Memorygirls - Make Do and Mend

crickett1234

Oh, and MG, the books arrived today! Perfect timing! So, thank you for your pressie as well!

Memory_Girl

6 MINUTES 20 SECONDS - yup!!! going the wrong way.

gonna have a go at memorising 3 at a time - theory being that I should triple my time - right???

really nice challenge on the blog tonight - and looks like we get a night off tomorrow, so i'm going back to play with the boys and my cards for a little while.

back soon

mg

Mags30

For self-help book fans tonights challenge is exactly like the "Artist's dates" from "The Artist's Way". http://www.theartistsway.com/

kavics17

Oh, I'm loving tonight's challenge, will def swop the veggies for double desert (bring on the 'sensible eating' from Monday ). Anyway, I will I think have a lie in tmrw instead of getting up and rushing to sort out everything-haven't had a proper lie in since I left uni, appr. 8 years ago:o.

Mags30

kavics17 wrote: »

Anyway, I will I think have a lie in tmrw instead of getting up and rushing to sort out everything-haven't had a proper lie in since I left uni, appr. 8 years ago:o.

Now I feel really lazy:D Me who has duvet days on her perfect days list!

kavics17

Mags30 wrote: »

Now I feel really lazy:D Me who has duvet days on her perfect days list!

Opsss, I forgot to put that one on my list...xx off she goes to rewrite her perfect week xx

groatie_queen

The "treasured childhood book" has been ordered from Amazon for... 1p plus postage! Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates. How lovely to be prompted to remember it. This is the only non-Enid Blyton book I can remember from when I was 6 years old (50 years ago!!), and it must have made an impression because I've always had a soft spot for Holland, which is on my list to visit when I'm well enough to travel again.

I was a voracious and very fast reader as a child, always wanting to know what happened next. My twin brother was dyslexic and I helped him with reading, whilst he helped me with hearing (I have a significant high tone hearing loss). We are still the best of pals.

Other childhood joys: I recently was able to start swimming again, which was essential for keeping cool in the Middle East where I spent my early years. I do in fact base much of what I do on what made me happy as a kid - I'd say books, cats and water were the key elements!

Back in the UK, it was also a great treat to go to a cafe for hot orange. Not sure about hot orange these days, maybe an Earl Grey tea at a local farm cafe might do the trick. But the real fun bit for me this weekend will be to spend a wee amount to buy the kit that you blow bubbles with. Then to sit in the garden and blow and blow and blow!! And watch the rainbow patterns on the bubbles, and follow them till they pop. I used to imagine they had fairies inside.

Sweet memories! I hope you enjoy yours too.

roomontheend

Double_Trouble wrote: »

Haven't checked the new challenge yet although I can guess what it is from the posts on her as last night I had a bath thought I would lie on the bed to cool off that was about 7.30 fell asleep until this morning :eek:

Caught part of a programme this morning on radio 4 about pay it amused me as we are trying to up our hourly rate

Women earn less than men - surprise surprise
Ugly people earn less than normal looking people especially ugly men
Tall people earn more about 2 1/2% for every inch
Left handed people earn more especially in top earners
Lesbians earn more
Gay men earn less
People with tidy homes earn more (who's going to do some more decluttering :rotfl:)
Think that was all I heard
Also if you earn £51K or more you are in the top 10% of earners

So as a short, ugly, right-handed, heterosexual, untidy woman I might as well give up now

Only joking honest :rotfl:I am not short not going to say anything about the rest

As I think most of us on here are women I think it is our duty to sort out the imbalance and I am certainly aiming to be in the top 10%

DTxx


Forgot to say Happy Birthday Crickett - I love Chatsworth used to have a boyfriend who took me there lots of weekends had to chuck him he never left a tip at restaurants and I couldn't cope with the embarassment!

How interesting, I am only 5 foot, female and right handed. Plus my house currently looks like steptoe's yard. I therefore need to declutter my mind, my house and my body, then my earnings will sore.

Memory_Girl

musicabc wrote: »

Just delurking to say MG I think I may originally be from near where you are based from reading through your thread and I don't know if you already have a plan for how you are getting the kids for the workshops you want to run but if there is going to be any kind of webpage or facebook page etc I would be more than happy to forward it on/share it with friends back home ... the few with kids I think are younger than you would like but if I pass it on for them to pass on etc :rotfl:

Let me know if it would help in anyway

thats a really good idea - can i get back to you if i sort something out over the weekend - i'm afraid im still learning how to do all this techie stuff so if anyone wants to help me out - please chip in.

mg

Memory_Girl

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

7 minutes, absolute pants indeed! :rotfl: :rotfl: Do you know how long it would take the rest of us??? :eek: :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl: you're right its all relative isn't it. :rotfl::rotfl:
mg