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I’m busy, busy working on things for FinestImaginary. I had a market last Saturday and have another this Saturday, alongside several other things that I’m working on… exhausting. We’re also getting things together for a BBQ this Sunday, thank gods it’s a long weekend!

SO, as I feel guilty for not posting on here much over the past week or so, here’s a cute ‘guest picks’ post that I had the honor of writing on the Super Cute Kawaii blog today…

I’ve also just started advertising on the yes&yes blog, and there’ll be an interview on their later this week. And I have another interview to answer questions for. Anymore for anymore? Seriously, though, if any of you makers/crafters/creators would like interviewing for this blog, then please hit me up! I’d love to feature some of you!

Since Thursday there’s been a food festival in the centre of Huddersfield just outside the train station. It’s a super nice event where lots of local restaurants, delis, cafes, pubs & bars hold stalls. There’re also vendors from around the UK, selling gods like chilli jam, fishcakes, pasta sauces etc etc. It seems to be growing every year, too, this year they’ve closed off a few streets so they could have more seating!

Last night we headed down for some food and nice cider, we ended up having a Thai buffet from a local Thai restaurant. It was soooo good, some small starter bits, pad thai noodles, a cashew and chicken dish, a creamy coconut and chicken curry, and another chicken dish… all for just £4.50! amazing.We also had cider, and I had mojitos, and we bumped into two of our good friends which turned out lovely!

We’re going back down today with both sets of parents so we can celebrate Adam’s birthday (which is tomorrow), I’ll be taking my proper camera with me to get photos of the things on offer. In the mean time, here are some photos I took last night with my phone and the vignette app for android.

This is the walk down, the lighting was nice so I thought I’d take a photo. Unfortunately you can’t really make out Huddersfield’s castle, it’s on the hill in the distance.

I know none of these people, which is probably why that guy is giving the camera a funny look…

Here, Adam is eating a pickled egg. It’s an acquired taste.

You all know I like making lists, so here’s a fun one! I read a good blog called Yes and Yes, and Sarah, the writer of said blog, has a list of 31 things she’d like to achieve in her 30th year before she turns 31. Seeing as I turned 25 in January I figured that I hadn’t really given myself enough time to do 26 worthwhile new things in only a few months, so instead I’ve decided to make my list of 27 things to do before I’m 27, giving me around 18 months. Fun, hey?

Here’s my list, I’ll be updating a page I made specifically for it with links to any posts about the tasks at hand. These things range from the ridiculous to the extreme and right back down to the mediocre.

1. Get my long anticipated foot artwork.
2. Run my first 10km race.
3. Dye my hair red.
4. Co-organise a craft market.
5. Visit Wales.
6. Watch all the Star Wars (yes, even the new ones…) back to back.
7. Pay off 50% of my debts.
8. Go vegetarian again for at least a month.
9. Read the H.P Lovecraft collection ‘Necronomicon’.
10. Adopt a puppy.
11. Go an entire week without chocolate or desserts.
12. Learn to make tortillas.
13. Find an okra recipe that doesn’t make me throw up.
14. Start writing a novel (or maybe a short story?).
15. Read a self-help book.
16. Reach 1000 sales on my Etsy store.
17. Hang all the artwork I own, finally.
18. Learn to walk in high heels.
19. Get a face treatment at a salon.
20. Learn HDR photography manipulation.
21. Walk to-and-from work every day for two weeks.
22. Go on the motorway on my own.
23. Subject my wardrobe to a ‘Not Worn in the Past Twelve Months’ clearout.
24. Master a hooping trick.
25. Wear dresses every day for a week.
26. Post a video blog entry.
27. Finish a crochet project.

So, there you go. LET’S DO THIS THING!

I should probably dedicate Sundays to catching up with things, writing the best blog post of the week, tidying the house to within an inch of it’s life etc etc However today has been more about baking, playing Mario Galaxy, complaining that ‘Uh I don’t know what to do’ and feeling a general Sunday tiredness.

That’s not to say I haven’t gotten anything done, quite the contrary! I’ve baked some bread (albeit from a premix packet..), made the filling of a rhubarb & ginger crumble and even made some more of those delicious sexy swedish buns.

But now I’m feeling that all so familar ‘blergh’ that I get at the end of Sundays. That same ‘blergh’ that means it’s work tomorrow. That ‘blergh’ that means it’s up at 6.30am tomorrow. That ‘blergh’ that means it’s the last Sherlock tonight. That ‘blergh’ that means I should’ve really done some book keeping today. And that ‘blergh’ that means I might have had one two many yesterday. Oopsie.

Anyway, here’re some photos.

I used some photoshop actions on the images above, only some free ones I found. I’d love to know if you have any favourites?

It’s Friday night, it’s 8.45pm, and I’m at home. But do I care? Do I fuckery, look at the lovely feast we’ve had this evening courtesy of Sainsbury’s two-can-dine-for-ten-pounds deal. Win!

And for entertainment? We just got finished watching An Education, and now we’re hunting for some lovely prozac TV whilst we read our respective books.
Yes, it is indeed a sad fact that I enjoy spending my Friday night sprawled out on the sofa, eating lovely food, having a nice bottle of wine, and generally chilling out. To be quite honest I have much more exciting things to spend my money on than going out and getting wasted on a Friday night. At the moment they happen to the UPVC windows.

I know, thrilling.

They’re an investment.

Not incredibly exciting, but I’d rather spend them on that than puke in a club toilet, ya know? I digress.

Friday night sofa sprawling FTW!

How are you spending your Friday night?

(Adam just poured me a whiskey, this night gets better every freaking minute!)