Ha ha... just realised something. It's been really quiet the last few weeks, with my email. I've not really had the floods of stuff I usually have.
I've just realised what it is, the spammers must be on their hols, because I've not had anything about increasing the size of my you-know-what for a few weeks now.
Oh right, funny. I just got one then - typical isn't it?
Do you know how much time is wasted checking spam filters, deleting the ones that got through & generally wasting time on the ones which you read because they make you laugh!? To be fair, they must have a wicked sense of humour...
On go on, come back off your hols 'bigger-bits' people, you make me laugh... what a bunch of expletives.
Rant over... have a good one Busy Girls
Love Eva x
Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Friday, 24 August 2007
Why keep changing the layout Tescos?
21st August 2007
Uh. What have they done to Tescos? I'm a Busy Girl, as you, and I need my supermarket to be sympathetic to my needs - that means not changing everything around continually for 8 weeks, so I don't know whether I'm in the fruit and veg section or supposed to be buying Tuna. Goodness me. I've just had the most stressful shopping trip ever, all over loo roll and mayonnaise. I don't know about you Busy Girls, but I need things to be in a 'grab 'em quick' spot, so I can almost unconsciously run down the aisle, and pop the usual into the trolley on autopilot.
It seems they have decided to 'upgrade', which means changing every single aisle round, cutting off bits and adding new bits, slicing walls in half and adding an extra floor - I think this signifies the start of real shopping hell. They're going to add a whole second floor to what is already the busiest store in the world. Great stuff.
I'm definitely wishing that I had some smaller, independents a little closer to home, so I could get things easier, but I guess that's the whole point of these big supermarkets - they're easy, aren't they!? I mean, I've definitely been known to pop out for some sweet chilli sauce and come home with a new top, some tights and a new mascara. It makes life too easy, being able to pop down to a buy-it-all haven.
So, it's been a while since I've blogged, well it has been the hols - I've definitely had a few too many lazy days recently. It's just that when everyone else is away, you really struggle to keep up the pace, don't you. Not to say it hasn't been a busy August, just a tad quieter.
My Busy Friends, it is time for me to go now, and have some dinner (if I have anything worth eating from my ridiculous haul earlier). I'm off for some stir fry. Oh, yes, I got some new GHDs, you'll be pleased to know. You don't realise quite how much you need them until they break down on you. Rather like men and cars...
Until next time - lots of love
Eva xx
Uh. What have they done to Tescos? I'm a Busy Girl, as you, and I need my supermarket to be sympathetic to my needs - that means not changing everything around continually for 8 weeks, so I don't know whether I'm in the fruit and veg section or supposed to be buying Tuna. Goodness me. I've just had the most stressful shopping trip ever, all over loo roll and mayonnaise. I don't know about you Busy Girls, but I need things to be in a 'grab 'em quick' spot, so I can almost unconsciously run down the aisle, and pop the usual into the trolley on autopilot.
It seems they have decided to 'upgrade', which means changing every single aisle round, cutting off bits and adding new bits, slicing walls in half and adding an extra floor - I think this signifies the start of real shopping hell. They're going to add a whole second floor to what is already the busiest store in the world. Great stuff.
I'm definitely wishing that I had some smaller, independents a little closer to home, so I could get things easier, but I guess that's the whole point of these big supermarkets - they're easy, aren't they!? I mean, I've definitely been known to pop out for some sweet chilli sauce and come home with a new top, some tights and a new mascara. It makes life too easy, being able to pop down to a buy-it-all haven.
So, it's been a while since I've blogged, well it has been the hols - I've definitely had a few too many lazy days recently. It's just that when everyone else is away, you really struggle to keep up the pace, don't you. Not to say it hasn't been a busy August, just a tad quieter.
My Busy Friends, it is time for me to go now, and have some dinner (if I have anything worth eating from my ridiculous haul earlier). I'm off for some stir fry. Oh, yes, I got some new GHDs, you'll be pleased to know. You don't realise quite how much you need them until they break down on you. Rather like men and cars...
Until next time - lots of love
Eva xx
My GHDs died! The trials of being a frazzled Busy Girl!
