tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74158531897936583002024-02-18T21:11:23.537-08:00beads and babiesbeadgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967514311246391019noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415853189793658300.post-32857656116156091842010-05-31T13:08:00.000-07:002010-06-22T14:00:37.964-07:00Exciting News!This week was the Nottinghamshire Stars Awards. The evening was very swish, I really enjoyed the delicious food and star decorations! Due to a strange stomach upset and not deciding on a dress until the day before the awards I was seriously behind with my preparations. Fortunately Rachel of <a href="http://tattered-rose.blogspot.com/">Tattered Rose</a> stepped in to make me a necklace and earring set in the nick of time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJgrI9jysb1pHbBz_tg3J0FOITkUxyieREQMp25hPmbzKgSFJ355zA0R8X5i2GqrnsvupxXTl03CjDniN94T1g9P98LI3CAlgLrOeMQUkLXOQCRlgzXdAj3EHNP25TGOh77jl5u_cDL8s/s1600/Hana's+Star+Necklace.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJgrI9jysb1pHbBz_tg3J0FOITkUxyieREQMp25hPmbzKgSFJ355zA0R8X5i2GqrnsvupxXTl03CjDniN94T1g9P98LI3CAlgLrOeMQUkLXOQCRlgzXdAj3EHNP25TGOh77jl5u_cDL8s/s320/Hana's+Star+Necklace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485701294296373218" border="0" /></a><br />Rachel even included a lucky horseshoe charm on the end of the extension chain. This turned out to indeed be lucky as I was amazed to find out I'd won Outstanding Young Manager! Here is a picture of me collecting the award and wearing my stunning necklace.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4uFiEsa-xNsWoCbH7Q3CQOZJ4DcLLp_9U-8R0ExLtn4kCFztFFKo7gZ_G8CtlzKoiPcdB5l_GOI7DTPRjfVJuED8ASvC9GaOI8pJsyQQikaUfwKtiOMZZhRWQuzAcfjqk8PzKniYBEMW/s1600/hana+award.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4uFiEsa-xNsWoCbH7Q3CQOZJ4DcLLp_9U-8R0ExLtn4kCFztFFKo7gZ_G8CtlzKoiPcdB5l_GOI7DTPRjfVJuED8ASvC9GaOI8pJsyQQikaUfwKtiOMZZhRWQuzAcfjqk8PzKniYBEMW/s320/hana+award.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485705465859987362" border="0" /></a>beadgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967514311246391019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415853189793658300.post-13054831046907334962010-05-07T14:03:00.000-07:002010-05-10T13:12:50.514-07:00this weekthings that have made me smile;<br /><br /><ul><li>baby giggles, mainly stemming from some funky dance moves we've invented!</li></ul><ul><li>baby babble especially while 'reading' a book; abada ba daba aberda abch abcha</li></ul><ul><li>being nominated in the Nottingham Star Awards - cheers Chlo!</li></ul><ul><li>blossom; on the trees, on the pushchair wheels or on the breeze, all beautiful</li></ul><ul><li>my neighbours and the fantastic community spirit where I live</li></ul><ul><li>steam trains</li></ul><ul><li>my beautiful new resin pendant <a href="http://www.stitchesandstars.com/">www.stitchesandstars.com</a> which has been admired every day i've worn it so far.</li></ul><br /><br />things that made me grrr;<br /><ul><li>the election results</li></ul><ul><li>the loss of a really good MP in Broxtowe</li></ul><ul><li>the fact that if only 200 people had voted for him rather than someone "too busy to answer emails" he would still be in office</li></ul><ul><li>lack of sleep, I wish I was one of those people who could just get on with life regardless and not be grumpy and/or dependant on coffee, chocolate and cake</li></ul><ul><li>vandals oh how I wish I could make them see the heartache and financial implications of what they do</li></ul><ul><li>not having enough hours in the day and being very prone to wasting the ones I do have</li></ul>beadgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967514311246391019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415853189793658300.post-74306763599213071362010-05-07T13:46:00.000-07:002010-05-07T13:53:09.790-07:00blog editingI really don't get on with it. It reminds me of all the reasons I hated myspace. Why the hell does it have to be complicated to just have a plain background or pick the colours you like? Why do you have to conform to a limited selection of naff templates. And why after an hour and half a box of chocolates do I still not have a blog I like the look of? I know that over the age of around 20 you start losing brain cells but surely at 29 I still have sufficient to create something that would probably take the average 12 year old 10 minutes.<br /><br />I did plan to talk about the high and low lights of my week on a bead, baby and random basis but I guess that'll have to wait till another day.........beadgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967514311246391019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415853189793658300.post-91394429328776920462010-05-07T12:56:00.000-07:002010-05-07T13:01:26.002-07:00a blog about writing a blogSo I've finally sat down to write a blog for <a href="http://www.mailorder-beads.co.uk">the bead shop</a> but can't decide whether to write a blog purely about the shop or one about the shop and me or two separate ones. That and I don't really know where to start. Maybe a glass of something alcoholic, a cup of tea or some chocolate would help.....beadgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967514311246391019noreply@blogger.com1