by Jess | Jul 14, 2010 | Makes Me Happy, My life, plans, The Great Australian Granny Square
I’m having ‘one of those days’. You know, where you wake up and everything is just a bit too much, right from the beginning. It doesn’t seem to be for any particular reason, but you find yourself feeling grumpy, snapping at your husband, and...
by Jess | Jul 12, 2010 | Handmade, My life, papercraft
My name is Jessica, and I am a paper-goods addict. At least, that’s how it seems lately! I have indulged in a slew of paper-related purchases… and been the recipient of some papery-gifts, too! I think one of the beauties of paper-goods, for me, is the fact...
by Jess | Jul 5, 2010 | Musings, My life
I know that traditionally it’s the flush of a new year that has people talking about their dreams for the future. But here, in Australia, the middle of the year is an appropriate time to plan and think about the things to come. In our seasons, the time of Yule...
by Jess | Jun 30, 2010 | My life
Nick and I visited my grandparents today. Gramps is 91, and Granny is 83. Granny is still her lively self. Gramps has been drifting off into his own world for many years now, but it is still good to see a glimmer in his eye, and a quiet laugh in his voice. He gets...
by Jess | Jun 27, 2010 | My life
Makes me want to shut my whingy brain up when it complains to me about stuff… For example – I’ve had chronic tooth/jaw pain for about 6 months now, and man, does it drive me crazy some days. But when I look around at what I do have… well…...
by Jess | Jun 19, 2010 | Crafty Biz, Musings
Burnout. It’s something that most – if not all – of us running our own, one-person businesses suffer from once in a while. You’re working days, nights, weekends – any moment you can fit a little work in. You wake up and your biz is the...
