Mrs.B

• 2012: The year that was 5 months ago In 2012 I ran 1544 km, started doing CrossFit, got a tattoo, quit Citalopram and other than a break over summer holiday and Christmas – didn’t eat any sugar. So all in all it was a good year, even though it didn’t start very well – MrB got labyrinthitis right as 2011 became...
• Christmas 2012 5 months ago Oskar woke up at 6:19 this morning (he looked at the clock and told me later), Oliver woke up 6:35ish in our bed. We had told them they had to stay upstairs until 7 so they patiently waited and a few minutes before 7 we all came downstairs and opened the doors to the study with the Christmas tree...
• Merry Christmas! 5 months ago We are taking it easy this year for Christmas - we're not going anywhere, we only have one house guest, we only have a couple of very casual catch-ups with friends planned and a pantomime on the 28th. Most presents are wrapped, the turkey and a new batch of gingerbread cookie dough is in the...
• Upside down and feeling much better 5 months ago I got up a bit grumpy this morning (you could probably tell based on my last post) but went to CrossFit regardless. At 5:40 there was no point in going back to bed knowing Oliver would be up around 6 and I knew I was going to feel better after the class - no one EVER feels worse after...
• Fake it 'til you feel it 5 months ago It's no surprise to anyone who's a mother that motherhood changes you. It changes you in ways you predicted (e.g. boobs - gone, bellybutton - 'frowning') but it also changes you in ways you never thought about (e.g. not being able to watch the news, not being able to listen to music when home alone...

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