• Home
  • Contact the collective!
  • Terms and Conditions/Disclosure & privacy policy
  • Blog

Keynko - A crafty family

A journey though life, family and grown up babies

  • Charity
  • blogging
  • craft
  • family
  • handmade

What am I doing now?

July 1, 2014

There’s a very lovely meme doing the rounds at the moment and the equally lovely Mummy Central has tagged me – so here goes – what am I doing now?

Currently I am: Waiting for my girlie to get home from dancing so we can have dinner! I’m bloody starving! But also on a longer term note, making a complete set of tudor clothing for a friend, busy busy busy making Elsa costumes for lovely blogging chums and enjoying being creative!

evie3
Reading:
 Bill Bryson – At Home. I love his books, easy to read, always interesting and usually funny. This one is the story of the house – how it changes through history and how we got to where we are. Well worth a read.

Listening to: Caro Emerald, she has the most beautiful voice and it’s impossible not to tap your foot or just get up and dance!

Laughing at: Trashy Australian Tv programmes with Bernard – so hard to take teen drama seriously when the acting is sooooo bad!

Swooning over: Oh god – how can I say this without causing offence at home and having to sleep in the doghouse? Well James MacAvoy is very cute although I think I’m old enough to be his mother so that’s probably a bit wrong .But I’ll always have a soft spot for Huge Jackman – I mean who doesn’t!

Planning: Our  last summer with a baby living at home (sobs) Lots of fun things to do to fill our long holidays and give her lots of happy memories to take away to University.

Eating lots of: Healthy food! I’m trying very hard to get fit and loose weight so no chocolate or sweeties and things that will shift those pounds!

Feeling: Apprehensive about having an empty nest, I know this is totally what she wants to do and she will be awesome, but it’s a huge step to no longer have babies in the house, the last 23 years of my life seems to have sped past and I want to have another go at it!

Discovering: That people I only ever met on line can become real actual friends. That they are very beautiful people and always there when you need a shoulder to lean on! Blogging really can be a community and I love being a part of it!

Looking at: A grand overseas trip for me and Badger next year. It will be our 25th wedding anniversary and it would be amazing to celebrate it with something special. Not sure it will come off, but  the planning is half the fun to be honest!

Wearing: excuse the captials – CLOTHES THAT HAVEN’T FITTED FOR YEARS – ‘COS LOSING WEIGHT IS WORKING!!!!!! Can you tell I’m excited?

Cooking: Spinach and ricotta cannelloni  – total favourite of mine and Bernards – bloody love it!

spinach 2.jpg

Wondering: Whether continuing with a history degree is the best way forward of whether I should change and study something else? I quite fancy creative writing – but not sure it will be as useful as history.

Trying Out: A gym membership. I’m not a great one for public exercise but I do need to be fit, without being shouted at by a teenager in shorts or made to feel like a fat old woman. Luckily we have an excellent council run leisure centre close to home who run excellent classes  – turns out Zumba is kinda fun – next to actually go to the scary room with gym equipment and not fall off the crosse trainer like a total twit and make a fool of myself – maybe next week!

So that is my little world right now! not terribly thrilling but I like it.

So I’m going to tag – Being mrs C, Dorky Mum, and Marisworld – go on over and see what they’re up to!

 

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • More
  • Email
  • Print
  • Reddit
  • LinkedIn

Related

13 Comments Filed Under: blogging, cooking, family, friends

Comments

  1. Helen says

    July 1, 2014 at 7:17 pm

    omg your daughter is sooo beautiful, your going to have to share you weight lose secret Mrs and i do love your music xxx
    Helen recently posted…July HighlightsMy Profile

    Reply
    • mumsickles says

      July 2, 2014 at 10:01 am

      slimming world is my secret! But you;re right my baby girl is pretty bloody awesome!
      mumsickles recently posted…What am I doing now?My Profile

      Reply
  2. Sonya Cisco says

    July 2, 2014 at 10:17 am

    Love this brain twin! I adore Bill Bryson and cannelloni – but thats no surprise! Am hopeless at sewing though, will leave that to you! I love planning adventures too – we are aiming to get to New York for my OHs 50th birthday in 18 months, and I quite agree the thinking about it is half the fun!
    Sonya Cisco recently posted…Mega Bloks ReviewMy Profile

    Reply
  3. Kirsty says

    July 2, 2014 at 11:25 am

    Thank you, hadn’t heard of Caro Emerald before but am now bopping away on my office chair!! Congratulations on the weight loss, keep it going. I’d love to try Zumba as dancing is so much more fun than going into the gym. Have a lovely day x
    Kirsty recently posted…Elmer by David McKeeMy Profile

    Reply
  4. Donna@MummyCentral says

    July 2, 2014 at 1:26 pm

    I failed miserably at Slimming World – I guess it’s a case of different strokes for different folks. And I’m too ashamed to go back to my leisure centre gym after joining, going once, then cancelling my membership after 3 months. Going to have to be lots of walking and outdoor exercise for me.
    Donna@MummyCentral recently posted…New 4D Chocolate Adventure at Cadbury WorldMy Profile

    Reply
  5. Emma says

    July 2, 2014 at 3:53 pm

    Loved this post Mary, good luck with the slimming, the trip planning, and the empty-nest (sob)… Emma xx

    Reply
  6. Liz Burton says

    July 2, 2014 at 8:42 pm

    Really great post, bitter sweet.

    Well done on your healthy eating. x
    Liz Burton recently posted…Love your garden with WorxMy Profile

    Reply
  7. Becky says

    July 3, 2014 at 7:27 am

    Oh love a new phase in life just round the corner. fill it with nice plans so you arent too sad xxx well done on the weight loss
    Becky recently posted…Thrifty and Rustic Storage SolutionsMy Profile

    Reply
  8. Carolin says

    July 3, 2014 at 9:53 am

    I love Bill Bryson and those cannelloni look absolutely amazing!
    Carolin recently posted…Quick and tasty dinners with Old El PasoMy Profile

    Reply
  9. otilia says

    July 3, 2014 at 8:33 pm

    Congratulations on your loss! Taking that route too so hopefully soon i can say the same thing about clothes 🙂
    A new stage is starting when your child will go to university. Maybe it;s time to change and take a new challenge?

    Reply
  10. Mari says

    July 8, 2014 at 11:14 am

    Thanks foe the tag, I loved reading what you are doing now and am preparing my own one to publish this week
    Mari recently posted…Fusilli with prawns salmon and peasMy Profile

    Reply
  11. Ruth says

    July 11, 2014 at 1:11 am

    ‘Huge’ Jackman, eh?! Do you know something about him that the rest of us don’t?!

    Thanks so much for the tag, I’ll get on this today xxx
    Ruth recently posted…Winter in TasmaniaMy Profile

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. What I’m Doing Now « dorkymum says:
    July 11, 2014 at 12:18 pm

    […] taken part in a blogger meme for absolutely yonks, but lovely Mary over at Keynko tagged me in her What I’m Doing Now post. It’s the school holidays here at the moment so I’ve not had time to sit and write […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

CommentLuv badgeShow more posts

Follow us!

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Tags

52 cook books aspartame Badger baking Bernard blogging britmums live Cake cats cooking Countryside craft Dad desserts driving empty nest families family fitness Flowers food G'ma Garden Gardening gluten free grrief gruff gruffalo gym health healthy eating holidays hostels keynote loss mumsickles photography review satcap Scotland Splosh SPplosh team honk. sport relief travel university

Archives

  • September 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • October 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • October 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • January 2012

Copyright Keynko.com © 2019 · Theme Customisation by Stacey Corrin

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.