No one ever tells you this but one of the biggest sacrifices you make when you have a baby is not sleep. It’s not your social life. It’s not even a good hot shower. It’s baking. Yes, baking. Because when you’re on demand by the little one 24 x 7, you don’t have time to … Read More →
Where has the time gone? 2013 has been quite the year for me. We got married (ok, granted that was 27 December 2012 but who’s counting), got pregnant, bought a house and oh hey, we had a baby! As is the common outcome of getting pregnant, I suppose. But in all seriousness, What A Year. … Read More →
When I feel tired and helpless and frustrated and emotional and exhausted and and and… you get the idea. I think about the moments in between when he lights up my life like nothing ever has. And everything is worth it. Happy new year from Sam and I. We plan on having lots of fun … Read More →
“Welcome to the world, beautiful baby boy”, reads the card. What it omits to say is “welcome to the world, a world full of unsolicited advice, beautiful baby boy”. Much like the urban myth that stress induces labour, this too holds true. The undeniable fact that having a baby opens the flood gates for one and … Read More →
Didn’t I say I was going to run out of time? It was as though the universe was trying to tell me something, but here I was, thinking I had weeks up my sleeve, to relax in my roundness as much as I could and watch endless hours of guilt-free day time TV (because not … Read More →
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of all things easy. Call it ingenuity, call it entrepreneurial, call it lazy. But when I find a quick way of doing something awesome, I think that’s pretty much gold, right? Here I thought this other protein ball recipe was easy. It still involved blending stuff up, but … Read More →
I’ve been AWOL from my blog for six full weeks. Why the hiatus? Well, on 27 December, Panu and I got married. On 2 February, we celebrated with friends. About three days after that, we made a baby. Ok, so we didn’t make a baby yet per se, it’s still gestating (urgh, I hate that … Read More →