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We thought that we would start our blog with our absolute favorite and most Purposeful organizational strategy! How is that for a ringing endorsement? It is important to know that not only do we ALWAYS recommend this strategy to our clients but we practice it ourselves.  We say “practice” because it doesn’t come naturally-nope, not even to Professional Organizers.  Lastly, this is not rocket science but it definitely changes your life and way of doing things.  If you are a procrastinator buckle up!

Two-Minute Rule:

You should NOT put off anything that takes you less than 2-minutes to do

Remember, we told you it wasn’t rocket science.  Here is why we recommend it: If you put something down after you’ve picked it up and determined what you need to do with it, you’ll just have to re-remember it later.  This means that when you come across the item in the future, you will have to repeat that process again.  That is a waste of your time, maybe just a couple minutes but these minutes add up.  So once you pick it up and determine that it will take you less than two minutes to deal with it, DO IT THEN.

Here are a couple ways to think about this rule:

  • Sorting mail:  “batch your tasks.  This means when you sort your mail, place anything that will take more than 2 minutes to deal with in an “action” bin.  Put junk mail in your recycle bin. Resolve any action that takes less than 2 minutes to deal with, then file accordingly after completion.  Set aside time during the week to resolve any items in your “action” bin.
  • Laundry-Take piles directly to designated rooms upon folding.  Put away-it really doesn’t take that long to put laundry away, might be a bit longer than 2 minutes, but then it is done.
  • Donations/Returns-If you have items to donate or return to the store, put them directly in your car.  No sense in taking them from one room in the house, to another, then eventually to your car.  Why touch it and think about it multiple times? Why increase the chances of forgetting about it? We recommend that you keep a crate or bin in the car for these items.

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Poll: Clinton extends lead over Trump

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Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

(CNN) — Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by six points, 44% to 38%, in a Fox News poll of registered voters released Wednesday, marking an uptick from similar polls released in May and June.

The Fox News results follow a rough patch for the Trump campaign: In May, the presumptive Republican nominee enjoyed a three-point lead in the same survey. But by early June, those numbers had flipped, with Clinton jumping out to a 42% to 39% advantage.

CNN’s Poll of Polls — an average of results for the five most recent publicly released national polls that meet CNN’s standards for publication — has Clinton leading Trump 46% to 40%.

Her lead among women in this latest round — 51% to 32% — outpaces Trump’s with men, where his edge has dwindled to 10 points, 46% to 36%.

The state of the race remains essentially unchanged when Libertarian Gary Johnson is thrown into the mix.

Johnson wins 10% of the vote in a three-way competition, taking about equally from Trump and Clinton, whose lead scales down to 41% to 36%.

Despite having seen off his last primary rival nearly eight weeks ago, Trump also lags behind Clinton on the party unity front.

His lead among Republicans is down to 74% from 82% in May. And only 52% of registered GOP voters who had previously supported one of his opponents picked the billionaire businessman over Clinton.

On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders voters appear more willing to shed their primary loyalties and back the party’s likely nominee.

Two-thirds of the Sanders backers surveyed said they would vote for Clinton over Trump. Overall, 83% of Democrats plan to support Clinton in November.

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You are currently browsing the monthly archive for January 2014.

Just watched a really interesting documentary on the Flash Crash of 2010 :

Money & Speed: Inside the Black Box

Some stand-out points :
> CFTC / SEC attribute the root cause as Waddell & Reed ‘dumping’ $4.1bn shares
> Eric Hunsader @ Nanex looks at the W&R trades [ see video at 34m18s ]
> W&R trades don’t look like dumping, they maximize sell price during local up runs
> there are other trades that do look like aggressive dumping, ie. rapid sequential bursts down

The Nanex explanation of the Flash Crash : FlashCrashAnalysis

Price manipulation ?

This raises an interesting Question :

Is it possible for a black box algorithm to use a rational probabilistic strategy to drive down stock price in bursts like this, in order to later buy the stock at a very low artificially deflated price ?  You’d need a lot of stock to do this : is there a threshold of stock volume, say 5% of all stock, under which its impossible to create this effect ?

Price Delay Arbitrage ?

Another aspect of this, is the possibility to do ‘Diffusion Arbitrage’ for want of a better name :

If you can drive the market so quickly that derived instruments take seconds to reprice ( due to the storm of new data), then you have that window to trade ahead of the market in options or indexes based on the underlying you have manipulated.

In this case the delay was a whopping 5 to 35 seconds : see for example Nanex’s FlashCrashSummary , showing the delayed drop and recovery of the Dow.

Tagninju is an ergonomic tag-centric Time and Cost tracking tool.

Its very simple to use and extremely flexible :

  • use keyword tags to organise and group entries
  • rather than type a long description, keep it terse, with tags
  • tags suggest : topic, person, subject, code, urgency, project, specifics
  • inbuilt auto clock timer with pause and continue
  • set todos into the future quickly
  • provides rapid insight into costs and time

TagNinju app is handy for :

  • gain real insight into your time usage [ procrastination or productivity ]
  • keep yourself motivated with objective progress notes
  • track progress towards a goal like weight loss, fitness, savings
  • budgeting : shopping list and track expenses quickly
  • track hours worked on jobs for freelancers and contractors
  • HTML5 local storage means works on mobile tablet or web

I noticed a lot of time dissapeared on unimportant things, and my productivity and motivation was inconsistent. Some days I would feel motivated and get a lot done, other days Id languish and could not really recall what I spent time on or what goals had been achieved.

