Happy February (and a winner) 

 Happy February everyone! 
 
Today we woke up to sunshine, followed by a hailstorm, rain and now we have sunshine   again with very blustery wind. To say that January has been crazy busy is an           understatement for me, I have not been able to be as creative as I would have liked, but then again, I have a achieved a few other things. I have been very busy in my job and this has left me rather tired and drained, needing the weekends to recover. 
 
 
 
 
 I have achieved a few of my January goals which feels good, Andy and I managed to have a date night last Saturday and it was really good fun and we realised how important it is to make special time for each other in our busy lives. I started doing a pretty intensive exercise class three times a week and going for a run once a week, I sorted my eyebrows out :o) and made the dreaded dentist appointment for February (2014 is going to be the year of my teeth!) and last but not least finished my January #theyearinbooks and did a huge charity shop sort out.
 
 
 

 

 
I have also been really enjoying Instagram here  and have made these collages of some of my January insta-gramming. I am not sure about the app that I chose to make these collages, they haven't come out quite as neat as I would normally choose, I will keep searching for a good app for my iPad. Maybe you use a good one you could suggest? 
 

 

 
 

 
I hope that January has treated you well and a HUGE thank you for following along and entering my giveaway. Once again, you are all so lovely I would love to give you all a little parcel in the post, but alas Mr. Random number generator has taken that out of my hands and voila, the number it generated was FOUR..... that's the lovely Sarah of Mitenska a simple blog from the blustery north. Congratulations Sarah, please can you email (violetsandvelvet@gmail.com) me your address and I will pop the giveaway in the post to you. 
 
I am going to go back to beavering away at my comfort crocheting granny square blanket while we wait for the next unpredictable weather surprise. Take gentle care and see you all soon xox
 
 Ps. Sorry about all the weird typing in the first paragraph, blogsy is doing weird stuff today!
 
 
































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