Window Saga

Hello Everyone - I hope you are all doing well and if not I wish you a speedy recovery, remember it is okay to have an off day also. 

I'm back to write about how I feel about the privacy film on my window. First of all I've kepted the film on and I have no plans to remove the film. I did look up dual reflective film, that works both day and night for you to see out and those outdoors can not see in, the price as put me off. 

The local birds that was flying at my window have learnt not to for obvious reasons and the newcomers learn very quickly not too.  I'm getting to see these birds up close to which I'm loving. They must be confused one minute there was a window and they could see me and now not. 

I have got use to the night time look of the film, I've learnt I can still see our sister the moon at night I'm happy about that and I don't need to wait long till (at the moment) outdoors starts to become light. Also when I dim my light in my room when I'm preparing for bed, I can some times still see out. But I mainly have my curtains shut.

The plus's of the film is obviously during the day no one can see in, the sun isn't so bright - its still bright but I can now sit on my bed with my blind up without much of an issue. The one thing I'm amazed about is now how dark my room is at night.

I've still not come across my blackout curtains, but I will in time. 

Pay day as been and gone, other things have been more important to pay for, maybe next month I'll get and do the blind.

Thank you for stopping by - until next time. 

I'm a Migraine Suffer.

Hello Everyone - I hope you are all well and if not I wish you a speedy recovery.

This post is a personal one for me, I have wanted to write this in a long time. But didn't feel like the timing was right. But now I'm ready, to share my journey.  

In my 20's I was diagnosed with migraines. I had to cut out most things like, Sugar, Chocolate, Coffee/tea, pasta and the list went on. Then little by little I started to reinduced the things I cut out of my diet. To see what my triggers are for these migraines.  Turns out none of the things I cut out was and still not my triggers. My triggers are not regular meals, or lack of food - so fasting can be an issue for me. Also not enough fluids, stress and lack of sleep also can triggers them, lastly the weather, storms and the summer.  

I use to take paracetamol and then live in a dark room for up to a week and beyond. Then the doctor prescribed me Zomig. This drug only made things worse for me, I use to pass out. Then I was advised to stop taking the drug due to how I was having side effects. 

I now take Sumatriptan has and when I get the first sign of an attack. I now know my warning signs and sometimes I don't get a warnings, the attack just hits - that's not fun.

One thing a migraine suffer needs is a dark room to recover from the attack, only trouble is my room hasn't been so dark. Over the years I've used different ways to block out the sun light from my bedroom, eye masks and my main one was springy pole and an old duvet or sheet up at my window to block out the light. The old sheet and a pole actually worked.

Then this year (2025) I noticed while looking up from outdoor in my garden. The venetian blind I have up at my window has gone wavey. I have tried to straighten the slats by pulling my blind all the way up and let mother nature heat them up and straighten out. My aunt suggested I use a hairdryer to heat them up, but I don't owned one. Then last week the slats started to break. So on my next payday I'm going to get an replacement blind, I really would like one that is purple or a bright pink, but that can be further in the future.  I also have blackout curtains to put up, when I find them. I'm sorting out the house for personal reasons. 

I've been looking into ways to reduce UV and Anti - glare from the sun light. That when I remember two of my neighbours have privacy film on their downstairs windows.

So after some research I learnt how the privacy film helps with both the UV rays and the anti - glare from the sun light and can help with migraine suffers. I should say the privacy (part) only works during the day, at night you are advised to shut your curtains when you have your lights on. Which further down you will see I forgot. 

Recently I bought some of the film from amazon and on the 22nd of May I installed the film. I was really happy and very proud of myself. Then night came and it hit me why the privacy  film is one way. I really freak out, that much so I nearly took the film off, I don't do well in enclosed spaces so I felt I was boxed in. 

