A mini mail update

Here is a glimpse in to my mail world lately. I've received quite a few letters lately but I'm not one for photographing the actual letter even though I appreciate the contents a lot.

I got a card from my dutch friend but its in German for Easter, some things via send something and Instagram as I have started keeping track of all the fun stamps I'm using which has encouraged a few small friendly exchanges and 10p stamps as for some reason they were the only ones I didn't seem to have and kept needing.

Hopefully you are having good mail days lately.

My turn now...

Yesterday I showed you thing that I would be giving to people and today I decided to share with you some of the things that I have received mostly from children...

A handful of 'Thank You' cards, shop bought and handmade which were just so sweet, I could have cried.

I received 2 bunches of flowers which were exactly the same which is a good thing as I just put them both together to make a bigger bunch. I also received another pot of flowers which I really liked and I can't wait to keep it growing like my Roses one. I really now need to get a house to store all these wonderful plants in.

I received way too much chocolate but I'm not complaining as next year I'll be lucky if I get anything at all. With Ramadan hopefully starting on Saturday they will take forever to get eaten.

I also got a mug which I forgot to photograph and I'm too lazy to get up and do it now.

The background paper is cute don't you think, it looks so oriental and I'll have to think of something to be able to craft with it. I received this book from the teacher I worked with which sounds so interesting but its a little like wreck this journal in that some aspects of it are childish but I don't care as I know I'll have fun practising my drawing skills and relaxing. It would have made a nice cut out and keep idea for each area too. Like looking up different cushions, lamps etc... for your rooms to co-ordinate. Someone asked to see the inside on my Instagram so I took some photos of that too...

Tomorrow is my last day and I can't wait as I'm truely and utterly exhausted. For the first time in ages I slept all night and was rudely awoken by my alarm clock at 6am for my niece. I really could have kept sleeping.

I'm really not looking forward to September which makes it worse knowing my holidays will soon fly by.

Are you going on holiday this summer or will you be lucky enough to have some time off too?

P.S My cups were a hit!

It's GREAT to have a Holiday!

Since Friday I have had the most energy sucking cold so far this year that left me just wanting to sleep... Did I do that though? No...I was determined as it was my holidays I was going to keep busy even though today is the first day I actually went out.

I decided as I had holidays it was best to go to the bank even if it meant queuing for 45minutes but that's the joys of going after a bank holiday. I got the above receipt last month when I bought something for make my day and decided to spend it as I found I needed some things.

Have you ever had things laying around in the hope that you'll find use for them but the minute you give them away or throw them out you suddenly find that you need it? Well that happened with me over stamps, I sent a whole load that were sitting in a box on my desk to someone on make my day, they must have been there for a year! Maybe 2 weeks ago I created something for make my day and wanted them but I had none available, I won't cut them off the corner of my letters so I was really quite stuck. Now I've bought these from the store and I feel really stupid for doing it but at least I'll have some available. The flower and fruit one has some amazing stamps in but the Great British one I was so annoyed about as its 95% Christmas stamps and even those are mostly completely covered in postmarks. I guess I'll have to think of some Christmas cards using them.

The folder is another thing. I had a purple one with lots of plastic wallets in from my college days, over 10 years ago. I got sick of it one day and took all the wallets to work and threw the folder out. Now I needed to put my Frisker Shape Templates in as I'm worried about them snapping but I had no folder to put them in. I've also had moments recently when the plastic wallets would have come in handy. I'm not a Hello Kitty fan but ever since I've seen this design I've really liked it but none of the items could be used by me in anyway until now. Despite having all these items I realised in the line that I didn't have enough to make up £15 so grabbed the chocolate bar which was the nearest thing. I've never had this one before and I got lucky it was suitable for vegetarians as I didn't have time to check.

The last photo is something that took me back to my childhood and I really wanted to buy but had no use for so decided I would get it for make my day but in the end its going to a friend.

Another thing to take me back were these 2 books. Did you ever read Topsy and Tim? I used to love these 2 and they always had such fun adventure that I wished it was me. As for Moomin I think he was a much loved character for all. I always wished I lived in Moomin Valley with a house like his. It just looked like a magical place. Its a shame all has moved to Cable/Sky/Satellite you need the appropriate channels so children will miss out on all the great classics if their parents can't afford to buy those channels. Its really quite sad actually.

Whilst I'd been out my sister had phoned to see if I wanted to go shopping, the answer of course was no, I'm already out... the funny thing is that I was her last resort as she had been out with a neighbour who had to rush off home so it made me even more glad that I wasn't home, she took my mum instead. I came home to find a box of cake mix that she had left so when she turned up  later and said she was staying until 4pm I decided to make the mix with my niece. I actually have this same box and a double (or triple) chocolate mix box too which I bought last week when we went shopping for rice krispies equipment.

It was so easy to make, my niece could easily mix it all but the pain of it all was the icing. My buns look really brown but the ones on the box are the same so I don't feel as bad. I will try and take them out a little earlier next time though. The lemon yellow one was my favourite.

I bought my sister a craft goody bag for her birthday and for weeks she wanted to buy some of her students good luck cards. Only nowhere really sells packs of cards anymore and buying single ones are usually over £1.50 each so in the end she decided to make her own and don't you think they look amazing. I couldn't believe she made them first as she doesn't do 'fussy cards', she always tells me to make sure I keep them simple. If I wasn't feeling so irritated by my craft supply organisation etc... I'd be tempted to buy a pack for me.

I'm also in the process of writing a letter, it maybe my last for this holiday as I have no more to reply to but mail has been slow for the last month or so as I haven't had anything. It doesn't bother me anymore though as it gives me time to do other things instead.

Its been so nice and it makes me realise what I love about holidays, just relaxing and being productive. I could easily give my job up to do my hobbies all day everyday!

This is only today but yesterday was just as picture heavy but I'll show you those another day.

Have you got any plans for the weekend?