Anniversary gifts - Cath Kidston mad!

I am actually feeling better, thank GAWD.  There was a point where I actually thought I would never feel well again, so when I woke up this morning not feeling sick and actually feeling hungry I could have danced a little jig of joy...in fact I am doing that right now...jig jig!

So with my new found energy I have managed to snap some pictures of my anniversary pressies from hubby, at last!  I took plenty so there's a lot of CK eye candy in this post.

Now, hubby does not have a reputation for being that good at present buying (the year of the paper mache making kit springs to mind...) but every now and then he surpasses all my expectations and comes up trumps, this year was one of his glory moments! 

First there was the anniversary card....



This was one of two cards, the other being more wordy, and as you can see I have a lovely badge to use now that my anniversary is over! It shall be pinned to one of my many bags.



Next there was my Little Book of Pins....





I love the CK "little books", which are actually useful and very decorative tins.  I have one for my threads and sewing bits and another for my buttons, I was delighted to add this diddy little pin tin to my collection.



But what is that underneath the Little Book of Pins...? Hmmm?  Well that would be my CK Crochet Book....!



Eeep!  A CK tin that is not only gorgeous in all its chintzy loveliness but is also full of all the necessary ingredients to make a granny square cushion!





Eeep!



How utterly cool is that?!  And that's not all, no no!  I also got some cute little heart shaped buttons too...



*sigh*

The boy done good.  He also bought me a chocolate orange which I couldn't seem to...er...find when I was taking the photos, it must be...um...in the fridge...yes that's it, in the fridge....

Home is where the heart is

Well they released me early for good behaviour. My intestines' good behaviour that is. IV steroids calmed things down, along with the cocktail of other drugs I am now on.  So I was well enough to come home and continue my treatment here, albeit with plenty of rest...yada yada.  I am not good at resting.

But my goodness it is good to be home.

This week has been a little life-altering.  I have had ulcerative colitis for a long time, I have taken various drugs and a lot of steroids for a long time.  I didn't expect to end up in hospital for a third time though and it has started me on a rollercoaster of thinking about the life I currently lead and the life I would prefer.  I am just so damn sick of being sick.  I am an angry coiled up ball of fury right now, liable to blow at any moment.

So completely ignoring all the instructions to rest, and the protests of hubby, I headed straight for the new Cath Kidston shop at Bluewater this morning.  My logic for this excursion was that I bloody well deserved a treat...and I just wanted to get out of the damn house and into the world for an hour, then I promised I would have a hot bath and go to bed.

The problem with feeling horribly sorry for yourself and being in a lovely shop full of gorgeously over-priced things is that you will end up spending money.  And spend money is what I did.  It felt pretty good.

I came back with a modest but tasty haul of goodies...

Lillia got the heart keyring that she fell in love with, and the sheep pencil because I fell in love with it.

I treated myself to a rather pricey new purse.  Pricey but so worth it, so preeeeeetty...

I will smile every time I go shopping now, even if I am buying drain cleaner.

I also got a new underbed storage bag. It sounds trivial but I already have one of these for the girls' bedding which I keep under Phoebe's cot and it looks so pretty I am almost pleased at my lack of other useful storage.  Who needs to hide things in a practical airing cupboard when you can have a gorgeous flowery storage bag on display, eh?

Because we were one of the first lot of customers I got a free reuseable bag too which was an unexpected bonus...

A successful little trip, finished off nicely with a croissant and a cup of tea before heading home.  I am now in bed with my new best friend...my new Fujitsu laptop :)  A working laptop, release from hospital, a body full of drugs and a haul of CK goodies all in 24 hours...I need a lie down.

I have lots to share with you of course.  Three days in hospital is a LOT of time with nothing but a bag of yarn to keep you occupied. But for now I shall leave you to drool jealously over my new goodies :)