3rd August 2007
My GHDs have just died. You know what a nightmare this is for me now - after 4 years of loyal service, they've just totally died on me... in the most uncivilised way, too. Suddenly I could feel scraping down my hair - I looked at them, and they they were, snatching handfuls of hair out, amongst big gaping cracks between the ceramic plate and the plastic.
Nice.
Had proper panic - I can't go downstairs with half frizzy, half straight hair - I'm supposed to be going out! Luckily, they have bound together a little with the heat, so I managed to finish the mop off, but I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get some new ones yet. I had to tell you, it's not like himself would understand...
Anyway, off out now with my half chewed, slightly frizzy mop... now all I need is some rain and I'm sorted.
Have a good one Busy Girls - until later
My GHDs have just died. You know what a nightmare this is for me now - after 4 years of loyal service, they've just totally died on me... in the most uncivilised way, too. Suddenly I could feel scraping down my hair - I looked at them, and they they were, snatching handfuls of hair out, amongst big gaping cracks between the ceramic plate and the plastic.
Nice.
Had proper panic - I can't go downstairs with half frizzy, half straight hair - I'm supposed to be going out! Luckily, they have bound together a little with the heat, so I managed to finish the mop off, but I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get some new ones yet. I had to tell you, it's not like himself would understand...
Anyway, off out now with my half chewed, slightly frizzy mop... now all I need is some rain and I'm sorted.
Have a good one Busy Girls - until later
28th July 2007
A weekend of sun! Oh joy - I actually thought I was going mad last week - as I was getting used to having wet feet, wet hair & generally looking like a total mess, even after an hour of dressing effort. But, like a juxtaposed joke, just as I got used to it, the sun came back! I don't know about you but at first I wasn't very impressed - I mean, I have all my black tights & boots out now. Just as I've been planning a weekend away in the sun, out he comes, in all his glory.
It's been a great weekend though - busy in the garden generally, taking in the rays and sorting out everything that has overgrown and gone totally mad in the last few weeks of rainy solitude.
Have you been shopping lately? It seems the stores have been going totally mad with their sales - apparently Harvey Nicks were selling off the most amazing Jimmy Choos for less than £100 because the season has been so changeable and the summer stock needed shifting... how fabulous is that? Can't believe I didn't get in there early enough - note to self, get to the shops on time next season sale!
According to our stylist, Martine, the shops are stocking short season items nowadays so you have to snap up things you like because they're not hanging around - I thought her article was really interesting... whatever next?
So, happily I didn't have to munch on a roast dinner tonight, because the sun's been out again and I've been back on the salad. The only thing is though, my skin seems to be taking a battering - I'm not sure if it's the weather or what -I seem to be going through a combination of dry, then oily skin, spots and then no spots but dry skin again. I keep changing my moisturiser, but not sure that's the answer really.
To make matters worse, when I got my legs out in the garden in the vague attempt at some suntanning I had remnants of fake tan all over my ankles and knees - oh, how attractive. The things we do to try to look attractive, it's funny really.
Oh dear, I can see you all now - imagining this confused looking Girl with her trousers round her knees, orange streaky legs and funny spotty face (you're probably not far off!).
Am off to eat potato wedges, Busy Girls, it's gone cool this evening again, you see!
Catch you soon Busy Girls, love from
Eva xx
A weekend of sun! Oh joy - I actually thought I was going mad last week - as I was getting used to having wet feet, wet hair & generally looking like a total mess, even after an hour of dressing effort. But, like a juxtaposed joke, just as I got used to it, the sun came back! I don't know about you but at first I wasn't very impressed - I mean, I have all my black tights & boots out now. Just as I've been planning a weekend away in the sun, out he comes, in all his glory.
It's been a great weekend though - busy in the garden generally, taking in the rays and sorting out everything that has overgrown and gone totally mad in the last few weeks of rainy solitude.
Have you been shopping lately? It seems the stores have been going totally mad with their sales - apparently Harvey Nicks were selling off the most amazing Jimmy Choos for less than £100 because the season has been so changeable and the summer stock needed shifting... how fabulous is that? Can't believe I didn't get in there early enough - note to self, get to the shops on time next season sale!
