Thursday, January 2, 2014

Seriously...

Hi folks...have you all recovered from your New Year celebrations...I'm not sure I have...not that I was partying late into the night nor did I overindulge in the alcohol department...in fact the Furry Boy and his Mum were tucked up in bed just after midnight and almost asleep when World Ward 2 broke out...yes the idiot firework brigade were out in force again...those more money than sense idiots bombarded us for the next 2 hours with explosive bangs that had ME jumping out of my skin let alone my terrified bundle of deliciousness.  Seriously why people are still allowed to buy what is essentially an explosive device and to detonate it wherever they choose never fails to amaze me in this world of "you can't do this and you can't do that" Health & Safety bonkerness.
And they're not the only ones who have got my dander up...before Christmas you couldn't switch on the telly or open a newspaper but you were bombarded with food...food...food...making us all feel our Christmas would be inadequate if we didn't buy X..Y and Z and as usual...fools that we are...we fell for it.  Hence your fridge probably looks like mine...a bewildering jungle of goodness knows what...little parcels of this that and the other wrapped in tin foil...cartons of cream that are now out of date...wedges of cheese despite their origin have all now taken on the "stinky blue with lots of bacteria" Stilton look...left over sausage rolls that even The Furry Boy would turn his nose up at and that's just the tip of the iceberg and talking of icebergs there are 2 of the lettuce variety in the salad drawer that could probably make it to the bin under their own steam...not to mention the cupboard full of Christmas Cakes and other baked goodies or the pile of tempting chocolates that I'm finding rather hard to ignore...

But now our media chums have turned their thoughts to holidays and if we all want to look like beach babes in our bikinis...the time has come to get toned up and lose some weight...REALLY !!!...every newspaper that you open now has the customary "Get Yourself  In Shape" diet for 2014...well fat chance whilst I'm trying to wade through all the food that you persuaded me to buy for my perfect Christmas and hey before you know they'll be back on the bandwagon again tempting us with all those yummy Easter Eggs...we just can't win.
And on an even more serious note...the cubbyhole crew have been struck down by the lazitis virus...all that curled up on the sofa watching endless telly and stuffing our faces has taken it's toll...how can I motivate my little team to get back into the crafty groove and work their sample magic with the new 2014 Fiskars products to be launched at Stitches in February...
when we've been brainwashed into thinking only of  the Christmas food mountain perhaps I need to send out an invitation to the Friday Girls to come and join me in one last huge "all you can eat - demolish the left-overs" party.
See you all tomorrow
Hugs Kath xxx