for me tonight at my mums, yummy. still seem to be way better in the yunny stakes than mine! i have had a nice weekend... yoga on friday and i made david come with me. the silence was broken on the odd occasion by him going "ooouuucchhh." which was quite funny. david has been away in london working this weekend again so on saturday i went to see my brother and ate his food for a bit, then in the evening managed 1 hour at a party full of salsa wankers, who refuse to talk to you uless you go to their slase class. i do not go to their salsa class, so it was a dull hour. i would have been better off indoors watching csi. today i am swimming them off to my mums to eat her food. this food thing seems to have become a bit of a theme, but i am still being very good, lots of fruit and veg!
may even get some knitting done today....
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Friday, January 13, 2006
Friday!!
Today i might actually get some work done on my phd. Yesterday was SO busy, when I got home i felt like i was in a coma. I spent all mornign seeing students with essay/personal issues, then ate lunch at my desk while i did research, i then spent the afternoon listening and assesing student presentations. In addition i have done most of the admin for the unit i run and some research on gulf war films.
pheww! really didnt want to wake up today, but at least it is quite an easy one. I have an hour of teaching, then lunch with a friend, then some serious research in the afternoon with yoga tonight actually today should be quite fun.
david had the day off yesterday, and "did" the room for the bean. It looks so amazing! and not at all over cutsey or sterile. It is painted cream (kinda a yellowish cream if you ask me) with a boarder with bears and dogs on (nicer than it sounds). we have a cot, a changing table, a wardrobe and a rocking chair in their... with a few nice touches like the patchwork throw david brought at ikea. it just looks like it was put togehter with so much love.
i am awaiting the arrivial of my email win (like pressies only you get a credit card bill!) of maternity clothes so i can wear more than one outfit. Its not like i dont yet not fit in my clothes, just the make me look SO SO pregnant. (which due to my existing roundness is not a good thing!) haha
pheww! really didnt want to wake up today, but at least it is quite an easy one. I have an hour of teaching, then lunch with a friend, then some serious research in the afternoon with yoga tonight actually today should be quite fun.
david had the day off yesterday, and "did" the room for the bean. It looks so amazing! and not at all over cutsey or sterile. It is painted cream (kinda a yellowish cream if you ask me) with a boarder with bears and dogs on (nicer than it sounds). we have a cot, a changing table, a wardrobe and a rocking chair in their... with a few nice touches like the patchwork throw david brought at ikea. it just looks like it was put togehter with so much love.
i am awaiting the arrivial of my email win (like pressies only you get a credit card bill!) of maternity clothes so i can wear more than one outfit. Its not like i dont yet not fit in my clothes, just the make me look SO SO pregnant. (which due to my existing roundness is not a good thing!) haha
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
thank you everyone!
just a quickie to say thanks for all the emails today, i am feeling way less self pitying..... i think i just go into panic mode. of COURSE everything will be ok!
hopsital visit
So yesterday I had to go to hospital to a thrombophilia clinic, to see a blood specialist due to my embolism when i was 17. suprise suprise! I will have to go ontot some form of medication for the rest of the pregnancy, most linkly in the form of a daily self administered injection. i really wanted to have as natural a pregnany as possible, and i am feeling quite gutted now.
in fact gutted doesnt touch it. i know i should be happy that everything is going well, but i still feel like a sort of failure, as on a level i cant even do propreally whan most women do naturally.
in fact gutted doesnt touch it. i know i should be happy that everything is going well, but i still feel like a sort of failure, as on a level i cant even do propreally whan most women do naturally.
Monday, January 09, 2006
fed up with job
I teach at two places, both take advantage and i can happily exapand on that for hours... but i wont here. the place of work with lesser hours rang the other day to say they wouldnt require my teaching services in semester II, this is despite them assuring me at the start of the year that i would have hours all your through, and i quit my permanant job to go and teach there.
apparently there are not enough pt hours to go around and they have given it to one of their pg students (no teaching expereince when i have 3 years) i understand, but perhaps they are not so clear on the pressing finacnical commitments that i will have soon, this job money was really needed.
apparently there are not enough pt hours to go around and they have given it to one of their pg students (no teaching expereince when i have 3 years) i understand, but perhaps they are not so clear on the pressing finacnical commitments that i will have soon, this job money was really needed.