According to our stylist, Martine, the shops are stocking short season items nowadays so you have to snap up things you like because they're not hanging around - I thought her article was really interesting... whatever next?
So, happily I didn't have to munch on a roast dinner tonight, because the sun's been out again and I've been back on the salad. The only thing is though, my skin seems to be taking a battering - I'm not sure if it's the weather or what -I seem to be going through a combination of dry, then oily skin, spots and then no spots but dry skin again. I keep changing my moisturiser, but not sure that's the answer really.
To make matters worse, when I got my legs out in the garden in the vague attempt at some suntanning I had remnants of fake tan all over my ankles and knees - oh, how attractive. The things we do to try to look attractive, it's funny really.
Oh dear, I can see you all now - imagining this confused looking Girl with her trousers round her knees, orange streaky legs and funny spotty face (you're probably not far off!).
Am off to eat potato wedges, Busy Girls, it's gone cool this evening again, you see!
Catch you soon Busy Girls, love from
Eva xx
Sunday, 22 July 2007
Ripping up your hard work...
Good evening my Busy Friends.
How are you all? I'm good, although the weekend seems to have gone so quickly! I'm doing my normal Sunday night ritual - waiting for Waking The Dead to start, watching rubbish on the TV, until it comes on. I'm sooo full - Ilook forward to Sunday lunch so much and I'm so hungrey and then when I finally come round to eating it, I feel totally and utterly stuffed afterwards!
It's like the day after a night out when you say 'I'm never drinking again!' and then of course you end up reaching for the wine two days later. Well, that 's how I feel now - like I'm never going to be able to eat again. But, my God, Sunday lunches are good - if you're a vegetarain and don't like meat, it still applies, because in my book, roast dinners are all about the potatoes. Oh dear, I'm making myself feel even worse talking about it!
It's still a bit odd though, isn't it? Eating a roast dinner on the 21st July. But, that's what I felt like - I came in with my hair blowing all over my face, covered in mud from Tatton Park Flower Show and I felt like a good old roast. The weather is really messing with my head.
Tell you what though - Tatton Flower show was good. I really enjoyed the displays - it's really quite amazing what people can come up with in 3 weeks - that's how long they have to plant their feature gardens on site. I just couldn't believe that all the beautiful gardens they had planted would be ripped out tomorrow when the show finishes. Just imagine that - you've grown these beautiful shrubs and have this perfect result from your laborious hard work and then 5 days later, you pull it all down.
The place does look fantastic though - even through the mud and the splodges of rain, it looked beautiful. My favourite displays were those which looked like meadows of wild flowers - long rushes and leggy poppies, beautiful mauve and blue cornflowers - they were totally stunning.
Anyhow Busy Girls, I'd better get back to my old TV programme - I've missed the start! Will catch you later
Lots of love
Eva xx
How are you all? I'm good, although the weekend seems to have gone so quickly! I'm doing my normal Sunday night ritual - waiting for Waking The Dead to start, watching rubbish on the TV, until it comes on. I'm sooo full - Ilook forward to Sunday lunch so much and I'm so hungrey and then when I finally come round to eating it, I feel totally and utterly stuffed afterwards!
It's like the day after a night out when you say 'I'm never drinking again!' and then of course you end up reaching for the wine two days later. Well, that 's how I feel now - like I'm never going to be able to eat again. But, my God, Sunday lunches are good - if you're a vegetarain and don't like meat, it still applies, because in my book, roast dinners are all about the potatoes. Oh dear, I'm making myself feel even worse talking about it!
It's still a bit odd though, isn't it? Eating a roast dinner on the 21st July. But, that's what I felt like - I came in with my hair blowing all over my face, covered in mud from Tatton Park Flower Show and I felt like a good old roast. The weather is really messing with my head.