I looked for a good app, but the note takers were too general, and a spreadsheet was not easy to use on mobile, many time tracker systems were slow or overkill. Eventually I started working on a simple web app to do this. I added an automated timer clock, and this at least allowed me to note down tasks. I started off writing readable sentence notes, but migrated to a terse form with just keywords. I added a simple filter search and found that worked well : I could zoom into areas of interest by keyword, such as shopping or weight or fee or run or billable.

I gradually noticed a useful psychological side-effect of tracking my time : I wanted to get stuff done just so that I could note it down! Id catch myself thinking.. Hmm I havent put in any entries for exercise the last 2 days, I better do some situps or a run so I can put that in.
So actually noting things down had the effect of pushing me to get more good things done.
Theres a kind of objectivity, and also the effect of your motivated self observing your unmotivated self and kind of comparing the two.

I recently heard a talk by memory expert Josh Foer, about autopilot subconscious plateaus. This is where your activity matches your expectation set point at the OK level and so your conscious mind doesnt need to be engaged. We do this everyday for routine tasks, we perform them uncounsciously or rather subconsciously, on auto-pilot.

Autopilot is great for things we dont want to improve : washing dishes, shaving, driving to work.
For things we do want to improve, we need some way of making the activity stand out to our conscious minds so we can evaluate performance and goals and try a different strategy. Time tracking seems to help with this, it makes you review what youve just been doing.

Im not recommending tracking everything, in fact I think its good to decide to not track some areas, maybe the weekends or reading time in the evening. But it can give real insight and motivation for those areas we want to improve : lose weight, gain fitness, reduce cigarettes, study more effectively etc.

You might find these tips handy :

  • tap timer to pause the clock and restart it
  • tap and drag out from timer box to select a time period
  • use meaningful tags, use multiple tags
  • use quick filter search to zoom into that topic or area

Coming soon

These are some future features which might make Tagninju more useful :

  • sync between versions [ entries shared across devices : mobile, web and tablet ]
  • dropbox integration
  • csv import / export [ to and from spreadsheet ]
  • bar charts to show time and cost spent by tag
  • shared groups

Some of these features will be more useful to professionals, small business founders and freelancers and will be released as part of the upcoming paid version : TagNinju Pro.

Im interested to see how people use TagNinju for tracking time and cost, for achieving goals and personal growth.

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Radio Operators Badge

One of the unique features of airmen serving a wireless trade, is that they wear a badge on the sleeve of their uniform, to signify their belonging to any of the several radio and radar trades. It was the first trade badge to be authorised the the Royal Air Force.

A consensus of opinion suggests that originally these were worn by signalers. Up until 1918, ordinary ranks could not address an officer without first speaking to an NCO. Through the first World War, for the first time, this was often found obstructive when many things were happening at once. Consider that the first world war was the first war to simultaneously utilise no less than three armed forces in the same war. Fast effective and efficient correspondence was necessary to co-ordinate their efforts. A signaler wishing to pass on vital information then, had first to pass it on to the corporal, who then passed it to a sergeant, from whom it was given to the relevant officer, a clumsy arrangement and fraught with problems if the message was verbal!!

on 18th September 1918, The Air ministry, in it’s wisdom, came up with this solution. Signalers would be issued with a cloth badge, originally in red worsted embroidery, to be worn on their tunic, giving the wearer the authority to speak, address or pass on, a communication of any sort, directly. The same badge, while the wearer was on duty, would also excuse them from repeatedly saluting the officer(s), if there were more than one ‘over’ in the messaging sequence.

There exists Ministry of Supply and Air Ministry documents showing that this badge was manufactured and issued, but nothing stated officially about the reason for issue, it seems they were just ‘Generally Accepted’ rules of conduct. The badge is in use, in today’s Royal Air Force and an example of the documentation is shown below.

It was later worn by air gunners who combined the duties of wireless operators while flying, and was soon being worn by anyone who could claim the remotest connection with wireless and electricity, becoming known as the “Sparks” badge. Its proliferation was encouraged by numerous unauthorized versions produced privately, such as the fist being replaced by RO for Radio Operators, WM for Wireless Mechanics and E for Electricians. There was a proposal in 1949 to abolish the badge but it survived, and in 1951 was authorised for wear by airmen and airwomen of all the ground signalling and radio engineering trade groups with the requisite pass on their basic training course.


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Sunday, 29 November 2015

613 Avenue Create Challenge #152 - ATG / option of Paper Piecing Technique

Hi Crafters,

** If you are looking for my CCC card then please scroll down **

Well we are almost at the end of November and I have a special little bear to share with you today on my DT card for 613 Avenue Create.

I have used the Paper Piecing Technique on my image.

If this technique is new to you there is a tutorial from Splitcoast Stamps to show you how it's done here.
Isn't he so cute?!

Image - Ornament Bear - Bugaboo Stamps
Papers - 'Happy, Jolly Christmas' by Me To You
Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass
Martha Stewart Edge Punch
Bobble Trim
Glimmer Dust
Brad and Pearls

This set of papers had one that looked just like woven material and I thought this was perfect for the little bears body

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pick - 'Baubles'
Fab & Funky - #283 Christmas
Winter Wonderland - Add Some Sparkle & Bling
Rudolph Challenge - ATG Christmas

Our sponsors are:
Bugaboo Stamps

Check out the blog for the prize details, you don't want to miss out.

Hope you have a fabulous day whatever you are up to.

