Nightwolf's Den

and in with the New. (warning this is a fairly longish post)

Well today marks the end of 2009 and at midnight it will be 2010. Wow where did the last 12 months go?

It’s been an up & down year for us here at the Wolf’s Den, fortunately more ups than downs.

I finally got around to starting my own scrapbooking business. It’s had its fair share of ups & downs but I for see 2010 will be an awesome year (especially with the opening of our new forum & gallery today, come on over & take a look).

Hubby & I finally fell pregnant (why do you fall pregnant? I’ve always wondered that LOL). Our little bundle of joy is due in about 6 weeks. The only problem I’ve had is gestation diabetes (& a few arguments over that but that’s a different story)

Computer business wise, things are starting to really look up. We’ve got our business loan payed off and we’ve starting to get regular customers and are doing work for a few of the local businesses which is great.

Looking forward to 2010.

I love Ali Edwards idea of a word for the year. I think in 2009 I chose Create, well I did a fair bit of that 😉 I’m not sure what word I’ll pick yet. What’s your word for 2010?

I saw this on Sj’s blog and I thought it was a great idea as I’ve always been interested in numerology. Want to know what year you are in? Check out this page.

2010 for me is a 5 year.

Personal Year 5. . . . Feeling Loose and Free

This is a number 5 year, a year of major change in your life. Horizons are expanded and growth is less impeded. You are likely to make a number of new friends this year as social activities are expanded. This is a year that has brought/will bring excitement and adventure and a good deal more freedom than you have experienced in recent years. This is a time for feeling loose and free; for moving away from old routines in a constructive way. If you became bogged down during this past year, now is the time to seek out new directions.

The problem with a personal year 5 is the tendency to scatter energies in all directions. Your ability to do detail work is limited now and it will make you feel very confined. In all, this a free-wheeling year that is liable to bring major changes to your life; your career, your family situation, your residence.

Hubby on the other hand is in a 1 year – A New Beginning In Your Life.

Goals for 2010 (cause I hate resolutions & I always break them lol)

• I aim to do more scrapbooking. I’m hoping to get together with Mum at least once a month.
• Hold classes or crops for my scrapping business. Will probably look into this more once bub is a couple of months old and we have a ‘routine’ happening.
• Get my Ls & learn to drive. A promise I made to Dad when we bought our new car. With bub around it will be a necessity.
• Journal every day. I got the Log Your Memory 2010 Memory Log Book so hopefully that will help
• Complete Project 365. You can follow my project here.
• Take a couple of online classes

Hope you all have a great evening & don’t party too hard 😉 Us here, we’re getting an early nite.

Bring on 2010!!!!

The questions & tasks for my Monthly round up come from Katie the Scrapbook lady. You can read more about it here.

The Questions

What books and/or magazines did I read this month? Scrapbooking Memories, What to Expect in the First Year, Dewey

What movies, television shows, plays, etc. did I watch this month?
TV – Battlestar Gallactica (hubby got the box set & The Plan for Xmas)

What fun things did I do with my family and/or friends? went baby shopping with Mum. Christmas Day.

What gifts did I give and/or receive?
Given – books, DVDs, homemade chocies & biscuits, iTunes gift card, make up, wooden toy kits.
Received – Goodies for my Slice, clothes, books for bub, clothes for bub, gift vouchers for scrapbooking goodies, books,

What special or unusual purchases did I make? a few odds & ends for Christmas.

What illnesses or health concerns did I have? Found out I do have gestational diabetes. Am now on insulin.

What were my accomplishments this month? Getting through Christmas Day 😉 Starting on the house renovations (see OMG there’s a hole in our wall)

What were my disappointments this month? Having a couple of arguments with hubby. My main computer having a fit (must see if I can fix it today, otherwise it’s saving up for new parts *sigh*), lucky I have the laptop.

Anything else noteworthy to include? The weather. It has been really weird. Some days are super warm, others not so and others really wet.

Tasks (will be done over the next few days)

• All digital pictures sorted and copied to EHD, and burnt to 2009 disc.
• Backup any other documents or files as needed.
• Backup your blog if you have one.
• Clean off work area and empty inbox or clear up papers that have been piling up.
• Clean off your computer desktop & download folder as well. Unzip files and put them away.

Hubby & I have been talking bout removing a wall (well actually it’s a desk/bookshelf thing) between our lounge & the spare bedroom (which is a room for storing junk atm) and making the spare room our dining room/gaming room/scrapping room (since the office is moving to my current scrapping room – bub is getting the current office)

anyways we got home from being out for lunch on Sunday & decided to clear off the bookshelf and as you know one thing lead to another and the bookshelf/desk is now no more LOL

I’ll have to dig out a before picture as I don’t have one on the laptop but here’s some of the during shots.

  

It’s still a mess but that’s my plan for the next few days – cleaning up, sorting, chucking stuff out and then putting stuff away in it’s new home (or storing it in the garage until it is needed.

