lionheartedgirl promises to let it shine :)

LittleBoots

Thank-You , point three really sets it as a challenge. If I accept a challenge, or set myeslf one I do my best to see it through.
Can I start tomorrow???:rotfl:

lionheartedgirl

afternoon all

well after my weekend of doing not much, I decided I had best have a productive day today, to get myself back into the habit of being busy, ready for tomorrow!

So. I had a really nice sleep and a lie-in until 9. Then took the dog out and have done an hour of Davina. Had bacon butties and tea and had a poke around the internet catching up on racing results. Tidied up and washed up all the yukky grill pans etc.

I have just spent an hour looking through the wardrobe situation, at last! :j

In summary, I need a couple more summery tops, some non-black summer sandals and need to ditch all the fading black vest tops which I have been wearing under things all winter. They are years old. I have a lovely vesty top from M&S which I bought a couple of years ago which is a nude colour, and I am kicking myself for not buying black and white ones at the same time :mad: as it is one that doesn't cling or make you sweaty so am on the hunt for one each of these.

I am also determined to find some more glamorous pyjamas - mine are supermarket specials and are fine, but would like to find something a little nicer.

I have sorted through and have a pile of stuff to get altered, couple of bits for dry cleaning and have put a few things in the charity box.

I have a beautiful Karen Millen suit which I bought years ago and have worn a couple of times. However, I am unlikely to be that shape ever again and the jacket was badly altered by someone at a dry cleaners and I'm not sure it's repairable :mad: I can't bear the thought of getting rid of it though! Feel as though I must hang onto it because of what it cost me, but I'm not kidding, I last wore it 5 years ago this year!

I don't have to wear a suit for work, if I needed to look smart I have an arsenal of fab Hobbs dresses which I bought for my last job, so there is just no need to keep it. Arghhh!! :mad: I will think on and have a word with myself!

This afternoon I will do some decluttering on the dressing table and around my bed (full of books I have little intention of reading!).

Attacking the dressing table means being brutal with expensive makeup I will never wear again and is years old to boot so probably not sensible to use anyway on safety grounds. However, while I don't have a capsule wardrobe just yet, I do have a capsule makeup bag which I am very proud of :rotfl: So there is no need to keep all the stuff that frankly just takes up space and gathers dust!

Once that's done I will hoover upstairs, do a declutter on the bathroom shelves, give the kitchen a bit of a blitz and then get on with some practice, and then hopefully some recording.

Was meant to go to the bike racing today with dad but as expected he wasn't feeling up to it. Works well for me (apart from not seeing dad) as I have enjoyed being around the house and regaining control, and most of all having a nice rest

I also need to pop to the farm shop before it shuts to pick up some stuff for sandwiches, and go to the bottle bank to ditch all the bottles which are taking over my kitchen cupboard! :eek: Have been a bit naughty on the drinky front lately but have run out now so will be back to T no G and posh cordial with fizzy water :A

LittleBoots

Glam pyjamas!!! Love it, think I need some too. In fact there's a lot of improvements I want to make and now feeling ready to!!
Yeay

hypno06

Helloooooo :hello:

Glad to see things looking up for you - after the last year or so it must be such a relief!!
xx

lionheartedgirl

hi, just a quick one for now

tackled the dressing table and chucked a reasonable amount of stuff but must try harder :rotfl:

did some practice last night and decided to add 15 mins to my practice session to take on board MemoryGirl's "15 minutes to make your heart sing" challenge.

I am working on some jazz and some more contemporary music as this is where I would like to develop my musical skills, as well as working on the big classical stuff I am doing at the moment. I don't want to lose everything I learnt from my course in Rotterdam last year. So I spent 15 mins working on some written down jazz and also working from chord symbols and melody only. It's quite a challenge but I loved it.

I am going to make a line in the sand and say that by the end of this year I would like to have performed live with a band :eek: I was thinking about this lots in the car on the way to work and it is something I really, really want to go for. There is no reason I can't achieve it if I really work hard.

It will involve me:

• expanding my current repertoire
• building my confidence to enable me to improvise
• pushing myself out there to meet some likeminded people
• listening to lots of music (especially live) to establish my influences and tastes

All the above will require Being Flamboyant :rotfl: :eek:

Also spoke to the lady selling the new purchase and it's all sorted, I am heading north on Saturday and further north on Sunday to collect it :j :j :j

back to munching frogs :cool:

Wordsmith

This is all excellent, LHG: an aim and an objective, with a time frame and everything! What sort of band would you like to play with. You could always start your own. Are you still on course for going to Italy in July?

LittleBoots

WOW, now thats a real plan!
Am very much looking forward to reading how it goes

lionheartedgirl

Evening all

very much still on track for Italy in July - in fact thank you for the reminder, need to sort out my flights!

re the band - I am not sure what sort of band just yet, but plan to go and listen to as much as I can to work out where I might fit in I have never been in a band before so have no idea of how to go about it. But my music buddy has, and we work well together so I'm sure she will have some tips :T

Well. I have had a lovely day today. Some great things have happened and I really feel like things are landing in my lap. It's worrying in some ways, I can't shake the feeling something will go wrong, but am going to keep up the positivity as it has sure worked so far!

