sketchbook

 I felt creative last night, so I got my battered little sketchbook out and drew some doodles and then progressed onto some bird studies, I might have been inspired by the last episode of Springwatch- loving that program! I haven't really drawn anything for ages, despite taking GCSE & A-LEVEL art, but I like the results :) The book above is one of my favourites, I used to look at it when I was small and spend ages looking at all the drawings. The wren is one of my favourites, it's also my mum and my grandma's favourite bird too.

 I've spent today looking through University prospectus's for my MA course, I want to do Msc Osteoarchaeology (the study of human and animal bones), and I plan on applying for 2013. It's so nice to have a goal to save towards again, and some sort of future plan, I do not plan on being a dispenser forever and I really want to go back into education again. I had a lovely chat with one of my best friends the other night and we were discussing life and where it might take us, I love those sort of chats, it helps me get some perspective if I'm feeling stuck in a rut and reminds me that my life will go somewhere, but I have to make it happen. Little steps are being made, but in the right direction which is what counts!

 Later on today I'm driving to Bournemouth for a weekend with Adam, we're hopefully going shopping tomorrow and having a nice relaxing few days, shame about the weather! I'm dreading driving really, I get scared about trees falling onto the road! I'm sure it will be fine though :)

 I'm taking my film camera and then I can hopefully get the pictures developed next week!

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checkmate

tea solves everything, especially in a large Cath Kidston mug... ;)

 I put on a pound at slimming world this week, which massively depressed me. I had been very good all week, but it might just be one of those things. I guess it could have been worse- 2lbs would have made me cry. Onwards and upwards though, and I'm being extremely good until my next weigh in- desperately want to get to loosing half a stone!

  I finally sorted out my tax problem today- apparently my employers didn't bother telling inland revenue that my tax code needed changing and now I am owed over £700 back HAR HAR. I shouldn't have been paying any tax at all until April, stupid Lloyds- don't ever work for them. Although I got a £28 voucher to spend on the high-street from them today as our shop made all of our targets in December- I'm off to Topshop (where else) with mine. :)

 I got my Liz Earle stuff today which made me smile, it's packaged so nicely and feels so expensive (when I think it's very reasonably priced), they also gave a me a free sample of the skin tonic. I am going to get some use out of it before posting on here though, let's hope it lives up to the hype.

Cooking with my ma this afternoon and then we're going to a local archaeology talk this evening, hopefully I can get back on track with this and ask about some work experience- I am really feeling that I'm wasting my degree, and my little trowel is rusting away!

More soon,

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