I Carried a Watermelon

30 Apr

Getting down with the UK Flora and Fauna

So, James and I were walking in the park the other day. I was explaining some photography principles to him because he wants to learn how to take good pictures of Abdul on his new camera. We stopped in front…

29 Apr

Feel Good Friday

Apologies for the late posting of the Feel Good Friday blog, but I was busy feeling good. When James said he wanted to have a small soiree to celebrate the royal wedding, neither of us realised it would mean getting…

28 Apr

It’s Watermelon Day!

I had another post all ready to go this morning, but this news is more important: it’s finally watermelon day! Every week, Thursday is the day that I look on my What to Expect iPhone app to find out what…

27 Apr

Tracking the Lesser Spotted Parent

As we approach parenthood, James and I have been observing the parenting methods of our friends with greater interest. We’re mostly looking for positive things that we can take away and use for raising Abdul. There’s one couple in particular…

26 Apr

Drowning in smug

I remember when Bridget Jones’ Diary first came out. Like Bridget, I was single and, like many other singletons, I thought she was some sort of prophet or messiah with her truthful words about looking for love in all the…

25 Apr

Packing my hospital bag

At about 5 weeks and counting until D-Day, I happened to mention on Twitter that I hadn’t yet packed my hospital bag. Boy, did I get it in the neck, with many women telling me their babies came early and…

24 Apr

The Sunday Serving

Happy Easter! I am not particularly religious or anything, but at least it’s another good excuse to eat chocolate. I am feeling quietly smug that we stayed in London over this bank holiday weekend. Not only was Ikea blissfully empty…

22 Apr

Feel Good Friday

This Feel Good Friday happens to be a sunny bank holiday, so it’s hard not to feel the oxytocin pumping. Here are just a few extra things to boost your smile today: T-mobile Royal Wedding dance – Only one week…

21 Apr

Fighting the stress monster

I have a friend who gave up all his earthly possessions, moved to Thailand and retrained as a yoga instructor. Now his status updates on Facebook are all zen, like “I drank a fresh fruit smoothie for breakfast, practised yoga…

20 Apr

A rant about germs

One thing I’m not sure everyone knows about pregnancy is that our over-the-counter pharmacological options are extremely limited. That means, we pretty much can take paracetomol. That’s it. No Lemsips. No Flu Remedies. We’re not even supposed to suck on…