Time well spent......................

Today I have managed to while away the whole day doing ......well nothing really....and have had the best time doing it!! LOL.....I beat myself up sometimes thinking I always have to be achieving "something" and that by doing "nothing" I am wasting my time....well......once I got over that little hurdle I have really enjoyed the day.........what constitutes "nothing"?? .....well..... I have finished the jigsaw puzzle I got for Christmas........I love to do jigsaws and set this one up on a table in the lounge so I could put a few pieces in from time to time......this was on Christmas night when I opened the box and started.....

......a couple of nights later ...................

.........the horses gave me a bit of trouble but I finally got there...............

.......and today just one piece left!!

I also watched the cricket.......read some blogs.........wrote some emails....spent time with the Prince..........watched a bit more cricket.....and there is still a bit of the day left....! And I am still on holidays so why not.......!

Yesterday I spent "deChristmassing" the house and packing away the decorations for another year...this time though I spent a bit longer on the task and threw out a few things that needed to be thrown out.....packed and labeled the boxes and put them in the attic......this is the "before" photo after I had collected all the bits and pieces from around the house and assembled them in the lounge room ready for packing......

I should have taken note of the little plaque I got from Katie in my SSCS parcel.....(as in the banner for this blog) .....housework is/can be dangerous...while it probably won't kill you...I am sporting a black and very sore toe which connected with a piece of furniture while I was vacuuming.....and a sore back from vaccuuming under the bed...whatever was I thinking!!!!! I have scrubbed the bathroom from top to bottom and found the tiles under the soap scum...eeeeuuwww..that sounds dreadful...but the tiles have lost their gloss (happens with age I hear!! LOL) and get dirty in no time at all.....time to think about a reno of the bathroom I think.....!! I even shopped (for food - yawn) and also picked up some great post-Christmas savings on some new Christmas decorations.....

I love these two "posters"...they are metal and I couldn't resist them......straight in the box for next year when I got home from the shops...........

..........I also took a long time over brunch at the coffee shop down the road and read a new quilt mag......came home and did a bit more cleaning...I was on a roll!....then met a girlfriend for a late afternoon coffee (hot choccy in my case).....(x2)........

.....by that time the Prince was on his way home from work to cook the tea I had shopped for...well...a girl can only do so much!! LOL

So I think I deserve a day off today!

I took this pic of a Jacaranda tree in the main street yesterday....they look fabulous at this time of year.......................

I didn't get around to reading any blogs or emails yesterday so had a lovely surprise this morning when I received an email from Kellie to tell me I was the winner of her giveaway......a wonderful pillow....... ...I love Kellie's work and am thrilled that I will have a piece in my home...thanks for your generous giveaway Kellie....!

'til next time.......................Lorraine