The Gallery – Colour

by Ellie on March 17, 2010

What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘colour’? Do you imagine a technicolour rainbow? A single block of your favourite shade? The colour of your or someone else’s skin? The contents of your knicker drawer? The possibilities are endless.

Colour is everywhere.

When I heard the theme for week 3 of ‘The Gallery’ was ‘Colour‘ I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

I occasionally treat myself to a bunch of flowers to enhance my mood and brighten the living room. I always choose them for their colour and the scent is simply and added bonus.

When I spotted these beautiful, long stem, pale cream roses I knew they just had to be mine.

So soft and perfect. The colour just oozes serenity and composure, both traits for which I am longing for right now!

Wonder if I could persuade my husband that I need a bunch of these beauties every week?

If you want to take part in the The Gallery pop on over to Sticky Fingers to find out what it’s all about.

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I’m not thinking about tomorrow and the fact that it’s my first day back at work after maternity leave.

I’m not worrying about my children spending their first full day at nursery, or whether they will be OK.

I’m not stressing out about whether the taxi booked for 8:20am will get me to work on time, or whether I’ll manage to leave early enough to catch the bus to pick the children up in the evening.

I’m not even the slightest bit bothered that in the last eleven months I might have forgotten how to do my job, or have a conversation with anyone over the age of three.

I’ve not deliberated for hours over what to wear, or even pondered whether I’ll be able to have the kids up, fed, changed and out in the timescale I’ve allowed.

I’m not letting my heart break over the thought of missing my children or feeling grief for a special time, now finished.

And, I’m most definitely not going to cry, especially since tomorrow is my birthday.

I haven’t given any of it a second thought.

Honest……

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Domino’s Pizza

March 16, 2010

This is a sponsored post.
I’m no Nigella Lawson in the kitchen. For starters she’s a posh brunette bird and I’m a bossy redhead from ooop north. Whilst I do enjoy cooking from scratch most of the time, every now and then I like to indulge in something a bit naughty and let someone do the [...]

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Banging my head against the brick wall of Technorati

March 15, 2010

Technorati hate me. No, really they do!
After enjoying a short time surfing on the crest of a Technorati wave with an authority of 470+ I have been plunged into the depths of the authority ocean, since my move to WordPress, and now have a Techorati Authority of 1.
Read it and weep.
I am.
For reasons only known [...]

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Another Mother’s Day

March 14, 2010

With Mother’s Day almost over I’m feeling a surge of emotion. On such a bittersweet day I’m thankful for the beautiful children and husband I’m lucky to have.
Thankful for those now gone; My Mum, 29 years gone, but still loved and never far from my thoughts. For the Grandma who loved me as a mother [...]

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Hot or not?

March 12, 2010

Friday has found us again already and what better way to round off a week than with another helping of ‘Hot or not?’.
Last week James McAvoy just about tipped the scales into hot, with one wonderfully quirky person who shall remain nameless even admitting to taking a fancy to him even when he was dressed [...]

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Andrex ‘Win Your Mortgage Payments for a Year’ Competition

March 12, 2010

This is a sponsored post.
Wouldn’t it be great if you could ease the financial strain just a little and have your mortgage or rent paid for a whole year? In the current financial climate many of us would welcome that little bit of breathing room, Lord knows I certainly would!
Well, that dream could become a [...]

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The (Nursery) School of Hard Knocks

March 11, 2010

In the early years of childhood I’m certain that most children get themselves into the odd toddler spat or seven. It’s just part of the growing up process. You soon get used to being the parent soothing a hurt child, or being the embarrassed parent apologising profusely.
However, the toddler spats I’ve become accustomed to in [...]

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The Gallery – Nine

March 10, 2010

Week two of  ‘The Gallery’ is here already with the theme ‘a number‘.
I spent quite a bit of time pondering over my entry this week. The theme was left wide open to interpretation. After uploading some pictures I took in the last couple of weeks I knew I wanted to choose the number nine.

This is [...]

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Save the Lullaby! – CD Giveaway Winner

March 9, 2010

Thanks for all your entries in my Lullaby CD giveaway. We now have a winner!

Chosen at random using a random number generator (and of course discounting my own waffling), the winner of the beautifully relaxing Lullaby CD is Careyannie!
The lovely Careyannie will be receiving her very own copy of the Lullaby CD in the post [...]

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