My god I've been GRINDING my teeth lately.  At first I thought it was dental related, and spent a delightful $90 finding out it was not.  But since paying more attention to the way I hold my mouth most days, I really do think that this insistent jaw pain is actually stress-related ( Read more... )

Gosh I really feel like having a flirt.
I used to be a bit of a fox and  now I feel like I haven't stretched those muscles in such a long time.  I don't even know if I can anymore.
Do you get past it?

My 17 month old is quite the chatterbox.  Here is what she says on a regular basis now.

Mum/ Mummy/ Mumma
Dad/ Daddy/ Daddo
Oliver
Bubba
Nanna
Archie (my sister Nicole's baby boy)

Puppy
Teddy

More
No more
Nooooooooooo!
Ta

Off
Oh-oh!
Ouch!
Bad

Nana (Banana)
Tana (Sultanas)
Biccy
Tottle (bottle)
Papple (apple)
Ninner (dinner)
Bowl
Ba-boots (boots)
Shoes
Bubbles
Bff (bath)

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When I was young I used to quiz my mum on her goals and ambitions and she'd say "the best thing I ever did was raise you kids" - and I used to think (not always to myself!), how can being a mum be something you DO?  Isn't it just something you are, by default... something you DO is like a career, or be famous, or invent something, or write a novel ( Read more... )

At the same time I feel a bit disenfranchised... a bit, in between worlds.  I am deleriously happy but the people with whom I can share that are the kind of dull, boring folk whom I wouldn't have had a bar of 10 months ago.  The people who I really want to understand what this is like are still not quite there, or  maybe I wish that the people who  ( Read more... )

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It's probably about time I posted about the best and worst day of my life, 14 Feb 2008.   I'm not censoring this because I can't be bothered, so if you have a weak stomach or are squeamish about 'girl things', please don't read further.   It's full of detail.   I want to write it out so I remember, because even an experience like this starts to ( Read more... )

2 weeks to goooooo....... !!

I can't believe I've been on maternity leave now for nearly a week and a half.  It has flown, and now there's only 2 weeks to go 'till D-day... that's if she arrives then.  I have a sneaking feeling the little angel will be late.  It doesn't feel like she's going anywhere; I've had no Braxton Hicks like they say I " ( Read more... )

 1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Got pregnant!

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I was asleep before midnight this year, my resolution was to keep cool!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes two of my good friends, Carmel and Kerrie, had their beautiful bubbas in 2007.  We're ( Read more... )