Sad

Today was a miserable day. It would have been my parents' 38th wedding anniversary... except, of course, my dad is no longer with us. It was very difficult for my mum, being her first anniversary without him here and so close to her first Christmas without him. I could feel her pain.

My dad's youngest sister was thinking of us and delivered two lovely bouquets of Christmas flowers - one for my mum and one for me - which was really kind and thoughtful of her. My dad's sisters - and a few others - have been absolutely brilliant this year since my dad died, despite the fact that they have also has their own grief to deal with. Three or four of my friends have been outstanding in their support too; I feel lucky to have them. Others have been less supportive and understanding - a disappointment.

Very cold again here today. More ice and fog this evening! It definitely feels like winter. I've had the central heating on in the house almost all day... and, for once, it actually feels warm! It hasn't felt properly warm all week! The heating bill will be sky high.

Christmas in Boston

Well... It's almost Christmas and I've been (apparently) missing in action (from this blog, at least!) for quite some time. Useless, I know. I've been chasing my tail. I've also made some Christmas cards and a photo of one is attached. It is very shimmery (water coloured with Twinkling H20s, amongst other things) and it was difficult to photograph.

I've also been on holiday for a week... we went to Boston, which was excellent. I managed to visit a Michaels store (for the first time!) which was four miles from the centre of Boston in an out of town retail park in a place called Everrett. Everything in America is so cheap with the weak dollar (it was just over $2 to the pound whilst I was there), but craft things are so much cheaper anyway. It was excellent. I even managed to pick up some Marvy Uchida scallop punches (at last!) which no doubt helped to contribute to the excess baggage charge which I had to pay on the return leg of the journey. Here's a photo of my husband doing a "trolley dash" through the car park with my crafting goodies in a TROLLEY (because the bags were so heavy!) past a mound of snow. It snowed for half the time we were there and I've never visited anywhere so cold; Scotland feels tropical in comparison!!

Lastly, here's another photo of Boston snow... this time, a view from the Copley Centre/Prudential Centre mall "link tunnel". Boston was fabulous; I'd never been before. We'd love to return.

Still here!

I haven't been posting much recently... very bad. I had a horrible "Delhi belly" bug a few weeks ago and it completely floored me. Since then, I've been rushing around like a mad woman and had further bouts of Delhi (charming) and I now have a stinking cold. I seem to be bug-laden! Never mind.

This is a quick and easy card I made for the 2 year old son of my husband's friends. The backing paper is by K & Co and the number 2 is a Quickutz Revolution die-cut.

Mini Book - Part 2!

A few more photos of the mini book....

Monday again!

Mini Book

This is a mini book which I've been working on for a while. I've almost completed it now; the only thing I still need to do is add some text to the numerous tags etc. It's a mini book containing some photos of my dad; I saw the Bo Bunny "He Is" kit for sale somewhere (online) and ordered it back in July, I think. The kit comes with a plain white chipboard book and some Bo Bunny papers and a couple of ribbons.

I didn't really follow the "templates" of proposed layouts included with the set, although the front cover is fairly similar. I did my own thing with the remainder and added additional ribbons, fibres, buttons and embellishments etc (and lots more tags for journal entries). The ink used throughout the book is Chestnut Roan chalk ink (around the edges of each page, around tags etc and down the internal and external spine). I used a variety of scroll-style rubber stamps and some Black Stazon ink in parts.

I'm really pleased with the way it looks!

Halloween

Halloween is by far my favourite "event" of the year, although it's something of a non-event in the UK. I love everything about it; I've even bought a pumpkin to carve and I hope to do it later today. It's the first time I've ever bought a pumpkin... when I was young, my dad used to carve a turnip for me instead! Pumpkins weren't terribly common.

I've made a few Halloween cards; this one is by far the most basic of the bunch. The focal image is an old Whipper Snapper stamp which I'm no longer terribly keen on. I like the chipboard button (Making Memories) and ribbon (KI Memories). The black paper is by 7 Gypsies. There's lots of black Stickles glitter glue on the card, although it doesn't show up very well in the photo.