Sunday, January 08, 2006
swimming and stuff
yesterday i managed to aviod my phd all day, if only i put as much work into doing it! i went swimming in the morning with my friend kevin, and then to the fish shop (for keeping not eating) then to my friends yvonnes house. i MADE her rent the film the 6th sense, and reveled in glee at her astonishment at the end while we stuffed our selves with fajitas. life is good.
today more swimming, and the phd work in the afternoon, for sure! i am also going to cook david a massive spag bog for tea as he has spent all weekend freezing to death on london bridge running his mamas kiosk while they are away on holiday. so i have to run him a hot bath and then feed him up.
Saturday, January 07, 2006
bridget jones music...
all by myself....... dont wanna be..... all by myself.....
david has gone to london to work for his hollidaying parents for the weekend, and i am a solo rachel. i should be using this time to get some work done, but instead i am kicking around feeling sorry for myself. plus i was sick this morning, for no obvious reason what so ever, which was horrible. yuck.
but good news! yesterday my amiga janet passed her viva and will now be called, DR JANET!! yippee for her. it is the reward for staying focused during hard times and i cant think of any one who deserves it more than her. so congrats!
next week i have to go to the thrombosis clinic, to see if my blood is going to be ok to have a natural birth with no nasty injections being needed everyday. i had a PE when i was 17, and so now i am a medical freak of anti natal!
david has gone to london to work for his hollidaying parents for the weekend, and i am a solo rachel. i should be using this time to get some work done, but instead i am kicking around feeling sorry for myself. plus i was sick this morning, for no obvious reason what so ever, which was horrible. yuck.
but good news! yesterday my amiga janet passed her viva and will now be called, DR JANET!! yippee for her. it is the reward for staying focused during hard times and i cant think of any one who deserves it more than her. so congrats!
next week i have to go to the thrombosis clinic, to see if my blood is going to be ok to have a natural birth with no nasty injections being needed everyday. i had a PE when i was 17, and so now i am a medical freak of anti natal!
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Knitting group
My friend sarah has formed a splinter knitting group, and the first meetins is tonight.... should be a small group, I think the problem is that we hold the meeting is someones house and not in a public place.... i cant think of any where non smoking in portsmouth that is open in the evenings and would have us. dammit. anywaym this is the rowan wool i am starting my new project with tonight. It is SALE wool, and so good for my soul and davids bank balance. I am going to make a baby blanket out of it, maybe striped...
the cat peeing situation has been folied by putting a blanket on the chair. why did i not think of this sooner?
Sunday, January 01, 2006
bad smitten
in our house there are 2 cats. one is the older calm and loving rescue cat broc from battersea. The other is a force for evil in the world, and is planning a take over that would leave to smitten world domination! (smitten= rachelesq for kitten) he keeps on peeing on my favourite chair, and now it is stinking. how do i stop this? i have tried shouting at him, poping him in the litter tray, everything i can think of and now i am running out of ideas...
observe his evil kitteness....
Friday, December 30, 2005
Introducing to the world- the bean!!
Here is the bean as s/he appeared in the scan last week I swear that the first thing I saw of them is that they waved! You could also see the tiny heart beating, and the mouth sort of sucking. It is a wriggeler!
This was one of the strangest moments of my life, but on reflection, (being nervous) one of the most important. I am just glad that they are growing as they should be and everything is ok.
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
I am a bad blogger!
Yes I have been very quiet, but so much has been happening I wanted to havr time to reflect on the lovely christmas we have had before rishing to consign it to the bogging annals.
Lets get one thing out of the way first, david and I had our first scan for the bean, and everything was ok. In fact it was better than ok, I will get the picture of this blog, but you could see everything. I am sure i saw the bean wave, and you could see him/her opening thier mouth, wiggeling about and all the limbs. the spine was very prominant, and you could even see the tiny heart and stomach. this totally blew me away, as it seems so odd that my body can grow this little thing, which is just such a perfect tiny being. im not a religious person, but its hard to deny that some sort of planning didnt go into the way that the bean can grow inside and be safe until they are ready to come out.
i will get the picture sorted, which leads me to the other nice thing, christmas! David and i had a lovely time. He got me a digital camara, and i have taken zillions of pictures.... of cats, the tree, us, the pressies, the food, everything that woidl stay still long ebough. once i work out the connection from the camara to the computer, i will get some of these up here for all to see.
on christmas eve we drove to davids mamas in london, and had a ncei festive time with him mob. they put up the decorations, ate a lot of nice food and were generally spoilt, it was lovely to see them and we got back in quick time as there was no traffic at all. we then hit away at home on xmas day, ate A LOT of potatoes and bread sauce and snuggled up to watch tv really meant for children. we were both consciouess that next year will be very different, so we really made the most of it being just us. bliss. then on boxing day, we went to my mamas, and were very amused that my dad is obcessed with the game bopit. this is as addictive as crack cocaine ( i guess) but i am rubbish at it, boys seem to feind it strangely alluring. we also ate a lto fo food there, and played happy family baord games.
all in all it was lovely, i hope you christmas was as nice....