See you soon,

Saturday, 28 November 2015

Christmas Card Club Challenge # 24 - The Holly and The Ivy

Hi Crafters,

How is everyone?
It's been so busy here with family, craft fairs and getting over the lurgy that my hubby kindly shared with me that I'm afraid I haven't been able to visit you all this week but hopefully next week I can remedy that.
So on to why I am here today...
Christmas Card Club.
It is almost another year over and we are at challenge number 24 which was Asha's turn to choose the theme of 'The Holly and The Ivy'
I could only find an image with holly in it but I'm sure that will be ok.

Craft Creations Topper
Papermania Christmas papers
Memory Box Frame Die
Cheery Lynn Doily Die
Spellbinders Banner Dies

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pick - Red & Green
Fab & Funky - Christmas

Thanks for popping in today, I hope you enjoyed seeing my Christmas cards.
I will be back tomorrow for my DT post at 613 Avenue Create.

See you then,

Wednesday, 25 November 2015

ABC Christmas Challenge 'X' is for 4"x 4" Square Card or Box

Hi Crafters,

I hope your Christmas preparations are coming along nicely, it won't be long and today I have my ABC Christmas Challenge DT project to share with you.

I decided to make a 4"x 4" Exploding Christmas Gift Box

...and here it is 'exploded!'

12" x 12" card stock for the base and lid
Papers - Dovecrafts 'Glad Tiding' 8" x 8" Paper Pad
Dessert Storm Card Stock
Marianne Designs Dies - Sleigh-LR 0178, Skates, LR 0247, Christmas Bauble Freebie Die
Tonic Studios - Festive Gift Die
Britannia Dies - Large Snowflake Christmas Tree & Christmas Flight
Circle Sentiment Die - Magazine Freebie
Tag - Papermania Seasons Greeting Stamp Set
Felt Snowflake
Reindeer Charm
Sentiment Ribbon
Distress Ink & Glitter

The tree ornament in the centre was made by cutting the Britannia Tree die five times and folding each one down the centre and gluing them all together in to a 3D tree.

I made one of these last year too in a different style and colour, I love making them - here's a link to that post.

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Brown Sugar - #173 ATG
Creative Fingers - #98 ATG
Allsorts Challenge - #338 At Least 3 Die Cuts
Unicorn Challenge - #3 Christmas is Coming
Not Just Cards - #26 ATG
Noor Design - #12 ATG
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #23 ATG
Crafting From The Heart - #87 ATG
The Shabby Tea Room - #264 O' Christmas Tree
Try It On Tuesday - Gift Bags or Boxes

We are sponsored by

their prize this time is a
Merry Christmas Die

Isn't it beautiful!

So what are you waiting for? Get making and creating!

See you soon,

Friday, 20 November 2015

Share an Oldie on Friday

Hi Crafters,

I'm popping in this morning with a quick post to share an old crafty make with Erika from Snappy Crafts.
Each Friday she encourages us to resurrect one of our older crafty projects. It's fun to look back and see how your style has changed and evolved over time.

Here is my 'Oldie'...

This was a commissioned card for a lady who loved shoes and bling and I thought the leopard print went well with it. The papers and image were digital and for the life of me I can't remember where from. I decoupaged the shoe to add a little dimension.

If you'd like to join in the fun, pop over to Erika's blog, (link above) and share away!

Well that's all from me, I have a craft fair tomorrow which I'm hoping I will be well enough to attend, hubby kindly shared his germs with me and I've been coughing and spluttering all week so we'll wait and see.

Take care,

Thursday, 19 November 2015

As You Like It Challenge #67 - Favourite Season and WHY

Hi Crafters,

What is your favourite Season?
That's the question we are asking this week at As You Like It.
Although I love to make Wintry Christmas cards and items I'm really not a fan of the cold weather. My favourite season is Summer.
I love the warm sunny days spent relaxing in the garden and if I had a swing like my little image Emily has on my card today then I would be doing just that too.

Topper - Hobby House
Papers - Old ones from stash
Sentiment Stamp - Papermania
Tattered Lace Decorative Edge Circle Die
SB Scalloped Circle Die

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Crafty Catz - #301 Girls Only
Incy Wincy Designs - Critters Large and Small

Our sponsor this time is

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

Now it's over to you...
Please follow the theme and tell us WHY you have a favourite season.

That's all from me for now,

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Passion For Promarkers Challenge #323 - Shopping

Hi Crafters,

It's time to share my card for another new challenge at Passion For Promarkers. It was Kelly's turn to choose the theme which is 'Shopping'.
To join in with us please use your Letraset markers on your project and portray the theme of shopping.

Now we all love to do a little bit of shopping don't we?
Whether it be clothes, shoes, handbags, jewellery or crafty items a little bit of retail therapy never did any harm :)
My image today 'Shopping Imogen' from DigiStamp Boutique definitely knows how to shop - look at all those bags! ....and you wouldn't want to get in the way of her at the sales would you?

Image & Sentiment- Shopping Imogen - DigiStamp Boutique
Medium - Pro/flexmarkers
Papers - Unknown - From that mystery batch on Ebay
Organza Ribbon
EK Success Picot Border Punch
Dovecraft Floral Flourish Stamp

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Creative Inspirations - #335 ATG / Option Sketch
Crafty Catz - #301 Girls Only
DigiStamp Boutique - Nov ATG
The Ribbon Girl - Nov - Use Any Image

Our sponsor is
and they are offering a £10 voucher to the winner

We really look forward to seeing your entries for the challenge but please follow the simple rules to qualify for the prize.

Sunday, 15 November 2015

613 Avenue Create Challenge # 150 ATG / Hello

Hi Crafters,

**Looking for my CCC Card then please scroll down, thanks **

How are you all today? Good I hope and enjoying your weekend.
I'm here to share my DT card for 613 Avenue Create.

