now i believe in something

i'm turning into an emotional wreck... last night i was crying my eyes out at the end of "the book thief" ( i won't ruin the ending, suffice it to say that it is sad!) and then earlier tonight i was in a state over RENT... its not fun.
well, it kinda is. but not really.
ah shut up.

anyhoo, so there are a few things on my mind- a descision to make, an essay that MUST be finished tomorrow.. along with pictures (er... of what? i have no photos.. no ideas... oh! i know, first year placement photos, they'll do.. ha! one good thing has come of my late night.. yippee!) and then all thee rest of them to do after that.. i need to get my hair cut.. my dad might be bringing me big speakers for the old ipod- cos they are a bit faulty and the company sent him new ones and as far as we know they don't want them back.. i tidied my room tonight.. its looking pretty good.. i even sorted out my cupboard, tidied up my clothes- of which i probably have too many..

oh yeah, a couple extra "resolutions":

*to learn how to do more things with the sewing machine

*make a pair of trousers

*have less stuff- or at least be less attached to what i have. here todaygone tomrrow.


i need to hoover my room.. but thats ok, i can do that tomorrow when i'm ignoring the essay that MUST be written.

the first distraction of the day.. church :) not a distraction as such, but time i am taking off to do something good with. but then its straight home and to work for me.. ahhhh.. how i love that word. not.

go to sleep!!

night night.

may your year be blessed, all you say and all you do.

merry new year

yo ho ho

well, a brand new blank canvas year.. lots of work to do, but hey ho. thats ok. i'll get through it.

sad that i'm sitting at the start of the new year watching bb. gah.

but the stuff this art student is doing... oh goodness. i want to slap everyone with a big community arts pamphlet and get them to sort out their priorities... gah.

i'll stop now. go and do something useful... :)

happy new year

well, folks its that time again. the beginning of another new year.
and here are a few "resolutions"

*watch less tv

*spend more time with people

*watch requeim for a dream

*drink more tea

*cook more

*have more people over for dinner

*do my coursework as i get it, rather than leaving it and leaving it.. not fun.

*be more deliberate in my bible study, make time for it.

*pray more

*make more things- sewing, knitting...

*ask for prayer more

*get up earlier

*be happy with myself as i am

*enjoy the year as it happens

*be open to experiences, opportunities, the world...

*converse more

*laugh more, loudly, quietly, all the time.

*learn to crochet...

maybe they knew more than we do

well, merry christmas!

its been a busy old time around here. working in glasgow, not writing essays, trying to write essays deciding its not going to happen right now and trying not to feel guilty....

we had family friends round yesterday. it was lots of fun, we made a book. the story went something like this: "it was a stormy night / there was snow / it turned into a snow storm / but inside it was nice and warm. it was christmas! / josh and ellie gave their aunty flowers for christmas / outside it was snowing a lot / everyone went out for a walk in the woods / they saw lots of pretty leaves / then they went back home where it was warm. "

i think thats roughly how it went. Josh (2 and a half) drew the storms and stuck on the flowers. ellie (5) drew the other pictures and stuck on lots of leaves and things. I (20) cut out the tree shaped front cover and wrote the words for them. josh decorated with lots of feathers. it was a lovely book. uncle puncle took it home with him.. :)

i think i will create some sort of resolutions/things i'd like to do next year list for 2008. my, 2008 already... hmmm.

if, as i have been thinking, i do move onto wordpress, i'll do it in the new year... ah its all so complicated.. but maybe a new start for a new year would be good...??

anyhoo.

it was a good day yesterday. today, not so. i decided i needed to get going with some of my essays... didn't get all that far. i think i shall have a break for a bit, do something fun- like cook or bake oir vegetate in front of the tv... and get ready for the excitement that is hogmanay tomorrow- not that i have any plans- none whatsoever,.... bit sad really. but hey ho.. maybe i'll make a puppet instead. that would be fun. I LOVE having access to a sewing machine. it makes me very happy. i shall have to learn to make trousers... and then i could make beautiful baggy purple cords... oh, how cool would that be??? so cool... hmmm.. a project for 2008 me thinks.

i have a few things i'd like to learn to do. not least crocheting. i hope jim managed to make that hat.. haha. :)

anyhoo.. i hope you are all habing very merry and contented christmasses and if you're not, know people care for you and are thinking of you..

keep the faith

so, i'm watching scrubs, making a random quiche-y type thing and not doing anything else of use at the moment... grr.
i have lots of essays that i need to write, but they are not getting written at the mo...
watched extreme home makeover today. it made me cry. a master card advert just made me well up.. jeezo i am getting a little emotional. who knows why. and laverne just died on scrubs (hope that didn't spoil it for you...) ah, man.

oh now blackadder is on and thats amazingly funny... ah, i do love hugh laurie and rowan atkinson. and tony robinson. aaaaah.

so

heres the deal.
jhcu are merging with strath, as of christmas. new joint committee emerges.

i'm also seriously copnsidering short term mission this summer.

i'd really like to do some sort of "mission" after i graduate in a year and a bit, not necessarily going places intending to spread the gospel but going to teach and do workshops and try and equip people..

i just have a lot going on in my head. and i have the cold so all the thoughts are kinda muggy right now.. anyhoo. i am going to sleep.