Work has been slow, a lot of head scratching and in some ways I am no further on, but feel better for having spent more time on the problem in hand (techy so won't go into it!).

Popped to osteopath this morning which was agony but I know it will be beneficial. Then into a racing friend's workshop to pick up tickets for the racing on Monday. He has pledged to help with the man trouble :eek: I may have made a bit of a mistake as he has all the subtlety of a studded housebrick :rotfl: but who knows, he certainly knows a lot of people! He had some good results with the racing last weekend so was happy and that made me happy. We have been through some tough times together and have talked through some big stuff, so even when I haven't seen him in ages and he is super busy, he always seems pleased to see me and makes time for me and a cup of tea which is lovely

I put a shout on FB last night for an amp to go with my new purchase, as I have no idea where to start, so thought I would see if anyone could lend me anything. My uncle saw it and turns out my other Granny has a spare one that belonged to my Grandad. Grandad played Hawaiian guitar in a band - I never even thought to ask Granny if she still had any of his stuff. But needless to say, I am delighted to have something of his. Seems very apt given the harp has come from the other Granny and the amp has come from Grandad. Both will be with me on my new musical adventures :j

I had a great lesson with my pupil today, I had been fretting a bit as I haven't really known how best to keep him focussed and we have been drifting a little. But tonight he really bowled me over, he had worked very hard and performed his piece so beautifully, ready for a christening on Sunday. I almost burst with pride - in fact I told him it was (***) awesome. I didn't use the ****s though - but I did tell him I nearly said a naughty word :rotfl: which he thought was hilarious! So I am excited about this term and what we will achieve. AND I told him about the new arrival and he was as excited as I am :j. I am using it as a carrot to keep him working hard, as I have said if he really goes for it this term we will do a duet in his school concert and I will play my big harp and he can play my new one. His eyes were like saucers :rotfl: so this should work well (evil laugh!)

I popped into Tescos to pick up some bits for my one woman royal wedding party on Friday, and a really good friend rang me to tell me my advice was brilliant - to which I replied I know :rotfl: and then asked what I had advised as I had forgotten :rotfl: we had a good natter when I got home, I so wish he wasn't in a relationship :mad: :rotfl: but he is happy so that's fine he's nice to talk to and lifted my spirits. He had been for a Mexican meal at the weekend so I had said I was going to have fajitas for my tea as he had made me really crave them. I had been to the supermarket last night to pick up a couple of veg bits, but had left the seasoning as I knew I had some cajun stuff in the cupboard which I could blag with.

I was chatting away on the phone putting the shopping away, opened the cupboard to look for said cajun seasoning, and what should almost fall out into my hands? A forgotten packet of fajita seasoning :eek: :eek: I couldn't believe it. Perfect!

I feel like I am not even asking the universe and things are really happening for me.... it's a very strange state of affairs and I am really starting to feel uneasy. Is this just because I have been used to making like Eeyore and looking for the gloomy side of everything? It feels like things haven't gone this well in a very, very long time.

I was putting the washing out earlier, went to say hello to the fish and found myself skipping back across the garden into the house. Found myself dancing away while I was cooking my tea, feeling like I was having a party for one and having the best time I felt so happy! Maybe there is something in the water....:rotfl: but I do hope it keeps up.

Hope I haven't been too annoying and that good things are happening to others as well

lionheartedgirl

oh - and the other thing. I had managed to resist a very shiny bike a couple of weeks ago when I went to get mine MOTd. I sat on it and it wasn't quite right so I left well alone. Sadly I said to myself, I would have one if a low mileage version of the newer model came in, as I had sat on that before and like Goldilocks, it was just right.

Well. Sure enough, checked the bike shop website today and there it was looking at me. I am worn out with resisting all this temptation. I am away over the weekend so will see if it's still there next weekend and may chance a test ride. I could part ex mine and get a good deal, but it would mean more debt in the short term. Hmmmmm. Dad would help out a bit as well but I don't want him to so won't mention it.

LittleBoots

What an amazing post!! I felt happy just reading it .
First of all, can u send that guy up here to help me with the man trouble?? Subtlety is not what I need!!
Great news on the amp, and it's lovely that there will be a part of your grandparents with you when u get that and the new harp.
I know what u mean about waiting for something bad to happen when things are going well but you def have the right attitude by being positive and appreciating everything.
I'm not sure how I feel about asking the universe for things, I think I once got a bit too lazy and thought what will be will be, forgetting that I actually have to put the effort in! I do believe there's something helping and guiding us but not sure what. I love that stones song ' you can't always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you might find you get what you need'. Very true

Sorry I'm waffling now, sorry for typos as on the iPhone.
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