At the moment while I am working on this post the film is still on my window. The film definitely cuts the UV rays and heat from the sun, and during the day you can definitely see out. But for me I love to be able to see out at night also, I want to be able to see the stars or the full moon and I love watching the rain and on the very rare occasion snow. Lastly I have noticed the local birds keep trying to fly at my window, so I think at some point I will have to take the top piece off so the wildlife know not to try. 

I will have to look into privacy for both day/night but be able to see through also, I'm told it exist, I hope so! 

The first picture below is during me installing the film, you can see the top panel of my window has the film on and the bottom panel not. Next picture with my white bunny statue in you can see at night how the privacy film flips over to you cant see out but obviously anyone outdoors can see in. Then below that picture is from outdoor looking up to my room, you can see why some of the birds like to fly at my window. The last picture I love so much I can now watch the local birds and these two its a Awww, moment.    

I'm unable to do a direct picture out of my window during the day due to the privacy of my neighbour over the back. I live in a back to back house with a little yard aka my garden. 

I will do a follow up on what I will call the Window saga in the coming days.

Thank you for stopping by - Until next time

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Usefully website's, some are UK base. 

Migraine Trust

NHS - migraine

Why I have been absent

Hello Everyone - I hope you all are well and keeping safe.

I know it has been a long while since I have written or posted anything or has often has I use too. 

Why or what has happened, last year I witness a traumatic event when a immediately family member got seriously ill and was took into hospital. I've never been apart for long periods of time from this family member before. I thank God every day that this family member is still with us..

I've been trying to recover from what I had witness. I went thorough what felt like hell at times, these past 13 months and I believe I am nearly past the worse of it.  I have always been a carer for this family member, but since June last year this has gone up a notch or too.

In my darkest hours of this time I re found my faith and I feel more calmer in my life and compete.  I have and I guess I am also still, finding my way and learning the new me. While mourning the old ways of life. 

So now you know why I haven't been about much... 

Thank you for stopping by and Thank you for you're loyalty if you are a returning follower. 

Until next time stay safe.

Blessings 

Em aka Busybee 

2021 Clear out

Hello All - I hope we are all doing great! If not I wish you a speedy recovery. 

Last year I wrote about restarting my challenge of #busybeeclearout

My reason for doing this was over the past two years or more I have had a wee bit of a shopping spree with The Body Shop (My Favourite Shop) and Avon (some of my favourite perfume is from Avon).

Another thing is I have been sorting out a lot, decluttering that's including wellbeing products that are out of date. Also trying to get my life sorted. I still struggle with getting my sleep pattern under control, I went two weeks being asleep by half twelve and now it's gone to pot again.

I am now trying to reset myself, which is funny as it is Monday morning 06:40am and I am yet to go to sleep. This is my second night in a week of no sleep, hopefully this will change soon. 

So how do you know when something is out of date?

Here's how - see the little jar with the lid open on the picture below. It tells you how many months you have before the product goes off or out of date once open.

My hair products are big bottles even some of my shower gel is, I also sometimes use soap instead of shower gel, so you will rarely see them used up.

In September and October - amongst everything I was sad to use up my favourite perfume Far Away Rebel and the Ginger body yoghurt..

The Himalayan Charcoal face mask is sadly out of date, to be honest I believe it is two years out of date. 

From September to December below is exactly what I used up, may not seem a lot.

What I exactly used up

1:  Avons - Far Away Rebel 

2: Nivea 48hs Roll on 

3: The Body Shop - Body butter Berry Bon Bon

4: Avons - Incandissence 

5: The Body Shop -  Ginger body yoghurt 

6: The Body Shop  - British Rose Soap

7: Strawberry shampoo 

8: Candy cane Body butter 

Thank you for stopping by and reading my post. 

Take care

Busybee 

Christmas 2022

Hello Everyone - I hope you all are well and had a peaceful holiday.

Has you have seen I have started planning for Christmas 2022. I normally start planning on Boxing day, but this year I couldn't do my usual thing. Due to my Christmas day was going to be officially on Boxing day. Because some of my family had to work Christmas day. 