So did everyone have a great Christmas? We had a wonderful day.

We started at mum & dad’s (we’d stayed there the night before) and did pressies (more on them in a tic) then breakfast of croissants, ham & cheese.
Then we went to the SILs to see her & her family for a bit. We were going to go to the beach for a picnic lunch but lots of other people had the same idea so we ended back at mum & dad’s. Went to the in-laws for tea which was a choice of cold leftovers.

Was great to catch up with my brother as he came up Christmas Eve and went home today.

Anywho onto the pressies….

some goodies for my Slice (the Inspirations box, 3 new cards & the embossing tips); a novel (Dewey by Vicki Myron); some bits & pieces for bub; a set of towels, lots of chocolate (keeping this for when bub is born); some cupcake things; soap; a new cake tin; a bead for my Pandora bracelet; a cookbook; a gift voucher to spend of scrappy goodies; a travel picnic set and a awesome toiletries bag.

Hubby is happy cause he got the Battlestar Galactica box set and The Plan DVD so there will be lots of BG on our TV over the next week I think. And he got the new Dr Who RPG.

here’s a pic of some of the goodies I cooked to give as Christmas pressies

and the Gingerbread Star Tree (which ended up a little lopsided but was yummy)

   Mum & Dad’s Jack Russel (well actually she belongs to my brother but she lives with mum & dad) dead to the world after a hard day.

that’s pretty much all the photos I took yesterday. Hubby took one of me but it’s a shocker so I’m not sharing it :p

Anyways I am very tired so I’m gonna head off. Might get a drink & another Carry On movie (and try not to fall asleep) Hope to share so new Slice creations soon 🙂

Hope everyone has a happy & safe Christmas. Hope your day is filled with cheer & lots of love!

I’m spending mine with family and am looking forward to it being a quiet day this year, especially if it’s warm. also looking forward to crayfish for lunch 2morrow :

Spent yesterday cooking with mum which was lovely. Will be back boxing day with a few pics to share.

Have a good one!

A few of us on the 17 again blog train have decided to revisit the questions now that we’re grown up (some of us more than others ROFL)

so onto the questions posed to me as my 31 year old self 🙂 Enjoy!

My hair colour is brown with purple or red streaks Now it’s brown with blonde streak and much shorter
My hair style is long. I hate wearing my hair up Still hate wearing my hair up but it’s now shoulder length
My favourite brand of makeup is maybelline and it has to be black Still Maybelline & still mainly black but now I wear it alot less and it’s usually just eyeliner & mascara and lip gloss
My “fashionable” item is anything goth & black anything that fits over my preggie belly lol
My favourite outfit is black jeans and top at the moment it’s a blue skirt hubby bought me and a gorgeous white maternity tee
My favourite colour is black not much changed here but now I’ll add purple
I drive my boyfriend up the wall (I don’t have a car) still don’t drive but we have  Commodore
On a Saturday I go nowhere. I stay home and play on the Super NES depends on the weekend, mostly staying home atm getting ready for bub
On a Saturday night I go into town and hang out with my friends Stay home and scrapbook (or chat on the net) while hubby & his mates play D&D or Battletech (yeah I married a geek lol)
On a Sunday I go nowhere. I usually stay in bed Stay home or go to the markets. in winter it’s usually off to the footy
Monday-Friday I go to Arrows I work from home
My best friends are Phil, Colin &  Fiona Aneak, Lisa, Karen, Mick
My favourite place to go out is Arrows or The Trades The Pier
My favourite subject at school is nothing. I’m no longer at school Computing – I’m doing an IT degree
When I grow up I want to be a musician A good mum
My favourite drink is Coke. Stones Still coke. alcoholic choice is now vodka
My favourite food is chicken nothing has changed there. have a slight chocolate obsession now
My favourite shop is Kmart Anywhere that sells scrapbooking goodies lol
I want to marry no one Can I remarry my hubby???
My favourite actor/actress is Christian Slater Sean Connery is the first one that comes to mind. Actress would be Angelina Jolie
My favourite band is Metallica Still Metallica but add Nightwish and a few others. my music taste is a bit more varied now
My favourite TV programme is Star Trek NCIS without a doubt (abby rocks!), the new battlestar gallactica, plus a few others
The one thing I want to do but can’t is get a job. I keep trying thou. get some ppl to realise working for yourself is a real job.
My most used mode of transport is my feet. I walk nearly everywhere Our car but I still walk a fair bit.
If I had all the money in the world I would move to Canada or the USA Completely renovate our house – build up and do up the garage for hubby. Buy a TONNE of scrapping supplies
I wish I could visit Canada or the USA Canada, Scotland, Greece
My favourite sport is pro wrestling. Yeah I know it’s fake but   Still a pro wrestling fan but now love my AFL
I recently saw Batman Forever and thought it was ok the new Star Trek movie, it was better than I thought it would b
I am reading Cosmo magazine The True Blood novels, anything baby related, Scrapbooking Memories mag
The big newspaper stories this year is the 50th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing on 6th August, O.J. Simpson is found not guilty of murdering his ex-wife and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated. Climate change, the global financial crisis, the cricket and a heap of political stuff (like the Liberals getting a change of leader)
The most dangerous thing I’ve ever done is, well stuff I would prefer not to share  taken drugs but that’s not something I want to go into 🙂
The furthest away from home I’ve ever been is Hobart. Not really that far but I can’t afford to go anywhere else. New Zealand. Loved it & want to go back someday.

