Treasure Troves & Evernotes :O)

My garden is like a treasure trove. I found this little freesia this morning, the fragrance is so strong I wish you could smell it. I adore scented plants :O) We've got quite a few, Lavender, Jasmine, Apple Mint, Lemon Balm, Eau de Cologne Mint, Sage, Thyme and a few others that I don't know the names of. The bees seem to like them all, the garden is full of them. I must try and find some plants that attract butterflies. Just made myself a note about that on my new 'Evernote' {grin}. I visited one of my favourite blogs last night ~ Artistic Musings ~ and Sharon was saying about this free download you could get off the Internet and it's amazing. I love to be organised and one of the things I do is make lists (it drives Andrew mad ~ lol) so this is just perfect.

Lisa's off to Uni

My gorgeous daughter is off to University in September and we need to get organised so I'm using this post to do just that :O) This is the list of stuff we have to get ...
Single Duvet
2 x single duvet covers
2 x pillows
2 x pillow cases
Iron
Television
Television licence
2 x Dinner Plates
2 x Side Plates
2 x Mugs
2 x Tumblers
2 x Bowls
Cutlery
Towels

Alphabet Soup Album

Carrying on from the idea I had last night for the alphabet soup album, I thought I would make a list of all the LO's I could do. This is of course subject to change as I find my ideas evolve.

A is for Acting
B is for Body Boarding
C is for Cooking
D is for
E is for
F is for Floating
G is for
H is for
I is for
J is for
K is for
L is for
M is for
N is for
O is for
P is for Photography
Q is for
R is for
S is for Scrapbooking
T is for
U is for
V is for
W is for Walking
X is for
Y is for
Z is for

Getting to know me!

Getting to know me...

1. What time did you get up this morning? 9:45, I don't have to go to work today
2. What did you have to eat last night? Beef Curry, rice & Naan bread
3. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds, I love sparkles
4. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Casino Royale, Andrew's a James Bond fan
5. What is your favourite TV show? Extreme Makeover, home edition
6. What did you have for breakfast? 2 Shredded Wheat, hot milk & sugar, oh and a cup of tea
7. What is your middle name? Jane
8. What's your date of birth? 19 March 1964
9. What is your favourite cuisine? Andrew's cooking, I haven't found anywhere that tastes better
10. What foods do you dislike? McDonalds - yuk
11. What is your favourite Crisp? Don't like crisps
12. What is your favourite CD at the moment? The best of the Bee Gees
13. What kind of car do you drive? Nissan Serena, red, 0-60 in 1 hour & 40 minutes but it can hold 7 people or loads of stuff if you want to go to the tip lol!
14. What is you favourite sandwich? Banana on a brown bread muffin, no butter/marg just a tad of sugar
15. What characteristics do you despise? Liars, people who break the law
16. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Back to Jamaica or the Maldives
17. What colour is your bathroom? White with a pale pink bathroom suite
18. What is your favourite brand of clothing? I hate clothes
19. Where would you want to retire? Somewhere hot but not too far away from my girls
20. Favourite time of day? Evening
21. Where were you born? Buxton in Derbyshire
22. What is your favourite sport to watch? I hate sport
23. Coke or Pepsi? Not bothered
24. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Night owl, most definitely
25. What size shoe do you wear? Size 6
26. Do you have pets? We have had lots of pets in the past, dogs, cat, fish, chipmunks, hamsters, birds but we only have one hamster now called Monkey. He belongs to Elena.
27. What did you want to be when you were little? A policewoman
28. Favourite Chocolate Bar? Flake
29. What is your best childhood memory? Being at my Grandma's house
30. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? I was a dental nurse from leaving school to having Gemma. I worked the twilight shift at a tin foil factory, then we moved to the IOW and got a job as a waitress. Worked at Tesco's on the Deli, (Tupperware but I won't mention that), cash office at the Civic Centre then the holiday park
31. What are you wearing right now? My nightie & my pink fluffy dressing gown
33. Do you have any piercing’s? My ears, once, but I don't wear earrings anymore
34. Eye colour? blue/green/grey
35. Have you ever been to Africa? No but we are going to Egypt in a few weeks which is North Africa, does that count?
36. Have you ever loved someone so much it made you cry? My girls
37. Have you ever been in a car accident? No thank goodness
38. Croutons or bacon bits? Why???
39. Favourite day of the week? Saturday, the only full day I get to spend with Andrew
40. Favourite restaurant? What's one of those?
41. Favourite flower? Lilies, the kind that are scented
42. Favourite ice cream? Mint Chocolate Chip
43. Disney or Warner Bro's? Disney every time
44. Favourite fast food restaurant? Non of them
45. What colour is your bedroom? White
46. How many times did you fail your driver's test? Passed first time
47. From whom did you get your last e-mail? Kerri at work
48. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? I wouldn't!!!
49. What do you do most often when you are bored? I can't remember the last time I was bored
50 Bedtime? between 11 & midnight
51. Who are you most curious about their responses to this Questionnaire? I'm not
52. Last person you went to dinner with? Andrew
53. What are you listening to right now? The computer humming
54. What is your favourite colour? blue, turquoise, green, pink
55. Lake, Ocean or River? Ocean, no contest
56. How many tattoos do you have? No, I think they're horrible
57. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Couldn't give a t***
58. How many people are you sending this e-mail to? None
59. What is the time right now? 10:47am
60. What are you getting for Christmas? It's so far away I haven't a clue, but I would like an external hard drive
61. What do you like better, eating or sleeping? Sleeping
62. How many sisters/brothers do you have? 1 brother
63. What is your favourite random word? what???
64.What is your favourite part of your body? I haven't got one
65. What do you first notice about a member of the opposite sex? Their voice