Bergamo

Well, it was Bergamo which we disappeared to again for a week a couple of weeks ago. We visit the north of Italy a lot and we particularly love Bergamo. The restaurants are second to none and it feels like a second home because we know it so well. The colours and lighting are lovely at this time of year too, particularly in the old town (photo above). We had a great week and I managed to treat myself to a few more handbags (because I really need more handbags... nope!). We can't believe how quickly the week passed! It was surprisingly warm during the day too - around 26 degrees. It was particularly warm in the evenings and we ate outside for dinner in the evening on a couple of occasions, which was an unexpected surprise.

Above is a photo of one of the cards I made last week (which was inspired, as you can tell, by my trip to Bergamo and the colours of the buildings etc). The paper on the left hand side is by Basic Grey, the scroll stamp and the "grateful" stamps are by Stampin Up! and the stamp on the yellow-ish paper is by Hero Arts. The button is a Making Memories Halloween chipboard button.

The weather in Scotland was lovely today, but it's cold again already now the sun has gone. I do think this is the best weather of all, though - warm but crisp during the day and cold at night. Also, you just can't beat the colours....

Holiday

I was on holiday in Italy for a week a couple of weeks ago and I've had a rotten cold bug/virus off and on since I got back... hence the lack of posts. I'll need to get back on top of things.

It definitely feels like autumn/early winter here now - it's very cold in the mornings and evenings. Autumn is my favourite season, though - great colours (the berries in the photo are in my back garden; I took the photo last week) and lovely, crisp weather with sunshine some days.

Collage Thank You

One of a few cards I made last night. The ribbon is by May Arts and the rubber stamps are by Stampin' Up. The circle die cut was created using a Quickutz Revolution cookie cutter die.

Part of the background is embossed on newspaper using gold glitter thick embossing powder. I think I used a Stampington Christine Adolph stamp. The buttons are part of the French Twist range (which I think is by Fancy Pants or Autumn Leaves). The paper in the background is part of one of the current Basic Grey sets, although I have forgotten which one.

Love

This is a card I made for my husband, Ian, for our fifth wedding anniversary last week. I'm fairly pleased with it!

The heart and "Love" stamps are by Stampin' Up, the ribbon by Creative Impressions and the paper is Basic Grey "Blush". The red scroll die cut was created using a Quickutz Revolution die. There are blobs of Stickles Stardust glitter glue in each of the scallops (the white scalloped section which the heart is stamped on) and also around the "Love" word. I've used Chestnut Roan chalk ink around the edges of the card (which is a Hero Arts blank card).

We didn't do much on our actual wedding anniversary as I had to work until midnight (no shock there, then). We did, however, go for a nice Italian meal a few evenings later at a local Italian restaurant which we hadn't tried before - and it was excellent!

Green Tag

I made this card today for a friend's birthday. The stamp on the right hand side is an old Penny Black stamp. The ink is Versamagic "Tea Leaves" chalk ink. The paper on the left hand side is by Basic Grey, although I've forgotten which range. The tag is a Quickutz Revolution die cut, the flowers are primas (two: one large, one smaller) and the brad is by Making Memories. The strip of paper at the foot of the tag is also by Basic Grey (probably the "Blush" range, but I'm not positive).

Quick and easy, although I like the overall appearance.

Peace

Once again it seems that I have not found time to post mid-week. Fairly hopeless.

This is another Christmas card I made last weekend. I can't decide whether I like it or hate it. Both ribbons are by May Arts. The metal snowflake is by Making Memories. The black stamped images are Hot Off the Press Christmas clear stamps and the "Peace" stamp is by Hero Arts. The circular die cut was made using a Quickutz Revolution cookie cutter die.

New Hero Arts 2007 Christmas stamps

The second of the two cards which I made yesterday afternoon. A different blue/green theme.

This one was also easy, but took much longer. The bird stamp was stamped twice; the body of the first one was water painted on white card and cut out and adhered (with foam pads) over the second image stamped on the Basic Grey pale blue marble-effect card. The blue "shadow" around the bird was water painted.

The scallop die cuts were used again (Quickutz Revolution cookie cutter dies). The brown/white dot ribbon is by May Arts and the button is a Making Memories "Emery" chipboard button. The brown thin organza ribbon used in the button is by Creative Impressions. There's Stardust Stickles around the scallop with the bird. The "Merry Christmas" stamp is also part of the new Hero Arts 2007 Christmas range and was stamped with Black Stazon ink.

It's raining really heavily here today. I think that's the forecast for most of Scotland for most of the next week. It was very windy yesterday. Hibernation weather!

