Posted by clikchic on Dec 29, 2011 in
Auto Immune,
Family Scraps It has once again been a long time between posts on this blog. I guess with facebook I don't feel as much need to update people on my blog. If you know me and would like to keep up with me on facebook, you can add me as a friend. My facebook profile is http://facebook.com/clikchic.
With the weather warming up and being very up and down with lots of humid days I am finding my health is a lot of up and down. I don't do well on humid days and get a lot of pain prior to rain. Heat in general knocks around my energy levels as well. Air conditioning does provide some relief, but not entirely.
I woke up with a swollen face again this morning, which I haven't had for a long time. It is mostly around the neck and jawline that gets swollen and it restricts my breathing a bit and makes my voice hoarse. Dean says he can always tell by my voice when I have facial swelling. It is usually worst in the mornings when I get up and gradually lessens throughout the day. Well most of the time, today it doesn't seem to be improving much.
The kids have been home for the holidays and despite all their Christmas gifts have been getting quite bored. I think they are looking forward to going back to school in the new year. As much as I love having them home, boredom complaints do get a bit tiresome when there is sooo much they can do!
Between the constantly changing weather and the kids being home I haven't done much designing at all this month which is a shame. It keeps me sane! I have found myself reading a fair bit and needing a lot of naps which I am sure doesn't help with the kids boredom. I have however learnt that when I am feeling tired, it is best to give in and take that nap rather than push through the tiredness as it just makes things worse.
I have managed the odd scrapbook page which seem to be easier to do when I am not feeling as well as I can do them on my laptop on the couch. I can design some small things on my laptop, but prefer my faster desktop and bigger and more accurate screen to design kits on. That means of course I need to feel well enough to sit at my desk which I can usually do for no longer than an hour at a time even on my good days which seem to be fewer and further between of late! I am looking forward to winter when my energy levels increase a little.
I am feeling a bit housebound of late, but most of the time getting out of the house seems more effort than it is worth. A short trip to the shops results in my feeling shaky all over and spaghetti legs as if I have just run a marathon. I sweat till my hair is drenched and get really faint and of late even start to loose my hearing. It drains what little energy I have and I immediately need to go and have a nap when I get home. Crazy stuff!
I am so grateful I can at least digital scrapbook and design even if it is sporadically. I also grateful that Dean is so understanding and the kids are great and although they do complain at times, help out around the house a fair bit. I always feel guilty that they have to do so much but tell myself at least they are learning life skills for when they eventually leave home.
Posted by clikchic on Oct 28, 2011 in
Family Scraps I have so many emotions going through me right now I am really at a loss for words. I can say that the main ones are excitement and happiness. We got a letter in the mail this morning from our IVF clinic. Jasmine was an IVF baby and so was Jacob the baby we lost. He died at 18wks from a neural tube defect called anencephaly. We conceived Kyan a few months after naturally, and so had 13 embryo’s left over. We knew we weren’t going to have any more children so after much thought and contemplation and soul searching we decided to donate the embryo’s to someone who needs them to have children. After all we went through to have kids we wanted to help another couple conceive.
Well as I said we got a letter in the mail from our IVF clinic, where we donated the embryos. The couple that were given the embryo’s successfully conceived and have given birth to a baby boy in July. The first thing that came to mind was that Jasmine and Kyan have a baby brother!
The sad part is that we may never meet him, it will depend entirely on the couple and on what they choose to do. I am guessing they asked the clinic to let us know they had a baby with our embryo’s as if the couple do not want us to know anything, we will not get to find out. We may also have a knock on the door when the child is 18. Something I am really excited about the idea of. But that may also never happen.
Anyway, I really needed to share, I am not sure when or how we will tell our kids. We WILL tell them, just not sure when, because both of them still miss Jacob and they never met him. It might be excruciating for them to know they have a brother out there but may never get to meet him. We may wait till they are a bit older and better able to handle the news. We are probably going to get some counselling to help us decide how best to handle it. The clinic offer that free to people who donate.
Posted by clikchic on Aug 7, 2011 in
Family Scraps Our beautiful cat has been missing since August 4. Polly is 11 months old, and was last seen in the Hodgson Vale area on the 4th of August. She is a black domestic short hair with a small white patch on her chest and belly. She wears a pink leather collar with the name Polly in diamante letters. We miss her badly and dearly want her home with us. Please call if you see her in the Hodgson Vale area.
Posted by clikchic on Jul 28, 2011 in
General Scraps I keep meaning to update my blog more but with facebook updates doing the job, I just don't seem to blog as much. It is so much easier to just update on facebook I guess.
We have a new addition in the household and her name is Coco, she is 9wks old and pretty cute. She will be getting a little friend in a few weeks when she is old enough to be away from her Mum. Her little friends name is Pepper.
Polly is rather enamoured with her, either that or thinks she would be fun to 'play' with or maybe eat… She spends a lot of time watching Coco in her cage!
We have an outdoor hutch for them which they will both go in once Pepper arrives here. They will then mostly only come in for a cuddle or when it is cold.
I have been having fun doing some photos with my hipstamatic app for my iphone. it creates some fun effects!
I love playing around with all the different lenses and effects. It's lots of fun!
Tags: guinea pig, hipstamatic prints, photography
Posted by clikchic on Jun 4, 2011 in
Auto Immune,
Family Scraps You may have noticed I stopped posting my design posts to this blog and the reason is I just hadn't been doing any personal posts. I really just did not have a lot to say and I guess a bit overwhelmed with dealing with my auto immune issues. It didn't seem right to have only design posts on this blog, which is supposed to be my personal blog!
