A long, long time ago, Mr Duncan and I agreed we would move to Australia. We just needed to wait until his start-up company started doing well (we thought three years was reasonable), and he felt that it could continue to prosper without his daily supervision. Three years later I was climbing the walls in […]
Apologies if its TMI but here we go again… I’m irritable and my breasts look funny. It must be PMS. Or maybe I’m irritable because I’m so damned warm? I must be pregnant. I am peeing all the time… but maybe that’s because I’m drinking so much water. I’m drinking so much
We received kiwifruit in our veg box this week, which reminded me of
We were watching some recorded episodes of ‘Celebrity’ Masterchef last night and contestant Shappi Khorsandi cooked an Iranian chicken leg recipe for the guest judges. She didn’t get great reviews for it, but my phantom early pregnancy symptoms continue and I immediately wanted to eat chicken leg. Given the existence of something like couvade syndrome, I
I asked Mr Duncan to send me the picture of the salad I made last night and he sent me three pics… the one I requested and two meals I had forgotten I even made! A few weeks back I went in to Mr Duncan’s office to review a presentation being given by one of
I hate the two week wait. I am only 12 DPO and I simultaneously want to pee on a stick RIGHT NOW and wait until 18 DPO so as not to be disappointed if there is any chance of a ‘chemical’ pregnancy. Why do I want to test? Pregnancy Symptoms I am craving dairy. I don’t
Cravings In the past couple of days I’ve been really craving hot food, as in spicy hot, in a way that reminds me of the pregnancy cravings I was having not long before I lost Poppy. I’ve also been super-tired and had some strong pains in my right nipple yesterday. These things all make me
I’ve written of my regard for healthy Mexican food in the past. When its cool, I often make a Chili Sin Carne – usually with a three bean mix, tomatoes and whatever veg is in the fridge. Unfortunately, although we’re only in the second week of August, it is noticeably cooler than the past month
One of the few friends I can (and do) speak quite openly to about
Mr Duncan made this one pan egg dish known as Menemen for our brunch yesterday morning. Given Mr Duncan’s current ban on eating bread and dairy, his usual brunch specialties of poached eggs on toast or cheese omelette are no longer on the menu. Poached eggs on their own do not seem appetising, and while