Scalloped Christmas

The first of two cards I made yesterday afternoon.

A more traditional red/green colour-themed Christmas card. The stamp is a new Hero Arts Christmas 2007 stamp and the ribbon is very shimmery and by May Arts, I think. The papers are by Hot Off the Press and Dovecraft. There's Ice Stickles around the central stamped image.

Me again!

Hello, it's me, the Brown Pig, again. I'm becoming bigger and fatter every day. I'm HUGE now! I'm quite a contented, calm pig. The Black Pig is a bit hyperactive, but I can't be bothered with any of that nonsense. I like nothing better than a quiet cuddle or sleep.

Relax

A quick/basic card I threw together a couple of weeks ago. I'll keep it in reserve for something and no doubt it'll get used for something in future. The background was stamped using a couple of shades of Versamagic chalk ink and some Stampin' Up stamps. The ribbon is nicer "in real life" - lot of shimmer. Quick and easy.

Simple Joys

... and here's yet another Christmas card! I like the way this one turned out and I like the nice bright colours. I think the snowflake background paper is part of one of the new DCWV Christmas paper stacks. The snowflake is stamped and Stickles glitter glue has been added; a Quickutz Revolution cookie cutter circle die cut in lime green card was adhered over the top and I used my crop-o-dile to punch a hole in it to convert it into a tag. The "simple joys" text is stamped (from memory, I think it was a HOTP clear stamp) and it was punched out using a Stampin' Up punch. Very simple - but effective.

Merry Christmas

Well... I've been making some more Christmas cards. Here's one with a lilac and green theme. It incorporates some of the the new Dovecraft Christmas paper and a large Hot Off the Press rub-on and brad. The scalloped circle and the two circles behind it were made using Quickutz Revolution dies.

Fishing

Is it really THAT long since I've posted to this blog?

I went fishing on Monday 3rd September in memory of my dad. Yes, fishing! My first time ever fishing, in fact. My dad would be impressed, I think. I went with my mum and brother and they taught me what to do. I managed to spend about three hours trying in vain to catch something. I did catch something eventually... three pieces of seaweed, one of which is shown in this photo!

"... Joseph, the things that you stood for... like truth and light never die". (c) "One More Angel in Heaven" - Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Andrew Lloyd Webber.

We've Grown!

Hi. We're posting to our mum's blog for the first time. We thought you'd like to see how much we've grown - we're big pigs now! We think we're probably more-or-less fully grown.

We still don't have proper names; mum has given us the communal name of "Swirly Girlies" for no apparent reason (how stupid), although sometimes we're called "brown pig" and "black pig" respectively. We don't mind what she calls us, so long as she keeps feeding us! Dad sneaked up on us with the camera this morning whilst we were sitting on mum's knee during our cage "clean out". Our cage has been cleaned now, so we're off for a sleep under our new hay. Hiding in hay is our favourite game - no shock there, then!

... and Thank You too!

Here's the second card "Thank You" card in the series... it follows a similar theme to the card uploaded previously. Again, the die cuts were made using Quickutz Revolution dies. The stamps are by Stampin' Up. The ribbon is by Creative Impressions. I'm still a few cards short - I need to make another couple!

It feels quite cold in the west of Scotland today. I think winter is on its way - we seem to have omitted summer and autumn this year! It's like one long season.

Thank You

This is another card I made yesterday evening (yes, I was busy - needs must!). It's for my husband's parents to say thanks for the birthday gift they bought for me - two lovely granite tea light candle holders; they're fabulous, albeit very heavy - I thought they'd purchased two bricks and could barely lift the parcel!

Tartan Birthday!

This is a card I made last night for one of Ian's friends. I like the way the tartan ribbon (by Creative Impressions) turned out when tied; it's quite "starchy" and sits nicely on the card. The circles are Quickutz Revolution cookie cutter die cuts. Easy, but effective. It has a nice modern feel; my favourite kind of card.

Time

Lots of irritating things happening at work at the moment - no new news there, then! - all of which are causing me problems. Not ideal, but it has been that way for a while and I just need to get on with it. Lots of people have problems, including work-related issues. I suppose it makes you stronger.

