Nayu's Craft Time #287 We're in a heatwave! Yay?

You may want one of these!

Heatwave definition from The Met Office:  

a prolonged period of hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. 

 

It's heatwave season - yay! I know many people and pets are struggling in the high temperatures we are having. As someone who feels the cold almost all year round I'm loving it! Or am I? 

During the day it is wonderful to need a minimal amount of blankets/most of the time none to keep my temperature faulty body happy. The problem I'm having which has affected blog posts & other activities is that I actually overheat in bed, and need my room to be quite cool. Unfortunately there hasn't been much of a breeze, and it's been far too hot for me. I don't have a fan which would disturb other family members, I can't have my windows super wide because I don't want Belle to get out that side of the house which is near a road, and there's the whole feeling safe and not worrying over a burglar getting in. 

 

What a lovely view! Sadly not mine.

Let's just say the hours of sleep I'm getting each night is less than optimal, leaving me drained all day every day (more than the usual).  I can manage 2-4 hours, unfortunately this isn't a solid sleep, but a sleep a bit, be awake a few hours, then sleep a bit more. I sleep more if there's a breeze which there just hasn't really been one. 

1 of the containers I use is this cute Pusheen thermos - I fill it almost to the top with cold water, then shove in a few ice cubes to keep it even cooler for longer.

I make sure I'm as cold as possible before bed. I drink and keep several cups/containers of water with lots of ice cubes in because it's refreshing and somehow I'm hoping my body will get the hint and magically get cooler simply from being in their proximity. I now stay up in bed later, in the hope the breeze will come and I'll be tired enough to sleep through more than 2 hours in a row.

I hope you are all somehow surviving the heat (or cold, which it could be where you are). Be sure to keep an eye on all fur and feather babies that you have (and other critters too). I usually add water to my cat's wet food anyway, which is an easy way to ensure she has some extra liquid. Here's an advice poster from the NHS. I've no idea if this is the most up to date advice, but I doubt much will change over the years.

Sneak Peek of My Next Post

 It will involve watermelon! That is all. 

(Ran out of steam to write the post today, sorry! Hanging up laundry has more priority than blogging)

Belated Happy Eid 2018!

Super sorry it's late but a very happy Eid Mubarak! The month of Ramadan is over for another year. I'd had my mega strong meds before it ended hence why I haven't been online as I've been feeling properly rubbish-initially I'm very happy & floaty but it's safer if I stay offline during the entire process to save you from my ramblings. I hope everyone who celebrated had a great Ramadan, and may we all see the next one! My celebrations included lots of gaming especially with my friend Miku who I'd missed a lot ^u^ Love the islamic take on her below. 

She looks like a ninja! (At least I'm fairly sure this is her, it's under my Miku pictures so it should be)

Over On Nayu's Reading Corner #11 Gaming time!

This Nintendo 3DS Eevee Pokemon cover would be my dream 3DS cover! Unfortunately such themed ones are ridiculously expensive or for the XL size (I've the normal one)

Hop on over to Nayu's Reading Corner to find out what games I've been playing recently! (Link is generic until the post is live and I've had time to link to it directly)

Project Progress #37 Girl Picking Pears part 1

Want to guess what this could be?

I've had various people visiting, had my birthday recently (no date being revealed for privacy reasons) which meant I did take a few days to just relax and work on my own project for once. Started a new one, even though I've another unfinished I just wanted to start one I'd got recently. I think you'll agree this is a cute one! 

I had to unpick and redo the first part I sewed in the middle, the start the girl's right sleeve (the one on the left, just to confuse you) (white/cream) because I'd made a monumental mistake. It wasn't putting one stitch the wrong colour, it was missing an entire row! I was more frustrated at the fabric being made weaker than any time 'wasted' (maybe that's just my style of unpicking with a stitch unpicker). Anyway, I got past that, started a brown and am just doing whatever colour I feel like once I finish a section. 

I will shortly be back to crochet and sewing for others, with occasional sewing projects for me (maybe 1 week a month, I'll see). See you next time!

Nayu's Craft Time #286 Just Chilling

This is nice and peaceful!

Hi all! As I said in the latest filler post, I've been not blogging a little due to being under the weather, but also busy with life stuff. Had some younger members of the family visit for a couple of days which was fun. I got to play with lego! Well, I was told specifically not to play with the lego so it wouldn't get mucked up, and while I didn't touch that lego I did retrieve every single lego person (I missed one...) and sat them all in a happy circle! It didn't matter that limbs/hair was missing from some, or that some were animals (and possibly not lego), they were together and said younger family members liked my surprise upon their return. Sadly I didn't take a photo of the lego peace circle, but you can see the fine house and tree house which got made that day. 

I'd like to eat here!

I've just bought a lego pizzeria which I will put together for the younger family members - someone has to make sure all the pieces are there! I'll take a photo once that is constructed. 

I've had family over, a friend over, and been mostly resting in between. I've seen some pretty wildlife, including a hummingbird...

This is a red herring! (No I haven't lost the plot)

...no, including a dragonfly. For some reason I thought of hummingbird instead of dragonfly Let's try again!

Sorry if you don't like insects, this one from my Google search is beautiful!

While I was in the kitchen the other day I saw my first ever dragonfly! We are close to a river (unfortunately because I'm not keen on bodies of water larger than a bath) and it must have come in. I'd never seen one, I knew it wasn't a usual insect because of it's sound, and glimpses I caught looked like a hummingbird dragonfly! They are pretty little creatures with a nice sound. 

Along with resting I've gamed a lot (post coming soon from on Nayu's Reading Corner), and sewed a lot too which you can see in the next post. I'm having my mega strong meds tonight so will be out of commission for the best part of a week BUT I'm pre-scheduling you some posts so rest assured these blog pages will be updated every few days! 

Happy Saturday!

I'll be blogging hopefully in a few days - for once I haven't been offline just because I've been unwell! I've had younger family members visiting for a few days, and also having some quiet time because I've had my birthday recently too. Until then have a brilliant weekend!