Decided
Yes we did. Yesterday evening, as the Boy and I basked in the evening sunshine on our patio, him winding down after work, me caffeinating up before my night shift, we finally decided, once and for all,...
View Article‘Ready’ or not?
So, most people I know who ‘plan’ for a baby do things like get married, get settled, get savings first. So, obviously that’s what we’ve done, right? Right? Fuck ‘right’. We’re not being totally...
View ArticleOne word
YES. Because having a baby does not have to mean the end of living. So, go brave, always.
View ArticleBe not afraid
I had this whole other post drafted and ready to publish. It was all about my other recent fear – that I won’t get pregnant. In it I blathered on about my worry that if this is to be the case for us,...
View ArticleAn antidote
Because whenever this fear returns, I don’t only rant, and rail, and write extremely off-putting blog posts. No. I may be an asshole for freaking unsuspecting pregnant ladies out (sorry, m’dear), but...
View ArticleNow that’s more like it
The Boy and I spent yesterday at the Christening of our friends’ baby, and it was the perfect antidote to the somewhat difficult first experience of celebrating the offspring of our contemporaries that...
View ArticleFearless
A comment left by Kristi in response to the first of my posts about my fears ever so long ago now got me thinking and, as is all too common round these parts, I found that I surprised myself. Because...
View ArticleKeep moving
When last I left you, I was running off into the sacred woodlands to hug some trees and commune with Gaia, hair whipping in the wind, gracelessly tripping over my too long maxi skirt and loosely tied...
View ArticleRoundabouts, swings
The call has been made. (After all those tears, I never actually managed to get hold of anyone at the clinic. Bloody typical.) Our NHS IVF funding application is finally on its way. The first step has...
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