Today is wednesday, this means that as per earlier in the year I am back at school. This term the short course we are doing is called money matters. We will be looking at ways to save money, banks and building societies, budgeting, making gifts vs buying them, loans and credit unions, sales and offers and anything else that may be money related.
Hopefully it will be helpful and enjoyable like the previous courses have all been. The difference this time round is that the children will only be in for 1 session and not a short time every session, but that is for the reason the course is aimed at the parents and not how to help the children.
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
October 13th 2015 - Good days
For today's pin I am going to share a post about good days vs bad days linked to chronic pain. Today is a good day and I am not in that much pain and have been able to do things.
I appologise for the rude words in the post but it is very true, anyone that suffers from chronic pain will agree that this is how it is. The good days are few and far between and they dont very often last long.
I appologise for the rude words in the post but it is very true, anyone that suffers from chronic pain will agree that this is how it is. The good days are few and far between and they dont very often last long.
Monday, 12 October 2015
October 12th 2015 - Frankenstein repair kit
Following on from previous Halloween posts and apothecary bottles I have spent today making a Frankenstein repair kit.
This has to be one of the easiest apothecary bottles you can make. You need the following items:
An empty spice bottle.
An assortment of screws, nails, bolts, pieces of wire, springs etc.
Combine them together and seal the lid to itself and then to the jar with a strong glue like UHU. Allow to dry. Then you can add a label that says:
And you have your finished frankenstein repair kit in a bottle ready to add to your apothecary shelf.
This has to be one of the easiest apothecary bottles you can make. You need the following items:
Sunday, 11 October 2015
October 11th 2015 - Paperwork
Today's pin is off my secondary account that I use for St John Ambulance. It seemed very apt for today as I have spent most of the day doing Paperwork in one form or another for St John Ambulance.
I have printed documents, I have placed some in envelopes to be sent off to other people, I have made documents on word, I have edited and saved documents off the internet, I have sent and received emails and messages, I have made lists of things we need etc.
I am glad that I am finished with it for today.
I have printed documents, I have placed some in envelopes to be sent off to other people, I have made documents on word, I have edited and saved documents off the internet, I have sent and received emails and messages, I have made lists of things we need etc.
I am glad that I am finished with it for today.
Saturday, 10 October 2015
October 10th 2015 - Christmas shoebox appeal
A few months back I picked up some fluffy socks and gloves in a sale and put them up ready for the Christmas Shoebox appeal. Today I have sat and worked out what else we are going to put into the boxes.
The boys at infant/junior school do 1 box each as their school takes part in it. As with previous years we try and do 1 boy and 1 girl (and then what ever the 3rd child wanted). I still need to buy quite a bit and need to find 2 boxes, but I still have plenty of time.
So my lists are as follows, those with line through I already have:
The boys at infant/junior school do 1 box each as their school takes part in it. As with previous years we try and do 1 boy and 1 girl (and then what ever the 3rd child wanted). I still need to buy quite a bit and need to find 2 boxes, but I still have plenty of time.
So my lists are as follows, those with line through I already have:
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BOYS
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GIRLS
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Comb
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Brush, Bobbles & clips
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Notebook
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Notebook
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pens
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pens
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Sweets
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Toothbrush & toothpaste
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Skipping rope
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Robot jigsaw
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sweets
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Toothbrush & toothpaste
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Girly jigsaw
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Soft teddy
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Soft teddy
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Friday, 9 October 2015
October 9th 2015 - syringe
I had thought about a syringe to go with my nurses outfit. I also thought about making them full of jelly, but that might scare the kids at the party. So I was going to buy a pen version except the only ones I could find were from china and wouldnt be here in time. This left me thinking...... and it came to me, I have 3 children who have calpol and such in the cupboard = syringe!
I started hunting and found more medicine spoons than the local chemist has, lots of the syringes that come with ibuprofen but not a single clear syringe. There had to be one somewhere in my house, so I kept looking. I found one in the draw with the pasta and rice, I can only assume it has fallen out of the cutlery drawer and in there. Well it was going to get a make over.
