For the third year running, I've set myself the challenge of reading 50 books in a year. I have year to manage it, falling 9 or 10 books short but I'm determined! Right now, I'm reading 4 books: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) – a re-read so I can read Go Set a… Continue reading Currently Reading
5 Things I want to do in January
Choose fabric for Baby Boy's quilt Sort out the nursery Write some long overdue blog posts for Raising Evelina Batch cook some scrummy dinners Have a baby
A Day of Appointments
My first day of maternity leave has entailed a lot of waiting around in waiting rooms with a scan, a clinic appointment and a separate midwife appointment. The scan was fine - still showing an issue with Baby Boy's kidney (which *should* be easily resolved after the birth) but otherwise A-OK; I found out I… Continue reading A Day of Appointments
An End and a Beginning
Today was my last day at work before starting my maternity leave. It was a teacher training day which was actually pretty useful with a particularly uplifting and interesting session with our behaviour consultant Victor Allen who is a complete legend. He has such a calming presence and he also reminds us that above… Continue reading An End and a Beginning
De-Christmasing the House
It always tickles me how differently Rich and I respond to the annual process of removing all traces of Christmas from the house. While I carefully pack the treasured ornaments with a twinge of sadness leaving a mournfully bare sitting room which looks stark without the decorations, Rich is positively gleeful to declutter the… Continue reading De-Christmasing the House
Sorting
Today we spent some time getting ourselves organised ready for Baby Number Two. I am now 35 weeks pregnant and time is ticking on. We brought all the baby stuff out of the garage into the house and sorted through it, picking out the girlier toys. Whilst I don’t like toys being specifically gendered,… Continue reading Sorting
Day One
A sip of bubbly and a midnight kiss Jools Holland Highlights of Glastonbury with familial commentary A cheeky lie-in A proper breakfast (table laid and everything) David Attenborough Lunch followed by a game of Pie Face Rubbish TV A chilly walk around the block A nap on the sofa Elementary season 3 Sherlock!!!! Rude Tube… Continue reading Day One
5 Books I’m Currently Reading
Modern Romance: An Investigation by Aziz Ansari All the Bright Things by Jennifer Niven Emily of New Moon by L. M. Montgomery To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The State We're In by Adele Parks
We Were Liars
One of my teaching colleagues recommended this book to me and I read it one weekend - I couldn't put it down. It is a story of a privileged, rich family and the teenage cousins who summer together every year. The protagonist, Cadence, has suffered some kind of brain injury which means she doesn't remember what happened to… Continue reading We Were Liars
An Oversight
It just goes to show how different things are the second time around. I was procrastinating of a Sunday evening (so far, so normal) and trying to decide about where to go with my blogs (this one and Raising Evelina). I just don't write in the same way I used to and I seem to… Continue reading An Oversight
Notes From My Day 