All about me..

I was just pondering the fact that I haven't blipped today and was sat in the living room looking at something other than the telly which is rare, as I generally only go in there when I pass out on the sofa in the evening with some dross on to entertain me.
I was looking at the fireplace and it struck me how it's a little "me" place. Firstly I love the warmth of a fire. We can't have real, so we at least have gas so there are real flames.
My favourite wedding photo of my and my other half is there. Taken by a friend late in the evening when much champagne had been drunk, my nose and cheeks were red and the huge grin that had been plastered across my face all day had turned into a permanent giggle. My wonderful husband had a smile on too. Doesn't often happen in photos of him.
There are baby(ish) photos of the little people there that I can't bring myself to change. I love their blue eyes in both of them.
On the mantle there are the glass imprints of their feet. Special to me for a couple of reasons. Made on an emergency holiday we took to fill a crack that appeared in our family. I'm proud that we did. I'm not a handprint, footprint, sentimental kind of person, but with the two of them together, my left and my right (the left foot belongs to my left handed girl, the right foot to my right handed boy). They're my world, them and my man.
The pretendy daffs in the jar are a reminder of what a very special person my sister-in-law (to be, officially) is. She goes to extra special lengths to make things lovely for my kids. We love her lots.
The little oil burner in the middle I was bought as a teenager by my uncle. I've taken it everywhere, moved it around and hung on to it, even when it didn't "go". I like the reminder that things that you love "go" everywhere. Things don't need to match. If you love everything you have, then it will all sit perfectly together.
The felt-paperchain and the crocheted hearts on twigs are made by me. I've never been a very talented person as far as doing things with my hands were concerned. I was more cerebral in my formative years. Given that the small people sucked the brains out of me at birth, I'm learning to take small pleasures from little achievements. I want to brighten up my own world rather than waiting for others to do it for me.

Blimey.
That was a lot of writing for a very nothingy photo.