Faith Is Keeping The Ship Steady

Today's blog post is about keeping the faith , how you keep the faith may be very different to you , I'm not on about religious faith I'm in about keeping the  faith . If you wish to include religious faith in there that's fine also , keeping the  faith is what I've been doing a lot recently .

I've had some talk days recently where I've had a wobble or two but I think of my anxiety as a ship , sometimes there's a mutiny and the crew runs amok , other times the crew is wildly optimistic having been at the ships rum. One day the ship might let in water having run aground but the crew patch it up and we keep sailing , there could be a battle or two resulting in you losing a leg ...

And so I keep the faith , I keep saying how I feel though sometimes I am  screaming into a paper bag when people put on their bossy boots. I couldn't get by without my friends and I'm a very shy person who feels overwhelmed by everything and nothing at the same time , life you see is very much like a banana it's trying to see if you can handle it all in one go.

For the past 2 months I have felt like myself then I haven't it's been quite the condundrum at times , but like Alice in Wonderland I seek to do 6 impossible things before breakfast one of which might be pleading with the toaster not to burn one side of my toaster . I might mutter under my breath to the toaster I dare you I blooming well dare you ..... 2 minutes later .... you lousy piece of technology . I keep the faith and the next day the toaster is perfect .

" Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to " miracle on 34 th Street

I feel like the train Casey Jr on Dumbo who struggles up the hill "I think I can and going down the hill chants "I thought I could "


I know it it rather twee to think of life in sleeps but it is only 8 seeps till I break up from school and let me tell you I am really really ready for it , we are a hard working staff and we do our very best for the children. I am looking forward to recharging my batteries ready for the New Year , we all know that the month of January is actually 2 moths long but you know we will get through it  ... we will keep the faith .


So in the words of George Michael  "'Cause I gotta have faith"

Vytronix Cyclonic Cleaner

I was sent the Vytronix cyclonic vacuum cleaner to review , on first inspection it was a lot smaller than I was expecting . I decided to assemble the vacuum cleaner which was relatively easy to do and I was ready to put in through its paces in no time at all.

The cleaner is incredibly lightweight and easy to use on carpets , upholstery and hard floors.

It only weighs 4.3 kg making it super light.

It has a HEPA filtration system .

It has an 80 cm telescopic tube along side a 1.5 metre hose complete with a 5 metre power cord.

It has a 2L dust container.

The on off switch is easily controlled with your foot.

However if you have a 3 bedroom house then this isn't the vacuum cleaner for you except for doing those lightening quick jobs around the home 

And that isn't a panther for size comparison that's Jack the normal sized cat .


It is a good price and space saving , the energy rating isn't the best you can get but for the money it is a good buy for a small house or bungalow. I know my mother in law who is 90 would be able to use it with ease .

Product Specification

High Power 1400w Motor,

Compact, lightweight and easy to use and store,

Weighs only 4.3Kg,

4 Stage HEPA filtration System,

Compact bagless design,

Large 2L capacity,

5m Power cord,

1.5m Flexible hose

80cm Chrome telescopic extension tube

Accessories include: 2 in 1 crevice tool / dusting brush & upholstery tool, 

Product dimensions: (L)33cm x (W)25cm x (H) 29cm

Includes FREE 1 Year Guarantee.

And it is priced at only £36.99 including free delivery .

Disclosure This Vacumn cleaner was sent to me and my review is honest and all opinions and words are my own.

How A Cat Is Better Than A Hatchimal

How a cat is better than a Hatchimal

Your cat will be more interactive than a Hatchimal , please don't try to insert batteries into a cat they're not required .

 

Your cat should be ready to go from day 1 be it a kitten or fully fledged model , no 20 minutes what for it to hatch .

Now the training will be longer than a Hatchimal and your cat will require actual food and entertainment which you'll spend longer playing but that's half the fun anyway . Your cat will just sit in any packaging of the things you buy for it anyway .

Now your cat will enter into a naughty toddler phase like a Hatchimal but bear with it as this phase will last years providing you which such entertainment and conversation starters .

 

And unlike a Hacthimal cats are everyone including places that they shouldn't be going on * bad cat , very very bad cat .


