A few things to show

I hope everyone is keeping well, I'm busy doing revision ready for my first exam on Tuesday.

I have decided that I will keep a diary throughout my exams and for the rest of the year. Those of you that have read some of my past posts may remember that I am dreadful at keeping diaries, I have begun many but never stuck to them. This time I am determined, I want to be able to look back at my GCSE's in years to come as they are so important. Plus I wish to document my blissful summer holidays with no revision or work and then the beginning of sixth form. I asked mum to buy me a pretty notebook today whilst out as I want to be able to do a variation of entry sizes and may even want to include photos, so decided a notebook would be better than a specific diary. This is what she came home with.

I LOVE it!! Paperchase is such an amazing shop. It's so pretty, mum knows my taste so well. Mum and I love stationery, mainly because you can get so many good scrapbooking ideas from it. I think our love for stationery has been something we've always had, mum is well known in the family to make lists of everything in notebooks, and as a child I would buy a notebook and pencil as a souvenir of every place I've been! Mum only discovered the wonderful world of Paperchase today, but she already loves it. Another thing I asked mum to buy for me was an autograph book, ready for my last few proper weeks at school. This is the book she brought for me. It is a day trippers photo journal, which I'm sure is pretty self explanatory. Mum liked the book and brought it with the view that I could either use it as an autograph book or keep it for what it is for. The pages inside are brilliant, with a mixture of plain pages, watermarked images and then these fabulous plastic pocket pages.

Throughout the book there are a few of these pages, with a few different pocket designs, some small, some big. They're great, perfect for holiday and trip memorabilia. I'm going to save it, it's too good to use as an autograph book! I am going on a plane on holiday for the first time this summer to Ireland, and I can see this book as being perfect for the trip.

Just another thing I wanted to show you. I decorated this canvas a few years ago for my old bedroom. It looked great in my room, a perfect colour match and the design matched my duvet cover. Now we've moved, it no longer goes with the room, however, never mind, as it means I have chance to make a new one now. I'm looking forward to the freedom from homework so much in the forthcoming summer holidays that I've already begun my list of things to do, and decorating a new canvas is on it!

I'm off now to play a board game with James, and then I shall have to do my first diary entry in my new book! Take care and enjoy your weekend.

Hannah :D