Ylva's crafty corner

...can be hard sometimes. I did not work full time for 2 1/2 years, and did not do much useful AT ALL apart from crafts...now I am working full time again and wish I had done more...I am now again doing a busy job, and realise how little time is left at the end of day...I am still adjusting to working again, so have not got much done in the evenings apart from resting my back (not used to the running around and sitting at a desk for a long while) and doing the normal household chores... I am feeling that I am getting more used to it, so I should be able to get back to doing crafts soon. I do get things done in the weekend, but I want more hours for crafts... This weekend I am going to finish organising my room, and then I should find it easier to sit down and do things I feel like...when I can actually find the things I want to work with... The weather has been absolute CR*P!!! We have had more rain this summer than I have ever experienced before...I am now fed up with rain. Anyone...

 I finished two blues, and should have really continued with the third, but felt it needed some color:)  Wish I was as bendy as Tara...she made just a little circle of herself...:) I tried to get a good picture of Pearl as she was sleeping with her head right into the blanket, but this is the best I could do. Every time I started the camera she turned her head:)

Can you see at the top where I had to change thread? I think I managed to make it quite subtle:) And I absolutely love the design:) I have a few more in the same style that I will make. You can have them to. Just go to The Workbasket and download them:) Now I am going to prepare myself for my new job, and then continue tidying up the house. Don't want to have to think about cleaning over the next few days as I think I will be exhausted working fulltime again after such a long time (2 1/2 years). I am totally looking forward to it:)

So...today I mowed the lawn, at least the flat bit...I had to mow, then rake, then mow again as it had grown so very much since last. I had planned to do the slope as well, and also cut the long grass along the edges of the fence, but I got so shaky and weird that I had to stop for the day. I realized that I had forgotten my thyroxine this morning...so I really have to remember to take my pills in the mornings... Anyway, I ended up with blisters on both thumbs...I have very sensitive skin on hands and feet so I get blisters way too easily...NO FUN!!!  Below you can see I have started emptying the blister...that normally makes it heal quicker... And, does ANYONE have a clue what flower this is? I found it in the corner of the garden, but have no idea if it is a weed or a flower that has got misplaced a bit...it is very pretty though:) And check out Tara and the crow having a staring match...it is quite funny watching them. This crow comes every single day checking for...

Yes, it is true:) I am starting my job on the 18th June. It is full time as an administrator/secretary. It is ongoing temporary through an agency which means the pay comes in weekly which is WONDERFUL:) It is however NOT the job I had an interview for...I went for the interview this afternoon for a 15hour/week receptionist job, the interview went ok. When I left I turned on the mobile only to find a text from hubby to say I have got a job confirmed through the agency I signed with. If I can choose between part time and full time I will choose full time any day. If I can choose reception or admin I will choose admin every time:) Life works in mysterious ways:)

So, I have applied to a mountain of jobs, and I have now got my first interview. It is for a receptionist for the NHS. I am not sure if it is full time or part time, temporary or permanent...that is the problem with applying to many jobs at once. I will know as soon as the paperwork for the interview comes in the post:) I am aware I may not get the job, and if I don't it is because it is not meant for me. But, it does give me a boost knowing they have selected me for an interview, and hopefully there will be more interviews on the way. Yey to me :)