‘Girls filling a car, 1950′s’ taken from the Retronaut website
International Women’s Day and Mothers Day have fallen very close to each other this year – much to the disgruntlement of some men who seem to have forgotten there is an International Men’s Day and Fathers Day as well *eye roll* - so I thought I’d write a post dedicated to all the brilliant women I have known in my life. Read More
Tagged: feminism, friendship, international women's day, motherhood, mothers day, women
St. John custard donuts. As eaten by Jim and I for breakfast on Saturday…
January is a depressing month isn’t it? The month we all deprive ourselves of our beloved booze and food and begin a gruelling exercise regime we aren’t very likely to stick to past March.
I have given myself a ‘lose the baby weight before your birthday’ rule and plan on doing one long ‘power walk’ per week – pushing George’s pram up and down all manner of hills in Hampstead, Epping and Primrose Hill – and I’ll also be doing my 30 Day Shred dvd when his royal highness deigns to have a nap for longer than 20 minutes (ha!). Read More
Tagged: baby fat, caitlin moran, cake, diet, fitness, health, january, walking
Me, Gran and Chanda
I haven’t had much inclination to blog since becoming a mum. I’m not really sure why but I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that it’s all a bit of a blur in the first few months really, isn’t it? They sleep, you don’t, they shit copiously, you don’t (thank you childbirth), they don’t fit into their new clothes, you don’t fit into your old clothes, etc etc etc. There isn’t really anything new or interesting I can add to the ‘new mum fugue state’ theme that any decent parent blogger worth their salt hasn’t already said, so I choose to keep schtum. Read More
Tagged: christmas, family, friends, grandma, lists, memories, mum
My friends and I have a ritual – normally associated with birthdays – where one/some/all of us will buy the birthday boy/girl what we call a ‘next level game changer’. The game changer is normally in the form of alcohol – the stronger the better, preferably including a worm – and it is usually from that point in the evening that things will take a turn for the silly.
I had my very own ‘next level game changer’ moment at precisely 3.54pm on Wednesday August 29th when my 7lb 9oz son – George William Robert Lister – made his way noisily into the world, a day earlier than expected. Read More
Tagged: breastfeeding, childbirth, family, formula, homerton hospital, newborns
As you can probably imagine it’s been a rather busy few months – what with me wrapping up things at work and growing a person – but I’m on maternity leave now so hoping I’ll have a bit more time to blog…
And before you all start YES I KNOW I WON’T HAVE TIME TO EAY/SLEEP/BREATHE/GO TO THE TOILET AFTER HE ARRIVES. SHUT UP.
Mini Lister is due to arrive a week today and I’m in the ‘nesting’ phase which is quite nice – nursery nearly done, garden being tamed as I type, carpets booked in for next Wednesday. I’m hoping it’ll turn into the ‘DIY’ phase after he’s born so I can sort the rest of the house out. I’ve never attempted to fit a bathroom but it can’t be THAT hard, can it? Read More
Tagged: 6music, APC, argan oil, Breaking Bad, Clarks Originals, collaboration, craft, crochet, handmade, knitting, london, London 2012, Nike, Olympics, Shaun Keaveny, Team GB
The view from above…
So I’m 32 weeks pregnant. 8 weeks to go. THAT’S NOT VERY LONG AT ALL REALLY IS IT?
*nervous laughter*
I have loved every minute of being pregnant but I’m starting to get impatient. I want to meet my son. I want labour over and done with. I want to be on maternity leave, concentrating only on my new family. I want, I want, I want…
And yet I am also enjoying making the most of these final few weeks – time for Jim and I to lounge around on the sofa watching Breaking Bad. Sleeping. Having a lie in. More sleeping. Seeing friends whenever I want to. Being involved in the exciting creative stage of a new project at work. Having a lie in. Sleeping. Read More
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