During my first pregnancy I wrote a pregnancy diary for the Newcastle parenting website ‘Bubs About Town’. The year was 2009: Kevin Rudd was our PM, Miley Cyrus was still suitable for children and I took my pelvic floor for granted. Sure I was uncomfortable, freaking out about the impending labour and seriously missing Camembert, […]
As inspired by the ever-inspiring Pip Lincolne, here is a snapshot of my world, this February 2014. Making: Invitations to my Mum’s 60th birthday party Cooking: More than usual as house chef husband is away for work Drinking: Not enough water Reading: “Bewitched and Bedevilled: Woman Write the Gillard Years” Wanting: My 4 year old […]
It’s quiet, dark and cold. I have to keep reminding myself that it’s her lying in the hospital bed. The tiny figure that’s curled beneath the crisp sheets is that of a small child. That stray foot that keeps escaping from the sheet: with its fine skin and arthritic joints, betrays its owner’s identity. This […]