Yesterday I had my 20 week scan (it's half-cooked!) and I swear I have just suddenly got a little bump. Thought it would never happen! All was fine at the scan, although Tim said he got bored which annoyed me. He also didn't know the exact due date. Plus the below is his extremely poor... Continue Reading →
Breakfast: Carb-free porridge!
My mum has shown me her recipe for a healthy, carb-free porridge. After struggling to lose the little extra weight carried on the hips, she’s found noticeable results from a carb- and sugar-free diet. This is a lot less terrible than it sounds! She has a degree in nutrition but is in no way strict... Continue Reading →
Hypnobirthing
Last night I listened to one of Russell Brand's 'Under the Skin' podcasts where he was chatting to Katharine Graves about hypnobirthing. Please give it a listen: https://www.russellbrand.com/podcast/60-birth-feminism-power-with-katharine-graves/ Although having heard of hypnobirthing before, I hadn't really thought much about giving birth - it still feels fairly distant in the future. I sort of just... Continue Reading →
Letters to baby 1
Dear baby, The new year begins with fireworks in London to celebrate, according to the Mayor, the city’s relationship with Europe, a knife attack in Manchester, a car driven into New Year’s crowds in Tokyo with intention to kill and abortion legalized in Ireland. You turn your 126th day in the womb. I go home... Continue Reading →
19 weeks: Benefits, bumps and bursting into tears…
I went for my second meeting at the Jobcentre today. Unfortunately, as I have been out of the UK, my claim is unlikely to be successful, so this puts even more pressure on the job search before I really start showing. If I couldn't stay with family, I would be homeless without any form of... Continue Reading →
Rotten Luck!
At 21, we are brand new! Ish. After surviving school and puberty and our first jobs and our first travels and leaving home, we continue this adventure with a little more knowledge and experience than we first had at 18, but also a little more breakage. A few grazes and scrapes, a few reminders of... Continue Reading →