Thursday 23rd August

Phew! It's raining again! I can't get my holiday washing dry, I hate having it hanging around :( They forecast a warmer weekend, I hope it is as this damp weather plays havoc with my joints.

I'm still in the process in sorting my stash out & putting it in my 'scraproom'. I can sort it but it has to stay on the dining room table as most of the stuff rescued from Alice's flood has been dumped in my scrap room. I'm not complaining as it had to go somewhere, but I need to get the computer monitor off my cropping table so that I can do the challenge & Scrapaholic leader layouts. I feel almost bereft with not having scrapped for 3 weeks!
I had my [usual] on-line Basic Grey newsletter. They've brought out a couple of new collections. I quite like the 'Inspire'. At the moment I'm looking out baby girl & BOM (Book of Me) type papers.
When we were on holiday we visited Street. It's a Shopping Village based around Clarks shoes - you can get kids shoes for a fraction of the price. I managed to get some school shoes for the girls, which is brilliant since I'm only on benefits every penny counts. Even Geoff got a pair & my mum, I was the only one who didn't :{ BUT I made up for that in 'The Paper Mill Shop' and 'The Works'. WOW! What bargains! I managed to get a baby girl album with papers, ribbons & embellishments for £9.99! I also got a 12x12" album for my BOM ( I wished I'd got the BOM version of the baby girl album set when I saw it). The Papermill shop had loads of Papermania stuff at really good prices. Most of the shops in Street Centre are wholesale prices -- I got some lovely knicks in M&S! The best shop ever is ---------- The Cadbury Chocolate Shop!!!!!!!!!! You can get bags of 'mis-shapes', Roses & other chocolates in bags rather than boxes. Believe-you-me, you can get carried away!!! ROFL
Bang goes my diet!

I have just received my 'Scrapbook Inspirations' mag. I subscribe to this one as it's the best. I've been 'published' in this mag a couple of times. This month they're calling for Wintery layouts. I've got a few good ones, especially those with the photos taken on top of the Cairngorms in the snowstorm in 2002. It makes you feel like the cats pyjamas when you see one of your layouts in print.
I use the magazines for inspiration when I lose my mojo (which is frequent nowadays), and I have the latest magazines on the table when I run my class.
The other thing I do if I lose my mojo is to use sketches. I think I've mentioned this before, but I still use them. There are good websites out there -- I use 'pencillines.com'.
So, now I've talked about it, I'd better go & do it!!
Take care!