The Art of getting by...

Hi everyone,

Last night i re watched The Art of Getting By and decided that the soundtrack may be my personal summer soundtrack to life. Every track on it feels like it has been written personally for me (it obviously hasn't, but that is just how it feels.)

My life seems to have flipped around recently, one of my friends from when i was fourteen up until the age of twenty two i had the pleasure of knowing passed away. This was a tough time for my friends and i, and out of this horrible experience we all came together again to be friends as adults. This brought with it a lot of emotions and feelings that i really didn't even want to re surface, but they did and i dealt with them and do you know what? They worked out really well. Something that i had been really scared of facing for years finally happened and i realized i had nothing at all to be scared of.

It's been a tough time i will admit that, and it has been reflected in my blog posts, the few that i have been able to bring myself to write. I would just like to say i have turned a corner and inside my head now i am more at peace with a lot of things, and i feel i have grown as a stronger person. I have re connected relationships with friends that i hadn't spoken to in years and they have became so dear to me. I have started putting aside so much time to spend with family and friends, we are only here once and i don't want to miss a second!

I have really exciting news! Today i received some amazing news, i have just got a new job finally :) Thanks to my sister Sarah, who is a superstar!!! I start next Friday. I handed in my notice at my work today and i really was very scared and i felt so bad, but it's done now and it's something else off my 2012 checklist :)

Next weekend i will be travelling the seven hours down to Peterborough to go visit James. I am so excited!!! In the whole time we have known each other two months has been the longest we haven't seen each other and it has been really hard. My new job involves working Mon to Fri, so i will have every weekend off which means if James and i want to see each other we can :) Which is amazing. Everything has dramatically improved. Only six or so shifts left at my work, but i bet you they are the hardest. Oh well it's all pay at the end of the day and i don't have to do such long hours anymore. And maybe my leg will finally start to heal :)

This has been a bit of a heart felt post. Sorry for the heart spilling, sometimes you really just need to get things off of your chest. Some craft fair blog posts will be posted sometime this week.

I hope everyone is well :)

Love Katy

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Artist of the moment just now :) Newton Faulkner

Hey guys,

My artist of the moment is Newton Faulkner. I listened to him a lot when he first came out a few years ago, but now he has a new album *Write it on your skin* and it's amazing. There is something about Newton Faulkner that just makes me feel really creative.

You should definitely give him a listen.

I've been really busy with work recently and i am finally getting a day off on Wednesday. My body is totally exhausted :(

Here is a song from Newton Faulkner from his new album to give you a little taste :)

Love Katy

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Future Truths

I have a lot of thinking to do...

• I have a craft fair in five weeks and i haven't even started planning what i am making let alone actually have anything made for it. I am beginning to stress out a lot about it and i will probably not get the time off of work to even do it or have enough hours in the day to actually make these items as well as work.
• I have been applying for new jobs and sadly no luck yet. But i will not be disheartened.
• To move to England or not to move to England. My brain feels like it is away to implode.
• Learn how to crochet properly or be prepared to never be able to do it.
• Sort out all of my Birdie Teacup related business bits and pieces and put my focused head on.
• STOP buying wool and felt and START making things out of them and a quicker pace.
• Continue saving money because i am doing so well.
• Learn how to drive and STOP thinking about what it might be like to drive.
• STOP being so unhappy when i can make everything fine if i work hard at it.
• Please make James realize that i'll never want anyone else.
• Buy the Diana Dreamer next Friday
• START taking more photographs.
• Go on Holiday!
• FIND everything mint green in the world and then OWN it
• LOVE every day as if it were my last

Dear week

Dear Week:

I have drank many cups of Starbucks tea, i must find somewhere online where i can purchase these Tazo teabags, they are huge and taste amazing!!!

I am really tired and must make more time for sleep and also make more time for eating!!

I have a letter to still write for James, i'm trying to send a weekly letter :)

Weekly breakfast dates with my Granddad every Wednesday. We sit and chat about what's been going on and we go and pick up his messages :) One of my new favourite memories to go into my heart :)

I am still loving the colour 'Mint Macaroon' colour for just about anything including my phone cover below.




I have been making so much time for friends and family recently, it's so important to share the little time we have on this little planet.

I'm looking for a new job, as always.

It's only five weeks till the craft fair and i think i'm not going to be able to manage :(

I must get back into the habit of blogging :)

My new glass teapot is amazing even if it was from poundland!

I must start taking more photographs :)

My photo album has expanded recently and i have become very familiar with printing off photographs and then collecting them and getting them in the old school folder.

In nine days time i will be buying the 'Diana Dreamer' i am so excited and have resisted buying it for three weeks now :)



The weather has been pretty up and down. It's been pretty foggy most of the time :(

I've of course been drinking a lot of tea but not as much as normal!

Work has been busy and i have been working a lot, can't wait to get a new job.




All in all this week has been a dramatic improvement from the past few weeks. I have zoomed through so many seasons of Nip Tuck and now i only have one and a half seasons left.

I'm currently just stocking up my mp3 player because i'm going to visit my mum for our weekly visit tomorrow and my music has been lacking big time recently. It's full of a HUGE selection now :)

What are you listening to at the moment?

Love Katy

Dear week and a bit.

Dear week and a bit, this has been one of the worst weeks you have ever thrown at me. This has been a very sad and emotional time. One of my friends has passed away, this has been a really hard week for everyone who knows him, and sadly it is just the start of hard times.

I've not made anything this week i haven't been inspired at all.

Tonight my mum came to pick up a kitten from my sisters boyfriend's mum.

That is all for just now, i shall be back with a big catch up post in a few days fingers crossed.

Thank you.

Forever in our hearts, we will all really miss you Cheyne :(

Love katy
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Radio silence

Hi guys, i am so sorry for being as quiet as i have been. This week i received some very bad news about a friend so i've not really been floating about in the blogging, twitter or facebook world.

I have been at work, working away trying to keep my mind busy. The funeral is next week sometime so next week might be more of the same with the silence around here.

This has been a really emotional week and i have not really known what to do with myself, all i keep thinking is to hold onto my memories forever, and print as many as my photos off as i can and keep them forever.

Love Katy

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