Inspired Chic
I have mentioned Lu before in my blog - she had her transplant after me but it hasn't been plain sailing and she has had multiple complications. Despite her ongoing health problems, Lu makes and sells arts and crafts on Folksy. She has just started a facebook page for her craft work, so please check it out - and once you are in the page give it a 'like' and be in with a chance to win a wee prize :-)
Also check her crafty blog Inspired Chic and her Folksy Shop.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Time Flies
Where is the time going? I could have sworn it was only a week since I last blogged...
Last weekend we went to Jennifers 30th birthday drinks in Edinburgh, which was a great night. We were waiting on the live band to come for ages so eventually me, Claire and Fiona (Claire's sister in law) got up to dance, despite the fact no one else was. Sometimes it just has to be done. On Sunday we had dinner and mum and dads because Anne and John were up visiting, so that was nice to have plenty time for a catch up.
There has been significant progress on the tree since I last blogged. The men turned up to start cutting it up on Tuesday and were there all day but still had to come back on Wednesday to finish off, The root stump still has to be ground down but we knew that was going to be done separately anyway. It means we have been able to open the hut door at least and we now need to start taking everything down. Andrew has spent most of today taking the greenhouse apart and trying to clear the site. We then have to empty the hut and take that down before they new shed and greenhouse are delivered. Maybe we will be finished by Christmas...
Seb has not been very happy about the tree being removed. The first day he saw them through the patio doors and was most unimpressed! He spent all afternoon moping around with his tail down, and sighing loudly every 5 minutes. When I put his dinner out he put his paw into the bowl and mixed it around, before pulling half of it onto the floor, then lying in the middle of the mess looking depressed. It was a kind of "I am so depressed I can't even eat."
When I eventually let him out he realised that the branch going up to the shed was still there at this stage, so he was right up there climbing out to the end of the sawn off branches. He was rejuvenated and celebrated by coming back in and polishing off the dinner he couldn't eat 10 minutes earlier..
We had a nice afternoon today having afternoon tea at Devonshire Gardens (very posh!) Dad had won the voucher at our Masquerade Ball last year and gave it to me to use. We got those tiny sandwiches and lots of cakes, which we made a very good effort at polishing off :-)
Where is the time going? I could have sworn it was only a week since I last blogged...
Last weekend we went to Jennifers 30th birthday drinks in Edinburgh, which was a great night. We were waiting on the live band to come for ages so eventually me, Claire and Fiona (Claire's sister in law) got up to dance, despite the fact no one else was. Sometimes it just has to be done. On Sunday we had dinner and mum and dads because Anne and John were up visiting, so that was nice to have plenty time for a catch up.
There has been significant progress on the tree since I last blogged. The men turned up to start cutting it up on Tuesday and were there all day but still had to come back on Wednesday to finish off, The root stump still has to be ground down but we knew that was going to be done separately anyway. It means we have been able to open the hut door at least and we now need to start taking everything down. Andrew has spent most of today taking the greenhouse apart and trying to clear the site. We then have to empty the hut and take that down before they new shed and greenhouse are delivered. Maybe we will be finished by Christmas...
Seb has not been very happy about the tree being removed. The first day he saw them through the patio doors and was most unimpressed! He spent all afternoon moping around with his tail down, and sighing loudly every 5 minutes. When I put his dinner out he put his paw into the bowl and mixed it around, before pulling half of it onto the floor, then lying in the middle of the mess looking depressed. It was a kind of "I am so depressed I can't even eat."
When I eventually let him out he realised that the branch going up to the shed was still there at this stage, so he was right up there climbing out to the end of the sawn off branches. He was rejuvenated and celebrated by coming back in and polishing off the dinner he couldn't eat 10 minutes earlier..
