Project Life 2012 Day 12 - Morning Drink

1/12 January is National Hot Tea Month Take a photo of your morning pick-me-up. Is it tea, coffee, 5hr Energy, or chocolate milk?

I always need rehydration in the mornings, before caffeine. And to be honest I drink enough caffeine at work without needing it at home as well! So here it is - Redbush Tea with Vanilla.

Incidently, this is my favourite mug. Not just for the witty (and pretty true) little slogan on it, but it is one of those mugs that just feels right. Not too chunky, not too thin, just the right size. In fact, I might have to go and buy another one just in case this one gets broken as I'm pretty sure I'll never find another mug that quite lives up to this one!

Project Life 2012 Day 11 - Derek

1/11 National Blame Someone Else Day Take a photo of something in your home that you, personally, take NO responsibility for, like the stuffed dear head in the dining room or the neon beer signs in SO's office or the ugly wallpaper in the hallway. Make sure to note who IS responsible.

This is Derek. He is Steve's friend and has lodged with us since we moved into our first house 10 years ago!

Project Life 2012 Day 10 - Every Day

1/10 Take a photo of something you use every single day without fail. It could be your car, your phone, your hairbrush or whatever.

Just before Christmas 2009 I had my heart set on getting myself an Ipod Touch, but just couldn't really justify spending the money on myself so I decided to wait and see if I had a little bit of Christmas money or vouchers to put towards it. Lucky lady that I am, my lovely husband bought me one for Christmas (and not to show off too much, it was hiding inside a Radley handbag!).

Two weeks later I found out I was pregnant and my ipod became a bit of a lifeline through pregnancy insomnia, waiting for appointments, then keeping in touch when I was on maternity leave and keeping me awake through night feeds in the early weeks. Aside from that it makes a great torch and handy distraction tool for nappy changing.

It's pretty rare I go as far as to say something's changed my life, but where my ipod is concerned I really would go that far! It's changed the way I keep in touch with people, and once in a while I even use it to listen to music!

Project Life 2012 Day 9 - Desk

1/9 National Clean Off Your Desk Day

This isn't so much about cleaning our desk, but more about why you should not let a toddler loose near a desk, clean or otherwise!

Project Life 2012 Day 8 - Bathroom

1/8 National Bubble Bath Day
Take a photo of your bathroom.

Well, this isn't our whole bathroom, but it is a little insight. This is the windowsill in our bathroom and as you can see it's mainly covered with girl stuff! Mind you, as we outnumber the male in our house by 2 to 1 I suppose that's a fair division. Steve would probably argue that this is a marker for the rest of the house, but I am not so sure!

You might notice a profusion of Body Shop products, which is a good in-road to shamelessly plug my little business as a Consultant for The Body Shop at Home. If you want to see what I'm up to you can like me on Facebook for my latest updates.

Project Life 2012 Day 7 - Weather

Jan 7 -- Take a pic of your thermometer, snowbanks, or a screen-shot of your weather forecast.

Well that was easy! Today has been a typically mild day for this winter so far. In some respects I'm not sorry there's been no snow yet this year, but it is fun when it happens. You'll also note we need to buy some petrol!

Project Life 2012 Day 6 - Self-Portrait 1

Jan 6 -- is time for your first self-portrait of the year.

This got me thinking a bit about my "self". When Lily was first born, she was almost as much part of my "self" as I was. Although I've had close relationships with family and friends over the years, nothing quite prepared me for the all-consuming nature of the mum and baby relationship. It was totally new to me to be that physically and emotionally close to one person for so much of my time. Even within the last 15 months that bond has changed and developed as she's become older and more independent. But for the moment I can't quite imagine a self-portrait that doesn't include her.