Moody matters

I made a realisation today that when it comes to my mood I can be quite fickle and yesterday I had the serious moody blues, what with the curiously vile weather we are having here and going back to work after about 10 days off or so. Don't get me wrong I love my job but I know that I have a new exciting job lurking in the near future for me but no starting date decided on by yesterday, so this was starting to bug me especially when people ask out of interest and not malice when I am starting my new job and I can't answer them! I think I was starting to feel a little self doubt or irritation with not being able to move on with it being new year and all. TODAY however, I am a moody happy as I have had a meeting with my manager and it has been decided that my starting date will be 27/2/12. Hooray, it now means I have short sharp goals to achieve before then and tying up of all my current neurology clients and clearing out my office for the last 9 & 1/2 years. 

I'm a fickle moody thing at times and feel a little embarrassed to admit this here on my blog but it's all about being human and infallible I guess. I think it's also that I am a bit of a control freak as I like crisp clear resolutions and completion of current work and projects when it comes to my professional life. 

So... today I want to take part in Penny's {of Planet Penny} 10th post on Reasons to be cheerful because ultimately I am a rather  happy-go-lucky girl and don't like feeling the moody blues or irritable for that matter :0)

So, firstly I need to celebrate trays of tea, scones and jam and a lovely lemon drink for Alice. I am a real "teapot" in winter and relaxing in a cafe wit a scone and jam is even more of a treat during our holiday break.

Then there is the beauty of ceramics from the 1950's, unfortunately I only admired this pretty cup and saucer /side plate (can't remember if it was Meakin or Midwinter)despite it being priced £7 and in view of our de-cluttering mindfulness, I was actively encouraged if I NEEDED it rather than WANTED it, hummmppphhhfff!!!! I do love a deer I do. Goodbye sweet deerie.

Oh and to make up for lack of above 1950's beauty some pretty yellow floral replacements cheered me up somewhat :0)

I'm very excited about the thought of spring flowers to embrace the sheer delight and bright colour's they bring to drab dull days. 

Buying some olive green zig zag self striping sock yarn and getting on with starting to make my first pair of DPN socks. So exciting, sorry if you don't knit but this gets my endorphins pumping!

I nearly forgot about these ceramic heart buttons and after reading Planet Penny's cheerful post it triggered a memory of me buying these buttons at the V & A museum we visited last week. I'm a sucker for buttons and love to collect all sorts. Not sure what I will use these for maybe sew them on some heart bunting in the Spring time?

I know I have been moaning a rather lot about the Northern hemisphere weather and now it's time for me to zip up about it but to make the evenings more atmospheric I know that a lot of us use candles and I am a lover of candles too but I have taken to cook by candle light and refuse to put lights on in our kitchen as it somehow cheers me up more. Strange but true.

Last but not least this postcard I bought at the V & A museum shop last week after seeing the Power of Making exhibition cannot but make me smile

This, my yarn and crochet loving friends was a stunning life size bear made by the amazing artist Shauna Richardson who created crochetdermy (rather than taxidermy) and this is a quote from her wesite:

"She uses crochet to sculpt realistic life-size animals – uncanny taxidermy-like forms. Crochetdermy combines themes such as objects, collecting, craft and realism and experiments with accessibility and audience".

Do go and have a look at her fabulous art, I was really taken with her bear in the exhibition and will definitely look out for more of her exhibitions. 

So there we are, after moody blues came the moody happies.

I must stop being so fickle!