On the 20th of December I started to work on my new project. I normally just have a few pages in my planner for Christmas. But for next year I decided to have a Christmas book. 

I normally make my own notebooks, but for this one I did not fancy the added pressure of making one. So luckily enough I had a spare notebook.

I took some wrapping paper and covered the front and back of the notebook. Then I found out one of my Christmas postcard. I went for Silent Night in memory of my uncle, it was his favourite Carol. 

After that I went and got my 'We Are Memory Keepers Tab punch board' out, and also found some scrap cardstock. Below is a picture of what I made.

I then went onto using scrap pattern paper for the inside covers. Over the next few days, after work I worked on the inside. 

I had decided on five maybe six sections, ended up doing five.  Below is pictures of what the inside looks like and the list of sections.

1. Gifts

2. Cards

3. Budget

4. Food list

5. Movies

I can not wait to start using this, which is a good thing. There is nothing worst than making something and then not wanting to use it. I have done that in the past. 

Thank you for stopping by and reading my post.

May I wish you all a Blessed New Year.

Busybee 

TooFaced Designs

Hello Everyone - I hope this finds you all well? If not I wish you a speedy recovery...

This is round two of this post. I went too post the original one yesterday and something went wrong think I press delete instead of publish. 

So let's start again!

I originally found TooFaced Designs a few months ago while looking for some halloween stuff for my October Dailly. I came across the cute little bats, my family and close friends will know I think bats are cute, well their faces anyway! Then I saw TooFaced Designs had highlanders and other cool animals I love, bees of course and sheep. My favourite cows are highlanders and Belted Galloways...

So about three weeks ago I did my first order with TooFaced Designs and this is what I ordered. 

But first can we look at how cute little bees are on the front of the box.. 

Okay....... So this is what my order looked like inside and I'm just going to say I will be using all the paper bags and sunflower for my October Dailly. 

Below is the start of my order with stickers of bats, cats and cows there's a panda in there too with some sheep. 

The next three pictures are of sheet stickers the theme are Bees, Bats and Cows. Of course!

Last item of my order is this print of these cute bats, may have to order another one has I am making a Gothic notebook for a friend to use for a October Dailly.. Watch this space!

I also received in the box some freebie stickers and some artwork of Arpyls cat Barry and Blue the dog. Honestly I see my cat and dog.

Lastly in the box was some cool art work which is also her business card. Please fill free to check out TooFaced Designs.

Once I did my order it only took three days for dispatch. Plus I would like to say a massive thank you to the Royal Mail has they delivered my order the next day. I never paid for fast delivery and TooFaced Designs are the opposite end of the country to me.. 

Please watch this space has I know I will be ordering again from TooFaced Designs..

Stay safe everyone 

Blessings 

Busybee 

** I just want to let you know I was not and haven't been paid to do this review when I ordered Arpyl was unaware I was planning to do a review on her shop.  I have paid for my order out of my own money. **

#busybeeclearout 2021 Reset

Hello Everyone - hope everyone is well. Back in 2016 I started a challenge #busybeeclearout on crafting stuff and toiletries. Well I have come to the conclusion the crafting stuff will be a loosing battle if I keep trying. Best not keep talking about it, has it is a saw point in my house...

The toiletries is definitely my main area to tackle, don't ask. Over the past 18 months or more I have had a wee bit of a shopping spree with The Body Shop (My Favourite Shop) and Avon ( some of my favourite perfume is from there). Also my godmother is my Rep... 

Even tho during the 18 months I have used a lot up, I seem to have got a lot more. Maybe shopping is my way of distressing!

So my aim is to post nearly every month about what I have used up, and if I will buy it again. 

So watch out for #busybeeclearout 

Postcards Out Going

Please note that I wrote this on Monday the 18th of January.  But I have only just noticed tonight.

Today 18th is my brothers special birthday. He would kill me if I told the world, so I won't. 

