Thrifty But Glam

Well amazingly we have had pretty much a whole week of Sun in the south of the UK! I even managed a beach trip on Tuesday!  We went to Studland beach and had to walk for almost 30 minutes to and from the car; in heat of about 29 degrees.  Now to those that are none UK natives, I am sure that 29 degrees is nothing.  To me however, it was hell!  Being beyond pale and covered in freckles and moles (one of which had to be removed in 2010 and screened) means that sun screen has to be re-applied religiously!  The traffic was hell and I needed to pee, but almost 90 minutes after setting out, we were finally there - and boy was it worth it! I am actually fortunate enough to live a 5 minute walk from the quay and a 40 minute walk from the local beach, but we knew it would be packed; and there was no way I was carrying the picnic food and drinks all that way!  Besides, sometimes it is just plain nicer to be adventurous and deviate from the local! There is t...

Today is turning out to be a bit of a nightmare day.  I was supposed to be working from home to try and clear a large back-log of main business and jewellery business items, but due to losing a contract in my main business, I am having to bite the bullet and go out to Nurse this afternoon.   Tuesday is usually the only day I get to spend any time with my husband so I always despair if work takes me away from home. Trying to be positive and mature I decided to make the most of the morning and do a mass print-out that I had been putting off for the last week - sadly the printer ink decided to run out half way through the 1000 copies, after replacing the cartridges it has now decided to quit printing in black and magenta.  I have spent the best part of an hour on my hands and knees cleaning, cajoling and lastly being down right aggressive in an attempt to get it to work - no joy.  I am now stuck with a half complete mail-out that is unusable until t...