We had a nice afternoon today having afternoon tea at Devonshire Gardens (very posh!) Dad had won the voucher at our Masquerade Ball last year and gave it to me to use. We got those tiny sandwiches and lots of cakes, which we made a very good effort at polishing off :-)
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Halloween Party in Glasgow - we have secured Qudos at Queen Margaret Union - for those not in the know, this is one of the main Glasgow university unions just off University Avenue. We have a fab DJ and are putting together some Halloween extras....
All proceeds for The Butterfly Trust.
There is a student discount as it's in the union, but you do not have to be a student to go - although you do need to be 18 or over! It is fancy dress - theme is 'Dead Famous' but any fancy dress will be acceptable :-) Unfortunately people with CF cannot attend due to cross infection issues, unless you are post transplant. We have to follow the guidelines set by our CF unit and the CF Trust.
I know that October seems a long way off, but if you get tickets now they are cheaper than standard tickets. Also we need to sell some tickets now in order to pay for room hire etc :-)
Please circulate this link amongst anyone you think might be interested - we need a good turn out to make this work. Invite as many people as you like and have a fab fun night!
Online payment system set up so you can BUY EARLY BIRD TICKETS HERE
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Wedding
It was my friend Stephanie (who I have known since I was 5!) wedding last weekend. It was a lovely day and they got some nice sunshine for the photos. Stephanie looked fab in her dress with her long red hair, and her bridesmaids were in a dark hot pink. It was at Broomhall Castle in Menstrie, which was a really nice location. The castle/house itself had a few nice lounge rooms we could sit in while photographs were being taken and there were nice grounds to wander in. In the evening there was some ceilidh dancing followed by a disco. I managed to do most of the dances, including a very long strip the willow. My friend Claire was commenting on how she still can't believe I can do these dances now. I used to panic at getting dragged up for ceilidh dances as I would get so out of breath but now it's just my legs that can hardly keep up! By the time the disco came round I eventually gave in and the red shoes had to come off so I could spin around in a safer manner. Myself, Claire and Gillian had some great fun dancing to our own unique style :-)
It was my friend Stephanie (who I have known since I was 5!) wedding last weekend. It was a lovely day and they got some nice sunshine for the photos. Stephanie looked fab in her dress with her long red hair, and her bridesmaids were in a dark hot pink. It was at Broomhall Castle in Menstrie, which was a really nice location. The castle/house itself had a few nice lounge rooms we could sit in while photographs were being taken and there were nice grounds to wander in. In the evening there was some ceilidh dancing followed by a disco. I managed to do most of the dances, including a very long strip the willow. My friend Claire was commenting on how she still can't believe I can do these dances now. I used to panic at getting dragged up for ceilidh dances as I would get so out of breath but now it's just my legs that can hardly keep up! By the time the disco came round I eventually gave in and the red shoes had to come off so I could spin around in a safer manner. Myself, Claire and Gillian had some great fun dancing to our own unique style :-)
Gillian, me, Steph, Lyndsay and Claire
Me and Gill (the toy belongs to Lyndsay's wee girl Aiyla)
Standing on my tip toes trying to make the arch high enough!!
I am standing on one leg and Gillian is....well I'm not sure what Gillian is doing actually..
Me and Claire take our dancing very seriously you know
Clearly some important girl chat..
Wedding Party - Bridesmaids (Kristina, stef's sister is the middle one) and three best men
Monday, July 11, 2011
Donor Desk
National Transplant has now ended and I think I managed to do a few things at least. I emailed every person in the building at work with some chat about organ donation and ways to sign up. I went to a pub quiz last Monday and we called the team Live Life Then Give Life :-) Finally we had the organ donor desk at St Enoch on Friday. We put in a good shift from 9am-5pm but I think it was worth it! Gregg and Kirsty's wee cousin Caitlin also helped out which was fantastic. We had 43 people sign up on the spot and give us the forms back to post and we also gave away many leaflets. LLTGL had made rail card holders (or oyster card holders if you are in London!) as a give away, which had information about organ donation as an insert. These went down well and at least its the sort of thing someone might read later and won't just throw in the bin. Overall the response was positive and we chatted to some interesting people. We met a lady who runs a student magazine who is going to get in touch, which would be an good contact to have. One of the donor family coordinators came down for a couple of hours, so that was helpful and another good contact to have made. To save me uploading pictures from the day visit the Team Glasgow blog where Victoria has already uploaded them :-)
The Evening Times came down to the event and took some pictures and there was an article in Saturdays paper. Victoria has a readable copy scanned on her blog.
