Summer clear out

My shelves went up on Sunday. First step to removing some of the unwanted furniture, done.
It's always amazing the things you find when you are clearing out.
I found a folder of all my dancing and music certificates yesterday as well as £26 in change bags!

My course materials....

....arrived today! The Open University course "Supporting learning in primary schools" officially starts on October 1st by my folders and textbooks were delivered today giving me plenty of time to get familiar with them and make a head start.
I still have to wait for the website to open before I can get the assignments and planner but at least I can get an idea of the reading involved. I have already browsed through the guide and some of the topics and they all look really interesting. I can't wait to put these to use when I start my volunteer work at the school.

My schedule is going to be pretty full but hopefully it will be worth it!

Summertime

I am on my summer break now. I have no actual holiday plans but instead I am spending two weeks sorting, decluttering and generally doing things that I love and spending time with myself and my family.

So far, my days have consisted of early morning gym and swim sessions, food shopping for the weeks ahead and planning for my flat clear out. I have some newly stained shelves that are all ready to go up on the wall for my books and I am still deciding what to do with my DVDs that at the moment are living on a set of shelves that I want to get rid of. 

Tomorrow, my sister is bringing my nieces to Salisbury on the train so I'm looking forward to a nice wander around the town, taking in the sights. I will take my camera with me. I am seriously lacking in photographs of the town I live in.

Ducks on the river

Everyday I walk past these little guys and they just get bigger every day.

These photos were taken by the railway bridge along the tow path on my way home from the gym today.

1st post from my mobile

I have just downloaded the mobile app so I am giving it a go.

I am writing this from the comfort of my lovely big bed having just written down my plan for the week ahead. It's my birthday week and so my schedule is quite full. I am not complaining at all as it is full of things I can't wait to do but I will be tired by the end of it.

The photo is of the very beautiful Salisbury cathedral. The spire is the tallest in Britain I believe. I am making it my mission to learn as much about my home town as I can and document what I find.

Knitting project - Jumper

This is my finished jumper, made out of Aran yarn. It's the first item of clothing I have knitted and it turned out really well. It fits and everything!

My flat

I've been following Fly Lady's tip on how to keep up with housework and de-clutter space for a few weeks now. Fly Lady is an American based website where 'Fly Babies' can learn to control theie homes. While I don't consider my self a Fly Baby or take too much notice of the extremely Americanised terms, I have to say that I am very impressed with how much I have done with such little time.

Each week you focus on a different zone so as well as completing the usual house keeping tasks (vacuuming, dusting, laundry, etc) you spend a few minutes each day de-cluttering and sorting a speific area of the house. So far I have sorted my hallway and kitchen and have managed to keep both rooms tidy.

I love having a clean and tidy home but I have to admit I haven't always wanted to do the work needed to keep it up. I am sure I'm not the only one either!

Fly Lady