Heatwave

Yesterday I took a brief break from work to accompany Mr Lovely to Wetherby.  Whilst he had his meeting I spent an hour wandering about in the sunshine (it was 29 degrees yesterday!) and I really enjoyed exploring the little market town.  It reminded so much of the town in Hertfordshire, where I used to live. 

It was so nice to take some time out from work - I sat outside a coffee shop and rewrote my to-do list and as a result I feel far more organised and raring to go today.  It can be so easy when you work for yourself to feel guilty whenever you are not doing a work task but I had to remind myself yesterday that the beauty of running my own business is that I can have a flexible schedule.  I worked later in the evening and that was fine.  

Tonight is "date night" and we are off to see the Dark Knight Rises at the Imax - yay! 

Around here

I'm quite enjoying this little corner of the internet - my space to randomly chat and capture the small details of my life without worrying about readerships and stats. I'm not sure if I will keep it up but for now it's another creative outlet and I love it.

This week has been all about work - so much to do and not enough hours.  I can't wait to do the big reveal of the new venture and website... nervous too though! I always find this stage of the process so frustrating - so close to the culmination of the many hours of work and yet there still seems to be so many fiddly little tasks that need to be done.  Sigh.

I have been making more of an effort to cook a proper breakfast every day for Mr Lovely and I, we have had tomatoes and mushroom on toast, scrambled eggs and smoked salmon and french toast this week.  I tend to check my emails and do the daily "admin" stuff and then I like taking 20 minutes out to have breakfast before getting down to the gritty stuff.

I'm still struggling to get the work/home balance right.  It showed this week and I really need to get to grips with it next week.

Right, off to enjoy the sunshine!

My favourite time of day

I feel so lucky that Mr Lovely and I both work from home - even though we are both working hard it is nice to just have someone there.  Our days are hectic with work and kids, housework and family stuff so we don't always have much time together.  


My favourite part of the day is fast becoming our evenings - after the busyness of our daytime schedule we always try to take the time to spend a bit of time together (even if only for half an hour) before bed.  It often involves catching up on something we have recorded on Sky and I just love curling up on the sofa, holding hands and relaxing.

It is when I feel most at home.

Sunshine

It's funny how the sunshine makes such a difference.  The last few weeks have been filled with rain and it seemed to affect everyones mood - I certainly have been feeling uninspired and less motivated.  This sudden (and unexpected) burst of sunny weather has perked me right up and I am feeling full of beans again. 

I have a new part-time job for one day a week which I can do alongside my business and will hopefully equip with some new skills that I can apply to LTP.  I'm so excited for this new season of life, I have some great ideas to work on and develop and I finally feel like I have a proper focus to my business.  Hurrah.

Yesterday I spent the day with my Mum, we took a stroll around Wentworth Castle Gardens - it was so peaceful and beautiful.  It's ages since I have just pottered about taking photos :)

500 Days of Summer

So yes, I finally got around to watching 500 Days of Summer - it has been on my must-see movie list for too long.  I kind of liked it.  I loved the way the film was shot and of course I loved Ms Deschanel (is there anyone who doesn't?).  I guess it was also kind of refreshing to watch a "modern day" romance - after all life isn't always fairytales and happily ever afters.  So yes, I think I kind of liked it. 

Image from here

A floaty sort of day

Another miserable, grey day again today...it's beginning to look like our summer will  be a complete washout this year.  It does mean however that I can get on with my goals without the distraction of glorious sunshine (every cloud and all that).

Woke up to fresh, homemade orange juice this morning - I'm really loving all our culinary adventures of late and the move toward making more things by hand.  I think I might start a weekly project related to cooking and try and inject some creativity into my dishes again as I'm sad to say I have been a bit lazy with it.

I'm thinking I need to start a proper routine again - when I first became my own boss I stuck to a rigid regime but that seems to be falling by the wayside and I am not feeling as productive as I could be! Hmm, what would my ideal day look like?...

7am - Get up, do 20 minutes of Yoga
7.30am - Shower, dressed and breakfast whilst browsing google reader, the news and twitter.
8am- "Correspondance Hour" - reply to emails, blog comments and tweets.
9am - write up blog post for next day.
9.30am - work on client projects, process orders etc.
12.30pm - lunch whilst checking twitter/news etc
1pm - sort images and photos for next day blog post
1.30pm - work on client projects etc, go for a short walk.
6pm - make dinner
7pm- final check of emails, twitter etc before spending time with Mr Lovely.
10.30-11pm - Bed!

New Beginnings

So here we are.  I'm not entirely sure how this space will work out or if in fact I will keep up with writing here but for a while now I have been wanting to set up a home for my more personal ramblings.

As Little Tiny Pieces evolves even further I want it to focus on the things that inspire it's readers to craft a creative lifestyle and my personal thoughts seem to be out of place there.  I still intend the site to reflect who I am (I try to maintain this ethos in everything I do) but  I also want a space that I can use to document the ins and outs of my daily life and provide an outlet for the many photos I take each day.

I want this space to be just for me, a place where I don't think about readership numbers or creating unique content on a daily basis.

So let's see how it works out.