4 answers to 1 question :O)

4 jobs I have had in my life ...
Dental Nurse
Waitress
Worked in the cash office at the Civic Centre
Office manager of a holiday Park

4 websites I visit regularly:
UKScrappers
Blogger
E-Bay
Internet Movie Data Base

4 of my favourite foods:
Cheese
Chocolate
Vegetables (any)
Shredded Wheat

4 places I'd rather be right now:
At Home (cos I'm stuck at work)
In Jamaica
In bed
With Andrew

4 things that make me smile:
My Blog
My girls
Anything sparkley
TV sitcom - Friends

4 Films I could watch over and over
Thomas Crown Affair
Hunt for Red October
Chicago
Entrapment

4 Favourite tv programmes
Friends
The Two Ronnies
QI
Ally McBeal

4 places you have lived
In a house in Chapel-en-le-Frith
In a bungalow in Chapel-en-le-Frith
In a B&B in Shanklin
In a house in Lake

Jobs for the week

In my fight against procrastination I thought I would list my jobs to do this week ...
Monday
1. Finish Gemma's pages
2. Scan the photo of Eliza & James Notley & e-mail it to Eleanor
3. Put the same photo on this blog
4. Send a letter to Lawrence
5. Ask Andrew to put the cheque in the Halifax
6. Do last Sundays blog prompt AND this Sundays prompt.
Tuesday
1. Buy birthday invitations from Tesco
2. Go to work :O(
Wednesday
1. Get all the information required for Elena's French Trip & make sure she takes it to school tomorrow
2. Start scanning Lisa'a photos for her pages
Thursday
1. Go to work :O(
Friday
1. Go to work :O(
Saturday
1. Go for a walk!!
Sunday
1. Go to work :O(

Procrastination

I think procrastination is my biggest flaw. I am so into digi scrapping I am not doing my other jobs. See, I'm blaming it on something else already :O) This is my list of jobs besides the normal household chores ...

• Get a photo (passport size) of Elena (done)
• Get an EHIC card for Elena's French Trip (applied for)
• Buy some invitations for Gemma & Lisa's birthday
• Send out said invitations
• Organise caravans & ferry's for guests (done)
• Finish Gemma's pages (12x12 LO's) (done apart from the clock)
• Start Lisa's 12x12 LO's
• Phone or write to Teresa (done)

Jamaican Album

I've done 6 LO's already for my Jamaican Album and want to more so this is a list of the LO's I want to include ...