As November 21st is World 'Hello' Day we would either like you to have the word 'Hello' on your project or you can follow the Anything Goes part of the challenge.
I have used this adorable image called 'Covered in Kitties' by one of our sponsors Sami Stamps

Image - Covered in Kitties by Sami Stamps
Medium - Pro/flexmarkers
Papers - Boho Chic - First Edition
Dies - Presscut Large Circle, SB Grand Large Labels, Marianne Designs LR0133, Joanna Sheen Pretty Petal Edger.
Sentiment Stamps - Big Words by WOW
Large Pearls, Lace, Ribbon and Flowers from stash
Cat Charm

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Eureka Stamps - #166 Colours of Fall
Crafting From The Heart - #85 ATG
Cute Card Thursday - #399 Birds / Animals
Aud Sentiments - #144 Bingo (Patterned Paper, Flowers, Die Cut)
Crafty Catz - #301 Girls Only
Crafty Friends - #18 Add A Charm
Crafty Time - #7 Embellish It
Sami Stamps Challenge - #31 ATG

Our sponsors this week are

they have some wonderful prizes waiting for you so it's over to you...come and join us.

Saturday, 14 November 2015

Christmas Card Club Challenge - #23 Feature A Postbox

Hi Crafters,

These Christmas Card Challenges are coming around quicker than ever, it doesn't seem like a fortnight ago I was sharing my last card, well it is and here is my card for this weeks theme which is 'Feature a Postbox' chosen by our very own Valerie aka Mrs A.

This is another commissioned order and happened to fit very nicely with my challenge theme so thought I would take advantage of that.

Craft Creations Die Cut Decoupage Sheet
Papers - Country Companions Winter Wishes
Sentiment - Computer Generated
Polka Dot Ribbon

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Craft-Dee Bowz - ATG + Bow
CHNC Extra - ATG Christmas
CHNC Patterned Paper - ATG
Try It On Tuesday - Create A Scene
Creative Inspirations - #335 ATG / Option Sketch #2

As you know I always post my CCC card a day early so I can dedicate tomorrows post for my 613 Avenue Create DT card so please come back tomorrow and follow the links in the CCC tab above and visit the rest of the ladies blogs and their creations.

See you then,

Friday, 13 November 2015

Sharing an 'Oldie on Friday'

Hi Crafters,

I'm back today to share one of my old crafty makes and join in with Erika at Snappy Crafts. A few of us share an old crafty project from the past and leave a message for Erika on her blog to let her know that we have joined in.
This week I have a card that was created using my Silhouette Cameo

I experimented a lot when I first had my Cameo and made lots of things but recently I haven't had the time to play but this card was the first time I had cut out some intricate text.
I believe the star background cut file came from 'Birds Cards' and I typed the words in a fancy font and cut them out using my machine.

If you would like to join in with us each week then give Erika a visit and let her know.

A quick post from me today as it's Hubby's Birthday so there's a special meal to get ready for later and then cake!

See you soon,

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Across The Miles

Hi Crafters,

I've been trying to get my Christmas Card orders done and dusted and this is one I'd like to share with you today.

Image - Craft Creations Topper
Crafters Companion Frame Die
Wild Rose Studio Frosty Corner
Marianne Designs Snowflake Die LR0123
Spellbinders Ribbon Banners Die
LOTV Sentiment
Ribbon and Pearls from stash

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Crafty Catz - #300 Winter
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #105 ATG / Blue & White
Unicorn Challenge - #3 Christmas is Coming
Crafty Calendar  - Sparkle, Bling and Embellish
Noor Designs - #12 ATG
The 12 MoC Link Up - #11 ATG / Sparkle, Sparkle Everywhere
Come & Get It - Lots of Sparkle
Incy Wincy Designs - Winter Activities (sledging)
Crafting From The Heart - #85 ATG

Hope you are all having a happy crafty time and I will see you tomorrow as I'm finally joining in with Erika this week for her 'Oldie Crafty Make on Friday'.

See you then

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Exciting News!

Hi Crafters,

I have some really exciting news that I have been dying to share...
...I have been chosen to join the fabulous Design Team at ABC Christmas Challenge.
I'm looking forward to joining this wonderful team of talented ladies and inspiring you all with my Christmas themed projects.

Talking of which... this is my shaker card for my first challenge on the team. We are sponsored by Stamp & Create for our challenge of 'W' is for Wild Thing ... and here are my very wild Polar Bear and Penguins, he, he.

Image - Arctic Fun Set - DigiStamp Boutique
Medium - Pro/flexmarkers
Snowflake Background - Kanban
SB Oval Die
Marianne Designs - LR0136 Fur Tree Die
Britannia Word Dies - Merry Christmas
Glass Glitter
Velvet Ribbon
Various Sparkly Stars and Glitter for the shaker

...a close up of these cute I mean wild critters

Challenges I'd like to enter:
DigiStamp Boutique - ATG
Aud Sentiments - #144 Bingo - Favourite Colour (RED), Digi Stamp, Pattern Paper.
Crafty Catz - #300 Winter
Creative Fingers - #97 ATG
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #105 ATG  twist Blue & White
Allsorts Challenge - #336 Ribbons and Bows
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Oh Christmas Tree
Crafty Calender - Sparkle, Bling, Embellish
The 12 MoC Link Up - #11 ATG/Sparkle, Sparkle Everywhere
The Ribbon Girl - ATG Card Challenge
Come And Get It Challenge - Lots of Sparkle
Papertake Weekly - Christmas Critters
Try It on Tuesday - Create a Scene

We are getting ever nearer to the Big Day and joining in with us by creating some Christmas craftiness will help boost your Christmas card stash along with a chance at winning our Sponsors fabulous prize.

