pionie

Well, life is definitely taking a turn for the busy right now. The end is in sight for my degree - my dissertation has to be handed in at the end of April, so for better or worse, it ends there.

I've become involved in a peer support group for nutritionists - offered to set up the IT side and have now been sucked in - but it is actually great to meet with others who are in a similar boat - either just starting out in business, or just finishing like me. Working for yourself can be isolating.

Stanley was telling me all about work this morning and I became nostalgic for office life. It's taken 4 years to get to that point! I used to just shudder and be glad I was out of it. But anyway, I soon realised it was his tales of great sandwiches at lunchtime that I was actually envious of ;)

The other big project I'm working on is that I'm going to have another baby! In July. I don't find out whether it is a boy or a girl until March, although I have my suspicions :-D

We've been preparing Carter for the notion of having a sibling, and also about the foetus growing inside me. He has decided it is an 'orange fishie'. This was all well and good until he became convinced the orange fishie was hiding in the corner of his room at night. Sigh. This parenting lark is hard work.

Hello lovely flisters

I come bearing these great pictures of surfing dolphins. I like to think they are surfing for sheer joy.

I had an epiphany about motherhood. It has been a long slog - 15 months, plus 9 months prep time, but I finally accept my changed life (more or less!). My spirit has been crushed, my individuality obliterated; now I can say, "Let's leave that one, that's not a toy", for the 50th millionth time with scarcely a twitch of the eye. Progress indeed - see me revel in the joys of mothering.

I have a friend whose kid is a couple of months younger than mine. We met up for coffee yesterday and laughed long and hard about the trials of it all. I really needed that.

( Being Human )