Tell you what though - Tatton Flower show was good. I really enjoyed the displays - it's really quite amazing what people can come up with in 3 weeks - that's how long they have to plant their feature gardens on site. I just couldn't believe that all the beautiful gardens they had planted would be ripped out tomorrow when the show finishes. Just imagine that - you've grown these beautiful shrubs and have this perfect result from your laborious hard work and then 5 days later, you pull it all down.
The place does look fantastic though - even through the mud and the splodges of rain, it looked beautiful. My favourite displays were those which looked like meadows of wild flowers - long rushes and leggy poppies, beautiful mauve and blue cornflowers - they were totally stunning.
Anyhow Busy Girls, I'd better get back to my old TV programme - I've missed the start! Will catch you later
Lots of love
Eva xx
Wednesday, 4 July 2007
Is it impossible to be Busy in the rain?
Dear Busy Girls...
This article from our site is quite cool, so I thought I'd share it with you... I'm so totally the same as this, it's funny!
excerpt from www.busygirlsguide.co.uk
As a very Busy Girl, I have firm evidence that my mood has been affected by this crazy weather - but more importantly for me, it really impacts on how effective I am. I've been thinking about it for a few weeks now (since it's been that long raining!) so I thought I'd do a little research into just how the weather effects a Busy Girls Lifestyle... here's my day in the life of a Busy Girl in the rain...
I can't get up!
It all starts with the morning alarm... it's like winter at the moment, cold & chilly, so when the alarm goes off I have to give it at least an extra half an hour before I can crawl out of bed!
Total Time Lost - 30minutes of snoozing
Brrr... bath please!
It must be the first ever summer that I've been tempted into having a bath! When it's chilly & miserable there's nothing more comforting - but it takes way longer than the shower.
Total Time Lost - 15minutes of soaking
What to wear!?
Next I'm totally scuppered for something to wear - I want to wear a polo-neck & tights, but I've put my winter stuff in the attic. So, it's on with the white pants, then off again, on with a t-shirt, then I'm cold, so I'm back to a long sleeved top. All the faffing around & I've changed 4 times before I'm done & I'm still cold.
Total Time Lost - 25 minutes of faffing
Is that hair, or frizz?
So, I'm done up & ready to go, I step out of the front door (quite a bit later than hoped) & puff! There goes the hair - from sleek to shit-zu in 5 minutes flat. I'm like a puff ball of cotton wool - I think of how long it took me to straighten it... what a waste.
Total Time Lost - 15 minutes of straightening
Pie or Salad?
Lunch time gets even more time consuming as I face the dinner queue - I should have a salad - it's healthy & it's July afterall. But no, I want a pie & chips, no, I want baked potatoes, I just want stodge! I want to feel comforted by hot nosh. Miserably I reach for the salad, feeling very unfulfilled.
Total Time Lost - 10 minutes of culinary contemplation
I'll just wait for the shower to pass...I'm sat in the car, wearing sandals & a white skirt, meanwhile the heavens have opened & everyone I can see through the blurry windscreen is getting totally & utterly soaked. I'm not going anywhere without an umbrella (I defiantly have my sunglasses on my head but I've left my umbrella at home again!) I'm sitting here til it passes - work can wait.
Total Time Lost - 15 minutes of waiting
Fed up & want to watch rubbish
Normally on a lovely summer's evening, I joyfully breeze into the kitchen, create a culinary masterpiece & float into the garden to enjoy a glass of Sancerre on my oak lounger (ok, I get home, make tea & half-lie in the back yard on a wonky deckchair). But no, not today. Today, in this weather, I'm like Julie Andrews without the spoonful of sugar or the fixed grin. I'm a miserable, wet-toe'd version of my normal 'lighter than life' self.
I stomp into the kitchen, wet through from the 10yard stumble from the car to the front door. I'm trying to carry all 9 bags from Tesco (as I don't want to make two trips). I fall over the dog, who is also wet through, and land in the kitchen - which by the way has a pleasant musty smell from not having the windows open enough.
I rummage through the bags to find crisps or something equally fattening & mood-enhancing & wander into the lounge to flick on the TV. Before I know it, I've been slouching in front of some mind-numbing programme - for 2 hours, feeling cosy & warm at last.
