i like this saturday

yesterday i was at work in the city on the anniversary of the london bombings. the newsroom was doing pretty much blanket coverage of all the ceremonies and memorials that were happening and the mood was pretty sombre.

it was great to be back at work again despite suffering a horrible technical hitch. but i guess that's the consequence of being out of the workplace for a long stretch.

after work i met my friend the ice fairy who's recently back from the arctic ( see links to other blogs). it's always fun to see her. she's possibly planning a longer return to the arctic and has agreed to be honorary auntie / godmother to the new little thing.

how could a child ever be bored with those stories ?

today granny grandpa are coming to collect the little thing and the hubs and i are off to our hotel by the sea. how exciting!


getting very excited about the new little thing and just trying to dispel any anxieties over the b-word with the thought that however awful it may be, it will at some point be over and we can come home with the little baby and never, ever think about childbirth again.

i saw my old boss at work yesterday. she's in her late 40s, no children, fabulous career, horrible people skills. "Another baby?" she asked me incredulously as she passed by. "Yes, I hope so!" I said, smiling and looking down at the basketball beneath my dress. and i realised that i was so glad that my life is as it is. even with the b-word, the counselling and the chasms in our marriage, i would rather be me than a frosty senior editor fortysomething however fabulous the perks of the job are.