Well, here I am. Day 30/30 of NaBloPoMo. And I did it! I blogged every single day, even one day I did twice. I’m so proud of myself for completing something. I’m one of those people that starts with good intentions and then never finishes – for example, the Flickr 365 Kids Project and erm… smoking which we won’t go into. Its nice to actually complete something for a change.

I really should go into the whole what I’ve learnt over the past month of blogging every single day but to be honest, the only thing I can come up with is that I have learnt that I actually like blogging! I know, its crazy isn’t it? I used to think it was a bit of a chore when I couldn’t come up with anything to blog about but I now I’ve gotten a bit of an imagination. I can actually come up with a topic now when my day was completely and utterly boring. I think I may carry on with the blogging daily but I won’t beat myself up about it I forget one day. I have had two days this month where I have been minutes, even seconds to go before the “deadline” mainly because I have been doing other things half way through the blog. Like I am right now.

I think the one thing I miss at the moment since I’m blogging a lot more is the comments. I don’t want to be “popular” I just like people’s views or just general comments on my blogs. Its nice to have something to read when I come online. I’ve just checked my Awstats and I actually get a lot more visitors than I thought, which is nice. So some comments would be nice from all you lot who don’t bother .

On another note, Sarah tagged me with the Desktop Meme so here’s my current desktop. Its lovely.

I have no idea to tag so just feel free to steal!

Meghan said “Katy” today, only is sounds more like “Kacey.” Its a start!

I came on here about half an hour ago to blog and my wordpress database was gone. I come back after a lot of upset and its here again. I have no idea what went on but I’m just so glad its back. From now on, every time I blog I will be doing daily back-ups. I can’t have that happen again because I just didn’t know what to do.

I was thinking that if I had lost everything I would have started a new. Got a new theme, or even made my own and just completely changed the look of the place. I’m really doing to think about doing this anyway. I know I love this theme but it would be nice to have something that no one else has because I’ve made it. I’ll think about trying again when I have some more time.

Amy and me had a nice time today. We went up to the library and then came home and made thirty cupcakes haha. She liked the ones I made the other day so I said we could make some more today. I need to take a photo so I can show you. These ones turned out better than the last lot I made.

I decided to take all my books back to the library. I really want to get the books I have at home read and if I really want to read the ones I took back, then I’ll just buy them when I have the money in the new year. I did get two more out but I’ve just decided that I’m not going to read them. They are only teen books and would take me like two days at the most to read but I want to get Northern Lights re-read before the film comes out. I must have read all three in the series at least five times each but another time won’t kill me. I never get sick of them.

I meant to blog but I’m laughing my head off at Michael McIntyre. Amy told me about him and I love him. He’s so funny. You have to watch it.

Edit: I tried to put the video’s on the page but it went and F’d up my layout so here are the links instead – Part One, Part Two and Part Three.

You wouldn’t believe how much Meghan has changed just in the last month – even the last week. She has a definite set of words that she says now and she’s adding to it almost daily at the moment. She knows where her head is and this morning I told her where her toes were and now she points to them when I ask her and she tries to say “toes.” Also from this morning she knows where my nose is (she hasn’t worked out hers yet) and tries to say the word. Two days ago she suddenly came out with “baby.” She’s been saying “baba” for months but I don’t know where she got baby from. Now every time I ask her to say it, she gets shy and laughs. She’s actually not a baby anymore which is quite scary. I love how much she’s learning at the moment. Everything I ask her to say, she’s trying her best to say it and she asks people to do Row, Row, Row Your Boat with her when she’s sat on your knee.

Because of this learning and discovering new things, most of the time she’s extremely moody. She’s also tired quite a lot of the time which adds to the moodiness. And then because she’s moody, she refuses to sleep so its a massive circle at the moment. To be honest, I can deal with the moods when I have a happy, laughing – 50% of the time – intelligent toddler. Yes, I did just say toddler.