Total Time Lost - 2 hours of slouching
Now, melodramatic I may be (I'm a Busy Girl & melodrama is compulsory when life is this hectic) but I reckon on an average day I lose about 3 hours, 50 minutes of efficiency a day... & I actually like being efficient & busy.
So, how's that for the weather affecting the Nation?
Let me know what you think, Busy Girls!
Eva x
This article from our site is quite cool, so I thought I'd share it with you... I'm so totally the same as this, it's funny!
excerpt from www.busygirlsguide.co.uk
As a very Busy Girl, I have firm evidence that my mood has been affected by this crazy weather - but more importantly for me, it really impacts on how effective I am. I've been thinking about it for a few weeks now (since it's been that long raining!) so I thought I'd do a little research into just how the weather effects a Busy Girls Lifestyle... here's my day in the life of a Busy Girl in the rain...
I can't get up!
It all starts with the morning alarm... it's like winter at the moment, cold & chilly, so when the alarm goes off I have to give it at least an extra half an hour before I can crawl out of bed!
Total Time Lost - 30minutes of snoozing
Brrr... bath please!
It must be the first ever summer that I've been tempted into having a bath! When it's chilly & miserable there's nothing more comforting - but it takes way longer than the shower.
Total Time Lost - 15minutes of soaking
What to wear!?
Next I'm totally scuppered for something to wear - I want to wear a polo-neck & tights, but I've put my winter stuff in the attic. So, it's on with the white pants, then off again, on with a t-shirt, then I'm cold, so I'm back to a long sleeved top. All the faffing around & I've changed 4 times before I'm done & I'm still cold.
Total Time Lost - 25 minutes of faffing
Is that hair, or frizz?
So, I'm done up & ready to go, I step out of the front door (quite a bit later than hoped) & puff! There goes the hair - from sleek to shit-zu in 5 minutes flat. I'm like a puff ball of cotton wool - I think of how long it took me to straighten it... what a waste.
Total Time Lost - 15 minutes of straightening
Pie or Salad?
Lunch time gets even more time consuming as I face the dinner queue - I should have a salad - it's healthy & it's July afterall. But no, I want a pie & chips, no, I want baked potatoes, I just want stodge! I want to feel comforted by hot nosh. Miserably I reach for the salad, feeling very unfulfilled.
Total Time Lost - 10 minutes of culinary contemplation
I'll just wait for the shower to pass...I'm sat in the car, wearing sandals & a white skirt, meanwhile the heavens have opened & everyone I can see through the blurry windscreen is getting totally & utterly soaked. I'm not going anywhere without an umbrella (I defiantly have my sunglasses on my head but I've left my umbrella at home again!) I'm sitting here til it passes - work can wait.
Total Time Lost - 15 minutes of waiting
Fed up & want to watch rubbish
Normally on a lovely summer's evening, I joyfully breeze into the kitchen, create a culinary masterpiece & float into the garden to enjoy a glass of Sancerre on my oak lounger (ok, I get home, make tea & half-lie in the back yard on a wonky deckchair). But no, not today. Today, in this weather, I'm like Julie Andrews without the spoonful of sugar or the fixed grin. I'm a miserable, wet-toe'd version of my normal 'lighter than life' self.
I stomp into the kitchen, wet through from the 10yard stumble from the car to the front door. I'm trying to carry all 9 bags from Tesco (as I don't want to make two trips). I fall over the dog, who is also wet through, and land in the kitchen - which by the way has a pleasant musty smell from not having the windows open enough.
I rummage through the bags to find crisps or something equally fattening & mood-enhancing & wander into the lounge to flick on the TV. Before I know it, I've been slouching in front of some mind-numbing programme - for 2 hours, feeling cosy & warm at last.
Total Time Lost - 2 hours of slouching
Now, melodramatic I may be (I'm a Busy Girl & melodrama is compulsory when life is this hectic) but I reckon on an average day I lose about 3 hours, 50 minutes of efficiency a day... & I actually like being efficient & busy.
So, how's that for the weather affecting the Nation?
Let me know what you think, Busy Girls!
