A facinating piece on how colour does affect us. Which makes me wonder how people who never wear colour see themselves and others. Bring on the colour I say and watch out when I'm wearing red. How colour twists your mind - 26 August 2009 - New Scientist

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A delightful interlude from Sesame magazine & one of my fave creative peeps, Beci Orpin where you get to colour in this cute folky girl.

Some much needed blog inspiration from Pip at Meet Me At Mikes

Making : a big to do list for when i'm not working
Cooking : Lean Cuisines, Mr Blue-Eyes is on night shift so just me for dinner
Drinking : Bickfords Iced Tea cordial
Reading: Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson
Wanting: a new portable home phone
Looking: for a new job
Playing: solitaire on the train
Wasting: as little as possible
Sewing: a hole that tore in my top, that's what i get for spending $10...
Wishing: the next week would go really fast
Enjoying: the first hints of spring in the air
Waiting: for Mr Blue-Eyes to come home from work
Liking: the fruit toast with dates and poppy seeds from my local cafe
Wondering: where i am going
Loving: Mr Blue-Eyes and Bruno
Hoping: there is something for me around the corner
Marvelling: at sunrise yesterday morning
Needing: to wax my legs, now the weather is just that bit warmer...
Smelling: the jonquils
Wearing: my peter alexander camo pjs
Following: my heart
Noticing: that i'm starting to get muscles from my training sessions
Knowing: that sometimes i have to make the wrong choice to know the right one
Thinking: that i should do my tax soon
Feeling: better than i did a couple of weeks ago
Bookmarking: potential jobs
Opening: my latest issue of Frankie
Giggling: at 30Rock, yes finally i know
Feeling: dazed and confused

Things have been quiet around here on the blog front because I changed my work life and not for the best.
The details have been pretty stressful and I'm reassessing what i want to do, what i can do and what i'm willing to do.
To quote the cliche this experience has reinforced the idea of working to live not living to work as it has really felt like my life has been on hold for the last month and that is not how i want to live.
I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and am looking forward to having a life again.

I'll leave you with my winter/spring jonquils from the garden. The fragrance makes this season almost worthwhile.
In the meantime do check out my shared items above, i'm still managing to check the blogs and share my finds when i have a moment to breathe.