Photo A Day May Part Two

Wow! We are already well into May and I am still going strong with the prompts. I have had to miss one out as I have not managed to get the photo I need but fingers crossed Monday will be the day.

Day 5 Bird

Tet feeding the Lorikeets at Sentosa

Day 6 Me

Sitting on the sofa with the Monkey - grainy but I love this shot.

Day 7 A Person I Admire   (still to come)

Day 8  A Smell I Adore

Jo Malone's Cacao and Blue Agava - like chocolate - amazing!

Day 9 Something I Do Everyday

Yes like Mums everywhere - Laundry fills my days.

Day 10 A Favourite Word

Obviously one I like quite a lot.

Day 11 Kitchen

The hideous dark space that we have to cook in! I would love to gut this room and start again!

So a week's worth of fun photos. Have I said how much I love Instagram? So wonderful!

If you would like to join in the fun the list is here.

Have a lovely Sunday!

Nearly Wordless Wednesday

I have started the April Photo A Day challenge run by Fat Mum Slim. 

It is a great list and here are my first four photos.

Day One : My Reflection

Day Two : Colour

Day Three: Mail

Day Four : Someone Who Makes You Smile

It is not too late to join in the fun! Have a wonderful Wednesday!

5 Goals for April

Thanks again to the lovely Kate at Kate Takes 5 for coming up with a great Listography. I find the months are really starting to get away on me so setting some goals is a great way to take back some control.

April will be the first full month where Miss Scarlett will be in pre school three mornings a week so I really want to make the most of the newly acquired free time I have and not waste it playing Bingo on Facebook!

1. Make sure I do at least an hour of exercise on the days that Scarlett is not at home. I really need to drop some serious pounds this year and I know that the difference for me between slow and significant weightloss is getting my derriere off the couch. Walking on fine days and getting the Wii out when it is raining is not that hard.

2. Stick with the Weightwatchers. I am starting to get frustrated eating out with the family as they chow down on bacon and pasta while I eat the sensible grilled fish and salads. I know in the long run it is best for them and me for me to lose the weight so I just have to put on my big girl pants and get on with it. The three new cookbooks that arrived last week will certainly help improve my WW mojo I hope.

3. Complete at least three scrapbook pieces a week be they cards, layouts or something else. I have the time and I most certainly have the papers and such so I really want to make a significant dent in my stash. Stash busting challenges at Studio Calico here I come!

4. Keep positive when Tet is away overseas with work. He is off this afternoon until Thursday night and is likely to be away again at least once this month. It is an opportunity to spend evenings doing the things I enjoy without feeling guilty. Tet does not like being away anymore than we do but his job is what is enabling me to stay home and for that I will always be grateful.

5. Learn to use my new camera. I have a new point and shoot camera which is similar to but not identical to the one that recently met a sticky end. I want to play around with it and get to feel comfortable and confident using it. Taking part in the April Photo a Day should help with this too. I am going to load my pictures on here every few days so hopefully you will see an improvement.

PS I turn 38 later this month so I also need to find a fun way to celebrate a midweek birthday... suggestions would be most welcome!

Photo a Day Challenge for March

I am definitely jumping on the band wagon a little late with the photo a day challenge but Project Life has really inspired me to take more photos. Lots of them will never be used and many will be deleted but it will mean that our life is being recorded.

Fat Mum Slim has been running an awesome monthly list of suggested topics and I am going to follow it and attempt to regularly post the results here.  Have a wee look at her list and join in the fun!

The word for today is Up. Monkey and I went for a lovely walk along the river this morning and I took several shots looking up at the trees and tall buildings. The final photo I took turned out to be the one I have chosen though. Two men up on the roof of a building cleaning it down. If I had not been looking up I would never have seen them.

I know I am not the world's best photographer and I only have a point and shoot camera but I am hoping the more pictures I take the better I will become.

I am linking this post up to the Fat Mum Slim blog and if you are taking part the link for doing so is here.

Have a great first day of March.