• Dunn's River Falls
• Snorkling
• Martha Brae
• Hobie Cat
• Negril
• Three Palms
• The Terrace
• Rope Bridge (Done)
• Jerk Chicken, Rice & Peas (Done)

A-Z of Me :O)

A - Available or taken: Taken, married to Andrew for 23 years
B - Best friend(s): Teresa & Andrew
C - Cake or pie: Cake, not keen on pastry
D - Drink of choice: Tea or Bacardi & Coke
E - Essential item you use every day: My Computer (slight addiction)
F - Favorite colour: Blue but I also like pink & purple
G - Gummy bears or worms: Worms as long as they are sour
H - Hometown: Lake (Isle of Wight) but my origins lie in Chapel-en-le-Frith in the Peak District
I - Indulgence: Chocolate
J - January or February: February - Valentines Day
K - Karma - hmm, the question has gone missing!
L - Life is incomplete without: My Family
M - Marriage Date: 30th June 1984
N - Number of siblings: one younger brother
O - Oranges or Apples: Oranges (satsumas by choice)
P - Phobias or Fears: Losing Andrew or something bad happening to my girls
Q - Fave Quote: "There are more ways of killing a cat than strangling it" my Dad
R - Reason to smile: Life is great
S - Season: Summer
T - Tag 3 or 4 people: ???
U - Unknown fact about me: I love writing lists!!!
V - Vegetable you don't like: I love them all but if I had to choose something it would be a radish
W - Worst habit: Moaning
X - X-rays: Teeth
Y - Your fave food: Roast Beef dinner with Yorkshire pudding
Z - Zodiac sign: Pisces

My 10 favorite scents or smells

1. The flowers from a Cordyline
2. Baby's when they smell of Baby Johnson's
3. Freshly mown grass
4. Lavender
5. Freshly made bread
6. Organza perfume
7. Washing when it's been dried outside in the summer
8. Gemma's Musk body spray
9. Andrews Africa Lynx Deodrant
10. Satsumas when they are being peeled

Things I've done & Things I don't want to do

I love lists like this. I was wandering around UKS and coppied this from Chrissie (thanks Chrissie) ...
I found this on Two Peas in a Bucket. You have to publish the list, highlighting the ones you've done (I've highlighted mine in green). Some I will never do (I've highlighted mine in red) And some are actually ambitions (but I'll leave you to guess which ones).

1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid
6. Held a tarantula
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
8. Said “I love you’ and meant it
9. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped (Not on your nelly)
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars (and been bitten to death by mosquitoes)
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne (On my wedding night)
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger (Never want to)
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster (Not on your nelly)
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving (not on your nelly)
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love (I don't think it would be possible because I've been with Andrew since I was 16)
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them (In Jamaica)
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers (No, they would laugh)
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced (I never want to)
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo (Not on your nelly)
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children (or…raising children) (Yep 3)
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery (not on your nelly)
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds (cumulatively, if you count pregnancy! lol!)
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes ... yum!
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head (not on your nelly).
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life
151. Flown in a helicopter
152. Been in a submarine
153. Asked to be a Godparent
154. Said hello to Mickey Mouse
155. Sat on a beach & watch the sunset
156. Seen 'Riverdance'
157. Sailed on a canal boat
158. Seen a 'West End' show
159. Had a surprise birthday party
160. Climbed a waterfall

My IPod Shuffle

Andrew bought me an IPod Shuffle for Christmas and according to the package it holds 120 songs but which songs?? There are so many fabulous tunes out there so I thought I would make a list and see if I can alter it over the following weeks to make the perfect list. My problem is, the music I listen to really depends on what mood I'm in. I'm listening to Andy Abraham at the moment which is very relaxing and would be no good if I was doing the housework as it would never get done. Do you see my dilemma???