Eva x
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
Er, hello! I'm wearing a scarf & I've got hayfever...
Eh?
What is going on?!?! I'm not being funny, but if someone's got the direct dial for God, or whoever is controlling the weather at the moment - please can I have it? I'm sat here, sniffing like a 5 year old (I know, I need to take my tablets, but I keep forgetting) and I'm wearing a scarf, black boots and a cardi and I'm cold!
I'm having a moan and I'm not bothered. I know that's a bit miserable of me Busy Girls, but for goodness sake. Where's the weather? It's the second of July!!!
It's been a lovely weekend hasn't it? In the puddles, the storms, the grey clouds and the misery, totally and utterly blooming glorious.
Right, enough of my moaning - how are you guys? I hope you're managing to keep a smiley face? I've been going to loads of events this past week, but all, predictably, have been indoors, when they were supposed to be outdoors. They were really good though. The only issue I had was (as it usually is to be honest) what to wear?!? I've literally been thinking 'long dress, black? too wintery. Short dress? White legs. Cocktail dress? Body too pale. Backless dress? Too cold'. It's a nice worry to have I guess, I could be sat at home wondering whether to eat cauliflower cheese or a frozen lasagne, but you know what it's like. You just want to look lovely, and not like a white, snivvling 12 year old in her mum's too-bold wintery ballgown. Or of course, the dreadful faux-pas... mutton.
I tend to go a bit that way when I try to do my eye makeup... I start off ok and then I think "oh, just a bit more black around the eyes" the next minute, I look like a cross between one of Ricky Hatton's conquests and Lilo Lil from Bread (now I sound old, if you don't know who I mean, think Liz McDonald from Corrie). Then I try to scrape some off and end up with smears across my face and pale bits where I've smudged by blusher off. So, I've decided less is definitely more... I'm trying to take it easy on the makeup before the event and keep it safe.
Anyway, Busy Girls, I'd better go and do some sniffing and busying, it's going to be another busy one today... do let me know how you're all getting on - if you don't want your comments publishing you can opt out and simply send me a hello!
Speak soon my lovelies,
Eh?
What is going on?!?! I'm not being funny, but if someone's got the direct dial for God, or whoever is controlling the weather at the moment - please can I have it? I'm sat here, sniffing like a 5 year old (I know, I need to take my tablets, but I keep forgetting) and I'm wearing a scarf, black boots and a cardi and I'm cold!
I'm having a moan and I'm not bothered. I know that's a bit miserable of me Busy Girls, but for goodness sake. Where's the weather? It's the second of July!!!
It's been a lovely weekend hasn't it? In the puddles, the storms, the grey clouds and the misery, totally and utterly blooming glorious.
Right, enough of my moaning - how are you guys? I hope you're managing to keep a smiley face? I've been going to loads of events this past week, but all, predictably, have been indoors, when they were supposed to be outdoors. They were really good though. The only issue I had was (as it usually is to be honest) what to wear?!? I've literally been thinking 'long dress, black? too wintery. Short dress? White legs. Cocktail dress? Body too pale. Backless dress? Too cold'. It's a nice worry to have I guess, I could be sat at home wondering whether to eat cauliflower cheese or a frozen lasagne, but you know what it's like. You just want to look lovely, and not like a white, snivvling 12 year old in her mum's too-bold wintery ballgown. Or of course, the dreadful faux-pas... mutton.
I tend to go a bit that way when I try to do my eye makeup... I start off ok and then I think "oh, just a bit more black around the eyes" the next minute, I look like a cross between one of Ricky Hatton's conquests and Lilo Lil from Bread (now I sound old, if you don't know who I mean, think Liz McDonald from Corrie). Then I try to scrape some off and end up with smears across my face and pale bits where I've smudged by blusher off. So, I've decided less is definitely more... I'm trying to take it easy on the makeup before the event and keep it safe.
Anyway, Busy Girls, I'd better go and do some sniffing and busying, it's going to be another busy one today... do let me know how you're all getting on - if you don't want your comments publishing you can opt out and simply send me a hello!
Speak soon my lovelies,
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