Time's up!

Time's up!, a photo by Helen in Wales on Flickr.

15/52 for the 52 in Twenty Eleven group.

This week's theme: Time / If only I had time...

If you saw my last self-portrait in which I appeared to be engrossed in a book, you will understand why my collection of kitchen timers is Absolutely Vital.

Before I discovered timers, I could even get distracted, wander off and burn frozen peas! This is my jolly tomato shaped timer, but I also have a digital timer (which beeps loudly) and if I'm doing something where I want to be reminded gently, I use the timer app on my iPod, which I have set to a soft harp arpeggio.

Oh, and see how I have cleverly made my messy kitchen instantly presentable by just blurring the heck out of it? :)