently searching for textile related projects which boys would like to do....any ideas?

Year 5 are doing trees which is a lovely project....here are some inspirational pictures I found of trees.....

love this video!!!

If you have not seen this video you have got to watch it. It is so clever!

easter

Just wanted to share this photo with you of Lucia at easter. You know when you press the button and capture a moment? Well this was it for me. Lucia had lined up all her chocolate bunnies and eggs and was taking to them, telling them stories. I took loads of photos but this was the one that stood out. The actual photo was a bit washed out so I have had to adjust the brightness and colour. I just love it when I get THAT picture.

Easter this year has been crazy bc of the weather...I mean snow at easter! We have had Colin's parent to stay and have had to be really creative with what to do so we have not all gone stir-crazy. Here is the hightlights

Friday:

• decorated eggs, made crispy cakes and decorated cupcakes in the morning
• went to Virginia Water in the afternoon and had a great time doing our own egg hunt
• Had hot chocolate in the sunshine looking at the lake
• rolled chocolate coins down the hill in Valley Garden at VW...children loved this!
• Walked leisurley back to the car until mum became a crazy mum and hustled everyone in the car saying "quick in the car...look at the sky...its coming..GET in the car NOW...its coming....everyone in the car, last door closed and whoosh hail stones came down!!! (mum is always right!!)

Saturday:

• chilled out morning and spent most of it trying to decide what to do on a wet chilly day
• snowed hard!
• decided to do the very off the wall activity of driving to homebase and buying pots and plants for the children to pot....reason for this...dry, sort of warm and big enough for the children to have a run and make some noise. It had the desired effect!!

Sunday:

• Special children's services at church based on Willy Wonka
• Beckah (my sis) came round
• Easter egg hunt was hurriedly set up in the momentary break in the weather.
• Gorgeous roast lamb dinner...yum!

Monday:

• Took Phoebe to visit one of her friends in hospital and also visited one of my friends.
• Planted the flowers
• Actually got to go for aowalk and the sun shone!
• Grandad and mum (me) got a urgent desire to weed, prune and tidy the garden...the result- ;) lovely pruned plants and several enormous mounds of twigs and leaves which will need moving.

All in all considering the weather we have had a lovely weekend...what about you anything fun?

tidying up

Does anyone have any good ideas of how to really sort out their house?
I am tidying up which means a massive sort out of everything. The only trouble is I always run out of time and never seem to really finish the job. I also get bored of tidying up and need an incentive to motivate me. Unfortunately a tidy room is not enough to keep me motivated.

Any ideas of things which motivate you?