1) Bohemian Rhapsody ~ Queen
2) Barcelona ~ Freddie Mecury
3) Lovely Day ~ Bill Withers
4) Summer the First Time ~ Bobby Goldsboro
5) You Make Me Feel Brand New ~ Simply Red
6) Seasons in the Sun ~ Terry Jacks
7) Angels ~ Robbie Williams
8) Islands in the Stream ~ Bee Gees
9) Wedding Day ~ Bee Gees
10) Heart of Glass ~ Blondie
11) Yes Sir I Can Boogie ~ Baccara
12) Uptown Top Ranking ~ Althea & Donna
13) Honey ~ Bobby Goldsboro
14) Another Brick in the Wall ~ Pink Floyd
15) I Don't Like Monday's ~ Boomtown Rats
16) Smiley Faces ~ Gnarls Barkley
17) Wicked Man's Rest ~ Passenger
18) Insatiable ~ Darren Hayes
19) Follow You Follow Me ~ Genesis
20) Graceland ~ Paul Simon
21) To Where You Are - Josh Groban
22) You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
23) Dreadlock Holiday ~ 10CC
24) Don't Worry About a Thing ~ Bob Marley
25) Make it with You ~ Bread
26) Clocks ~ Coldplay
27) Video Killed the Radio Star ~ Buggles
28) Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick ~ Ian Dury & The Blockheads
29) Cool For Cats ~ Squeeze
30) Olivers Army ~ Elvis Costello & The Attractions
31) Baker Street ~ Gerry Rafferty
32) Crazy ~ Patsy Cline
33) Never Let Her Slip Away ~ Andrew Gold
34) Perfect Day ~ Lou Reed
35) Are Friends Electric ~ Tubeway Army
36) All By Myself ~ Eric Karmen
37) Get Down ~ Gilbert O'Sullivan
38) Barbados ~ Typically Tropical
39) Mississippi ~ Pussycats
40) Chasing Cars ~ Snow Patrol
41) Hello ~ Lionel Richie
42) All Night Long ~ Lionel Richie
43) Lady ~ Lionel Richie
44) Lady In Red ~ Chris De Burgh
45) With or Without You ~ U2
46) Vienna ~ Ultravox
47) Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word ~ Blue & Elton John
48) Forever Autumn ~ Justin Hayward
49) Circle of Life ~ Elton John
50) Ben ~ Michael Jackson
51) When You Say Nothing at All ~ Ronan Keating
52) I Will Survive ~ Gloria Gaynor
53) Your Song ~ Elton John & Alessandro Safina
54) Wuthering Heights ~ Kate Bush
55) Love is in the Air ~ John Paul Young
56) Crazy ~ Gnarls Barkley
57) Sailing ~ Rod Stewart
58) Handbags & Gladrags ~ Stereophonics
59) Have I Told You Lately ~ Van Morrison
60) You Are Always Mind ~ Pet Shop Boys
61) White Flag ~ Dido
62) Matchstalk Men ~ Brian & Michael
63) Endless Love ~ Lionel Ritchie
64) Cars ~ Gary Newman
65) Ring my Bell ~ Anita Ward
66) Fields of Gold ~ Sting
67) Mr Blue Sky ~ ELO
68) Billy Don't be a Hero ~ Paperlace
69) Brass in Pocket ~ Pretenders
70) Alone Again ~ Vonda Shepherd
71) Together We are Beautiful ~ Fern Kinney
72) Crying ~ Don McLean
73) Vincent ~ Don McLean
74) Woman in Love ~ Barbara Streisand
75) Come on Eileen ~ Dexy's Midnight Runners
76) Woman ~ John Lennon
77) Tainted Love ~ Soft Cell
78) Don't You Want Me ~ Human League
79) Jealous Guy ~ Roxy Music
80) I Don't Wanna Dance ~ Eddy Grant
81) True ~ Spandau Ballet
82) Cha Cha Slide ~ DJ Casper
83) Red, Red Wine ~ UB40
84) 99 Red Balloons ~ Nina
85) Careless Whisper ~ George Michael
86) I Should Have Known Better ~ Jim Diamond
87) Sweet Dreams are Made of This ~ Eurythmics
88) Thorn In My Side ~ Eurythmics
89) I Will Always Love You ~ Whitney Houston
90) Take My Breath Away ~ Berlin
91) Upside Down ~ Diana Ross
92) China In My Hand ~ T'Pau
93) Eternal Flame ~ Bangles
94) Unchained Melody ~ Righteous Brothers
95) Children ~ Robert Miles
96) Days of Our Lives ~ Queen
97) Everything I Do ~ Brian Adams
98) When I Need You ~ Leo Sayer
99) Stay ~ Shakespears Sister
100) You're The First, The Last, My Everything ~ Barry White
101) I'd Do Anything For Love ~ Meatloaf
102) Out of Reach ~ Gabrielle
103) Stay Another Day ~ East 17
104) Airport ~ The Motors
105) Beauty & the Beast ~ Celine Dion
106) Want You Back For Good ~ Take That
107) Killing Me Softly ~ Fugees
108) If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time ~ R Kelly
109) The Closest Thing To Crazy ~ Katie Melua
110) Love Me For a Reason ~ Boyzone
111) Hero ~ Enrique
112) Man I Feel Like a Woman ~ Shania Twain
113) Desert Rose ~ Sting
114) Babylon ~ Craig David
115) It's Raining Men ~ Geri Halliwell
116) Electric Avenue ~ Eddy Grant
117) I'm Not In Love ~ 10CC
118) Lifted ~ Lighthouse Family
119) Just for You ~ M People
120) Beautiful Day ~ U2