On top of everything else, though, the six month anniversary of my Dad's death is approaching. It's 3rd September (calender-wise, at least); I've already decided to take the day off work as a holiday, as it's a Monday. My Dad died on a Saturday, so I suppose one could view this Saturday as the anniversary... I don't expect it matters either way, really, and it's hardly worth dwelling on the mathematical accuracy of the date; I think about him roughly once every few minutes every single day and I'm not sure that that will ever change, to be honest. The pain may fade somewhat, but the reality won't.

I find it incredibly hard to believe that my Dad - yes, MY Dad! (the same chap who was here one minute saying that he had just one more weekend to work and then he'd take a day off and have a holiday) - had a berry aneurysm which we didn't know about and, on top of that, that it caused a haemorrhage and he died within a matter of minutes and we didn't even have a chance to say goodbye. It's one of those things that always happens to other people, isn't it? It's never you - until it is you. I hear so many sad stories about things which have happened to other people; I wish I could un-do them all. There are loads of blogs around at the moment detailing stories of people who have died (some very young) of various cancers and illnesses and, in some cases, detailing the ongoing struggle of those who live on against the odds.

Time is a funny thing; I'm 35, but it seems like yesterday that I was 15. I expect my Dad felt the same way about time; he always said he didn't feel 56 (he was a few weeks away from being 57) and he seemed more or less the same in terms of personality. I know he was sad that he was getting older because he felt that time was "running out" and he mentioned that to me a few times. Notwithstanding that, I know he didn't "feel" any older mentally and he kept saying that it was just the physical elements and human body which let you down! I can't imagine what he would have said if he'd known what we know now - that he had a matter of days to live, rather than a matter of years (the latter of which he found moderately depressing enough in itself if he chose to dwell upon it).

I feel very sorry for my mum and brother, both of whom seem like lost souls. I keep thinking that one day I'll wake up and it will all be a dream... or, at least, that it won't seem so terribly unjust and bizarre. I know that will not happen, of course, and I am left with reality - which is what I must deal with. For that reason, the things which are happening at work are simply too much on top of everything else - I could give it all up tomorrow. It is tempting, but I'm terrible at making decisions if I'm not 150% sure that it is the right thing or the closest thing to the "right thing"; I analyse everything to death a thousand times over and try to think of numerous possible outcomes (that's legal training for you - it almost makes you incapable of doing anything spontaneously). I think it's safe to say that I'm just "playing it by ear" at the moment. I'm taking each day as it comes in every respect.

"You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today; and then one day you find, ten years have gone behind you; no-one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun" - (c) Pink Floyd, "Time".

New Home

Another "new home" card made for one of my husband's work colleagues. I like the way the ribbon turned out and I'll be using that format again!

The scroll is a Quickutz Revolution die cut and the patterned paper is by Junkitz.

Swirl Flower

Another card made using the Hero Arts swirl flower stamp. This one was also used as a sympathy card.

I meant to post these cards last weekend, but ran out of time because we went through to Edinburgh to see a couple of Fringe events and we didn't get back until 1.30am! We went to see the comedian Fred MacAulay (again - we've seen him several years on the trot) and also something called "Eurobeat - Not Quite Eurovision" at the Pleasance, which was a spoof Eurovision song contest. It was a good night, but I've been tired all week and haven't been able to catch up on the lost sleep!

Cherish

A sympathy card I made for a friend last Sunday.

Two more Christmas cards...

I've made another two Christmas cards - and it's still August! I'm doing well this year, even if I do say so myself. Last year, I was Last Minute Larry. The paper is by Hot Off the Press and the stamps are part of the new Hero Arts Christmas range. The ribbon is from Doodlebug Designs. The green card with matching envelope is also by Hero Arts.

"You do not understand, this is not how I am.... I have become comfortably numb" - Pink Floyd, Comfortably Numb.

Brads

The brads which I'd ordered from the last QVC Craft Day appeared in the post this morning. They're a bit different - metal flowers and round metal brads with inset pearl effect stones and gems.

More Scrolls

This is another card I made a few weeks ago for a friend who has a new job. I gave it to her yesterday.

You can just see the shimmer of the hand drawn elements created using a Sakura Gelly Roll shimmer pen and by following the curves of some of the scrolls.

