Today, my wonderful husband had the kids all day, and I spent the day scrapbooking!! I did 11 double page spreads, which is pretty impressive for me. I need to start scrapping at home. I have a great space - though small and short on shelves and storage. I have my cricut and all my cartridges, I have 3 years worth of pictures to scrapbook... It is a fairly overwhelming prospect, truth be told.

It is a perfect time of year to scrapbook. There is nothing on TV, so in the evening I could do a loayout or two. My plan is to stay home tomorrow afternoon, while hubby and the munchkins go to the in-laws, and get my space set up a bit better. Then, I am planning to start. So that's the goal. less time on the computer/ TV and more time scrapping. We'll see how it goes..

A la prochaine...

Venezuelan Rum - Ho Ho Ho!

Sorry for not posting for a while but I was travelling in Venezuela for work. I'm currently researching material for an update to the "Bradt Guide to Venezuela", a travel guide in English which will come out next year.It's a lot of work but I'm loving the opportunity to criss-cross the country, catch up with old friends, make new friends and have some adventures. I'm hoping this impressive shelf

So much to do...

I have actually done a little bit of creating lately. Some cards, a name sign for DS teacher. I just don`t ever seem to find (or take) the time to take pics and post them... hopefully one of these days. I have also discovered (to no one`s shock I am sure) that I am not good at rgular blog posting. Oh well, maybe I`ll improve with time.

This weeked I am going scrapbooking for a whole day! It will be the first scrapbooking I have done since February, and I miss it. I need to get my scrap-room organized, gut all my cricut stuff organized etc. and then I might feel inspired to do more. I am so far behind!! No time like the present I guess. Well, maybe not the present - maybe this Friday, when I am done my run of shifts :)

A la prochaine...

My first post...

I've decided to get into the world of blogging. Why? I'm not really sure. I want to have somewhere to write stuff down, show some of my creations, and I figured - why not? I love reading other people's blogs, maybe I'll like having my own as much!

I am in 3 Christmas cards swaps on Splitcoast, and today I bought some new stamps for them, so I'm off to clear a space in my scrap room (which is a HUGE mess) and I am going to get creating! Lets hope I feel as good about it when I'm done!! Let the mojo flow....

Guayoyo o tetero, flaco? - Venezuelan coffee glossary

You can credit Starbucks for the annoying coffee snobbery that turns seemingly normal people into seething wrecks of a morning if they can't get hold of their usual "grande, half-caf, non-fat, sugar-free, double-shot, extra-foam, no-whip, pumpkin-spice latte - with extra cinnamon", or whatever over-frothed, over-priced muck they drink in place of regular java.But all the Starbucks snobbery in the

I Love Arepas - Ñum Ñum

I really like this cool graphic so I thought I'd share it. What's the point of having a blog if you don't share.

Venezuelan cacao back on TV as Willie "Raises the Bar"

Venezuelan chocolate sales in the UK are expected to get a boost after funky new logos were unveiled recently for William "Willie" Harcourt-Cooze's 100 per cent cacao products. The launch coincides with a new three-part Channel 4 series called "Raising the Bar: Willie's Chocolate Revolution" and his brand new chocolate bars, which will be sold initially in Selfridges from 1 April.It's all about