Early today I requested to send three more postcards. Here in the UK we are still in lockdown 3. So we knew we weren't going to go anywhere and as we live our mum. She is still isolating from the world.

I thought as we aren't going to be doing anything I would have time to write them. Plus when I take my dog out for his walk I could post them. (Yes I was going to trust an different postbox, than the work one.) But that didn't happen..

I will write them tomorrow evening to post on my way into work. 

The picture above is the three postcards I have picked out. So where are they travelling to, I hear you say. Well the corgi and fairy postcard is off to China. The postcard of my home town is off to Germany. The birdy one is off to Austria.

I will update when they get to their destination, hopefully it won't take to long. 

Take care and Stay safe.

Paw Prints By Claire Review

I came across Paw Prints by accident. The owner of the shop posted a link in the UK Corgi Group on Facebook..

Which I am a member of... Claire and I are both owners of corgis. Claire as a permbroke (aka like the queen's corgi). I on the other hand have a Cardigan Corgi. 

Picture above is of my boy Colin this is an old picture of him. Has he doesn't like his photo took, just like me...

Claire's etsy shop.

Paw Prints By Claire

I asked Claire if she had any postcards, as I was still on a mission to find some unique postcards. 

The answer was yes, I also told her about Postcrossing as well...

That night I made a nice little order.  My order arrived on Saturday the 16th of January.

This is what I ordered.

I will give you the heads up, there might be a wee bit of corgi related stuff. A one or two items. 

In the picture above there is a really cool little badge and the stickers I ordered. Picture below shows exactly what stickers I got..

Below are the postcards or prints.  I ordered a fair few of each. 

The print of the wee corgi below I am keeping. 

Next the last three I am going to use as postcards..

I love the art work and the positive quotes... 

Postcrossing

Last year ( 2020 ) a dear friend of mine mentioned she was sending postcards and after a while I asked her about it.....

This is how I learnt about Postcrossing!

After checking the website out and reading, then going back and re-reading. Trust me I read everything and then still couldn't make my mind up. 

On the New Year Eve - I decided that I would join and become a postcrosser. The next day 1st of January 2021 I took the plunge to signed up..

I did not send my first postcard until 13th of January. Only because I did not have any postcards, stamps and air mail stickers. Also I only trust the post box at work, silly really. But to me whatever I post seems to get to its destination. If I use another it never gets there, apart from the work postbox or the main post office...

The first two postcards I wrote and sent was of Weymouth seafront, my home town. 

To send a letter or postcard over seas from the UK costs £1.70 which is two 1st class stamps 0.85p each. 

At this moment in time both postcards are still travelling one is on its way to America and the other is off to Russia. 

I will keep you all posted when they get to the destination.

Tonight I will be writing some more... 

New Year

Hello all! 

I hope you are all well and are staying safe in these difficult times. 

Guess I best say Happy New Year - let hope this year improves..  I live in the UK and we are in lockdown 3.

So I thought I would come on and share some of my goals for this year.

1: Do something that is out of my comfort zone.. 

2: Get my garden back!! Best not ask whats happened there. I will do a post soon..

3: Spread more happiness during these difficult times.

4: Use up all my toiletries and craft stuff..

5: Save more (Personal goal)

6: Join Postcrossing 

7: Get fit (Personal Goal)

There is a few other things, but I'm not willing to share.  At the moment! 

Please stay safe 

Busybee

2020 Life (part 1)

Sorry I vanished I know my last post I said I was back. To be honest I had planned to get back into doing posts. 

But life got in the way, I have never mentioned it before but I work for a supermarket so, during this year. I (like so many of my follow colleagues) have been working hard to feed the nation, during this pandemic..

Trust me its been scary at times, but obviously nothing like what our amazing NHS have witness. 

I was planning to do a post back in January on my goals for this year. Instead those goals have been put on hold for now, for obvious reasons.  