Lets get one thing out of the way first, david and I had our first scan for the bean, and everything was ok. In fact it was better than ok, I will get the picture of this blog, but you could see everything. I am sure i saw the bean wave, and you could see him/her opening thier mouth, wiggeling about and all the limbs. the spine was very prominant, and you could even see the tiny heart and stomach. this totally blew me away, as it seems so odd that my body can grow this little thing, which is just such a perfect tiny being. im not a religious person, but its hard to deny that some sort of planning didnt go into the way that the bean can grow inside and be safe until they are ready to come out.
i will get the picture sorted, which leads me to the other nice thing, christmas! David and i had a lovely time. He got me a digital camara, and i have taken zillions of pictures.... of cats, the tree, us, the pressies, the food, everything that woidl stay still long ebough. once i work out the connection from the camara to the computer, i will get some of these up here for all to see.
on christmas eve we drove to davids mamas in london, and had a ncei festive time with him mob. they put up the decorations, ate a lot of nice food and were generally spoilt, it was lovely to see them and we got back in quick time as there was no traffic at all. we then hit away at home on xmas day, ate A LOT of potatoes and bread sauce and snuggled up to watch tv really meant for children. we were both consciouess that next year will be very different, so we really made the most of it being just us. bliss. then on boxing day, we went to my mamas, and were very amused that my dad is obcessed with the game bopit. this is as addictive as crack cocaine ( i guess) but i am rubbish at it, boys seem to feind it strangely alluring. we also ate a lto fo food there, and played happy family baord games.
all in all it was lovely, i hope you christmas was as nice....
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
festiveness part two
(after i published the last lot by acident)
I am especially pleased with the btis I have gotten david. It was quitye funny last night we swapped xmas cards, and we have both written in them "this is out last year without a screaming child" or somthing to that affect. Which I thought was an insight into somthing which is looming large in our minds at the moment. Hummmm
Today ia the history "drinks" w3hich means wine by 12, and me the only sober one in all the department... plus... rather random festive nibbles. should be fun!
I am especially pleased with the btis I have gotten david. It was quitye funny last night we swapped xmas cards, and we have both written in them "this is out last year without a screaming child" or somthing to that affect. Which I thought was an insight into somthing which is looming large in our minds at the moment. Hummmm
Today ia the history "drinks" w3hich means wine by 12, and me the only sober one in all the department... plus... rather random festive nibbles. should be fun!
Friday, December 16, 2005
in case you are interested
i am going to make mince pies today... now. does anyone know of a way to enure fab pastry? mine is always a bit on the verge of being dust post oven.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
same ole days
so this is what my life is like it goes:
marking
eating oranges
yoga
worry about not doing enough phd
festiveness (include wrapping pressies and writing cards)
getting huffy
thats it. this is why i am writing less, i am doing nothing of interest!
last night my friend sarah came round. (this is a different sarah to the ones who is queen of wrapping) and she has a lot of problems that i cant help with, so we tried to make it better with food and wine. i think she had a ncie evening, and it took her mind off it for a bit.
i also put the wreath on the door. I am now going to see how long it takes before it gets nicked!
marking
eating oranges
yoga
worry about not doing enough phd
festiveness (include wrapping pressies and writing cards)
getting huffy
thats it. this is why i am writing less, i am doing nothing of interest!
last night my friend sarah came round. (this is a different sarah to the ones who is queen of wrapping) and she has a lot of problems that i cant help with, so we tried to make it better with food and wine. i think she had a ncie evening, and it took her mind off it for a bit.
i also put the wreath on the door. I am now going to see how long it takes before it gets nicked!