The Store
are offering 3 Wags 'n' Whiskers Digital Stamps

Well that's all from me today, thanks for visiting. I love reading your comments and appreciate the time it takes to leave them. I look forward to visiting you all soon.

Saturday, 7 November 2015

A Fabulous Day

Hi Crafters,

I had a fabulous day at the Birmingham NEC on Thursday, very tired yesterday and just getting around to visiting your blogs today. Sorry it might be a day or two before I get to all of you as I have orders to fulfil in between.
So a quick post from me to share as promised - my crafty haul.

I try to get all my card stock from the show when I go there and some dies that I've had my eye on over the months leading up to it. Then of course there are the inevitable impulse purchases, seem to have had a few of those this time, lol. The 'Every Crafts A Pound' stand had some lovely bargains on 12 x 12  and 6 x 6 paper pads so it would have been rude to pass this one by. I found some mixed media items to play with too as I would like to try my hand at this style a little more and stocked up on some new dies and stamps too.

A lot of the regular stands were there but as has already been mentioned by others, some of the popular ones weren't and those that were had smaller stands than last year, all due to increased prices by the organisers. This is such a shame as these events are marvellous for people like me who live no where near any kind of comprehensive craft shop and have to shop online all the time. It's great to actually see and touch the items, feel and sniff the papers ha, ha, - only kidding. But seriously, I'm sure these organisers make enough money from the stall holders and car park and in-house eateries that the need to increase the fees is just being greedy.

Well I'm off to squeeze this lot in to my room somewhere :/    ...and then get to work catching up with some orders for next week.
I hope you are all well and if you went to the NEC or are going tomorrow I hope you have a fab time and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Thursday, 5 November 2015

As You Like It Challenge - #66 Favourite Hobby & WHY

Hi Crafters,

I think I can safely say that my favourite hobby is Card Making, followed closely by Papercraft.
I just love making cards, I find it so relaxing to shut myself away in my craft room and create all sorts of cards and projects. It helps me to de-stress and unwind.
I am sharing two cards today using lots of embossing and dies...

Background Embossing Folder - Magazine Freebie
Corner Dies - Joy Crafts 6002/0135
Champagne Glasses - Marianne Designs LR0237
Words - Britannia Dies
Gems and Ribbon Bow

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Crafting From The Heart - #84 ATG
Fab 'n' Funky - #280 Die Cuts & or Punches
Incy Wincy Designs- ATG
Papertake Weekly - ATG

We are sponsored this time by Shape EZ.

Thanks for joining me today and for all your lovely comments.
As this goes live I shall be browsing the stalls at the Birmingham NEC Crafts For Christmas Event and no doubt spending a little on more crafty stash - we can never have too many dies or stamps, or papers, or ribbons, or cardstock, or..  well all of it really he, he.
I'll share a picture of my goodies when I return.

See you soon,

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Passion For Promarkers Challenge #321 - Embossing

Hi Crafters,

These weeks are certainly flying by and I'm here to share my DT card for Passion For Promarkers today.
Our them this week is 'Embossing' so we want to see your cards and projects using your Letraset Markers and either heat or dry embossing.
I have used this fabulous embossing folder from Crafters Companion for the background.

Image - Floral Watering Can - Delicious Doodles
Medium - Pro/flexmarkers
SB Floral Oval Die
Stampin' Up Oval and Scalloped Oval Punches
EK Success Mini Flower Punch
Sentiment - Verve Stamp Set

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Cute Card Thursday - #397 Sparkles
Aud Sentiments - #143 Birthday Sentiment
Brown Sugar - #170  Flowers
Fussy & Fancy - #151 Flowers
Not Just Cards - #26 ATG
Crafty Time - #7 Embellish It
The Cutie Pie Challenge - #92 Pretty In Pink
Craft-Dee Bowz - Nov ATG + Bow
The Ribbon Girls - ATG Card Challenge
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #21 ATG

Now it's your turn, get out your Letraset Markers, embossing folders and powders and away you go!
You can win 2 digital images from Polkadoodles
Polkadoodles Ltd

Well that's all from me today,

Sunday, 1 November 2015

613 Avenue Create Challenge #148 - Anything Goes / Thank You

Hi Crafters,

**If you are looking for my CCC post then please scroll down**

Well, how did that happen? It's November already!...
...and it's time for another new challenge at 613 Avenue Create.
Our theme is an Anything Goes one with an optional twist to create a Thank you card or gift. I have made a pack of thank you notelets using this image from one of our sponsors.

Image - Toodstool Printables - Sleeping Mouse
Spellbinder Die - Labels Seventeen
Stampin' Up 'Thank You' Stamp

We are sponsored by

My Whimsical Little World

QKR Stampede

Toodstool Printables

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Eureka Stamps - #164 Pets / Animals
Creative Fingers - #96 ATG

Please take a look at the other Design Team members inspirational cards and projects on the blog, they have some wonderful creations there. Then come and join in the fun for some fabulous prizes, details of which can also be found at 613 Avenue Create.

Thanks for visiting


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Family Matters

Just hold on tight – don’t let it in

Okay, some things.

1. Marc recently purchased Dark Souls II.

For those of you who are not versed in From Software’s latest release, this is a game famed for its incredible difficulty, infinitely unforgiving structure (you cannot ever pause gameplay), and relentless onslaught of terrifying and hard to kill monsters.

