Museum Antics!

Hello again peeps! 

Sorry I've been away for so long, I've been rather busy as of late! I went to visit my family last weekend, I had a wonderful time catching up with everyone! I took Dan with me as well, who met my Grandad and his wife for the first time! He also met my one of my parents' god-daughters (see the 2012 Destination: Cornwall series - it's the same cute baby who is not so little any more)! Unsurprisingly, she took an almost instantaneous liking to him!

Back to York now - some of you will already know that I am volunteering for the Yorkshire Museum as one of the historic librarians! It's so fascinating working in such an amazing space - books in cases that stretch almost to the ceiling, and considering that the books themselves are probably about 400 years old on average, it's pretty cool being responsible for their care!

Unfortunately we're not usually allowed to take them out of their cabinets for the very reason it's a historic library - some of the books are only bound together by a type of white ribbon - some are in sleeves because they're so fragile.

HOWEVER.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to tell you very much about what's coming up, but let's just say things are about to get a little easier: technology-wise!
On a related note, I'm going to be doing a bit of research for them too! Again, not sure how much I should tell you yet, but I WILL say that I've been down in the museum store.

I'll admit it right now. I geeked out.

"WHAT'S THIS??? WHAT'S THAT??? OOOH, LOOK AT THIS!!! WHAT'S THAT DOING HERE??? WHAT'S THAT?????"

Yup.

I'll let you know all the juicy details when both projects are nearing completion so you peeps can come and see it all! :D 

I think that's it for now; I will do my best to write in soon - I have a few essays to start, I'm going to try and get it all done for April (the deadlines are in May, but I'm not leaving it till the last minute this time)!

All righty then peeps, I've gotta go - now, hot chocolate or tea...?

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An Exciting Week!

Well peeps, I think it's safe to say that my second semester at Uni is in full swing. SOL tasks (basically homework but with a fancy name), lectures and inevitable planning for essays are all starting to make their mark with 2 weeks already gone.

Plus, we've been informed of our new modules for the third year. Which, quite frankly, is scary considering it seems like only yesterday that I walked into Uni for the first time!

With all of this on my mind, it is perhaps unsurprising that I've started to create a cushion out of knitting, my room is now sparkling clean and I'm writing a new blog post! :D Although I do have an excuse for the room-cleaning - there's inspections and an open day soon, and I want my room to look its best!

I'm starting to get rather excited about something though - if you've been reading my blog posts and viewing my vlog entries then you'll probably have guessed by now!

Yup - Valentine's Day!! :D

This Valentine's Day will be my first in 2 years! Dan's already got something planned, but he's keeping it a surprise. So, naturally, I'm keeping my new outfit a surprise. :3

And no. As much as I want to show you all the outfit, I'd rather like Dan to see it first! (Yes, I've shown my parents and my "makeover artists" - you know who you are ;) - I needed their opinion so that I don't look ridiculous!) 

I'll be quite busy this week, so whether you're staying in or going out, part of a pair or not at all, I hope you all have a wonderful day! :D

I have something else to tell you peeps as well! I'm starting up 2 new things for Pink, Purple and Dinky!

The first thing is a page on Facebook dedicated to Pink, Purple and Dinky! My thinking behind this is to make it easier for you peeps to access the links via Facebook instead of having to grab approval from the group. The group members will continue to see my posts first, however I will be posting them on the page too! :D

The second thing is probably the most exciting one for me! When this post goes live, there will be a SoundCloud account for Pink, Purple and Dinky! Because I write the blog posts how I would tell them in person, I thought it would be a good idea to record them in speech for those who may not be able to view my posts very well or want something to listen to as they read along! :D

There may be a few extra bits and bobs on there too, so keep a lookout (or an ear-out!)! :3

The SoundCloud account and the Facebook page will start links to the blog and vlog from this post onwards - if you want to view all my previous posts, well, they're just to the side if you're reading now! :D

I really hope you enjoy reading, listening to and watching Pink, Purple and Dinky as much as I love writing and recording it! :D

Right then peeps, I'd better be off now - I have knitting and baking to do...

Twitter: @PinkPurpleDinky

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Katylizzie1804
Facebook Group: Pink, Purple and Dinky - The Official Group

NEW! Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pinkpurpledinky
NEW! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pink-purple-and-dinky