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
heartbeat!
apologies for the long silence, but as I am convinced I am talking to myself, I dont think it matters so much! I have been nusy, faffing about with christmas stuff, (got the ttree up and it is BEAUTIFUL) or at least it was wehn i left the house before the kitten got a hold of it, also been marking.... and bringing in mince pies for ingrateful students.
the big news is that i had a midwife appointment yesterday and althought they got the scan date mixed up, we did get to hear the beans heart beat!!!!! It didnt go BA BOMM BA BOMM, it went NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH about twice as fast. It was without a doubt the strangest thing to ever happen to me, and it makes me all happy even though i feel like an extra from one of the aliens films.the scans is a week on friday, so pictures to follow!
the knitting has also been kicked in starting by the nearness of my firend debbies baby, and i have started a set in "snuggly bubbbly" yarn sorty of blue and white effect with pompoms.... very cute and ahhhhhish.
the big news is that i had a midwife appointment yesterday and althought they got the scan date mixed up, we did get to hear the beans heart beat!!!!! It didnt go BA BOMM BA BOMM, it went NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH NUH about twice as fast. It was without a doubt the strangest thing to ever happen to me, and it makes me all happy even though i feel like an extra from one of the aliens films.the scans is a week on friday, so pictures to follow!
the knitting has also been kicked in starting by the nearness of my firend debbies baby, and i have started a set in "snuggly bubbbly" yarn sorty of blue and white effect with pompoms.... very cute and ahhhhhish.
Friday, December 09, 2005
post 102!
and still no one reads this! haha
today is the littlecats opperation. his balls are inside rather than out, and today he is for the (expensive) chop. I am really worried about him, he has never missed breakfast before, and at the moment it is looking like seriuously damaging our relationship!
today is the littlecats opperation. his balls are inside rather than out, and today he is for the (expensive) chop. I am really worried about him, he has never missed breakfast before, and at the moment it is looking like seriuously damaging our relationship!
Thursday, December 08, 2005
happy birthday david!
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what breed of dog am i?
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Rachel, you're a Cocker Spaniel! No bones about it, you're a perky, loving Cocker Spaniel. (Think Lady from Lady and the Tramp.) Playful and energetic, you're a real people person — er, dog. People can't help but fall hook, line, and sinker for your friendly, well-rounded personality and natural charm. It's a subtle thing, though — being outgoing and flirtatious, not showy, is the name of your game. Friends, co-workers, and potential dates can't help liking you. How could they not? Your winning-yet-humble ways make you popular, admired, and a joy to be around. Woof!
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Wednesday, December 07, 2005
tired all the time
is this normal? I know that i am normally pretty knackered by the end of the year, but i am aspleep every day by 9pm. it is not normal i am sure!
yesterday at work a lovely leonie gave me some really cute baby knitting patterns to look at. there is a really sweet little jacket, and i am thinking of making that my next project. ahhhh.
today i am going to work on davids birthday supprise (tease tease) and go in to work. yuck. then i am at the doctors for another blood preasure test, then home to try and be productive. so not all that much planned really. nice and quiet
yesterday at work a lovely leonie gave me some really cute baby knitting patterns to look at. there is a really sweet little jacket, and i am thinking of making that my next project. ahhhh.
today i am going to work on davids birthday supprise (tease tease) and go in to work. yuck. then i am at the doctors for another blood preasure test, then home to try and be productive. so not all that much planned really. nice and quiet
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
baby news
yesterday david and i got our scan date! we are going on monday, and i am so excited. it will be odd to meet the person who has been making me sick for so long! I am also really newvous, and anxious that everything will be ok. i kniw it probably is ok, but it doesnt stop my imagination worrying about all the things that could be wrong. this is a new found capacity for me, worrying about non work related issues, but it is good and normal (i think)
i am in work early (before the building opened!) today to sort out the admit from marking essays. Temporary tutors really are treated like dirt, we arnt paid for marking or any of the admin, yet it is expected that we do it. God know when I am supposed to actually work on my phd. mybe in that illusiev 8th day of the week which I am sure to discover at this rate.
it is david bday this thursday, all the pressies are wrapped and the evening out is booked.... now all i would like is for us both to be able to relax and have a nice day. plus i have a special supprise planned!
i am in work early (before the building opened!) today to sort out the admit from marking essays. Temporary tutors really are treated like dirt, we arnt paid for marking or any of the admin, yet it is expected that we do it. God know when I am supposed to actually work on my phd. mybe in that illusiev 8th day of the week which I am sure to discover at this rate.
it is david bday this thursday, all the pressies are wrapped and the evening out is booked.... now all i would like is for us both to be able to relax and have a nice day. plus i have a special supprise planned!
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