The little things that count...

Last year I was lucky enough to become the proud owner of my late gran's sewing machine (I was using my mother's machine - she had to call me to use it!!) I have a rather nifty setup. Nothing spectacular, but a nice little spot to work.  It's the sewing corner so I don't have to pack anything away.  Just cover up until next time.

Its rather amusing to see how people invite Karma into their lives.  If you're not sure how Karma works, best leave her alone... If you know without a doubt that you are 100% on the right path, then by all means invite Karma.  But if you are not sure, or think you are right (because you want to be), maybe don't invite her... When you have tried to steal somebody's intellectual property, then turn around and ask Karma to do her thing after they have taken it away from you... Don't be surprised when it backfires, and Karma does do her thing. Let me me break down this concept that you may not understand: in·tel·lec·tu·al prop·er·ty noun Law noun: intellectual property ; noun: intellectualproperty a work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a manuscript or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc.

This week is the "October Break" school holiday.  Only a week long, but a break nonetheless. I get to sleep in about an hour later every day because I don't have to be up at 5:20 (in time to get my son to his school bus by 6:15). Every morning this week, my "puppy" (he's a year old now and huge) wakes me up by hitting my bed.  Normally I can't get this dog up in the mornings. He is the laziest dog I've known! He wants to sleep in until 6 - or later.  But this week, he's woken me up every morning. He hits my bed - multiple times.  He just sits and hits his paw on the bed. I was getting very annoyed because my one chance to get a little lie-in has been taken away by a dog!! This morning I had a different thought.  Maybe he's not trying to annoy me, but maybe he's actually got a built-in timer. Although he's not always very bright, he's not a stupid dog - he's been taught a few little tricks within minutes (sit, paw, lie do...

My daughter recently had her matric farewell.  Yes it was expensive and over the top, but when you seldom get chances to spoil your children, you do what you can to make it work. Not quite a "Pauper's Budget", but only because I was lucky enough to have the financial and physical help from family.