Regular readers will know by now that by Sunday lunch time my meals take on a little bit of a ‘salvage job’ feel as I try to use up the remains of the vegetable bowl and any leftovers in the fridge. This makes way for the new veggie box delivery on Monday, and makes sure that we stick to our ‘no food wastage’ challenge for this year.
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How to Keep Your Pre Baby Friends Post Baby
One of the primary difficulties in adjusting to life post baby is the apparent chasm that forms between the new mom and her old friends. I myself felt this the first time my lovely group of friends descended on us post birth. In two weeks, it seemed as if I had lost any ability to think of anything other than my baby and I felt that there was suddenly no common ground.
There are obvious reasons for the loss of friends, post baby. Your schedules change. You’re free for lunches, not dinners, the ‘en-route home’ telephone time is now bath time, noisy restaurants or pre dinner drinks don’t suit a young child and theatres, cinemas, clubs and concerts are simply often not pushchair or carseat friendly. It is so easy to let time pass, and valuable friendships fade away.
But there are ways of keeping your friends, by keeping a few pointers in mind…
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365-42 to 365-48 A Week in Pictures
The days around here are cold and wet at the moment. Our holiday was cancelled, and our roof is leaking rain water. There is much to be frustrated about and down about, and yet days are filled with moments of beauty. And it’s in those moments that we make our memories.
Once Upon a Baby’s Arm – Molly Brown London
When each of my god daughters were Christened, I gave them a beautiful silver Christening bracelet to commemorate the date and serve as a reminder of it in years to come.
Traditionally, this is given as not only a reminder, but also serves as a commitment from the godparent to the child, in much the same way a wedding ring does. It is a commitment to take care of the child’s spiritual needs and to be available to them in the future, for physical, emotional and most importantly, spiritual care.
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Out the Box – Apple and Banana Bread
I have been trying to get in to making breads recently. Since we’re at home a lot more now than we used to be, we tend to eat more regularly, and make more meals.
I came across this beautiful Banana Nut Bread recipe at the Essential Herbalist blog, and although I adapted it somewhat to fit what was in my cupboard, it is an absolutely beautiful recipe! Not only did it make a moist and delicious bread, but it was still moist three days later. (Although that might have had something to do with the three days of rain and the leaky roof!
Getting Bigger and Better
For me, blogging started long before it was called blogging, I guess. It started at a place called Starlite Café, in the form of poetry back in 1998. I wrote about my relationship at the time, about the joyous time we had, about the bad times, about the breakup. I wrote about a new love, sadly, a doomed love, and I wrote a lot about that!
365-35 to 365-41 A Week in Pictures
Another week come and gone, and life with a child is steadily finding its rhythm
Herbs for use in Childbirth
An important part in my series on natural childbirth is of course the actual birth. Perhaps it’s prudent to start by defining natural childbirth. To me, natural excludes any substance that will pass through the placenta and affect the baby or inhibit your experience of actually vaginally giving birth.
Out the Box – Roasted Vegetable Stuffed Peppers
We have had quite a rough few weeks, with a continuously but constantly changing sick little one and mommy. As a result, cooking consciously hasn’t been high on my list of priorities. As Martin’s been working late in to the evenings, we’ve been neglecting the veggie basket and going for quick and simple meals.
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Thou Shalt Not… Judge Any Other Parent
They say that if you don’t know what to do with your child, ask someone who isn’t a parent, because they have all the answers. It is so true. I knew a LOT about parenting until the day my baby was born, and then it all went out the window.