Scroll Flower

A card I made for a friend this morning. I couldn't sleep and got up at 5am... and this was one of the end products! The stamp is a Hero Arts scroll stamp (which was released this year early summer, I think, although I just got mine last week) and the mini gems in the centre of the flower are from Hero Arts and they are pre-glued for ease of use. The pink card in the background is lovely - it's from the DCWV "luxury stack" range and it has a lovely texture and sheen. The ribbon is by Creative Impressions.

It's funny: one of my mum's favourite colours is lilac, but I'm not a huge fan and, for that reason, I don't use a huge amount of lilac or purple in anything I make. I thought the lilac, pink and olive green colour combination was interesting, though.

Isle of Skye

We visited Skye for five days from last Saturday morning... it was lovely. We had two bad weather days, but that is to be expected. As usual, there were sheep everywhere - and on the roads, too.

We also had a "birthday dinner" (for me!) at The Three Chimneys, which was excellent. We can't speak highly enough about this restaurant. It's in the middle of nowhere with a fabulous view across a stretch of water... and the food is second to none. It's probably the best restaurant we've ever visited.

Crabby

A crabby card.... just trying out some new Rubber Soul clear acrylic stamps and some new Creative Impressions swirl organza ribbon (which is very shimmery "in real life" - lovely). A very basic card - quick and easy to make. I contorted the "sorry I've been crabby" sentiment to follow the shape of the waves (which were made using Hot Off the Press clear acrylic stitch stamps and two shades of blue chalk ink). Crabs are another obsession - they're almost right up there with cows!

Birthday Cards

I'm very impressed... my husband sneaked into my craft room and made (yes, made) not one, but two birthday cards for me! One features a stamped cow (by Rubber Soul). Entirely his own efforts - and I think he did quite well. 150% for effort alone.

Snoring Cow!

A friend, Janet, sent me this fabulous snoring cow as a birthday present! It's excellent. I am obsessed with cows and the snoring noises bear a marked resemblance to my husband's snoring - the cow's chest heaves in the same way too (although I expect it would take up much less room in bed than he does). Remarkable! I keep pressing her foot to make her snore.

Meece Overload!

Well... we've managed to "capture" seven mice this week. So much for my comment that the humane traps wouldn't work. The mice seem to be queueing up to enter them and feast on the pieces of Twix lodged inside. We've been depositing mice in a local field all week - seven of them, no less. Two massive/fat specimens (clearly well fed - by us), two babies and the remainder medium-sized. Four were trapped in the garage, to be fair - which is effectively an out-building (albeit attached to our kitchen and there is no other "through road" to the back garden) and it is easy for them to slip under the external garage door. It is possible that they're making their way into the kitchen/downstairs hall (where we found the other three) by this route. Hard to tell. I haven't taken any photos of them, as they looked terrified enough - and I didn't want to make matters worse by use of a camera flash! My husband won't go near them, so muggins has to do the donkey work/field deposits.

Christmas in August

My first Christmas card this year! I usually start making a few Christmas cards in August (if I can find the time). I thought I'd have a go today.

The main image is part of a set of new Stampendous Christmas 2007 stamps (clear acrylic; the set is called something like Bold Snowshapes) and the right-hand side of the background was stamped with two stamps, a Magenta swirl stamp (in red chalk ink) and a Stampendous swirl Christmas words background stamp (in moss green chalk ink). There's moss green chalk ink around the edges too. I've used Gold Ice Stickles on the "berries" and the organza ribbon is from May Arts.

New Home

A "New Home" card I made for a friend of my husband's. The house stamp is a Magenta rubber stamp, I think. Lots of Chestnut Roan chalk ink (Colorbox) and Black Stazon for the other bits and pieces (the zig zag stitch effect stamp is a Hot Off the Press clear acrylic stamp). Black Denami organza ribbon.

Courage

I made this card for a secretary in my office who has been off sick for a week or so with a serious kidney condition. The lion and "courage" sentiment are by Rubber Soul and the other sentiment is by Penny Black. I stamped the images with Colorbox chalk ink. The lion and courage sentiment are part of a set of clear acrylic stamps. I've been part of the Anti-Clear-Stamp Brigade for many years, although I've decided they have their uses in the last month or so and I've bought quite a few. Wood mounted stamps are still my preference, but acrylic stamps are, of course, great to "line up" as you can see through the mounts. I think they're particularly handy where sentiments are concerned, as it can be difficult to get a small piece of text in the right place. They're also easy to store... and cheaper.

