is the weekend over?

i am still frustrated with how little i seem to get done during the weekend. i am still figuring out how i can be more efficient. anyway, i need to go to work soon but  this is my entry for creative scrappers sketch 139. have a great week ahead.

28 today

yes, it's my birthday today so i thought i'd share a special lo i created. i just love the colors on this one. hubby brought me to our lss where i got a couple of stuff since i already got a lot last week when i was in singapore. then we had lunch at one of my favorite restaurants. then, i plan to do some scrapping and dinner with hubby later. perfect way to celebrate my birthday. :)

still here...

just got back from singapore for business mostly and a bit of pleasure. hubby appeared last wednesday to surprise me. well, i knew he was coming but i didn't expect him to be there that soon. but who's complaining? i managed to buy several stuff including several unity iod stamps, more folk art paints, tons of charms including a ton of cute keys and goodies from ikea. 
but i have to start using my stuff before i shop otherwise i will be buried under all these stuff. and what better way to use up my stuff than to attend iris' layout class last jan 8. these are the layouts i completed. aren't they pretty? i have one more that i completed as part of the challenge for the class but i am saving it for tomorrow. off to work on another layout. sleep tight. 

playing with colors

orange, purple, green with bits of blue and brown - these are not my usual colors but i figured, nothing like a new year to try out new color combinations. this is my entry for a2z scraplets' january sketch challenge. 

on to other things. one of my personal goals for this year is to catch up on my reading. i got myself the first three books in the mysterious benedict society series. i managed to finish a third of the book while gian was playing plants and zombies in the coffee shop.

i only got the first two books in paperback from fully booked in high street and then found out later on that there was a boxed set of all three books. i wanted to get the third book so we went to to their branch in rockwell. and guess what? they were having a sale and i got the book at 20% off. talk about luck. 

i finished the first book and enjoyed it immensely. i will probably finish the second one today. i intend to make the most of the last few hours of the holiday break before i have to get back to work. 

i'm leaving you with a  picture of the books and a peek of my craft corner. yes, it's cramped and messy.

off to a good start

my layout has been published in january's issue of scrapstreet magazine. you can read more about it here. this is my first publication in an online magazine so i am pretty excited about it. this is a pretty good start for the year. off to start my first layout for the year. have a great year ahead everyone! 

brunch

what's for brunch? bacon+omelette+pancakes+brewed coffee.nothing fancy but i am proud i managed to scrounge a decent meal for us - nothing burnt, bland or bad, everything edible. now that the place is getting into shape, i am thinking of cooking more at home so we don't spend so much eating out and we have more variety and healthier options when we eat. for now, i can do the basic fry and the occasional soup but i want to learn to cook more. one recipe i wanted to try is this ravioli with spinach and bacon recipe i saw from a copy of a real simple in a restaurant we were eating at. i was not able to find any ravioli or spinach last week but maybe i can try my luck this weekend. so i ended up cooking the usual spaghetti.
anyway, i am still behind with the pictures of the apartment. all the shelves are up, even the mirrors have been set in place and we have done our fair share of dusting and cleaning. but sad to say the hammering and dusting are not yet over as we are still trying to fix our 
internet connection.we have had numerous visits from the electrician and the telephone guy but each visit just seems to make it worse.it gets very frustrating.but thank God for hubby who has been very patient about the whole thing and is still trying to get everything fixed.what would i do without him?
after more cleaning and dusting, i am hoping to get some scrapping and crafting time done during the weekend.there are also some exciting things some friends and i are working on and i can't wait when we can finally spill the beans.the hammering is giving me a headache, i'm gonna go get myself something to eat.enjoy the weekend everyone.


p.s.
our wedding was featured here.

fresh beginnings

i am writing this post amidst the chaos that is our living room and carpenters drilling holes and putting up shelves. after almost a year and a half in our tiny studio, hubby and i finally moved into a one-bedroom apartment. between my craft stuff and wardrobe and his gadgets, we were fortunate to even have a space to eat and sleep.
we moved in two weeks ago but the things started coming in only this week. first, the couch which almost feels like a bed and then the shelves and our work tables which are so efficient but aesthetic. the only thing we're missing is our dining table.
there is still a bit of work ahead of us, not to mention the post-construction clean-up but the place is slowly coming together. i am already looking forward to when all this is completed and we can finally start nesting. as the house is still halfway done and i need to get back to cleaning, i am leaving you with a picture of the frame i completed from a class i attended here. i already have the perfect spot for it, now for the perfect timing to hang it. enjoy the rest of your weekend.