Woohoo! Scarf Complete - PROOF

I’m so proud of it, I thought I’d share it with you!  Pete if you are reading don’t look…

Woohoo! Scarf Complete.

Dedicated readers will be aware that at the start of the year I took up knitting. My good friend Pete suggested I knit him a scarf which I though would be a great idea.

Six bloody months this scarf has taken me!  It has been a never ending mission to finish this in time for his birthday. I decided to make it wide so it was more “manly”.. big mistake!

FINALLY I have done it! I have finished it! It looks rubbish, is uneven, and the pattern doesn’t match due to me running out of black wool. But it is done and I am filled with an amazing sense of pride in having created something hand made for someone that I love (in an extremely platonic way). Well done me. 

So keep an eye on the post Pete… your long awaited scarf is on the way.  I apologise for its crapness in advance.

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Well Meaning Advice Falls Upon Deaf Ears

As you all know I have been single for quite some time now and because of this well meaning friends frequently offer advice.

One of my most beloved friends, Andre, has given me a list of things that I am not allowed to talk about when I am on a date or picking up boys.  These vary from my love of Harry Potter to “try not to be too ginger”. 

I have made the executive decision to disregard all this advice for two reasons.

1. I am an interesting, nice girl albeit with some eccentric tendencies.  I am not going to hide my true personality or try and be someone I am not.  I have done this before and it never works.

2. I am not interested in going out with someone who scares easily.  If they are put off by my love of children’s book series or the fact that I like to knit or that I love to communicate (and yes that means excessive text messages) then they are hardly going to be worthwhile catch in the long run.

So thank you my dear friends, but if you can love me for who I am, then there is a man out there who will too. 

PS. Please bear with me whilst I experiment with blog design and fonts etc. I was bored of the old layout and have been browsing all the amazing templates online.  Huge fan of www.suckmylolly.com!!

DAY/POST 1 of 365

365 Days – 365 Posts. The S.L.O.Ginger Project!

Today I went and saw ‘Julie & Julia’; a fabulous movie about a chef and a blogger. A friend recommended it to me and said she knew I would want to blog about it afterwards.  Well, she was correct.

Once again I have come across something that inspires the creative bones in my body.  It reminded me that I want to be a writer.  One day, before I leave this world, I want to walk into a bookstore and see upon a shelf a book with my name on it.  I don’t care if it’s not a bestseller, or if nobody reads it.  But I want to write it so bad.

This dream of mine is one that is fleeting.  I can’t seem to stick to it, or dedicate the time to it.  I get inspiration for blogs all the time whilst driving or in my mundane job but never get the patience to sit down with my laptop and do it.

Last Monday I turned 26. An age where I thought I would have accomplished so much more in my life.  25 was an extremely mediocre year for me and I am determined that 26 will be spectacular. So here is my project…

Every day from now until my 27th birthday I am going to post at my blog that has been neglected for so long.  I am going to build my readership and improve my writing.  And that is not all… I’m going to take control of my life and be open to new opportunities.

Stay tuned my (few) faithful followers, it’s going to be an entertaining year!

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Around this time every year something wonderful happens. Not only do I turn another year older (and get showered with praise and affection), but all the shops become a twinkling delight of festive fun.  Novelty gifts are on display and the smell of mince pies is in the air.  That’s right… it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
This is by far my most favourite time of year.  Each year the  lead up to Christmas fills me with a childlike delight that surprises me with its intensity every year. I love the carols, the songs, the food, the tinsel, the decorations, the present buying, gift wrapping, Santa, EVERYTHING! 
But to be honest, one thing I’m now a huge fan of is Christmas Day.  It’s very overrated.  A day when you are forced to spend time with your family with whom you either spend every day with anyway or don’t see for an entire year.  Christmas lunch is always a bit bland and it’s always STUPIDLY hot.  So hot that all you want to do is sit on the couch in your underwear watching re-runs of Friends or The Simpsons (but the Christmas episodes naturally). 
I’ll deal with Christmas Day when it gets here.. but in the meantime it’s the season to be jolly, I hear those sleigh bells ring-a-ling and I’m going to dust off my santa’s helper outfit and fill up my novelty reindeer wine glass with Christmas Cheer!  Ho Ho Ho!