Filofax A5 fleuro pink original . I love neon !

I have found planner peace !
The neon pink original A5 is so supple it is much easier to carry round than the other stiff cover filo's I have tried and it makes me happy every time I use it :-)
The only thing I would like to change is the ring size . They a big enough but just a little bit more would be perfect .
I have sections for notes , fitness , gardening, camping lists, shopping, cleaning, everything ! Plus all the info I need to be organised .

I did try a personal for a few years but it was too small and felt crowded . This does weigh down my bag but I don't care :-D helps my fitness yes ?

I don't always carry it around though , it often lives on my desk open at the daily page and appointments can go straight in .

I love not lying awake at night wondering if I have forgotten something , I know it is all written down . 

Succulents! My new mini obsession

Succulents ! I love them . As the light levels drop and my garden is full of spiders that even my husband is scared of I have taken my gardening inside and have added these fun plants to my existing orchid collection .
I am even trying to propagate them and some have tiny little plants growing !

Depression got me

I havnt been posting for a while because I have been enduring a bout of anxiety and depression. Still am. I have had some nice moments,  it hasn't been all doom and gloom but it has left me  with no energy and feeling overwhelmed.
On the most excellent side my mum has been told she is cancer free. That is such a HUGE Relief.
I have been attending parent groups for dealing with my children with the new twist of,autism to add to the adhd and probable add. I am learning a lot. It's a great group and well Worth attending.

Friday sees me in London delivering artworks to the mall galleries for an exhibition/competition. Awards night Monday.
All in all everything is going well apart from a few small worries that I am trying to sort out. And also not to worry about! 
I had been neglecting my filofax which added to the anxiety so I am diligently entering everything into it to save the panic checking I usually do. It really helps. I am.using a second hand brown A5 Finsbury right now as my daily diary and I am finding it great,  but heavy. I found a,second hand very scuffed pink personal finsbury on ebay that I may switch to to see if that serves better.

Last chemo

Yay!  I have been quiet because mum has been having her last chemo session and it's end of term as well so I havnt had time to do much except look after mum and manage kids. Now she can start growing her hair!  :-)
Chemo is so much better than it used to be,  she didn't need to use her wig and,she kept her eyebrows! 
* feeling happy*

Spring is also in full flow
Sunshine and blossom everywhere! 
XO. Sev :-)

Time for myself.

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Sketch time ! Now that the weather has fully thrown itself into spring I can get out and about easier . These sketches were made on the cliffs above one of my islands beaches . Im loving those sharpies ! I need to get more colours . I bought them for using in my filofax but I love them so much they have ended up an art tool . 

The beach . These cliffs and beaches are full of fossils and crystals but I was down there for the sketching . I plan to have some more cards and postcards printed with my artwork on them . 

Wild plants and flowers  Early april and buds are bursting everywhere . I love this time of year :-D 

Autistic spectrum .

Hi all .
Well as you know this blog is a life blog that includes everything , not just painting and filofaxes because life isn't that simple hey ? so .
Mums having chemo now after a successful operation  , thats all going well but in other news we have a few other answers . My boy is likely to have Autism . I already know he has ADHD with Aspergers tendencies , now I have a new direction to look in and from the preliminary booklets we recieved , it seems this explains a lot . Its great to have things make sense to me now , and for me to see into his head and emotions a bit more . Good progress !
His school has been very supportive and the local doctors as well and I finally feel like we are getting somewhere . It helps so much to know what we are struggling with .

Because of the prevalence of cancer in my family I recently underwent a series of appointments to calculate my risk of contracting cancer . and it seems my risks are low which is another big lift for me , I am getting my worried reduced one by one . Being proactive has really made a difference to my daily stress levels . One thing at a time .

Art wise , i've been back in the studio making art and I have nearly finished my latest mountain painting .

THis image is partway through the painting. 

New filofax week setup in my retrobloom .

Raspberry Finsbury!

I have a new raspberry Finsbury A5 filofax :-D 

I use this filo for keeping track of all my online blogs , websites , Etsy shops and anything else I need to update on a regular basis plus a gallery log of ideas to paint , inspirations and competitions . 

I have a thing about the stitching .

Details details :-) They make me happy . I love the fabric inside with filofax on it and I love that its engraved on the ring support too . 

I have a world map and a time zone map in it . LOADS of cream lined paper , finances , to do etc but no calendar in this as i keep my work calendar as a year to view in my A4 . 

It came with a cream A-Z . I have always wanted one of those ! This is a filofax I won from ebay , it had a torn pen  loop but a bit of superglue fixed that and its fab ! 

It has loads of credit card pockets which clearly should be renamed stationary pockets . I love those martha stewart stickers ! I also remembered to put some of my business cards in it . 

Setting it up with my studio page . Each tag relates to a blog or Etsy shop etc . 

I love how the pink bits in the map match the deep raspberry cover . Its all in the little things . 

Not to be left out , my retro bloom personal filo has a new week in it . With plenty of raspberry to match its new workmate :-D