Come into my caravan: a trip to the fortune teller
Come into my caravan, she beckoned. She fixed her dark eyes on me, looked into my soul and made me come forward. My fate was in her hands. Within the next few moments, all would […]
2014
Welcome to the world baby – top ten tips for a hospital birth
She has auburn hair. It grows into a mullet at the back. I’d like to cut off a big lump of it and put it in her keepsake box I’ve made. Recently she’s started losing […]
Beyonce. Glastonbury 2011. That is all
I’ll be honest. In buliding this website they had a blog post for videos and I didn’t want to take it out. So, here is Beyonce, headlining Glastonbury, pregnant and in heels. I know. We […]
Top ten things no one tells you about having a baby
When you’re pregnant, everybody will have a word of advice for you. Do this, don’t do that, this happened to me, I’m telling you. As a first time Mum you may listen intently, taking it […]
The top ten things to know about the final stages of pregnancy
Well, we’ve made it this far. Still pregnant. Still currently carrying a rather large foetus inside the tummy area. And boy, are we ready to meet him or her. Having had a very normal textbook […]
The wheels of life: a short car history
What was your first car and how did you come to be the proud owner of said vehicle? Did you form an attachment rather like a first pet; it caused some problems in the end, […]
The ten most surprising things about pregnancy
Pregnant. Knocked up. Up the duff. Expecting. Bun in the oven. Up the pole. Stuffed. All beautiful terms to explain the current condition I find myself in. The news came as a bit of shock. […]
Evil step mothers and test tubes: Happy Mother’s Day
Everybody has a mother. Some people have two mothers. Or three, or four, very special women in their lives who help lead, look after and wipe up after them. Others may have lost their mother […]
The trauma of travel – Happy Honeymoon
The honeymoon didn’t start off great. We got to the airport on time, bags bulging, a faint whiff of ‘are we overweight,’ about us. We were. The blonde cheeky chappy checking us in said nothing […]