Happy Weekend!

 

Fri-YAY!

Friday afternoons are definitely a magical time! 

Only a couple more hours until a full 48 hours of freedom.

I haven't done much this week other than going to a baby shower at work last night. PINK!

And this morning me and Harvey had a little lie in then a long walk in the sunshine. It felt seriously Spring-like!

It'll all be alright in the end.

I'm not feeling particularly dreamy today.

Everything seems to be on hold at the moment. The new build house we're waiting for, work contracts, elderly cars and being in full-on saving mode.

The house is the worst part. I can never really relax and feel at home in a rented house, it's temporary and it feels it. We've still actually got things in boxes from the last move. There's only so much planning and forward-thinking you can do until you have to just stop and wait.

But sometimes you just have to suck it up and really think about the good things you have in your life.
We're getting married, we've got the dog, we both have jobs and we have savings ready to be spent.
It'll be alright in the end!

Waiting is rubbish, so I guess I'll have to keep myself busy in the meanwhile!

Gemma
xXx

I've been drawing...

Whilst there are tiny hints of Spring if you look close enough, the branches are still bare and any tiny buds are firmly closed against the cold. I miss green!

Mr Blue Tit was abandoned because Harvey was furiously pulling at my slippers, wanting me to throw his bloody ball for him.

I struggle to get back into things if I've left them half way through. Horrible puppy.

Boys. Yak!

I'm going to talk about a boy. Ewie.

Being brave.

I seem to spend a lot of my life worrying and over analysing absolutely everything until I squash myself into a tiny corner of my brain and do absolutely nothing.

 There are lots of things I am interested in and want to pursue, and last year I was regularly beating myself up trying to work out what it was I wanted to do. So I ended up not doing any of them and cried most evenings to Tom asking "Is this it? Is this actually it now?" Really cool Gemma.

But then I realised, why am I only be allowed to pick one thing to do forever? Try as much as possible before you talk yourself out of it, how do you know it won’t work out until you’ve tried it?

Love is in the air!

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Fri-YAY!

Have you had a good week?

It's been rather uneventful for me, but I am still definitely looking forward to clocking out of work at 6.30 tonight!

I have been getting all dreamy over big studios this week, with huge windows and sunlight streaming in. I love Cressida Campbell's studio (above photo), she's an Australian artist who creates beautiful one-off woodblock prints and I stumbled upon some photos of her workspace when I was reading an interview of her. With a studio like hers I can't ever imagine running low on inspiration and suffering from artists block. For now I'm having to cope with our teeny back bedroom on our old computer desk!

Monday Mantra

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Happy Monday!

Weekends always fly by so fast. I had a chilled out Saturday reading books and doing as little housework as I could get away with. My friend stayed overnight after a drink in town and we had a very lazy Sunday; jammies until 2pm, and only then getting dressed to walk the dog and go to the pub for food.

But now it's Monday, everyone's back at work and it seems as if the past couple of days never happened.

Balance is very important to leading a content life, and sometimes it feels like you only need to tip one way ever so slightly to feel everything start to slide. It always seems very difficult to get that perfect harmony, but if you think about it, it's simple.

Someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.

If you have those three things sorted, everything else is much more manageable.

Gemma

xXx

Happy Friday!

Woop woop! We did it!

It's been very cold here this week, but today has been glorious sunshine. I walked Harvey before work and it was so nice to feel the warm sunshine on your skin. For the first time I feel like maybe Spring will come after all! I am definitely getting bored of the cold now and wearing layer upon layer all day and night.

Nuthatch.

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Birds we saw whilst walking through the woods last weekend.

A Nuthatch creeping up and down a tree, and glimpses of jewel-coloured Bull Finches flickering between the branches.

How to perfect an all-white wedding.

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Colours make a huge different to the setting of any event, but especially a wedding.

Whilst I'd personally never set a theme, I think it's important to pick a colour or set of colours to work around. If not you can get a bit carried away and lost, picking one simple idea and sticking with it creates a much bigger impact than a jumble because you couldn't decide.

I'm currently toying with a few colours to go with, the first of which is all white.
It can seem a bit cold, but you can create a variety of looks; from minimalist and simple to fairy tale-esque and whimsical. Personally I would go for floaty and dreamy fabrics it creates a fresh and light look perfect for the big day!

February goals.

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Happy Tuesday all.

Did you have a nice weekend?

Mine was long and tiring with wedding venue viewings but I'll discuss the outcomes of them later.

Bah February already!? Christmas was 6 weeks ago!

I feel like it must have been productive month, but I'm not too sure what's actually happened.