As some of you know, this blog's had to take a bit of a backseat lately due to family illness. Many thanks to those of you that have been in touch and the support you've been giving me recently. It really is appreciated. Life in the C household has not slowed down though and one of the biggest developments over the last couple of weeks is that Little Miss C's appetite has become so great that we've moved on from just milk and she's enjoying her first solid food. Baby rice, baby porridge and pureed carrot are the extent of her menu so far, but so hungry is she that she had ... read more
September
This is how September seems to have left me. Shattered. Where has it vanished to? I was still mentally at the end of summer and yet the realisation that today is October means that I'm having to adjust to it being autumn instead. Don't get me wrong, I do quite like autumn, but I'm feeling a bit unprepared for it. Next people will start mentioning the "C" word. Last year I felt unprepared as I was finishing work and had moved house. I have another excuse this year, but still think I need to start making an effort now so that I don't get caught out again. Money's ... read more
A return of evenings
After three months Little Miss C is now in enough of a routine that I can say that we're actually managing to regain our evenings a bit. After months of evenings where pretty much all I did was feed and try to catch up on sleep I've actually been managing to do some of the things I want to do. It's also given me the opportunity to finish the famous nursery cross stitch. I can yell you that there was a small victory dance as I did the last stitch. Seven months it has taken in total and I have to admit that at times I wondered if I'd still be sewing in the run up to LMC's 17th birthday! All ... read more
Time…
It's strange, but after 11 weeks of having a small person to look after when I suddenly get a few hours to myself I'm not sure what to do. LMC is currently asleep and there are so many possibilities that I almost feel spoilt for choice. Problem is that I have no idea how long I have. Long enough for a chapter of my book? A few rows or knitting? Some sewing? Time to empty the dishwasher? Until the end of a programme on TV?Sometimes you just need to seize what ever time you have and just get on with something. Impulsiveness can be a good thing! ... read more
Finding a livelihood
It's funny how you can sometimes read something that just rings so true that you wonder why you didn't realise it before. A eureka moment. In this case I'm talking about this blog post by Nancy, who I had the pleasure of meeting whilst staying with CompostWoman this last weekend. The principle she talks about is that to be truly happy people should look to have a livelihood rather than a job. Putting it into simple term, what this means is finding your niche in life and finding a way to use your skills to provide something useful for those around you. A livelihood is ... read more
Putting faces to names
We've arrived home this evening after a wonderful weekend staying with CompostWoman and her family at their small holding in Herefordshire. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet them (and various other HML forum people) and also get to finally see "Compost Mansions" and in particular their wood. Their hospitality was fantastic (definitely a five star establishment) and I've come back feeling very recharged and determined to make things happen here.Little Miss C loved having new surroundings to look at and different people's faces to study. She seems exhausted ... read more
Getting back to “normal”
Little Miss C is eight weeks old today. Eight weeks! Where has the time gone. From a small baby who came into the house and did little more than sleep, eat and fill her nappy, I am instead looking down at a bigger baby playing on her play mat, making noises, hitting the toys hung above her and occasionally breaking into a smile too. The transformation has been amazing and it seems that every day there is some small change that we can marvel over.Now that we're both getting used to each other we're learning to live with each other pretty well. I'm incredibly lucky as she's not a ... read more
Tired and weary…
It's amazing how tired and weary you can feel after a day in which I struggle to list what I have actually achieved. This is so different though to the tiredness that I used to feel after a day at work. More emotionally and physically draining, but at the same time satisfying. At the end of it all Little Miss C smiles and suddenly the screaming and tears, dirty nappies, endless feeding and hours pushing the pram are forgotten. The aching weariness is a bit harder to shift though... ... read more
Life with Little Miss C
This adorable little lady seems to take up most of my time at the moment, but I'm certainly not complaining about that! It is funny though how whole days can just vanish now without me realising it. Still I'm amazed already when looking back at photos of when she was born as to how much she has changed in just three and a half weeks. Making the most of her therefore is my priority so again please forgive me if the blog takes a bit of a back seat. ... read more
Introducing Little Miss C…
She's here! Baby C arrived last Thursday morning in the form of completely adorable Little Miss C. I realised I'm biased etc, but she's just completely scrumptious as far as I'm concerned. The less said about the birth itself the better. Not quite how I planned things, but I'm still very happy with the end result.The last five days have been a steep learning curve for both us and her, but we're getting there and even planning our first little trip out later today. I'll try and keep you updated on here with progress, but until I master one-handed typing whilst ... read more