Giving it up for Lent

Ffion gave up gummy sweets for Lent - the Haribo type ones she likes so much.

Justine gave up chocolate - we all tried not to laugh too much - those of you who don't know Justine will need to understand that Justine without chocolate is pretty unimaginable.

I was pretty impressed with both of them and decided I would try and give up something myself... Buying rubber stamps I decided.....Jay smirked a bit....I don't know why.

So it will be 4 weeks tomorrow since Ffion had any gummies. Justine has managed without chocolate of any form (she is saving up all the chocolate she is given in a box and has quite a collection) All credit to them I am most impressed.

So what about me then?? How am I doing?? Well lets just not go there.....the pictures should explain that I have failed astoundingly..... Now thats why Jay was smirking .

I really was trying.........apparently Jay says I am always very trying.

Oh and whilst I'm confessing ......they haven't all arrived yet. LOL

Did I get old or did I just get lazy???? & FREECYCLE and the Rolls Royce

In true words of the Eagles classic!!! I think the second ......I won't admit to being old.

I took radical decisions re: my blog this morning and removed myself from crafty blogs......I had decided this was why I wasn't blogging as I don't seem to get time to photograph and upload what I do everyday.... so now I'll feel less pressured, life will be sweet and I can rant to my hearts desire:)

I freecycle.....I love the idea of being able to pass something still useful onto someone who can make use of it without the hassle of selling it. I do think there are people out there who use freecycle for personal gain though and so am reasonably choosy who I freecycle too.
I get alerts from the local group of offers and wanted requests and I pick these up with my e.mails in the morning. There are lots of genuine people around and I for one like to help someone if I can, the words of my grandma still ring in my head long after she died "If you can't do anyone any good then don't do them any harm". Where is this going I hear you ask? Well this morning I picked up my e.mails whilst Ffi was having her breakfast and proceeded to go down the list deleting all the spam and rubbish and speed reading the rest. In amidst the usual old tv's and video tapes I saw this.
Freecycle.......Offered "1987 Rolls Royce, 6 months tax 6 months test, genuine requests only" I read this several times just to make me certain that mornings with Ffi hadn't finally pushed me over the edge.
It left me wondering as whilst this, if genuine is an amazing offer, a good many of the people on freecycle seem to come from 3 large local council estates - how would they possibly be able to afford the running costs of a Rolls Royce....I know that We couldn't. The insurance alone would probably cost as much as the purchase of a small family car. I would love a drive of it but that would be it for me it's hard enough trying to find a space big enough for our car in car parks let alone a car that size. It certainly woke me up anyhow and I half hope its a genuine offer as I like to restore my faith in human generosity from time to time but I can't get this image of lots of people around here this morning trying to put together e.mails of why they genuinely NEED a Rolls Royce so I guess I'm going to have a smile on my face all day:)