But 2020 haven't failed me, I have learnt so much. About myself, I have also learnt to forgive people who have treated me wrong in the past and present. Also I have learnt who are real friends and who aren't..  Sad thing is I have lost friends because they have shown their true colours. Wow it takes a pandemic for those you consider as friends to show their real selves... 

Hopefully will post soon.

Please Stay safe everyone.

I'm back

Hello Everyone!

So sorry I have not posted anything in the last 12 months.

My ipad died in September of last year 2019 and my phone was slowly packing up also. 

I now still do not have a new ipad or laptop... But I do have a new phone, so hopefully I will be posting as and when. I need to get my blogging  mojo back. 

New Friend

Hello all -  I'm still alive.....

If you are wondering where I have been. Well the answer is, I had trouble with my newish iPad (He was new to me anyhow ). I learnt I could write posts easy on the iPad. But couldn't upload photos, maybe my brother new of a way but didn't want to share and I couldn't go back to my old nexus7 as it was slowly dying. (Its still dying)


Until the other day when my Godmother said I could have her kindle fire.  Has she was upgrading to the latest version.  At first I was a little unsure about it, as I always thought the kindle is just for books. How wrong am I?


Today my Godmother pop around for coffee and a chat with my mum, she also dropped off the kindle.


I've decided from now on this is what I will be using from now on to blog...


See you soon 

Change part 2

Where to start?

So from the last post I wrote about how my sleeping pattern is out completely. Well that hasn't changed, I think I'm going to try and make myself shattered today. Get all those little jobs done, even tho I may not have the up and go.

I have also noticed my caffeine intake is s a tad high eg: Coffee, tea, fizzy drinks, chocolate. Also I seem to be back on sugar and for me that's not good. My diet use to be high fat and low carb - which also was low sugar. It's to do with the carbs and the hidden sugars.

I also want to work on my confidence too. But that's an post I think..

Busybee

Change part 1

Hello. 

I know I'm online rather late at night it's 3:20am, yes I know! I'm not sure what is causing me to not go to bed at a decent time. It could be the fact my mind goes into over drive with craft projects or it's the fact I have so many shows and programmes I have recorded on sky box during the day, I'm busy at night once everyone as gone to bed. Trying to clear them from the box. Also I notice since October when the clocks change this started happening. I would like to get back to go to bed at 11pm not 1am, 2am, or 3am.....

I know this isn't good on my health, wellbeing, my mind. 

I don't want to keep going this way

I am the only one who can change this, right?

Now my rant is over I'm going to see if I can get some sleep

Good Night.

Treats from Clinton's

Towards the end of January I learnt about Clinton cards had a new Disney collection coming out in February. 

The collection is 'Winnie The Pooh' < tap on the link to see the collection.

I do not normally get excited about any of the Clinton's card's collections, well actually I never knew they did Disney collections untill now.

So which bits of the collection made me super excited about. Well most of it, but the one piece that made me super excited and I definitely did not want to miss out on was the ring dish.

I'm in love 

The other piece of the collection is the coin purse.

I had to order these two online as my local Clinton's shop did not have the Pooh collection in. 

Actually I was told that the shop was not going to get the collection in and that I should try the Clinton's in the neighbouring town. My trouble is I don't go to the neighbouring town that often. Also maybe there is a good chance that the neighbouring town Clinton's shop won't have the collection either. So that's why I did an online order, I would rather shop in store tho.

I later found out not all Clinton's shops will be stocking the collection. 

The last item I ordered was this Minnie Mouse notebook. 

Over the coming weeks I'll share with you what else I get from the collection. 

Please feel free to leave a comment.

Thank you for reading.

Happy New Year

Wishing all my readers a very Happy New Year.

December January clear out

First of all Happy New Year Everyone!

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It's been a while since I have written anythink on any of my blogs. Honestly life got in the way, the usually reasons, family, work and a few shocks along the way.

 So here goes - what have I used up? 

All this is from December right through to today..

Didn't do well did I?

Oh well let's see how I do this year..