Take one syringe :
and some extreme repair glue*:
Remove the syringe plunger, fill the nozel end with the glue, making sure it is fully covered so that you get no leaks later on. Allow to dry.
Next mix some fake blood, pva glue and a drop of alcohol hand gel and combine well by shaking, you should have a nice bright red mixture, you may need to add a drop or 2 of red food colouring if it looks pinky because of the pva glue. Pour this mix into the syringe so its between 1/2-3/4 full. Wipe the inside of the top of the syringe with a tissue so that it is dry.
(YOU NEED ABOUT 5 HANDS NOW!) keeping the syringe the right way up so nothing spills out, you need to coat the rubber end of the plungers part with the extreme repair glue, make sure it is all covered as you don't want any leaks. Carefully push the plunger into the syringe so that the rubber end is just into the main body of the syringe. IF you push too hard you may dislodge the glue at the other end. Place more extreme repair glue around the whole end of the syringe so it is fully sealed. You may need to do a 2nd coat once dry to be sure there are no gaps.
You should now have something that looks like this:
I have added a keyring loop through the side of syringe and an ID fob clip so it can be attached to my outfit. Great prop at no cost as already had the stuff.
*extreme repair glue is brilliant as it is a flexible rubber type glue that it fully waterproof - it is used to repair tents and hiking shoes. can be bought in wilkinsons.
I started hunting and found more medicine spoons than the local chemist has, lots of the syringes that come with ibuprofen but not a single clear syringe. There had to be one somewhere in my house, so I kept looking. I found one in the draw with the pasta and rice, I can only assume it has fallen out of the cutlery drawer and in there. Well it was going to get a make over.
Take one syringe :
and some extreme repair glue*: Remove the syringe plunger, fill the nozel end with the glue, making sure it is fully covered so that you get no leaks later on. Allow to dry.
Next mix some fake blood, pva glue and a drop of alcohol hand gel and combine well by shaking, you should have a nice bright red mixture, you may need to add a drop or 2 of red food colouring if it looks pinky because of the pva glue. Pour this mix into the syringe so its between 1/2-3/4 full. Wipe the inside of the top of the syringe with a tissue so that it is dry.
(YOU NEED ABOUT 5 HANDS NOW!) keeping the syringe the right way up so nothing spills out, you need to coat the rubber end of the plungers part with the extreme repair glue, make sure it is all covered as you don't want any leaks. Carefully push the plunger into the syringe so that the rubber end is just into the main body of the syringe. IF you push too hard you may dislodge the glue at the other end. Place more extreme repair glue around the whole end of the syringe so it is fully sealed. You may need to do a 2nd coat once dry to be sure there are no gaps.
You should now have something that looks like this:
*extreme repair glue is brilliant as it is a flexible rubber type glue that it fully waterproof - it is used to repair tents and hiking shoes. can be bought in wilkinsons.
October 8th 2015 - My own Wheels!
The benefits people agreed to do us a loan so that we could get me a mobility scooter. Today we went over to the place that we hire 1 from in august as we had spoken the man a few weeks ago and he said once we had the money he would have a scooter or find me a suitable one as soon as he could.
The one we have bought is not the one I borrowed in august but one a simialr size, the difference is this 1 is a 2014 model and not a 2015 model, but this did mean the cost was much less.
It is blue and a gogo elite traveller model. I'm hoping that I dont have to use it very much but at least I now have one if we want to go out as a family for a day etc. It fits in the boot and we will be able to pack around it - yes it may mean we have to buy some smaller hold-alls rather than big suitcases but we can work round it.
At present it is sat in the middle of my kitchen whilst we work out where it is going to be kept.
The one we have bought is not the one I borrowed in august but one a simialr size, the difference is this 1 is a 2014 model and not a 2015 model, but this did mean the cost was much less.
It is blue and a gogo elite traveller model. I'm hoping that I dont have to use it very much but at least I now have one if we want to go out as a family for a day etc. It fits in the boot and we will be able to pack around it - yes it may mean we have to buy some smaller hold-alls rather than big suitcases but we can work round it.
At present it is sat in the middle of my kitchen whilst we work out where it is going to be kept.
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