Despite two outings, we’ve had a quetish week. Well, uneventful, but not exactly peaceful…
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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…
How to Keep Your Pre Baby Friends Post Baby – continue reading…
Girl’s Night Out
So here it is. My first night out on my own since my baby was born. Actually, now I think about it, it’s my first night out with ‘the girls’ in almost two years – but that’s not cause of the baby.
Maybe I’m missing the odd occasion, in my memory banks, but I don’t think so.
Girl’s Night Out – continue reading…
Party Time – The Menu and Recipes
Ah! There’s nothing like basking in the glow of a successful evening. It really is one of the most pleasant feelings for me.
