The Designer and the Seamstress

Before I begin, I'd like to make you aware of the corner of the country that I live in. It's a small town in north Nottinghamshire. When we was younger the town had a lot more shops but due to it being a pretty rubbish place since the pits closed, they did too. Especially the old end of the town where my mother lives. It's only been in the last ten years that we had a chinese takeaway open. There's a post office that is well used but as a necessity.

Now, however there's a lovely little boutique opened. I've literally just got back from my first visit. Even in the rain, it's gorgeous. Full of pretty little unique pieces that are girly, but not pink and fluffy. Vintage chairs, handbags and bespoke dresses. What's this slice of heaven called? The Designer and the Seamstress. Sonia is just the most charming lady that I've met in a long time. You can tell what a passion she has for her shop and trade. She showed me the Bridesmaid dress that was being tried on later today for a client. It's black but so sophisticated. With a silver brooch on either strap.

The tables are strewn with gorgeous jewellery pieces. It's the room I'd love to have. Full, yet tidy. Where I could just come into, pick and piece and be ready for a day of being a lady of leisure. Oh when will that day come?

If anyone was in Nottingham on business or leisure, I'd certainly suggest a little trip out to Kirkby in Ashfield to peek at this amazing store. And then to tell all your friends.

A few aims

I'm back online. Managed to buy a new laptop. Quite a guilty pleasure but a sort of salvation. I was bored. Having to find non internet based activities is quite difficult, when your frame of mind means that you don't want to do a single thing.

I have lots of things I want to do right now. But lack the confidence and thus feel that I also lack the talent to do them.

I'd like to write a novel.
I'd like to write an album.
I'd like to learn piano/guitar.
I'd like to go running much more.
I'd like to do a gig.(by do, I mean perform)
I'd like to make this blog pay.
I'd like to write a collection of poems.

I'd also like to become less of a negative person. As soon as I feel that I'm getting anywhere with that one, I seem to end up taking two steps back.

My main aim is the novel. Though right now I lack any sort of muse for it. I don't know what genre to write. Definitely fiction. But what type? The simplest one for me seems to be sci-fi. But I'd hate to write something, only to have fellow 'fans' tear it apart for all it's plotholes it's bound to have. Inspiration for writing a scifi novel comes from Ruth Wheeler, a friend of mine. She wrote the book "All Aliens Like Burgers". It's a good read. Reviews have been very positive. I am a bit bias as my name is in the back, but that's because by buying the book it funded it's publishing. I think I'd like to do it that way. But what if no one wanted to buy the book?

I have begun to work on an album. I've so far wrote about three songs. I haven't dared to go over them again and redraft. They're most probably trash. "Sixth form poetry" at best.

Don't feel you have to comment with "I'm sure it's great". It won't help. I need people to tell me if they've been in this situation and where they went from there. That'd help.

I've been drawing a bit. Not much. I want to get the ruled notebooks used up. I've got about a dozen empty ones. If I could fill those, then I'd be a bit happier. Just to finish something for a change. That'd be new.