To end the week I will leave you with the link to SIGN UP - although I am sure most of my readers are already on board.
p.s I will be back soon with pics from my weekend at Stef's wedding...
National Transplant has now ended and I think I managed to do a few things at least. I emailed every person in the building at work with some chat about organ donation and ways to sign up. I went to a pub quiz last Monday and we called the team Live Life Then Give Life :-) Finally we had the organ donor desk at St Enoch on Friday. We put in a good shift from 9am-5pm but I think it was worth it! Gregg and Kirsty's wee cousin Caitlin also helped out which was fantastic. We had 43 people sign up on the spot and give us the forms back to post and we also gave away many leaflets. LLTGL had made rail card holders (or oyster card holders if you are in London!) as a give away, which had information about organ donation as an insert. These went down well and at least its the sort of thing someone might read later and won't just throw in the bin. Overall the response was positive and we chatted to some interesting people. We met a lady who runs a student magazine who is going to get in touch, which would be an good contact to have. One of the donor family coordinators came down for a couple of hours, so that was helpful and another good contact to have made. To save me uploading pictures from the day visit the Team Glasgow blog where Victoria has already uploaded them :-)
The Evening Times came down to the event and took some pictures and there was an article in Saturdays paper. Victoria has a readable copy scanned on her blog.
To end the week I will leave you with the link to SIGN UP - although I am sure most of my readers are already on board.
p.s I will be back soon with pics from my weekend at Stef's wedding...
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Can anyone help The Butterfly Trust on Saturday 9th?
The Butterfly Trust are planning a collection at Braehead shopping centre in Glasgow this Saturday. Unfortunately several people have had to pull out at short notice and the event will be cancelled if they can't get any volunteers. If anyone can spare an hour or two on Saturday please get in touch and I will pass on your details!
The Butterfly Trust are planning a collection at Braehead shopping centre in Glasgow this Saturday. Unfortunately several people have had to pull out at short notice and the event will be cancelled if they can't get any volunteers. If anyone can spare an hour or two on Saturday please get in touch and I will pass on your details!
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Busy Bee
It's been quite a busy few weeks hence lack of blogging - always a good sign now!
This is National Transplant Week so I have been trying to help organise some things for that. NHSBT and LLTGL have been working together this year and the theme for the week is around waiting - how people hate to wait and how this compares to those waiting years for the chance of life. Myself, Victoria and Kirsty will be running an organ donor desk this Friday (8th July) at St Enoch shopping centre in Glasgow. NHSBT have been trying to arrange entertainers for locations across the country, with the idea that people can tweet on the day, asking the entertainers to come and amuse them while they wait. In practice I think this might be more difficult that it seems! We are still trying to pull things together and might have some dancers interested for the day. Regardless, us three girls will be there though trying to create some awareness :-) If you are in Glasgow on Friday, pop in - we will be there all day!
On the subject of awareness we are also trying to get online payment sorted for our Halloween Party in aid of The Butterfly Trust. Early bird tickets will be on sale soon, and I will post details once the payment site is live.
I have had a few social things on too, hence my lack of blogging. We were at my friend Jamie's BBQ a couple of weeks ago, which was a great day and despite some rain everyone still seemed to enjoy themselves. This weekend myself, Andrew and Victoria popped through to a fundraiser that a fellow transplant recipient, Gerard, was organising, in aid of LLTGL and the Freeman Hospital. It was a great night with a great atmosphere and I hope they managed to raise a few pennies. We were also at an engagement party on Sunday which was a lovely afternoon, especially due to the fact the sun came out for the day so everyone could sit in the garden.
