do it now

July 27, 2006

now that I have entered the “baby could arrive any day now” phase of pregnancy, I have suddenly lost my former inclincation towards procrastination. Everything seems incredibly urgent. Baby quilt? Finish it, stat. Cleaning the bathroom? Better do it today. I don’t want to look at my own dirty bathroom while I’m in labour. Grocery [...]

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heat wave

July 18, 2006

normally I’m delighted with hot weather, but this past week has made me decide that if there is going to be a baby #2, it will certainly be born in the winter instead of the hottest part of the summer. hot hot hot. and some unpleasant preggo complaints, like swollen fingers and a sore back, [...]

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alone

July 12, 2006

do you enjoy spending time in solitude? usually I do. I sink deeply into books, reading for hours on end. I bury myself in projects, happily working away until I realise I’ve forgotten to eat lunch and dinner. I go walking for hours. I just sit and think. but when tom went away on sunday [...]

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cat naps

July 5, 2006

phew, I think I have entered into the ‘exhausted’ phase of pregnancy. I could sleep anytime. I get up after an eight hour sleep, eat breakfast, and within an hour I’m ready for a nap again. I eat lunch, then sleep for an hour or two. yesterday I woke up from my nap feeling refreshed [...]

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guess who got a certificate of compentency this time?

July 4, 2006
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