Hello and welcome to this month's One on 1 blog hop - if you have arrived from Jamie's blog you'll know all about this month's task ... if not ... start here and just follow the links.
Ali Edwards writes that by the month of March one will often loose the focus of their word and I have to admit that had it not been for these monthly classes and this lovely blog hop organised by Margie ... I think I may have become a casualty. Thankfully, the class has kept my OLW just where it needed to be - right in front of me!
This month we had to set ourselves a task. So checking on my list of things to do for 2011 I chose to read more. Last year I read three books ... all of them in January and I never touched another book all year. I was even a member of a book club - still didn't make reading a regular part of my day. With my husband now living in Sydney I thought this was one task I could complete.
Thanks to my lovely friend Tracy, here's the pile of books sitting on my bedside table - I started with Eat Pray Love and read the first ten pages before I set about trying to read The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo .... five pages in (and yes I know it is a good read but) ..... I then started on The Secret Lives of Dresses.
I've kept the papers and journalling the same as the previous months - I really love this Love Letter paper from Stampin' Up! - so much so I've bought more to ensure I have enough to complete the whole album.
And the journalling reads:
Well its the 31st and I haven't achieved my task. I've been going to bed later and later ... and then lying there for hours listening to the night time noises of my house. To be fair, sleeping on my own after four years of Paul being at home is taking some getting used to, but I'll get used to it. I did get to page 61 of Secret Lives of Dresses and I will finish it in April.
And I love the butterflies so these will also be a permanent feature too.
I'm also collecting quotes - love the one I've written on the side pocket - Change your thoughts and you'll change your world - how very true.
Now I couldn't send you on your way without reporting on in on my healthy living changes could I ... weight loss to date is now 7kgs - and I am walking walking walking ... clocking up over nearly 30kms every week. Feeling so much better - will be time to go clothes shopping very soon :)
Thanks for visiting and I'll see you again next month I hope. Off you hop to see what the lovely Monica to see how she has interpreted the task this month.
Have a great month.
Nikki
x
ps - here's the list in case you get lost along the way - and thanks again Margie for being the organiser xx
Margie http://xnomads.typepad.com/blog Amanda http://scrappnbee.blogspot.com Donna http://donnabryantdurand.blogspot.com Joy www.undiscoveredjoy.blogspot.com Jan http://mysimplelittlelife.typepad.com Jamie http://jmpgirl.blogspot.com/ Nikki http://www.inkyart.com.au Monica B2 www.questtoperfectimperfection.blogspot.com Cindy http://seriousplay.typepad.com Stacey http://www.TheAcornGarden.com/blog Katrina http://k84mansramblings.blogspot.com/ Rebekah http://istampscrapcraft.blogspot.com/ Monica http://scraplifters.blogspot.com/ Chrissy http://getcraftywithchrissy.blogspot.com/ Jill http://jillconyers.typepad.com/ Lisa http://makeyourownescape.blogspot.com Kathryn www.katlodesigns.com Jennifer www.studiojenn.blogspot.com Jen www.byjen.com Sam http://learncreatedo.wordpress.com/ Miranda http://mirandasscrapsite.blogspot.com Lynn www.crafty-creativity.blogspot.com Cynthia http://paperpapereverywhere.blogspot.com/ Cheri A http://cheriandrews.blogspot.com Deb http://blakleyhomeplace.blogspot.com Nicky www.seejanebake.blogspot.com Karen D http://womenontractors.blogspot.com/ Tina http://ryzmomplus2.typepad.com/my_weblog/ Kimberly http://foreverdaisies.blogspot.com/ Abbey http://athomewiththerichardsfamily.blogspot.com/ Julie Ann http://julieannshahin2.blogspot.com
