Was Santa good to you?

Thank goodness the festive holiday is almost over and I'm back to work tomorrow.
Don't get me wrong - I love Christmas but it somehow seemed to sneak up on me this year and I wasn't in the least bit ready for it.

Update

I've got a new job as a clerical assistant in Social Work for the HomeCare team. I don't have to deal with so much telephone calls from irate customers so think it will be far less stressful. It is still quite intense and there is a lot to do and learn but so far so good. I have been there 3 weeks now and the girls (Tina & Helen are lovely). Its only a small office, but busy and is only 10mins walking distance from home.

Still struggling on with SAD. I have an appointment in Jan with a phycologist to discuss my medications etc. My Dr things the medication I have been on for my depression for at least 5 years, could be the cause of the problems with my low white blood count. So it is still low and I have very little immune system. Needless to say , I seem to have had the cold constantly. I can't just be taken off these tablets and will have to be weened off them before starting others. I'm hopeful we can start to look into alternatives in Jan.

Other than that things are ok. I feel fortunate and lucky for the things I do have, (family, friends, etc).

Thanks to everyone who follows this blog for your well wishes.

I wish each and everyone a better, more wonderful 2009!

sending scottish hugs


Tracey x

Small Update on Me

I have been suffering flu like symptoms (who hasn't?) since Thursday and just generally feeling miserable.

I have another blood test this morning to find out if my white cells are still low. The doctor really hasn't told me what the problem with my blood is but there are abnormalities! A low white count should explain why I'm so white looking and tired all the time, but its frustrating when one test comes back low then the next test come back a bit better.

However, I'll update the test results when they come back.

Have a fab Monday!


Sending Scottish Hugs

TRace x

Christmas Gift Boxes

With Christmas creeping up on us faster than I care to admit, I really need to try to get a couple of hours crafting in each day (not much hope of that but I'll try,lol)!

I found a wonderful tutorial here , on Beate's Blog, Fresh & Fun. She is really talented and is able to write some very easy to follow tutorials to help other make cards and gifts as wonderful as she does.

I really like the way they turned out, I'm finally getting around to using some scrap pieces I have lying in the bottom of my craft chest, (yes it really it a large chest full of crafting stuff!).

Do You like my Snowman Soup Box?

Just pop in a hot chocolate sachet, mini flake and some mini marshmallows.

I would have added a poem on the back of the box but my printer has died on me, again!

sending Scottish hugs,

Tracey x

My Family

Can you tell I had some spare time to play this morning? I think this pretty much sums us Roberts up! LOL

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PollyCraft Challenge No2 - STRIPES

OK- thought I'd better get more organised this time. Just got my entry for the first challenge in on the last day (gulp)!

This Mondays challenge was to use stripes, I've got to admit this panicked me a wee bit as I really don't like stripes much.

However, I must have had a quick flash of some kind of Inspiration as I was kind pleased with what I came up with.

I used Biscuit Bear from Pollycraft and added a winter Hat and Poinsetta (sp) to her T-Shirt. I used a Rollergraph and Mica powders to create the background on the card. Then took 3 scallop punched circle and squashed them to make sections for a Christmas Tree.

Hope you like......

Christmas Card Swap

Here's a sneak peek at the Christmas Card I made for Emma's Card Swap. I'll not tell you who I have to send it too...but I hope she likes it!

The scan of this card really doesn't do it any justice (even if I say so myself).

Thanks Pam

Pam and I visited the SECC, in Glasgow this weekend for a craft fayre. And we happily managed to spend a small fortune.

But we were good and bought lots of goodies between us to use for all our christmas projects (which we'd better get our fingers out and start making), lol.

We got some really good bargins and Pam has listed info about the next craft fayre and some of the exhibitors on her blog. Go see.....

We were a little bit naughty though......next door to the SECC was the auditions for Britians got Talent. Pam took a photo of the big billboard with the Britians got Talent signon it and sent a text message to her hubby saying we weren't really visiting a craft fayre and we were away to audition for Britians got talent instead. Needless to say .....his reply was "you're having a laugh"!


So thanks Pam for a fantastic night away. We had a real good blether, got soaked and had a good laugh at me almost falling flat on my face (stone cold sober at the time - i hasten to add).

Here's to next year......I've started saving already.