Who, what, where

Well, I guess I'll kick of my blog with a little peek into my life and world.  So....

Who's who:

I am an early 60's baby, born in Kimberley in South Africa and had a fantastic childhood in this hot and dusty small town.  I have 3 brothers, 2 are still living in South Africa and my youngest brother lives in the United States.   My dad passed away 21 years ago... My mum unfortunately had a rather bad stroke last year and is now in a rest home.

I married my darling husband 28 years ago.  We do not have children, but did not let this get us down and have a wonderful life together.  Edwin is my soulmate and best friend and we have so much fun together.

What.... makes me tick:

Life is a journey, it has its ups and down, good times and bad times.  I have travelled on its golden highways as well as the terrible rocky roads... But life has been good to me... and good to us as a couple.  When I look back over my life I see fun, and laughter and happiness.  These good vibes completely overshadow all of the low times. 

I have a full time job as an accountant... and I do love my job.  But all that number-crunching needs to be completely balanced with creativity.  So I am a passionate scrapbooker which is now my number 1 hobby. But I also enjoy cross-stitching, and have dabbled in amateur drama.  And to keep active, I enjoying walking.

I also share hobbies with my hubby and we enjoy motorcyclingand amateur radio activities together. And we have had lots of fun doing these activities together.

Where, oh where art thou:

We left South Africa in November 2008 to settle in New Zealand.  We now live in Auckland and love our new life here.  Auckland is a beautiful city and the amazing SkyTower and stunning skyline never ceases to take my breathe away.

Settling into our new country has not been without stressful challenges but I have not regretted our decision for a minute.  We have settled into a simple but happy lifestyle.  And I have certainly found that I have much more time to enjoy my scrapbooking.  I have joined several online scrapbooking forums and have had tremendous fun playing with challenges and learning new techniques.

So onwards and upwards!

A New Year, A New Challenge

OK... so I really need to started on my blog!  Threatened to do it the whole of last year, but ah well, it never got done.  So now I am going to give it try and just jump in and get it going!  Just get it started! I have especially noticed that most of the scrappers on my scrapbooking forums have their own blogs, especially when submitting their layouts for the challenges.  All I could do was reference my layouts back to my Facebook page, which is OK with me.... But I have always wanted a blog as well.

But I am a total novice at blogging ..... So here goes.

I have called my blog "Jannee's Scribbles and Scrappings".  So the "scribbles" is because I enjoy scribbling down thoughts and experiences and "scrappings" ... well that perfectly describes scrapbooking. So my blog will probably be a combination of my scrapbooking projects and layouts, and a collection of  my stories of personal experiences, thoughts and writings.  As time goes, we will see how it evolves.  

But for now, it is an exciting new experience for me.