Five. Seventeen. A. M. This is the time I was rudely awoken this morning by the boy's cries. Actually, this is not strictly true, it was probably 5:14 as I definitely spent three minutes with my eyes clamped tightly shut, willing myself and him back to sleep, not looking at the clock, and wishing, not for the first time, that he had come with a mute button installed. You would think I would have learnt by now that this approach is utterly futile. He wasn't giving up. So at 5:17 I drag my sorry arse across the landing to see what is up. Nappy check-fine. Comforter-all present ...
Archives for July 2012
Silent Sunday: 29/07/12
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Prize Draw: Win £45 John Lewis Vouchers Courtesy of My Destination Bristol
What better way to round off July than with a super prize draw? This one is courtesy of My Destination Bristol who are offering one lucky reader the chance to win vouchers to the value of £45 to spend in John Lewis. You could certainly get yourself a few holiday treats with that! My Destination Bristol is a travel resource produced by local experts giving up to date information on events, day-trips and places of interest to visit in Bristol and the surrounding area. It features great travel articles, special offers, fantastic photos and top tips on restaurants, accommodation and nightlife ...
Can you protect your child TOO much?
I am a worrier. I worry to my bones about anything and everything. I worry so much that I even grind my teeth at night in my sleep, much to Mr B's annoyance. To be fair to him though it must sound HORRIFIC. Almost as horrific I imagine as the speech-intolerant jaw-ache I am left with for the first two hours of the morning. "Tea?" "Yeshh pweerz." Now that the boy is on the move my worry, no my downright terror levels have hit a new high. I vaguely remember having a whinge on here at some point at how long it took him to learn to crawl. What was I thinking? Those days were ...
#ISpy #2: I spy with my little eye something beginning with d.
Hola peepers! Hope that you have been out enjoying the sunshine. Luckily the rain held off and the sun came out in Birmingham on Sunday, just in time for the lovely Cat from Yellow Days and myself to haul our sorry arses around the 5K Race for Life in aid of Cancer Research UK. HUGE thanks to those of you that sponsored us, it really is appreciated, and should anyone else wish to donate a few pence our just giving page is still open. It really was a great day and will be posting more about that soon. Meanwhile, it is Wednesday is it not so on with the game! This week we are ...
Silent Sunday: 22/07/12
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Blog Gem: B is for Bottom
In the run-up to my blog-o-versary here is my second blog gem. This is a post that I wrote as part of the A-Z Bloggers challenge earlier this year. It was early on so I hadn't run out of steam then... Dear Bottom, I feel that our relationship has changed of late. We used to be so good together. I knew that you had my back. But now, I feel like you are growing away from me. Slowly but surely. And as you grow from strength to strength I feel smaller in comparison. I feel like I am having to carry the weight of this burden. We weren’t always like this. Perhaps I ...
#ISpy #2: I spy with my little eye something beginning with c.
Hola spyers! Hope we all had a great weekend? Mr B and I had a fantabulous Saturday down in 'that London' watching my absolute hero Mr Bruce Springsteen. Rain notwithstanding a really great time was had by all with a very special thanks to @GeographyMrI and soon-to-be Mrs@GeographyMrI. So, on with this weeks game. I think I have a tough one for you but you guys are just too damn smart so who knows. "I spy with my little eye something beginning with c." Please join in via the magical linky-list below and do show the others some love too. Next week we will be playing... "I spy ...
Lost Voice
Today I lost my voice. Not entirely. I know where it is. It just doesn't want to come out easily, not without a great deal of croaking coaxing. It may have something to do with spending most of Saturday standing outside in the rain awaiting the arrival of Mr Bruce Springsteen in Hyde Park. So yes it was definitely worth it. Anyway, since losing said voice it made me realise something. I talk A LOT. Really I talk LOADS and LOADS. And it is really frustrating that now I can't do it very well. Or without it hurting. It was suggested by one of my favourite fellow bloggers that ...
Blog Gem: Let them eat cake, or just a boatload of Petits Filous?
So, it is getting rather close to my blog-o-versary. Almost ONE WHOLE YEAR on from my very first dip into blog-land. So, I have decided that over the next two weeks I may re-visit some of my favourite posts, and some that may not be the cheeriest but were important to me. This is my first 'Blog Gem'. (I must state here that this idea has been whole-heartedly and utterly thieved from one of my favourite bloggers, the wonderful Kate Takes Five. I am hoping she won't mind too much *smiles sweetly and passes the vino...*). This is from a very long time ago when W was still rather ...