Party Planning

In the three and a half years I've occupied this house, I've never had a large gathering of people to constitute calling it a party. However, that is all to change next month I as wave goodbye to my twenties and instead, enter the more confident world of the thirties! (Gulp!) Sticking to my love of all things rainbow, I'm using it as a theme and its going to be fan-freaking-tastic! I'm getting more excited by the day!

In preparation, I've made countless lists and top of the list is a rainbow cake, which by the way, I am going to attempt all by my wee self. It will be my 'bakers Everest!'. The ever wonderful Pinterest has offered up drooling images of all types of rainbow cakes and I'm confident it won't be disaster! Perhaps I should try trial run....just to make sure!

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As it's a grown up party, I'm making all the food! Bye bye wedges and cocktails sausages, hello smart and tasty canapes and so long to vodka jelly shots, come on in champagne jelly drinkies! More much sophisticated sweetie, don't you think?

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I also have a plan in place to decorate the house. It involves plenty of homemade bunting, perfectly placed photos, a range of colourful balloons and a few more crafty surprises! All will be revealed., but for now, I'l keep on attending to the RSVP's (Close to 30, at the last count!) planning the cocktails and cruising the shops for that perfect dress!

Birthday Celebrations

An easily pleased me with a yummy cupcake & can of coke (present curtorsy of my colleague Tom)

This week I celebrated the final year of my 20's.......gulp! Right now I feel old and that I haven't achieved all that I thought or hoped would achieve before I turned the big three Oooooo! However when I think about what I wanted to achieve before the big three Oooo, I sometimes find it difficult to remember what exactly those things were.

So in an effort to feel some sense of achievement by this time next year, I've set myself the.....wait for it....."30 things to achieve before I turn 30" challenge! Queue rounds of applause! So far, I've come up with the following.

Learn to Drive (I can hear the boyf and work colleagues laughing!)

Run 5k (without stopping...serious training needed)

Learn to surf

Try Oysters

Make Macaroons

Be well on the way to completing my Masters

Actually read the books my Masters requires me to read!

Go to the Eurovision (Azerbaijan is calling me!)

Get a new / creative / arty farty job in the area I'm qualified in or least be well on my way to getting there!

Get my legs waxed! (Yes, I'm 29 and I've never tried it! I hate pain!)

Go camping! (It's been a while)

Finally get a ticket to Glastonbury! (If I get one I can knock that off my list and camping!)

Save (rather than splurge) for a cheap, fun, sun holiday with Robert

Go a week without watching TV (and not actually die!)

Go to the cinema on my own

Clear my debts. (or at least try to!)

Write some letters to some friends

Go to the doctor and get the check ups you should be getting rather than avoiding them!!

Have a go at writing a children's book (You know you want to!)

Stop cursing......naughty naughty!

Be a vegetarian for a week and see if you like it.(I'm toying with the idea)

Give up taxi's (I take too many and they take too much of my money!)

Join a club or society in UL (I'm thinking Outdoor Pursuits Club)

Host a radio show (random, I know, but I'd love to work in radio!!)

Give up bread for a month (impossible!!!!)

Attend a Spanish or French class.

Get that bike repaired and use it! (it's been sitting in the shed for a while now!)

Make smoothies!

Learn a sport....Tag Rubgy, 5-aside soccer anyone?

and finally......work harder at LuckyRainbowDesigns!

I have to say I found that somewhat therapeutic!