PLAN

I'm sure you recall me going on,and on..and on about plan in the summer- well, I've done it! I'm sponsoring a child to go to school to help make an underdeveloped community sustainable.

I said I didn't mind which country the child was from- in honesty I don't mind. I have never lived in any of the countries that plan work with- so I am not capable of judging where my pennies are best spent.

today I had my joining pack- and here is the child I am helping:

I didn't realise how involved the charity likes people to be- apparently we are expected to write! :S eek

we are also encouraged to visit. but that sounds rather intrusive and scary so I'll leave it.

I am however rather looking forward to my letter.

it's a bit crazy to think that £15 a month could have such a huge difference to someones life- £15 a month- I spend more than that in the pub, or at the cinema or in tesco on silly things I don't need but just "want".

in actual fact- sponsoring a child is less expensive than buying a months supply of hair conditioner! just to try and put the cost into perspective.

I'm not sure I've ever spent a better £15.

:D

Cloning plants pt 2

sooo..after one class's cloning attempts (taking cuttings) I look like I have a greenhouse- not a classroom- a voila:

the only thing is it's half term next week- so I guess they will all have to have a holiday in my kitchen..along with the additional 10 to be created on friday..

O_o

ssshhhh

don't tell traff.

80s costume

My parents, some family friends, Traff, ray, John & I are going to an 80s night in December.
its a glam rock theme.
so it'll be awesome!

Ray, John, Traff & I (and possibly my parents) are keen to dress up so we spent last night ebaying for something to wear.
these are my soon to be shiney new things:



gonna get me some fishnetty tights and crimp my hair- maybe get a bow to go in my hair and some freaky make up- jobs a good-un!

I hope ray will be on hand to do my make up:


winner!

now I just have to dress traff up now!

any thoughts greatly appreciated. or maybe I'll just jam him into my extra dress!

Q3) 3. If life is so short why do we do some many things we don't like and like so many things we don't do?

This is a question I ask myself all the time.

I wish I had more time to do things I enjoy- like crafts, travelling, exploring, reading, spending time with my friends, seeing my family,gigs,mooching, walking- having a relaxing bath even!

and there are so many things I'd love to learn to do:
knitting, ballet, pottery, running for a simple start!

I'd love to even just have time to get my hair done. or paint my nails. or change my windscreen wipers!

but thats what it comes down to I suppose- Time.

Time is worth money, and unless you're very very lucky you'll probably not have a job that meets your personal hobbies.
I love my jobs! I really do. but it's no substitute for having an amazing time doing something I adore- seeing new things, learning new things- seeing people who mean the world to me.

but then, would we love the things we do outside of work as much if they were less of a commodity?
if we could do them all the time?

probably not.

and if I did all the things on my "to do" list, i'd only add more- we'll never be satisfied.

New addition

I won a goldfish at the funfair!

This is "either-or".

Pete named him by selecting a word on the menu with his eyes shut.

Traff was so excited about having a new pet that he introduced the idea on the phone to James by saying "laura and I have an addition to our family...."

cloning plants

someone told me you can grow fusias from cuttings...we're doing cuttings with hormone rooting powder next week- this will be my most expensive lesson ever!

Rooting powder off amazon and a tenners worth of half dead fusias from homebase. now I have a garden-kitchen.

this could get out of hand when I have 30 of the things in addition to the original 2.

however, we can plant them in the allotment-garden.

I hope traff likes fusias.

Very very much.

Sophie came for tea :D

Sophie came to visit me today :D it was lovely to see her and catch up- and to hear about how her PGCE is going- sounds like she's awesome!

as an introduction to bedford we went to the fancy cake shop & to the park for a mooch and to see the duckies and bats and enjoy the unseasonal sunshine (sunburned face in october?!)

Traff made us a proper little kid dinner of sausages, chips and spaghetti hoops & then Jules & Pete came to get us to go to the funfair!

we went on the twisty thing, and in the hall of mirrors! which was amazing! and then I won a goldfish. we got a bit cold & soph was feeling a bit over twizzled poorly so we went to the embankment for a hot chocolate & then home!

all in all a good day was had.