WOYWW529

It's Wednesday so time for me to show you my desk as part of WOYWW!  Don't know what I am talking about?  Julia has all the details.

This is my desk as it was on Tuesday evening - in the process of gathering together some crafting supplies for my holiday at the front of the desk - the rest of the desk is unchanged from last week. My travellers note book, pens, pencils, washi tape, glue, scissors, and my small printer and papers should keep me going for a week away.

This is my crafting for this rather busy and crazy week - index cards (and only 5 of them because I am running behind)

I will leave you with a few photos of Alex and I enjoying wild swimming in one of our local rivers where there is a lovely waterfall and a deep plunge pool for jumping into. 

This is my cooling off exercise after work each day at the moment.  I will be missing in action next week as I am off on my holidays so have a great week or so everyone and stay cool.
With love & God Bless
Caro
xxx

WOYWW 528

Well here we are again - time to show my desk to the world as part of Julia's What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday phenomenon.

My desk is pretty empty again, apart from one very exciting looking present (more on that in a minute) - the pile of project life stuff is still sat to the side, and in fact apart from some very simple index cards I have failed to do any crafting this week - life has simply been too crazy busy.  Working full-time, running Messy church at the weekend, end of year activities/socials and the start of my new course have kept me very busy.

Anyway, back to that exciting present - it was a very unexpected and incredibly generous present from Debbie (Tatteredrocks).  Just look at that beautiful tag...

and inside was this beautiful shadow box picture!  I had admired the ones she provided for the 10th anniversary crop so much that she so kindly decided to make me my own.  I can't believe it!  I am beyond thrilled and will be finding somewhere special to put it up on the wall the moment I get a chance. Thank you so so much!

My own little works of creativity pale into insignificance, but just to proove I have done something creative this week here are my index cards as part of the Index Card a Day challenge (ICAD). Very simple for the most part this week as I have had so little time.
I am off out to my course tonight so wont be able to visit until Thursday I'm afraid, but I will do my best to visit everyone then. In the meantime have a lovely week.
With love & God Bless,
Caro
xxx

WOYWW527

Welcome back to another edition of What's on your workdesk Wednesday (WOYWW).  Don't know what I am talking about?  Check out Julia's blog as she is Queen Desker and has all the details.

My desk is very empty today as I was working from home yesterday so had to clear space for the laptop, and then went out to parents evening followed by another meeting so no time to play.  On my desk you can see the pile of project life stuff to the left - I still haven't found an appropriate storage solution for them so a pile is the way forward for now!  At the back you can see the pile of my latest ICADs - I have just about kept up so far - and to the right my trusty mug of tea (in need of a top up),  a to do list and pen, and my fit bit which needs charging and syncing. 

The only crafting that has been done this week is the index cards (ICAD) which are a wonderful mix of faith related and random cards made using collages, painting, stamping etc.  They had  to be quick ones this week as I have been so busy so each one has taken 10 minutes or less.

Alex has been creative this week - making box armour was his project of the week!

My main news of the week is that I have had my induction sessions to the School of Ministry here in Sheffield where I am doing a year long Foundation course to explore potential future roles in the church. There is one more induction evening next week before course starts in earnest in September and is evenings and weekends. At the present time becoming a Reader in the church of England is the plan, but God may have other ideas in mind - we will see what happens over the coming year. I am very excited and slightly nervous as studying theology is very different to science so prayers for this new adventure would be gratefully received.
That is all from me for now. I hope you all have a lovely week.
With love & God Bless,
Caro
xxx

WOYWW 526

Well it has been a crazy busy week and I nearly forgot that it was Wednesday already as I got back from a conference on Tuesday evening. Anyway, here we are again ready for a What's on your Workdesk Wednesday post. Check out our Queen Desker, Julia's blog for details.

This is my desk as it was on Tuesday evening - pretty empty in the middle, with the exception of the order of service from one of my closest friend's ordinations last Sunday, my latest index card, and then to the left the pile of project life things that says I have been using my new goodies (I will have to show the completed pages at a later date) and my kindle in its bright red cover.

Although there hasn't been a lot of time for crafting this week, I have managed to keep up with the Index card a day (ICAD) challenge and here are my cards for this week.  Confession time - the zentangle I drew during a talk at the conference to stop myself falling asleep!

Alex and I made the most of the gorgeous weather the weekend and went 'Wild Swimming' in a place called Little Barbrook (yes that is me in there!). 

It is literally in the middle of nowhere - you walk a mile down a track from the road across the moors, round a few corners and discover it just behind some trees. 

It was beautiful, if a little peaty (definitely came out smelling slightly swampy) and deliciously cold.
Alex put his new snorkel/mask to the test and although he couldn't see anything in the murky water loved the mask and said it was really easy to breathe in.

Sunday saw me supporting my best friend Abby at her ordination in Coventry Cathedral.  It was such a special occasion and so lovely to see her and her family.
That's all for now. July is going to be a bit crazy so I am not sure how much crafting time I will get but will do my best to continue to join in as much as possible.  Take care, Have a good week,
With love & God Bless,
Caro
xxxx