I haven't had much of a week this week. A bit of a nightmare at work, involving numerous late nights (post-midnight) and having to work straight through from 8am-ish on Thursday morning until 1.30pm on Friday afternoon - without sleep. I then slept for most of the remainder of Friday.

We've been having "house mouse problems" recently. We spotted one dark grey fairly large mouse running in the hall and we found a few droppings in an area behind a wicker chest where it must have been sleeping. We couldn't catch it, though, and it ran into the downstairs loo... and was then nowhere to be seen! There are no real exits from the loo, so we're not sure where it went. There's a tiny hole behind the toilet itself where a pipe goes through the wall, so that's the only possibility, I think. It hasn't been seen since, though.

We saw a tiny pale brown mouse in the kitchen today, which we easily caught in one of those "humane" mouse trap things about ten minutes later (it fancied the bit of Twix we'd left inside; I've heard mice like chocolate). It was the smallest mouse I've ever seen and definitely not the one we saw in the hall (which was akin to a small pet gerbil!). The one we found today was about an inch long and looked petrified sitting at the bottom of the "trap" with its bit of Twix. I dispatched it (and the Twix) into some long grass as far away from the house as possible. A mouse of that size would have no difficulty fitting into almost any space, though, so perhaps it's already back with us...

We've had the other, fatter mouse (or perhaps there's more than one?) since at least February and we haven't been able to catch it (although we haven't made much effort, to be fair, and we need to be more pro-active). I remember sending my dad a text message saying we had a mouse (as I could hear it chewing in the attic) and he asked what it was called! I said it was called "Fred" and Fred it remains. We're trying to find him today to enable us to dispatch him to a field somewhere. We have lots of fields nearby, so mice are bound to be a problem, really. Not ideal.

Glencoe

We drove up to Glencoe today and back again... all for a scone! Well, for a scone and a few photos.

There's a small coffee shop/cafe on the road into Glencoe called "Crafts & Things" which has excellent home-made scones and cakes. Its toasted ciabatta sandwiches aren't half bad either - and likewise the hot chocolate (albeit it has an obscene amount of cream on top, which looks almost like whipped ice cream! Have a look at the photo if you don't believe me). We've been to this place loads of times and we think it's excellent. It's about a 2.5 hour drive each way from where we live on the west coast of Scotland, but that's not too bad, really and it was a nice, sunny day. I didn't drive, mind you - my input involved sitting in the passenger seat of the car and taking the odd photo or ten.

We really like the Glencoe and Ballachulish area and we've visited lots of times over the last six years or so.

Roses

My secretary left the firm yesterday (to join another firm - for an increased salary). She bought me these very pink roses, which was really kind of her. She gave me a lovely card too. I'll miss her, more as a friend than as a secretary (although I'll miss her as the latter too). She's a great person and has been very supportive over the last six years, particularly when I injured my back five years ago and then when my Dad died earlier this year. She has a great sense of humour, too. I wish her good luck in her new role, though - and I'll still see her as we'll be meeting up for lunch at least once a month. Her new place is "just up the road".

Not much to report this week - except work. Same old.

Another Birthday

Yet another last minute birthday card... this time for my husband's friend's one year old son. As it was so "last minute", I didn't have time to make the type of card I really wanted to make i.e. one with the number "1" mentioned on it somewhere and one which probably involved a bit more thought and seemed more child-friendly! I didn't know it was required for tomorrow, but my husband decided to spring this upon me about half an hour ago (and it's now almost midnight - same old, same old). He said he'd buy one instead, but I thought that would be a shame. The card was all a bit random and hurried, but I quite like the way it turned out in the end (odd though that may seem; I still don't think it's the best card for a one year old child, though). The two tag die cuts and the circle die cut in the background were made with Quickutz Revolution cookie cutter dies (pre-made, I hasten to add; I basically had sufficient time to cobble together anything I could with existing bits and pieces and nothing more elaborate than that!).

I've been working on a paper I've been preparing for a Masters Degree I'm doing in my spare time (what spare time? that'll be why I'm so far behind with it, then) for most of today and it was starting to do my head in by the time I (finally) finished it tonight. I'm glad it's out of the way, but I have a further paper to complete by 10th August - no danger, as they say. The perils of trying to work full time, clean the toilet, tidy the house and do anything else at the same time... Just like the rest of the population, really!