So there you have it. not a lot has really changed.
I’m still looking for a pic of me at 17 but not having much luck. As for me now….

this is the most recent one. my ever expanding belly (taken last month)

until next time 🙂 *waves*

On a quick side note

woohoo go me LOL

Have actually started on my Holidays in Hand album. Will share some pictures on my Christmas blog later today. My preg journal pics will be up on Bub’s blog later today as well. Will link up here when they are up 🙂

Now on to my round up for November 2009

The questions & tasks for my Monthly round up come from Katie the Scrapbook lady. You can read more about it here.

The Questions

What books and/or magazines did I read this month? Scrapbooking Memories, What to Expect When You’re Expecting

What movies, television shows, plays, etc. did I watch this month?
TV – Stargate Universe, NCIS
Movies – Lesbian Vampire Killers

What fun things did I do with my family and/or friends? spent a few days shopping with hubby.

What gifts did I give and/or receive? No gifts given or received.

What special or unusual purchases did I make? I managed to buy or order 95% of all our Christmas presents (a first for me)

What illnesses or health concerns did I have? Heartburn, possible borderline gestational diabetes

What were my accomplishments this month? Getting most of my Christmas shopping done. Finishing (well almost finishing) 3 scrapping classes.

What were my disappointments this month? Making the decision to close my online scrapping store.

Anything else noteworthy to include? Having a 4d ultrasound. They are amazing.

Tasks (will be done today)

• All digital pictures sorted and copied to EHD, and burnt to 2009 disc.
• Backup any other documents or files as needed.
• Backup your blog if you have one.
• Clean off work area and empty inbox or clear up papers that have been piling up.
• Clean off your computer desktop & download folder as well. Unzip files and put them away.

 

Happy December!!

Welcome to the 17 again blog train.

(OMG it feels like so long ago LOL)

My hair colour is brown with purple or red streaks
My hair style is long. I hate wearing my hair up
My favourite brand of makeup is maybelline and it has to be black
My “fashionable” item is anything goth & black
My favourite outfit is black jeans and top
My favourite colour is black
I drive my boyfriend up the wall (I don’t have a car)
On a Saturday I go nowhere. I stay home and play on the Super NES
On a Saturday night I go into town and hang out with my friends
On a Sunday I go nowhere. I usually stay in bed
Monday-Friday I go to Arrows
My best friends are Phil, Colin &  Fiona
My favourite place to go out is Arrows or The Trades
My favourite subject at school is nothing. I’m no longer at school
When I grow up I want to be a musician
My favourite drink is Coke. Stones
My favourite food is chicken
My favourite shop is Kmart
I want to marry no one
My favourite actor/actress is Christian Slater
My favourite band is Metallica
My favourite TV programme is Star Trek
The one thing I want to do but can’t is get a job. I keep trying thou.
My most used mode of transport is my feet. I walk nearly everywhere
If I had all the money in the world I would move to Canada or the USA
I wish I could visit Canada or the USA
My favourite sport is pro wrestling. Yeah I know it’s fake but  😛
I recently saw Batman Forever and thought it was ok
I am reading Cosmo magazine
The big newspaper stories this year is the 50th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing on 6th August, O.J. Simpson is found not guilty of murdering his ex-wife and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated.
The most dangerous thing I’ve ever done is, well stuff I would prefer not to share 😉
The furthest away from home I’ve ever been is Hobart. Not really that far but I can’t afford to go anywhere else.

so now we’re off to 2002 with Naddie

I would have added a pic but I don’t think there are any photos of me from when I was 17 – tragic I know (probably a good thing – I saw a pic of me at 18 & OMG I look terrible!!)

I’ll be redoing this post later with my answers from 2009, aged 31.

(ok so I’m pregnant _ i”m finding lots of cute stuff atm – deal with it ROFL)

One of my fav designers – Tricia-Rennea – does the cutest animal drawings. and she sells them at Zazzle.

Thought I’d share a few of my favs (might buy some of these for bub’s room)

Tiger

Elephant

Purple Owl

The tiger is one of my favourites.

Go check out her store here & her blog here (she’s super generous & gives away gorgeous freebies)