Things are going a bit better now in that regard because the kids are now catching the bus to school which is not only giving me more time, but more energy! Driving them to school in the big cumbersome van was really an ordeal for me and I often needed a nap afterwards! Thankfully we now have a new (to us) car and it is so much easier to drive and doesn't tire me out near as much. So when I do need to do the school runs I don't get quite so exhausted! Another plus of the kids taking the bus is with the extra energy I am able to get more designing done. WAHOO!!! Gotta love that!
I am thinking this blog is looking a bit dated so I will have to update it at some point and I am hoping to start posting more too! I guess with facebook, being able to post stuff there, I don't feel as much like posting to my blog, but I really should!
We had to put our cat Vincent down last week. He was 17 and in so much pain from arthritis his teeth and also incontinent and just not happy anymore, so we finally had to make the decision to put him down. I did a quick layout of him that night.
Polly seems to be missing him too. She hasn't been herself the last week. We are all keen to get another kitten now!
I have also found a new fun hobby and have become addicted! I have the hipstamatic app for my iphone and I absolutely love taking photos with it. The effects it creates are so cool and fun! I am thinking about doing P365 with it soon because it is so much easier to take cool photos of ordinary things. I am planning on posting some of those photos to this blog in future as well.
Tags: hipstamatic, photography
Posted by clikchic on Feb 7, 2011 in
Digi Scraps,
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Tags: digital scrapbook
Posted by clikchic on Feb 6, 2011 in
Digi Scraps,
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Tags: digital scrapbook
Posted by clikchic on Feb 2, 2011 in
Digi Scraps Enjoy 18% Off Select Doodly and Freestyle Products!!
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Tags: digital scrapbook, Sales
Posted by clikchic on Feb 1, 2011 in
Digi Scraps I have entered the Wacom Pen Scrappers competition and voting is now open! YAY! Just click on the graphic below to go to my entry and vote.
I hope you enjoy checking out the entry featuring my adorable children, please leave a comment to let me know you have voted. 
Tags: digital scrapbook
Posted by clikchic on Jan 31, 2011 in
Digi Scraps One of my designs is the weekly freebie with purchase this week at Digital Scrapbook Place.
Just purchase anything in the Digital Scrapbook Place store and you will be able to download this gorgeous pack of funky flowers, FREE!
Tags: digital scrapbook
Posted by clikchic on Jan 28, 2011 in
Digi Scraps Well it's frozy in the Northern Hemisphere anyway! LOL (sounds like a good enough excuse for a sale to me!
Click here to see my products on sale!
Tags: digital scrapbook, Sales
Posted by clikchic on Jan 22, 2011 in
Digi Scraps Check out my latest instant Albums now available in store at Digital Scrapbook Place. Beautiful winter tones with splashes of red to add warmth and wonder. Lovely Rowan Berry Branches and Wreaths, beautiful icy elements for scrapping your winter and Christmas photos.
Created with the Dreaming of White Page Kit, is the Dreaming of White Instant Album
Created with the Dreaming of White Too Page kit is the Dreaming of White Too Instant Album.
Tags: digital scrapbook, New Releases
Posted by clikchic on Jan 16, 2011 in
Digi Scraps Check out my latest Funkalicious Word Art now available in store at Digital Scrapbook Place.
These 8 fabulous funky word arts are inspired by my children's love of colour. Awesome word art in phrases that kids and teens of all ages love to use.
Kit Includes:
1 BFF's Word art
1 Funkalicious Fun Word art
1 Lets Party Word art
1 OMG Word art
1 Rock Da House Word art
1 Sweet Word art
1 Too cool For School Word art
1 Yo Dog Word art
Tags: digital scrapbook, New Releases
Posted by clikchic on Jan 10, 2011 in
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Sale Ends at 11:59PM EST
Quick Link to Specials: 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
Tags: digital scrapbook, Sales
Posted by clikchic on Jan 2, 2011 in
Digi Scraps She Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore! Remember that tongue twister? Well here are some gorgeous Sea Shell Stamps perfect for a touch of beach, summer and sea. Included are the .png files and photoshop .abr brushes.
New in store at Digital Scrapbook Place, She Shell Stamps!
My January newsletter is due out very soon! If you haven't signed up yet, make sure you do as I have a very special freebie in the January newsletter exclusive to newsletter subscribers! Not only do subscribers get freebies in the newsletter, but you get a freebie just for signing up! Just click here to sign up for my newsletter and snag some fabulous freebies!
Have you been to Digital Scrapbook Place lately? There is a fabulous close out sale of over 300 items marked down by a massive 75% off. Make sure you check them out before they disappear for good! Sale ends 5 January 2011!
Tags: digital scrapbook, New Releases, Sales
Posted by clikchic on Jan 2, 2011 in
Digi Scraps 
Is your resolution to Scrap more in 2011! Let DSP help!!
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Tags: digital scrapbook, Sales
Posted by clikchic on Dec 31, 2010 in
Digi Scraps 
Save 75% on our 2010 Closeout! Over 300 items to choose from at rock bottom prices!
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Tags: digital scrapbook, Sales
Posted by clikchic on Dec 30, 2010 in
Digi Scraps Over 300 items to choose from at rock bottom prices!
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Posted by clikchic on Dec 24, 2010 in
Digi Scraps Wishing you a Merry Christmas to you and yours, and a fabulous 2010!
I hope you enjoy the rest of the 12 days of Christmas Sale at Digital Scrapbook Place.
Click here to take advantage of 25% off my Designs!
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Tags: digital scrapbook, Sales
Posted by clikchic on Dec 23, 2010 in
Digi Scraps The DSP Elves gave to me….
And there are only a couple of days left of the 12 Days of Christmas SALE! So make sure you take advantage of the last days and pick up all your goodies at 25% Off!!!
Tags: digital scrapbook, Sales