So of course my husband (and millions of other gamers the world wide over) love to drive themselves crazy engaging with this insanity.

Marc, in particular, really likes to set the right tone before picking up his player console, and as such, this is what our living room has been looking like for the past few nights:

I mean, I’m all for mood lighting, but I’m not sure if the candlelight is really fulfilling its intended function if he is still rage quitting every time he accidentally gets obliterated by a boss, or inadvertently walks off of a cliff.

This game, man.

It destroys lives.

(And souls)

2. Last Tuesday night I went to see the band Jungle in concert.

Due to my slight crotichiness and very busy life schedule, it really takes a lot for me to stay out past my bedtime on a school night.

So to find me at a club downtown (on a Tuesday no less!), waiting for this band to storm the stage at the ungodly hour of 11pm, I was beginning to question whether or not my choice to come out and see them had been the correct decision.

My dance mate (my very good friend Chelsea, whom I had invited to accompany me as a “Holy crap you just published a book” gift) was equally as skeptical – she being of similar mind and crotichiness.

But sweet mother of pearl, I’ll tell ya. As soon as the first strains of their song “Platoon” propelled forth from the stage, I knew we were in for a treat.

This band is very, very good.

For the next hour we danced our little hearts out to the most epic of new soul-funk-rock tunes, dazzled by the most brilliant of accompanying light shows.

It’s not often you’ll go see a new band (they formed in 2013) that is so tight, and polished, and all around AMAZING.

They were playing at The Imperial, and I doubt they will be playing such a small venue the next time they roll around in Vancouver.

They will be selling out the Commodore in no time flat.

And I will be there.

And I won’t question that decision for a second.

  1. Young Scamps

That’s me on the right and my big sister Kate on the left.

Kate and V

Ah love.

Would you look at us?

As ridiculous as it would seem – I remember that outfit so well. I was absolutely mesmerized by the plums!

I am also fairly certain that this photo was taken somewhere in the east coast of Canada, during one of our many summer sojourns in and around Nova Scotia – only I cannot for the life of me pinpoint the exact location.

I’ll probably bolt out of bed sometime around 3am tomorrow, having remembered the date and time, and also the fact that I forgot to pre-set the coffee and switch the laundry into the dryer.

The stuff of which my nightmares are made!

But until that time, I’ll just enjoy it for what it is.

Unbearable cuteness.

And joy.

So that’s a couple of things swinging about our corner of the jungle.

Vancouver has been having the most inconsistent and mind-boggling weather of late – one minute it’s raining so hard I keep expecting to see kayakers navigating their way along our roads and side streets, and the next it’s so hot, entire hordes of people find themselves simultaneously engaging in the terrifying practice of frantic and communal disrobing.

(It’ll be a trial sport in the next summer Olympics)

I am becoming a champion of layering all of my outfits, all of the time.

Halloween is also coming up, and I’m having a hard time getting into the spirit of things.

I think I may have done myself in on the creativity front last year – I don’t think I am ever going to top my Samara from The Ring.

However, should things change, I’ll keep you posted.

I hope all of you are warm and dry, wherever you find yourselves tonight.

And beware of dark souls (of any form).

So light a candle. Or two.

12 thoughts on “Just hold on tight – don’t let it in

  1. I’m so glad that you got out and about while your husband was busy killing monsters (I hope he doesn’t burn the house down, LOL!)

    That pic is super cute. As for awakening at 3 AM because you forgot to switch the laundry over — yeah. Been there. Done that. Have the t-shirt. :)

    Always nice to hear from ya!

    P.S. My friend’s son wants to dress as Dr. Who for Halloween, but he is afraid no one will know who he is — he is planning on channeling the Matt Smith variation, replete with fez and bow tie. I told him to be whoever he wants to be, the hell with who will know who he is… he’ll know :) I wish I could build him a Tardis! Alas, who has the time?

    1. I am sure tons of people would recognize a Dr. Who! I feel like Whovians are all over the place these days. But yes, who DOES have the time?

      Thank goodness the house is still standing. We do love our Home Outfitters discount candles!!

      Good to know that I am in good company about late-night realizations. I wish for more peaceful sleeps!

  2. yeah, the pic. java’s spot on. i wouldn’t comment, but i’m gettin’ more emotional about fambiramblingily of recent, and i just wish. i think WE were like that. sometimes. zilch comment on games. we waste enuff time on the unimaginative card games. i’ve just endured the most trying diffy-occult three-some weeks of my so-called professional work life, and look forward to a day off this coming weekend. that’s why you ain’t herd mutch frum mee of recent. oh: great to be out LIVE with the band! i yoosta dew that a bunch more. now, we’re trying and working on stuff to be a senior-citizen live band, again, soon.
    and there’s still the weekly (wednesday nite) dressing up as a goalie and later having beer with the gang. bits of lite among the tunnulz …

    1. Mr. Betunada – I hope that things have settled down are you are doing better? I am really sorry to hear that you have been going through some tough work stuff. :( That is never, ever fun. I am happy to read there is light at the end of the tunnel!!

      I love that you dudes are in a band. If I ever make it down to your neck in the woods (maybe for a race?) I will for sure come and check out your musical stylings!!

      1. okeh: weave gawt a guaranteed (it’s slightly, not steeply, downhill) 1/2 M. in mid-march. say the werd and i think i can getcha in — (caps @ 2,000 and does fill up!) — i’ll go run the weeny five. think about it. but your 90-minutes shows you can jog at sub-7’s quite a while. whew. glad for you. and you LOVE it! that force will probably always be with you. i still, mostly, more love than hate it, and this is an affair i’ve been involved with since 1964.

