Isnt it just bloody typical. Finally, for the first time in about six months, the sun decides to shine and we have a beautiful garden where I should be enjoying it. Unfortunately, both Tiny and I hav...
It has been nine very long months, but Im finally thinking about getting back into normal clothes and updating myself on the latest trends. Quite frankly, my whole maternity wardrobe is going straigh...
I am absolutely loving being the mother of a newborn again. Third time round, I think Im probably more relaxed and just enjoying the time with Tiny - I know it wont be long before shes stomping aroun...
Its been a long old wait, but on Saturday 21 April at 6.06am, our beautiful daughter was born. It hadnt been a good night. In short, I was in early labour and was admitted to the hospital at about 7p...
For goodness sake, how much longer? Without doubt, the waiting is the worst part of labour. At least once its started, you know it will all finally be over at some point in the next few hours. This p...
So, I have this friend (really, I know people often say this and really mean themselves - but rest assured, in my current state, this really is about my friend) and what she really wants is to m...
Its official. Im exhausted, I cant really walk and Im in pain. In short, I have to admit defeat. The third pregnancy has won.Next week, Ill be 39 weeks pregnant. Yes, the photo above reminds me that ...
I really do love my job. I spent the day with Tim Brabants, current Olympic kayaking champion, and it never fails to amaze me how inspirational Olympic athletes are. Their dedication and commitment t...
You know youve crossed a line, and are never coming back, when you finally give in and admit you have no choice but to purchase a people carrier. They arent pretty, and they certainly arent hip, but ...
With the sub-zero temperatures, my skin has hit an all-time low. Pregnancy number one didnt impact my skin at all. In my eighth month of pregnancy number two, my skin suddenly became so dry I needed ...
On one of my journeys home from work this week, I picked up on this thread from Mumsnet which made me chuckle. It started as a list of things people really couldnt care less about, and then deve...
Now, Ill be honest. When I opened my Christmas present from my sister (who, for those that are not regular readers, lives in New York) Ill openly admit I didnt have a clue what it was. I had never he...
Well, weve made it. 9 hours out and 7.5 hours back, on the mighty American Airlines. Despite the aircraft looking concerningly like it was recently used to film Pan Am (seriously, televisions in the ...
Its been quite a week. Ive been kayaking with Olympic Gold medalist Tim Brabants twice (well, okay, he kayaked and I stood on the bank - well, come on - the water is about 10 degrees. Im not tha...
I honestly cannot believe its Halloween already. Where did 2011 go? Here at Martini Towers we really have go into the Halloween spirit (which I know goes against everything it should do here, but rea...
Moving house is undeniably hard. Dealing with the seller, the purchaser (love the chain system that is so successful in England), the solicitors and the estate agents is nothing but fu...
Well, its been a long time coming, but we finally have a move date. 23 August to be exact. It hasnt been easy. To be honest, I think Ive aged 32 years, but thats another story. We exchange next week ...
Whoever said money is the root of all evil had clearly never moved house. (Although, to be fair, money is causing its fair share of problems during this move - so maybe not wrong, just misguided.)Num...
MM Towers is not the best place to be in the world right now. My darling daughter (who, may I remind you is just seven months) has caught the chicken pox. Mini Martini (my two year old son) had it a ...
Well. That certainly was an interesting three weeks. Let me summarise:1. This was the holiday of the phantom wedding. In other words, there was no wedding. Which meant there was no holiday in Manhatt...
We leave in three weeks. Theres no doubt that Im absolutely dreading the travel (not least because I *accidentally* put the wrong date of birth in for my daughter so we could buy her a seat - why on ...
The very fabulous notSupermum recently wrote an excellent post on making the effort to put on make-up. It made me think - it is actually possible I make more of an effort now than I did before c...
Going back to work in a contract capacity has been a fantastic experience for me. I shouldnt really admit this, but its great to be in a job, but not have to worry about internal politics or any game...
1. Finally, at 13 weeks, baby Martini is going through from 10.30pm until about 7am. Quick - book the baby sitter! (In fact, weve already booked the baby sitter. Its a meal out for the grown-ups on S...
So, were over the hump of the week. Thank goodness. Its only been three days, but Im not finding full-time work, coupled with two children under two particularly easy. Itll be the lack of sleep thats...
Normally, I am absolutely useless at doing my own hair. Make-up isnt a problem but for some reason, Ive never been able to fully get the hang of trying to blow dry my own hair - far too tricky to get...
Well, thats Christmas done for another year. Ive packed up the decorations (and sorted them all properly - now we have the storage unit, we finally have enough space to pack properly) and the house h...
I cannot believe this weather, or the fact that its only three days until Christmas! Luckily, Im ready, so I can stay in, enjoy looking out of the window at the snow and eat lots of cake. Perfe...
Im finally starting to emerge from the newborn fog - but only just. I can scarcely believe that Baby Martini is already three weeks old - it goes so quickly! Put simply, its marvellous. Im not sure i...
After a very lengthy build up, Im finally able to report that Baby Martini II was born on Monday, 8 November just after midday. Im not going to lie - the ten days or so of false/early labour were fai...
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