Seb has continued his garden adventures and will be very sad to see this tree go. The insurance have agreed to payment so it should be removed within the next 2-3 weeks. Seb will really not know what to do without his climbing frame! Last weekend a neighbour from a few doors down came to the door to ask "You do know your dog is on your shed roof?" to which I replied "yes, he quite likes to go up there" The guy looked a bit bemused and really quite unsure how to respond haha. He just said "oh well, as long as you know he is up there!" It is really quite embarrassing. Another embarrassing Seb incident occurred at the park yesterday. Seb tends to trail behind by at least 100 yards if not more, and when I turned round to see where he was, there he was JOGGING TO HEEL beside some random lady out for a run. She seemed very amused and I reassured her that he wouldn't last very long jogging - she said she wouldn't either. Laughs all round :-)
I will leave you with the cutest picture of a Hedgehog in the garden - we can't get the lawn mower out of the shed, because of the tree, so the garden is currently like a nature reserve. We have foxes, squirrels, a little mouse, LOTS of birds and fledglings and now a hedgehog :-)
p.s I will be back with a National Transplant Week blog within the next few days!
It's been quite a busy few weeks hence lack of blogging - always a good sign now!
This is National Transplant Week so I have been trying to help organise some things for that. NHSBT and LLTGL have been working together this year and the theme for the week is around waiting - how people hate to wait and how this compares to those waiting years for the chance of life. Myself, Victoria and Kirsty will be running an organ donor desk this Friday (8th July) at St Enoch shopping centre in Glasgow. NHSBT have been trying to arrange entertainers for locations across the country, with the idea that people can tweet on the day, asking the entertainers to come and amuse them while they wait. In practice I think this might be more difficult that it seems! We are still trying to pull things together and might have some dancers interested for the day. Regardless, us three girls will be there though trying to create some awareness :-) If you are in Glasgow on Friday, pop in - we will be there all day!
On the subject of awareness we are also trying to get online payment sorted for our Halloween Party in aid of The Butterfly Trust. Early bird tickets will be on sale soon, and I will post details once the payment site is live.
I have had a few social things on too, hence my lack of blogging. We were at my friend Jamie's BBQ a couple of weeks ago, which was a great day and despite some rain everyone still seemed to enjoy themselves. This weekend myself, Andrew and Victoria popped through to a fundraiser that a fellow transplant recipient, Gerard, was organising, in aid of LLTGL and the Freeman Hospital. It was a great night with a great atmosphere and I hope they managed to raise a few pennies. We were also at an engagement party on Sunday which was a lovely afternoon, especially due to the fact the sun came out for the day so everyone could sit in the garden.
Me, Gerard, Victoria
Seb has continued his garden adventures and will be very sad to see this tree go. The insurance have agreed to payment so it should be removed within the next 2-3 weeks. Seb will really not know what to do without his climbing frame! Last weekend a neighbour from a few doors down came to the door to ask "You do know your dog is on your shed roof?" to which I replied "yes, he quite likes to go up there" The guy looked a bit bemused and really quite unsure how to respond haha. He just said "oh well, as long as you know he is up there!" It is really quite embarrassing. Another embarrassing Seb incident occurred at the park yesterday. Seb tends to trail behind by at least 100 yards if not more, and when I turned round to see where he was, there he was JOGGING TO HEEL beside some random lady out for a run. She seemed very amused and I reassured her that he wouldn't last very long jogging - she said she wouldn't either. Laughs all round :-)
I will leave you with the cutest picture of a Hedgehog in the garden - we can't get the lawn mower out of the shed, because of the tree, so the garden is currently like a nature reserve. We have foxes, squirrels, a little mouse, LOTS of birds and fledglings and now a hedgehog :-)
p.s I will be back with a National Transplant Week blog within the next few days!
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