And the novelty of cat won't wear off like a Hatchimal might but as they say they toy is in the eye of the behold * ps a cat is not a toy .A cat will cost more than a Hatchimal and will need to eat real food where as I don't think a Hatchimal eats at all does it ?

In the long run your cat will be around a lot longer than a Hatchimal , your cat is likely to be around over 20 years if you are lucky, your Hatchimal could survive that long and in turn become a retro toys worth scullions and millions of cold hard cash. I have wept at some the toys I no longer have that are now worth oodles and oodles of money but c'est la vie I knew killing that Tamagotchi would come back to haunt me but that is another blog post in itself.


So basically a cat will last longer than a Hatchimal and give you more than 20 minutes of love , though 20 minutes of love may be it completely ignoring you as that is a cats special power but it will still love you ...


Maybe ...


I have heard of lonely Htchimals sitting all alone and frightened on windowsills least a cat will knock all your ornaments off for you .

My Debenhams Christmas Wishlist

Now you can't have failed to notice that's Christmas , which of course means you'll go to town with the tinsel and baubles ! Christmas also means hoards of relatives visiting you like gazelles skipping over the Serengetti and possibly devouring your food like vultures . Now you're going to need comfortable seating and Christmas is a good time to find bargain seating , I really like the looks of this Fyfield  set from Debenhams priced at £950

 

Which is a lot better than having to construct  flatpack when you've hoards of relatives descending upon you !

 

 

It's not Christmas unless you're giving someone a jumper ~ Christmas jumpers are of course always optional but this Maine New England plum knitted v neck  jumper is perfect for the men in your life priced at £20 .

 

In previous years you haven't quite got them the jumper they've wanted ....

 

Now with 10 squillion office parties and family functions to go to , you'll need something to wear that's sparkly and wowing that you can just wear with or without accessories , dress up or down , you get the picture it's that little glittery dress !! : The Collection Gold glitter shift dress priced at £38 

 

Spa s I adore them but I especially adore them with my very good friend and soul sister Jane , we spa every year it's a friendship ritual and that one day leaves us recharged for the rest of the year . So I'd love to find a Spa experience waiting for me under the tree meaning I can treat my friend Jane too , believe me you could write a book on mine and Janes experiences on our Spa days !! .Oooh yes please Gift Experiences  Champneys Relaxing Spa Day for Two priced at £199 

 

Gift Experiences  Champneys Relaxing Spa Day for Two.

 

Jane is just my cup of tea ! she is my soul tea sister and I couldn't wish for a better friend or honorary sister !

Now you need a Cracker or two at Christmas and there's nothing better than this Cracker set from L'Occitane . I adore this L'Occitane en Provence Indulging Delights Cracker priced at £8.50 . Now call me melodramatic but I'd much rather receive this as a secret Santa gift than the three packets of sticky notes I received one Christmas , I'm not one to bear a grudge or anything . I realise this wishlist is somewhat self indulgent ~ oh what a shame !!

 

You try to put a positive spin on a naff secret Santa ...

 

But it doesn't quite work ...

This is part of the :

Debenhams Win Your Wishlist competition

A Vintage Bird In The Hand

I'm recovering from a virus , upper respitory infection , I'm the worlds worse patient , I'm ill the same week every year right before my birthday . And yet despite the time ferrying between the walkin centre  to the chemist back , to the doctors twice back to the chemist , I found time to pop into the local charity shop . I can only describe myself as a womble with eclectic taste , I know what I like and I see what I like , it's forever my mines eye . My minds eye is what I also use in my photography which I'm slowly getting back into . So anyhow , popping into the charity shop I spy this little chap sitting high up on the shelf all lonely and scared, I gently enquirer and he's for sake he's a collectors club  piece from Royal Crown Derby and is priced st £19.99 I snap him up in an instance.

Then I spy a little Green Chaffinch from Beswick at £5.99 which of course I also purchase , I love Beswick I have fond memories of vacuuming my mothers Beswick horses , it was a minor inconvenience to the one of the horses that I also vacuumed off one of his legs . Still it's good to help at home I say and it should be encouraged in the young wherever possible but perhaps not near your sacred China eh ?

So remember you're a vintage womble and get out there and look !!