After how many weeks? Two? Three? We've finally got Henry to sleep in his cot, almost entirely through the night, without crying. We're still feeling tense and on edge, and can't quite believe this is the way of the future.
Phew-weeeee.

I got my final payslip today, and I called to ask if they'd made a mistake - I was paid £1667.77 for my ( Read more... )

Gosh, has it been a year already? I'm amazed and so proud that we've managed to keep him healthy, happy, and alive!

Look how much he's changed in 12 months!
Before:

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Starting the controlled crying tonight - wish us luck!

http://www.askbaby.com/baby-sleep-training.htm

...So is it 'two thousand ten' or 'twenty ten'?

Anyway, I hope we all have an apocalypse-free year.

Happy Birthday, drummygirl!

Yesterday I had my first 'Womenomics' dilemma. I got a call from an agency (I wasn't expecting to hear from them until January), telling me about a job that starts on January 4, with a salary that pays £3,000 more than my previous job. It's 37 hours per week (how does that work?), with occasional weekend and evening shifts. I spent several hours ( Read more... )

It's so hot here that the air conditioning is set to 78 degrees (25.5 degrees celcius), and then the air feels so chilly that I have to wear a cardigan.

I think it's going to feel cold when I get back...

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I've just got off the phone after calling Eon to sort out my electricity bill - did the young sounding Northern Irish kid really end the call by saying 'Bye, baby', or was I just hearing things???

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