I’m going to bed as soon as I’ve finished this. I planned to be off my 9PM but my shopping took longer than I thought since I bought more than I usually do. I’m going to get in bed, put on a DVD and play Pokemon Diamond. I can’t sit in a quiet room. I have to have background noise all the time. I don’t know why but I just feel better if I do. The only time I want full quiet is when I’m reading.

I’ve just realised I have all Meghan’s bottles to clean before I go to bed. I might just clean the one for the morning and leave the others to soak. I really am tired.

The reason I’m going to play Pokemon is because today, I printed off the walkthrough. Alex was going to buy me the book version for Christmas but I remembered that Amy had bookmarked a link to the walkthrough so I just printed it off instead. I’m stuck where I’m up to so I’m just going to start all over again and follow the walkthrough. I did that with the last Pokemon game I had and I prefered doing it that way.

I finished my book last night and I started To Kill a Mockingbird this morning. I really enjoyed Flowers in the Attic even though its quite disturbing, in an emotional kind of way. I’m going to get the second in the series when I get some cash. I can’t tell you how happy I am that I only have three library books left to read. I really can’t wait to get started on the books that I’ve bought and haven’t been read. I have about four Jodi Picoult books to be read and they keep looking at me and shouting “READ ME! I don’t just want to take the books back to library without reading them because I do actually want to read them.

I sound so boring today. I’m sorry. I only have four more days left of NaBloPoMo. I can’t believe I have actually nearly completed it with no missed days. Well done me!

While I’m waiting for the drum kit auction to end, I thought I better blog. It has just over twenty minutes left and I’m not letting myself refresh the page until I have finished this blog. Its still £150 short of what we want for it so I’m hoping that it sells because we really need the money. Plus I want it gone out of living room so I can have some space back!

Karen and Joe’s party last night was quite good. I think Meghan enjoyed herself more than anyone though haha. I left just after 9PM to get Meghan in bed. Alex stayed on until the end and came in after midnight just more than a little bit drunk. He got in bed and started watching a film on his PSP (it took him ages to plug the headphones in because he couldn’t find the hole!) and I think he must have fell asleep with it on because I woke up at about 4AM with it by the side of me. At least he had a good time. I can’t wait until I get a night out with my friends.

Alex and I went to another car boot this afternoon at the club. Alex got a couple of The Beatles albums and some others and I got Meghan a book. I couldn’t find anything I wanted. There was a Santa’s Grotto there too but it wasn’t that amazing so I didn’t take Meghan in there. I want to take her to a big one for her first visit to Santa.

We have got a new TV, DVD player and surround sound system from the singer out of Alex’s bands parents. They told us about it a while ago and they said they would bring it round tonight. The TV is so much bigger than the one we had, plus its widescreen. Its so nice. Do you know that before we got this DVD player, we never had one? My stereo was a DVD player which we used for downstairs and upstairs we used the PS2. This DVD is great; it has radio on it – which is great because we don’t have a radio either. I think I will get more use out of that because it means I can turn the TV off and still have some background noise going on.

I have thirty pages left in my book. Once the kits ended I’m coming offline and finishing it off so I can start something else tonight. I’ll probably start on To Kill a Mockingbird.

Well, the drum kit has seven minutes left now and its still at the same price. I’m hoping for a huge input of bids at the last couple of minutes because it just can’t go at this price.

I’m excited about the party tonight. This is coming from someone who about three years ago, even two, used to dread parties and avoided them at all cost. Maybe its because I have Meghan coming with me and I can’t wait to show her off in her new dress. I don’t know. Whatever has changed my mind is welcome to stay because having a panic attack because you know you have a party coming isn’t a good thing. I’ve still not decided what I’m wearing. Its between two different dresses anyway.

I wanted to go to the library this morning but its pouring down outside. Alex isn’t too well either. I think he’s getting what me and Meghan had. He doesn’t seem as bad as yesterday though which is good. He was supposed to be going into town after the party tonight with his mum, brothers and friends but if he’s not well, obviously he’s not going to go. He needs to make sure he’s better for work on Monday. We can’t afford for him to have a day off.