        1. 1964! That is effing inspiring.

          I would LOVE to just run all around the world. Sometimes I think about quitting my life and starting a blog where I just run half-marathons all around the world and then write about it (a kind of half run half run travel log – what do you think?)

          1. set a date. um, whatever … next July? (whatever). but Marc hassta sign on too. manager and gear-toter (and i’ll bet he can run some too). i say this as my daughter has set a date (’bout 5 or 6 years from now) where they allegedly are seriously talkin’ about takin’ a year off and slowly goin’ ’round the whirled. so, in your case: will you ready by a certain date? run in the U.S., find a race in Mexico, run in Europe, like you said. you can get spon$or$ i’m somewhat sure! who will watch your cat? or be watched by the cat? however, for a start, indicate if you may or may not be interested in the Moab 1/2 M next March within a couple or so weeks, as I could assure/ensure your entry. i think. i labor in your shadow: i won the 2013 Desert Championships 10k (6 runners showed up) and was second in the 2013 North Rim (Black Canyon) 8k. that’s in large part ’cause these are the side-show races to main events, where several GOOD runners showed up and ran those …
            um, just half-marathons? there are trail runs here ‘n there. 20ks. but i do think you could “take a year off” and have such an adventure. really.

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Film Review Ready Player One

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Tye Sheridan in a scene from "Ready Player One," a film by Steven Spielberg.

"Ready Player One": In the year 2045, the real world is a harsh place. The only time Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) feels alive is when he escapes to the Oasis, an immersive virtual universe where most of humanity spends their days, created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune and total control of the Oasis to the winner of a three-part contest he designed. When Wade conquers the first challenge of the reality-bending treasure hunt, he and his friends — aka the High Five — are hurled into a fantastical universe of discovery and danger to save the Oasis. PG13: 140 minutes. AMC 10, Rushmore 7, Northern Hills Cinema

"God's Not Dead: A Light In Darkness": After a deadly fire rips through St. James Church, Hadleigh University leaders use the tragedy to push the congregation off campus, forcing the church to defend its rights and bringing together estranged brothers for a reunion that opens old wounds and forces them to address the issues that pulled them apart. PG: 106 minutes. AMC 10

"Acrimony": A faithful wife (Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson) tired of standing by her devious husband is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed. R: 120 minutes. Rushmore 7

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Roy's Black Hills Twin Drive-In (Hermosa): Closed for the season.

"Pacific Rim Uprising": John Boyega ("Star Wars: The Force Awakens") leads the cast of this follow-up to 2013's cinematic epic of monsters and mechs, inspiring a new generation to become the biggest heroes to ever walk the earth. PG13: 98 minutes. AMC 10, Rushmore 7, Northern Hills Cinema

"Sherlock Gnomes": Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments. PG: 86 minutes. AMC 10, Rushmore 7, Northern Hills Cinema

"Midnight Sun": PG: 110 minutes. AMC 10

"Unsane": R: 98 minutes. AMC 10

"Paul, Apostle of Christ": PG13: 108 minutes. Rushmore 7

"I Can Only Imagine": PG: 110 minutes. Northern Hills Cinema

"Tomb Raider": PG13: 118 minutes. AMC 10, Northern Hills Cinema

"A Wrinkle in Time": PG: 109 minutes. Rushmore 7

"Game Night": R: 93 minutes. AMC 10

"Black Panther": PG13: 134 minutes. AMC 10, Rushmore 7

"Peter Rabbit": PG: 94 minutes. AMC 10

"Jumanji: Welcome to The Jungle": PG13: 119 minutes. Elks Theatre

"Fifty Shades Freed": R: 105 minutes. Elks Theatre

"Annihilation": R: 115 minutes. Elks Theatre

"The Greatest Showman": PG: 105 minutes. Elks Theatre

"Early Man": PG: 89 minutes. Elks Theatre

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Perfect Pairings: 6 Books & their Ideal Drink Matchup

The Perfect Book & Drink Pairings

I saw a really great article on the Washington Post on “the best new thrillers” and it includes “the typical protagonist tipple“. I had to look up the word and the definition of tipple, because I had no idea what it means…

A tippleis an alcoholic drink! I should know that, because I enjoy alcoholic drinks all the time now and then.

So, in honor of that article, here’s my take on what I’ve been reading lately, and the perfect drink to compliment each book (and why):

Woman in the Window by AJ Finn

What to Drink: Merlot

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Publish Date: January 2, 2018

Anna Fox lives alone—a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her days and nights drinking merlot, popping powerful uppers/downers/sleeping pills, watching classic mystery movies, and spying on her neighbors with her Nikon camera on zoom. Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father, a mother, their teenage son. The perfect family. But when Anna, gazing out her window one night, and sees a horrible crime… but did she really? Or did the alcohol and pills make her imagine this?

Merlot is the perfect accompaniment to this book in honor of Anna Fox’s favorite drink. Merlot is her favorite because she drinks this from the time that she wakes up until the time that she passes out. Cheers!

The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian

What to Drink: Stoli

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Publish Date: March 13, 2018

Poor Cassie Bowden. All this attractive flight attendant wanted was a good time, great cocktails, and hot date night. Instead, she wakes up in a ritzy Dubai hotel room with blood in her hair and a dead date. She does what many people would do in that situation – she FREAKS OUT and RUNS! This book has so many glam locations – Dubai, New York, Paris, Rome, Russia  – and you’ll get an inside peek into the wild, crazy, and fun life of a flight attendant in this fast paced thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Have shots of Stoli while reading this book. Our main character Cassie was doing shots of this on that fateful evening when her date Alex was killed. It probably contributed to her blackout, so just be cautious because Stoli does go down easy. Cassie can attest to this.

