I heart pink roses...

Beautiful roses bought for me by a lovely husband.

Mini Diaries

I have just finished working nights, and was feeling rather sorry for myself as have a sore throat and beginning to feel ill and so tired!! Look what came through my post-box this morning and cheered me up!!

I love these mini diaries, which are just perfect for recording the day to day details which we could so easily forget. I can't wait to use them! They are made by Marta at the dear diary stories - Marta Writes. Available here.

Lake Como

On Saturday the husband and I will be flying out to here...

I couldn't be more excited!

Image found here

Life...

A week just slipped by with no blogging...life has kind of taken over!! Been very busy with a few things, mainly working nights and studying...fun fun fun! I am well in need of a bit of rest and recouperation! I am going on a little trip on Sunday for a week with my mum, looking forward to the beach and some sunshine hopefully! Probably will be unable to blog, so hope everyone has a fab week!Photo by me

My Birthday weekend...

I thought i would share a few pics of my time in Bath at the weekend...

gorgeous wallpaper in the hotel

we may have just stumbled across a TOAST

stunning architecture and views

the Royal Crescent

The Royal Victoria Park

and finally a gorgeous bunch of flowers from the husband...

makes for one blissful birthday weekend!

A game of tag

Spotted this fun game on m.writes, it looked like fun so if you see it and fancy a try, you are officially tagged.
Here are my answers...

8 things I look forward to...
The husband coming home, Days off work, Sunshine, Celebrations ie. birthdays, christmas, anniversaries etc, Holidays, Food, Catch ups with close friends, Making our family and having lots of babies (blush), My bed (at the moment after night shifts)

8 things I did yesterday...
Slept most of the day, Dreamt about holidays, sunshine, time off work and time spent with husband, Stayed up all night, Saw my husband for about 5 mins (in 24 hours), Folded laundry, Ate pizza, Read blogs, Shed a tear at the latest post from nie nie (have you read it?).

8 things I wish I could do...
Wow my husband with my cooking (I am trying, slowly getting there!), Keep our flat immaculate and still have time for all the fun things I would rather do, Be bi or even tri-lingual, Travel the world, Knit (my mum has promised she will teach me!), Visit NYC this weekend, Take blood and cannulate (sorry that is the nurse in me speaking), Visit the gym at least three times a week ( again I am trying with this one!!)

8 shows I watch...
(this could be embarrassing...)
The Hills, The City, The Apprentice, Brothers and Sisters, Property Ladder, Jon and Kate plus 8, Neighbours, Home and Away (and quite a few more I could think of...currently trying to cut down on the TV watching ha ha)

8 posts I've starred recently in Google reader...
Actually haven't used my google reader for a little while bit here are the most recent...
Spring Cleaning by Jordan Ferney:Oh Happy Day
Dinner Party on the Roof by Jordan Ferney:Oh Happy Day
Why I Love Laguna Pt. 1 by Love and Photographs
todays agenda:be in love by d.sharp journaL
my new york city penpal by m.writes
Quote for life by A Cup of Jo
rooftop garden by frolic
Family portrait by A Cup of Jo

My ten things...

Saw this on the rockstar diaries and thought i would share my 10 things that make me terribly happy...

1.the sound of my husbands key in the front door meaning he is home

2.comments on my blog

3.sneezing

4.summer sun

5.the smell of freshly cut grass

6.having a clean and tidy home

7.the feeling of heat when you step of a plane into a warm climate

8.love notes

9.knowing glances

10.percy pigs

It's the small things in life that bring a big smile to my face. :) What are your 10 things that make you terribly happy??

Lovely lace

Back from a bit of a blogging break after a crazy busy week, involving night shifts, birthday party, shopping, Jason Mraz, girly time, Lionel Ritchie and a study day! Phew! Thought I would post about these beautiful wallets from Makr, which is an American store selling gorgeous leather goods.

Aren't they gorgeous...fingers crossed they ship to England!

Tempting...

The Cox and Cox website is so tempting, I may have just ordered a couple of little somethings. Look at these gorgeous things...

Ooh and the two items below must have been made for me...

I really am domestically challenged Amy, hence the name of my blog, i am playing house! It's the taking part that counts though isn't it?!

Just one...

One picture, one poem, one song, one quote, one item of clothing, one place and one Disney princess. Saw this on Peonies and Polaroids and decided to give it a go...

One picture...

image via me (taken on honeymoon August 07)

One poem...

i carry your heart with me
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in

my heart)i am never without it(anywhere

i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done

by only me is your doing,my darling)

i fear

no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want

no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)

and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant

and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows

(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud

and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows

higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)

and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

ee cummings

One song...

One quote...

"I have loved you with an everlasting love..."

Jeremiah 31:3

One item of clothing...

via here

One place...

images found via flickr

One Disney Princess...

image via here

Phew, that was hard, particularly the item of clothing... impossible for someone as indecisive as me! Sure my answers would be entirely different tomorrow or any other time, but for right now, in this moment, these are the ones!