Every time I come online, the first thing I mean to do after checking my email and ebay, is blog. It is always the very last thing I do and I end up rushing it. I just always seem to find some random thing to do. Just now I have been searching for a koi tattoo and a good enough artist to be worthy of inking me. I am getting the one on my arm covered – I have no idea when – and I was it covered with koi. The last artist I went to who did my second tattoo, Paul said he would do a cover up for me but after looking at his koi tattoo’s, I really don’t want him to do it. They are good, they’re just not amazing. I want people to look at my ink and say “Wow.” Anyway, I’ve decided to go with Paul’s dad Saz. I know he’s going to be expensive and I know there will be a long wait and I am prepared to wait and pay a lot. He really is fantastic. I’ve decided I want a half sleeve too rather than just a koi. I’d get a full sleeve but to be honest, I don’t know what I’d have at the bottom and I don’t think I’d want something that big. Anyway, I have photo’s of what I’d like but I want to go down to the shop and get him to design one and price it up. Depending on how much money I get at Christmas, I might get it in the new year.

Its Karen and Joe’s birthday party tomorrow night. Alex and I went into town today to get food and we got Emelye a dress with a cardigan and shoes for it. We decided that the dress that we’ve bought Meghan for Christmas Day, she’s going to wear for the party. The dress and stuff that we bought for Emelye today are going to be for Christmas Day too. We just can’t afford two separate dresses for each occasion when they’re both only going to worn once. They are both going to love gorgeous anyway. And you’ll bet I’ll be taking way too many photo’s and everyone will be getting annoyed with me. I still don’t know what I’m going to wear yet. I’ll sort that out tomorrow.

I did a little bit more Christmas shopping today too. I got a few things from Lush (and something for myself) and a dressing gown for Emelye. I was looking at Emelye’s list that I have and there are no toys on there at all. Meghan’s is the same to be honest. I’m getting them both mainly books and clothes. I think I need to get myself to Toys R Us and see what I can get them both because they need toys. Even though they have enough between them!

Alex was going to buy me Zelda for the DS today but he didn’t in the end because we didn’t have enough cash on us. I wish he had now though because I really want to play it! He’s getting it for me for Christmas anyway at some point but I want it now! I’m sick of Yoshi’s Island and Spyro is rubbish compared to the PS2 versions and I want the walk through to Pokemon Diamond because I’m lost so basically, my DS is just sitting there feeling very lonely and unloved. If I don’t get the tattoo, I think my Christmas money will be going on games for it.

Right, I’m off to bed to read my book which I have 100 pages left in. My books are due back at the library a week on Tuesday so I want this one read and at least one more. I’d like all my library books finished by Christmas but I don’t think thats going to happen.

Sorry last night was such a short one. I didn’t have a lot of time and I was really tired. I did mean to blog in the morning before I left for town but I totally forgot. Anyway I really can’t be bothered to explain everything so if you want to read my day then go over to Amy’s blog – which she finally has up! – and read this post. That explains everything. I had added loads of photo’s to my Flickr account though so go and have a look.

I really like my new haircut. I’ve had quite a lot cut off it but it looks so much better. Alex’s hair is a bit of a dramatic change. It had gotten so long and he was just sick of it and literally had it all cut off. I do like it, I’m just not sure I like it on him. It’ll grow!

About the smoking; just because I had some yesterday and I guess ‘spoilt’ the fact that I had quit, it doesn’t mean I’m going to start smoking again. I have had none today and I don’t intend to have anymore until the next time I get a night out. Plus I forgot how horrible your mouth feels and tastes in the morning. Bleh.

This is Rob Flynn’s cup:

And this, for those of you who don’t know, this is Rob Flynn;

Yummy.

Since its almost midnight I’m making this quick so I don’t miss a day.

Gig was good. Caught a beer cup from the lead singer of Machine Head! Going to get a box for it so it doesn’t get damaged haha.

My hair looks nice. And its shorter. Pictures tomorrow.

My ears are ringing and its doing my head in.

I smoked.