Category Archives: relationship things

On How It Was Supposed To Be Easier Than This

Nothing can ever be easy. Nothing can ever just work the way it’s supposed to. You know – meet guy, fall in love, get married, buy a house and then have babies together. No. I met the guy, fell in … Continue reading

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I’ve Found Someone I’m Happy To Share Everything With. Including Cooties.

As I sit in the heaving doctor’s waiting rooms, coughing my lungs out and wondering whether I’ve got a touch of the plague, I have to take the time to consider how I got here. As cheeseballs as it sounds, … Continue reading

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Pregnancy. Version 2.0

It’s been at least 5 years since my last pregnancy – enough time to forget just about everything, except the heinous morning sickness. It has its ups and downs. I’m about half-way now and it’s bound to get even more … Continue reading

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On Being New Home-Owners

As of last week Thursday, we’re practically homeowners. We did it. We found a house. We successfully applied for a home loan and it’s finally happening. After three years of house-hunting, countless disappointments, innumerable hours spent traipsing around the most … Continue reading

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On Babies And Having Another One

I swore I’d never do it again, but here I am. Pregnant. Yup. Despite vehemently claiming I was one and done. I’m going to be mother of two. Numerous pee tests and a blood test confirmed it. Five weeks pregnant. … Continue reading

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On Quandaries And Having To Choose Between Houses

Seriously. When I found out that this house that we really really really wanted had been sold, I cried buckets. I was probably more heartbroken than I would have been if someone had died (touch wood). I’ve written numerous times … Continue reading

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On Monday: The Weekend Is Over

Every Monday morning’s lament: The weekend was too short. Over too quickly. But weekends are good times, which is why they fly. Spending time with my fiance and our son? Always awesome. The weekend in pictures: 1. Every time we … Continue reading

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On The Last Few Weeks And Finding That Thing Called ‘Happiness’.

It’s no secret that I’ve been busy the last few weeks. Between a new job, trying to keep up with Body Thrills and spending as much time as possible with my fiance and our boy – there’s been time for … Continue reading

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Thanks @AyobaMTN for an awesome #DKR blogger pack

Despite having been a shocking blogger of late, MTN still saw fit to send me an awesome The Dark Knight Rises movie promo pack and an invite to an exclusive bloggers’ screening. In all honesty, the invite is more for … Continue reading

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On House-Hunting, Psychic Estate Agents and the Proverbial Needle in the Haystack

I’m fucking over house-hunting. All over it. I’m tired of looking at shitty houses with insane price tags, whilst lusting over a house I can never have. (It’s not for sale). I’m tired of worrying about damp and electrical compliance … Continue reading

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