So the weather men and women are forecasting the worst weather since 1947. Brrrr! I have to say that although I hate being cold (and usually am), I LOVE winter. I think it is an excuse to wear snuggly socks and jumpers and drink hot chocolate (maybe with a few marshmallows on top!). As the nights are drawing ever more …
Some Things That I Love #1
Morgana over at But Why Mummy Why? does a weekly link up for us to share the things we have loved over the last seven days. So I thought I would join in. . Some thing I read: At the moment I haven’t got as much time as I would like to read. I love reading and do miss it. …
A to Z of me
I recently read a brilliant blog post over at 3 Children and It and I thought it would be a great fun way of sharing a bit more information about me, as well as being fun to write! A is for Arthritis. I have arthritis in my back, which was diagnosed when I was 18. B is for Baking. I …
Breast Is Best?
I have been mulling over this post for a few weeks now, but in light of the news this week, announcing the trial which will offer mums from deprived backgrounds £200 if they breast feed for 6 months, I felt like I had to post. The choice whether to breast feed or not is something I feel strongly about. There …
Happy Girls Are The Prettiest (Audrey Hepburn)
Where do I start?…. I have been overweight all of my life, all my family are overweight too. I have a good appetite and although I have been known to eat the ‘bad’ stuff, my diet has never been really awful. I have to do pretty hardcore dieting to lose weight. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the …
Who Am I?
Well I have been on the PND medication for just over two weeks and I had a check up with my Doctor on Monday. In general I think I feel a bit better. Well I definitely have cried less than usual over the past few days. I still feel anxious and sick, but I think that is to do with …
Frugality – Our New Quest
For various reasons we need to reduce our monthly outgoings and start to live a more frugal lifestyle. Now don’t get me wrong, we are not particularly well off, we rarely have holidays, nights out or expensive treats. However, we don’t try to economise, we can buy day to day things without questioning the purchase and we buy what we …
Where I Live?
I recently read a post by notSupermum that asked ‘Do you like where you live’? I started to think about all the places I have lived, the contrast of these places and how I felt about them. Is ‘Home’ always where you currently live? The first place I remember being ‘home’ was a farm on Kettle Hill. My family moved …
Doctor Doctor
I have had so many lovely messages after posting my experiences with stress and PND, so I just wanted to post an update. As I have said previously, I don’t want this blog to turn into a negative space, as it started from such a joyous place, but honesty is important. Honesty is what led me to posting my problems …
O.K Bring Me The Drugs
So Monday wasn’t too bad a day. I had coffee with friends in the morning and although I didn’t always feel part of it, I didn’t cry, which I thought was good. The afternoon at home wasn’t unbearable, although it is a bit of a blur. I started to think that maybe I can sort this out my myself. How …
Labelled, Loved and Lucky
I had my Doctor’s appointment yesterday. I had to fill in a form about my feelings, have a chat and then she said I have PND. Not sure how I am meant to feel about that. She wants me to meet with my Doctor (as she knows me better), to decide whether I should have drugs, therapy or both. I …
Tears For Fears
Well I’m no further forward. I find that I am losing confidence in myself on tasks/work I know how to do well. As my mind is full, focusing is hard and so doing my normal work is proving challenging. I hate moaning, but it wouldn’t be truthful after my last post to pretend all is well. I have to be …
When Does Stress Become More
I am sitting here crying as I type. I seem to cry a lot at the moment. I have no right to cry, I have everything I’ve ever wanted. I know many people who would give their souls to be in my position. Not because we are rich, or live the high life (we aren’t and don’t), but because I …
Different Types Of Daddy
It was in the news yesterday Simon Cowell has announced that he won’t be at the birth of his child and this got me thinking. For me, that would be unacceptable, it took two to make the baby and labour can be scary, especially going it alone. Even if you are lucky and have a straight forward birth, most people …
Family Time {The Ordinary Moments}
I regularly read Katie’s Blog (Mummy Daddy Me) and have been inspired to document our Ordinary Moments, as Katie does. These Ordinary Moments are the everyday, special low key moments, that I want to be etched into my consciousness forever. We have been having a slightly tricky time with weaning at the moment. Some days she laps it up and …
Different Types Of Mummy
Baby and I get out and about a fair bit during the week, going to different baby groups. When Baby is entertaining herself, I enjoy a spot of people mummy watching. I have come to realise that there are different types of mummy. Maybe we are all one of these types or maybe these types are transient. Here are my …