Holidaaaays

Hello hello.

How you all had a Merry Christmas and a kickass New Year! My Christmas holidays consisted of excessive shifts at the Hippodrome and having this years pantomime, Dick Whittington, drilled into my brain, but it was alriiiight! I enjoyed every shift - the people that I work with are so lovely. :)

My sketchbook was touched a total of four times over the past two weeks:
1. To put it in my bag
2. To take it out of my bag
3. To work on it on boxing day (minimally, I might add)
4. To put it back in my bag

I also told myself I won't make any resolutions this year because I rarely keep them, let alone remember them a week down the line so I'm going to share with you my er...own personal accomplishments over the last year!

1. I've become more comfortable with myself! The shyness is slowly going and I feel my ever-surpressed true self coming out more and more each day.
2. I've found something different and more interesting to do with my hair. Yay curls! Bye straight hair styles!
3. I'm (mostly..?) fully supporting myself this year. No rollover loan money this year - just good old fashioned working!
4. I've met a crapload of new people which is great! And I've also managed to still spent time (even though its so little nowadays!) with my old ones.
5. I've managed to lose a bit of weight without thinking about it! Yippee!

Yep that's about it. =D I am proud! Now to focus again and do this final collection - although to be perfectly honest, I don't have much to show for tomorrow's tutorial. My bad. :)

Deuces!

Productivity

As I declared on the good ol' facebook, it was a productive day. At least semi productive. I got a nap in and managed to whip up some more of my digital sketchbook. The one that I made at uni wasn't recognized on my InDesign CS2 so I just started all over again and quite frankly, I like my newer sketchbook anyway.

My original plan of doing 70 designs today was a taaad bit unrealistic. Well totally unrealistic cos I didn't do any designs today really. Not my fault! I was researching print ideas! ...kinda!

Anyhoozles, I just got back from a pirate themed party with my former Drama Society family. I say former because I didn't join Drama Soc this year, but I just went to check out the new recruits, catch up with the former fam and scope out some models! I managed to rope in a few for my bud Viv! Oh how she'll love me.

Ah and I came across something today. Man skirt. Yay or nay? They amuse me. I think the right person can pull it off. But everyone else just looks funny.

Um...? Giuliano Fujiwara?

Er...
But somehow is that one done better? Oh men in skirts! So confused! Shall I include that in my collection? Its really hit and miss innit?x

End of the week!

Whew! I managed to send in a job application 10 minutes before the closing time. Woop woop! Fingers crossed! And on that noteTGIF, yo. Oo...I should go eat there. It's been a while. Mmm T.G.I.Fridays *nod*

Anyway! End of the week - how nice! I had my meeting this morning and it was quite successful. All I need now is responses...Good things come to those who wait! I started my "sketchbook" on InDesign today. I even got a book out on how to use the software properly. I felt like such a nerd in the Epi Centre, but by golly it was fun! I've only got so many pictures, but it'll come together! It's a good money saving tactic, methinks :) £7 for one 30-page empty sketchbook or £7 for 47-page filled sketchbook. Ooo! Bargain!

Stace and I (well more Stacey, to be honest) cleaned the kitchen downstairs and now its all clean! Yay! It's so much nicer to do work when you know all is well in the kitchen and all the recycling is sorted (thanks Stacey!). Oh and it's also nice when you make brownies too. Mmmm brownies with lots of squirty cream...they were nice. x