Update on life!

Hiya!

Oh i'm back - it's been mad since I got the job offer last week - I don't know if i've been coming or going or just been..... but I think *fingers crossed* that everythings settling down again now. I've not got any crafting done as I just haven't been around - lets see, the job offer came in tuesday afternoon, then wednesday I was at the museum working and in the evening I went to see Sleeping Beauty - the ballet with mum (the tickets were her birthday present from one of my brothers). Thursday I was at work in Wolverhampton and then on friday I started making arrangements to view flats in Bristol for the following monday, then saturday I went to see Alice in Wonderland at the Imax - it was incredible! and sunday was church and then various other chores, errands and tasks that needed doing, mainly ironing!

Monday saw my parents and I back in Bristol looking at flats and lets just say, it was the day from hell! other than the fact that renting is so expensive in and around the city centre (which is kind of a given) you don't actually get anything for your money! I was looking at bedsits in Clifton - a good 40 minutes walk from where i'll be working - and they were just short of £600/month! for 1 room with a shower room off it!!!! ok now I know I can be a snob at times but seriously?!? *shudders at the memory* other places we looked at just made my skin crawl, I lived in better digs as a student! So finally we found somewhere, which was just outside the original amount I wanted to pay per month but its really nice and only 10 minutes from where i'll be working - after about 6 hours of non stop hunting. Then we get to the joys of council tax - I feel for anyone living in Bristol - I thought Birmingham was bad on its council tax but in comparison its pittance! *sigh* it must be paid though....So the end result? well the landlord excepted my request yesterday and we sent off the deposit and agency fees to secure it straight after (nearly £900 in total - ouch!) and its all now pending on credit checks and references to see if I get it..... *prays nothing goes wrong*.

Thus, I have not been around- or more realistically in any fit state- to craft so forgive me! I need to make mum's mothers day card so thats the plan for today and then I have a few others I could do with getting sorted to have on hand for next month as I don't know how much crafting i'll get done in the first couple of weeks after I move to Bristol, but my mojo has gone walkies so this could be easier said then done.

Anyhoo, other than the fact I will have no money for the forseeable future to buy new crafting goodies thats the update on things to date! Hope all are well - I think i've caught up on everyones blogs now - lovely cards all round!

Take care and happy crafting!

xxx