17 weeks, 4 days/15 weeks, 3 days*

So I'm now in the second trimester.  I'm supposed to be glowing.  R says she can see it, but I just don't.  The only thing I can see glowing is my sebaceous glands.  Of course this just means that I don't stop breaking out. I've had three scans now.  The first ... Read More

…and two boxes of miscellaneous toys

Remember the lego that we took away?  The boxes that we took away because the boy wouldn't tidy up?  Well he hasn't tidied up and he hasn't asked me for it back.  The husband says he's been asked, but either he's too lazy to get it out of the cupboard ... Read More

Swine Flu Update #2

After the initial excitement of swine flu hitting our office, everything calmed down pretty quickly.  While I'm sure that there have continued to be new cases emerging on other floors, ours has remained clear.  For now. Of course the spread of the flu hasn't stopped.  Personally, I don't think it's spreading ... Read More

In Vino Veritas

"There was something about him, something that drew me in."  She should have stumbled over her words but they were clear and true.  "It was like from the moment I saw him I knew I would follow him forever, no matter where he went."  Alia would've liked to believe that her ... Read More

Everyone’s Popping Out Babies

It started when Lisapopped out Isla on Wednesday, then T popped out CJ this morning, and KP is due any day now, in fact she should've popped one out last Friday.  Then there's C and M next month, and Hannah and TrannyHead who'll both get in there before Christmas.  Oh!  And me. See ... Read More

Swine Flu Update

We all laughed when the first swine flu update came across via email.  Like the updates for tube strikes and the G20 protests, it seemed to contain a lot of information we already knew.  Not even thinking about twitter and other social networking sites (viewed via phone and not internet; ... Read More

For Sale: Five Boxes of Lego

We have a bit of a problem in our house.  With mess. I admit it, I'm not the most tidy person in the world, and neither is the husband.  The boy is, well he's a five year old boy.  How many kids of that age really care that their toys are ... Read More

Too Hot For Cattle

This was one of the headlines plastered across London yesterday as we suffered in the sweltering heat.  It's true that the tube is unbearable.  On the way home yesterday I thought I was really lucky.  As I hit the bottom of the escalator there was a train in the station.  I ... Read More