Posts Tagged by Friends

365-336 to 365-342 A Week in Pictures


A much busier week, in comparison to last week! Lots of family, friends and all sorts of things going on. more

365-264 to 365-270 A Week in Pictures


As if I don’t have enough going on in my life at the moment, I am also having computer problems!  For some reason my computer won’t read most of my memory cards suddenly, meaning I’m having a real struggle getting any photos off them. We are saying a lot of goodbyes at the moment as… more

365-244 to 365-250 A Week in Pictures


With our move coming up soon we’ve been so busy. From visits with friends to simple things like putting unwanted items on eBay and Freecycle, time has flown by. (I even had a dream that I put an ad on Freecycle for second hand bath water. The ad read ‘when you’ve had your bath, call… more

365-98 to 365-104 A Week in Pictures


Our weeks are sometimes so diverse, it’s hard to find a common theme. This is one of those weeks. From Folkstone to Norway, a bit of London, some nature and some routine, but always two constants: the people I love in the life we live. more

The Melange Chocolate – Tasting Evening


I’m a big fan of chocolate in pretty much any form. I love eating it, drinking it, smelling it and if it wasn’t for these old Victorian drains, I might even have bathed in it. Can you imagine, then, how I felt about an evening of pairing decadent, delicious and unusual chocolate flavours from my… more

365-91 to 365-97 A Week in Pictures


We seem to be doing a tour of the South London parks at the moment, going through them one by one. I should start reviewing them! This has also been a milestone week for us: Ameli has started on solids, and has hit the 6 month mark. more

365-77 to 365-83 A Week in Pictures


We had a slightly busier week, although illness is still firmly imprinted on our household. Nonetheless, a visit to the in-laws in Somerset, a quick stop-in at a local art gallery, a trial day in cloth nappies and a product launch for shoes to make you skinny while eating cupcakes made it all pass really… more

365-70 to 365-76 A Week in Pictures


I seem to be saying that I’ve had a dull week quite a lot lately, yet when I look at the pictures, there always seems to be things happening in my life. Although we’ve been overwhelmed by the world’s worst case of ‘teething baby’, and fevers and stomach bugs in all three of us, we… more

365-56 to 365-62 A Week in Pictures


Despite two outings, we’ve had a quetish week. Well, uneventful, but not exactly peaceful… more

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… more


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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