WOYWW 472

Good morning all.  Time for a peek around everyone's desk courtesy of Julia and The Stamping Ground.  Thank you all for the comments last week.  Mr M is indeed my hero, and I have nominated him for a British Heart Foundation award, and they have replied to say he will be receiving one!

On to my desk ... I made a few cards this week, mainly to practise colouring with Promarkers.  I will get better!  I also watched a YouTube on calligraphy, so of course I wanted to try that too.  Again, practise will improve my poor attempt.  The little glass pot is some cute butterfly pins for my notice board!

Short and sweet post from me this time.  Have a lovely week, Heather.  I will do my visiting when I get home from work. Xx

WOYWW 471

Good morning all, and a most joyous WOYWW greeting to you!  Time to show and tell, and follow the blog hop courtesy of Julia and The Stamping Ground.  This week, I have something very special to show and tell  ... not really workdesk related, but an explanation of why there has not been much activity again this weekend.  I will reveal all after showing the tiny bit of crafting that I managed on Sunday evening.  I needed to make a birthday card for Mr M's brother.  I stamped bits on paper to make sure I chose the right colours.  Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the finished card, but you can guess the general layout. He loves cruising ...
Three shots of my main desk .... really does need a tidy up, but that is my mission for this coming weekend.

Left ....... some bills and correspondence to be filed 

Centre.... the remnants of the card making

 Right ... general dumping ground 

Now for news of what kept me away from my crafty retreat this weekend.  Mr M kindly drove me to Essex on Saturday to attend a Guinness World Record attempt!  The most cardiac arrest survivors to be gathered in one room!  And we did it - 127 of us from all over the UK.  Age range from 11 years old to 80.  Men, women and children.

We had a big celebration of life party in the evening and then drove back home on Sunday!  A very tiring, and emotional day, but a really good event to promote the need for people to learn CPR and for defibrillators to be more widely available. 

The poor survival rate in the UK is shocking (pardon the pun).  Only 8% of the 30,000 people who have a sudden cardiac arrest outside of hospital every year, will survive.  That's 2,400 ... the other 27,600 don't make it!  A big misconception is that heart attack and cardiac arrest are the same thing.  Heart attack is 'plumbing' and sometimes caused by blockages.  Cardiac arrest is 'electrical' and the heart stops beating.  Unless CPR is performed and the heart shocked back into rhythm, then the result is death.  I know how lucky I am to be one of the 8%, thanks to Mr M and his CPR skills!

At the event I learned CPR ... before my 'lesson' I performed CPR on a mannequin and my score was 69% - that's without any training.  After the training it was 79%.  Still some way to go, but as the paramedic said, bad CPR is better than no CPR!  After a person's heart stops beating, they are dead, so bad CPR will not kill them, but it might just keep them alive until the paramedics arrive!

Ok lecture over (can you tell I feel strongly about this? Lol).  If you read to the end then thank you.  Have a lovely week, and I shall do my visiting after work. Heather x

WOYWW 470

Good morning all, another beautiful day here in Lancashire.  It' a shame I have to go to work, but I have to fund my crafting habit, so needs must!  Time to show and tell - head on over to The Stamping Ground if you want to know what it's all about.

A true distance shot today as there is nothing of any interest on my desk.  Once again we had company at the weekend, my 2 year old grandaughter came for a sleepover, so the craft station was tidied and the side desk put back under the main desk.  I love how it gives the room so much space when not in use.  But ... It means I have to put everything away.  Hence no crafting!  But lots of fun playing with Emily.

Mr M has still not changed my light fitting!  I saw a teeshirt (which I might still buy him).  It had on it ... "I said I'll do it, no need to remind me every 6 months" ... that is how it is with me, Mr M and his list of jobs! Although he did fit out the shelves etc pretty quickly ...

I'll be round later to peep at desks!  Have a lovely day, Heather x