All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson

What to Drink: Gin & Tonic

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Publish Date: April 3, 2018

Harry Ackerson was days away from college graduation when his stepmother Alice tells him of his father Bill’s death. Devastated, Harry returns to his father’s home in Maine. There, he and Alice try to uncover what happened to his father. Interestingly, Alice is only 13 years older than Harry, and immediately attaches to him. Harry also meets a mysterious young woman named Grace McGowan. Though she claims to be new to the area, Harry begins to suspect that Grace knew his father Bill and it becomes obvious that Grace was close to Bill. The story is told in Then and Now perspectives, with Alice’s Then and Harry’s Now. This twisted tale about taboo relationships and murder is fast paced and not for the faint of heart. I can’t wait to share my review with you closer to the publish date!

Bill’s favorite drink is Gin & Tonic, so that’s why I think a G&T would be perfect to drink while reading this book. Plus, you’ll need it when you read about all of these crazy people hooking up with step family members.

Other People’s Houses by Abbi Waxman

What to Drink: Coffee

Houses 1  2

Publish Date: April 3, 2018

The story revolves around 4 families that live on the same block. This funny and touching novel explores the themes of marriage, infidelity, family, midlife struggles, parenting,  friendship, and the challenges of daily life. It reminds us that each house on a street can represent a whole different universe because of the people living there, and you never really know what happens behind closed doors. Abbi Waxman takes mundane daily activities and injects humor into situations where it’s least expected. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will laugh again at this hilarious and entertaining book.

Many of the characters interact with each other while drinking coffee. Coffee is their vice. Coffee is mentioned in the book about 95 times.

The Perfect Mother by Amy Malloy

What to Drink: Iced Tea

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Publish Date: May 1, 2018

They call themselves the May Mothers—a group of new moms who gave birth in the same month. Twice a week, with their newborns in tow, they get together in Prospect Park, sharing the fears, joy, and anxieties of new parenthood. When the members meet for drinks at a hip local bar on the 4th of July, it begins as a fun, light evening, but ends terrifyingly wrong for one mom, Winnie – her six-week-old Midas, was abducted from his crib. In the days that follow the kidnapping, damaging secrets are exposed, marriages are tested, and friendships are formed and fractured.

This book takes place in Brooklyn, in a sweltering July heat wave. The descriptions of the hot, humid, stickiness of the New York City area is so vivid that you can practically feel the thick heavy air and the sweat running down your back. Iced Tea is the perfect thing to guzzle during this kind of weather.

Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton

What to Drink: Champagne

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Publish Date: June 5, 2018

This psychological thriller is about a toxic friendship between Lavinia and Louise. Rich Girl Lavinia has lured Poor Girl Louise into her world of The Finer Things. Lavinia has a beautiful NYC apartment, is invited to elite private parties, goes to the opera and the Met balls, has a breathtaking designer wardrobe, has over $100K in her ATM account, and a fleet of famous literary friends. Her life centers around good lighting, shopping, glam parties, drugs, lots of booze, and selfies. Lavinia brings Louise into her inner circle and gives her a taste of the high life. Louise loves it and can’t get enough. Soon she is partying with Lavinia on a nightly basis, reneging on her work obligations, and flirting with Lavinia’s ex, Rex. This setup leads to Louise digging herself into a very, very deep hole and then WATCH OUT, the book is un-putdownable.

Champagne is the perfect thing to sip while reading Social Creature. Lavinia and Louise bond over guzzling bottles of bubbly on the High Line.

What books and drinks do you recommend for a perfect pairing?

6 thoughts

  1. A great post idea Abby! I’m reading Pulse by Gail McHugh (love it!) and I’d pair that with a cold Stella in honor of the main character, hottie Gavin. You’ve made me very interested in Other People’s Houses, I love the sound of that one

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Industrial Electrician

5 jours restants

Bruxelles-Capitale (BE)
lundi 30 juillet 2018
Date limite
lundi 20 août 2018
Niveau d'expérience
2 à 5 ans d'expérience
Type de contrat
Temps de travail
Temps plein

Responsible for maintaining electrical infrastructure spread across the Embassy Compound. Performs hands-on journeyman level duties on European and US models of sophisticated building systems and equipment. The Industrial Electrician is the electrical representative on the five-member Office Building Maintenance Team (OBMT).

Follows the guidance given by the OBMT foreman and uses the manufacturer's maintenance guidelines to carry out all types of inspections, calibrations and cleaning functions. Tests and evaluates medium voltage switch gear and main power distribution panels, transformers, power factor correction systems, electrical distribution panels, branch circuit boxes and associated wiring to ensure they are dependable, safe and operating at peak efficiency.

Drafts and submits Statement of Work (SOW) and construction documents for repairs, renovations and new construction projects. Monitors contractor performance.  Works with other Embassy personnel to complete in-house improvement projects.  Assists with preventive maintenance for the electrical infrastructure.

Performs adminsitrative tasks such as keeping log books, preventive maintenance schedules, etc.

Qualification requirements:
-Secondary/High school degree and technical training as an electrician.
-Minimum three years of journeyman level experience in the industrial electrician field.
-Thorough knowledge of the Electrician trade at journeyman level.  Basic computer skills.
-Level 3 (good woring knowledge) in English and Dutch or in English and French.
-Must be able to work independently and read and understand drawings and technical manuals.  Must be in possession of a valid class B driver's license.  Ability to lift up to 70 pounds.