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OK, so pass the copious amounts of chocolate, it's that time of the month again.
Those of you who have been reading my blog since January will know that I'm trying to conceive (with help from hubs, obviously) after suffering an early miscarriage on Christmas Eve.
So, post ordeal, February is really the first month that hubs and I have tried again. Only February has conspired against us. What will illness, late nights and downright tiredness I would have been surprised if this was the month for another home pregnancy test to make my dreams come true...
Dag nash it, I hate it when I'm right!
Having downloaded an application on my iPod Touch (more in a tongue-in-cheek kind of a way than in any real anticipation) I knew that D Day (or should that be P Day?) fell this Saturday. After last time I was determined not to jump the gun and get too excited if I were a little late, but simply to bide my time and see what happened.
Even that little bit of friendly self-advice was a little premature as, on Saturday afternoon, in the midst of a hormone-fuelled battle with hubs, I recognised the dreaded onset of cramps...
While, as I said, I would have been surprised had we been pregnant this month, the arrival of those cramps left me sad, disappointed and more than a little frustrated.
But in the midst of all these feelings, hubs and I stopped our bickering and declared ourselves (the bestest of) friends again, as I brushed myself off and headed round to my sis-in-law's for an evening of chat, Cadbury's chocolate and sparkling wine - she really does know how to make me feel better (thanks bucket loads hun x).
So, onto March. Perhaps my own birthday month will herald the start of a new Baby B life?
Hello... erm, my name is Potential Mummy B... and I, erm, *takes a deep, deep breath* I'm a blogaholic... There. I've said it.
Ever since I discovered blogging a few short weeks ago (as well as the related Twitter activity - another new-found vice) I have been absolutely addicted! I'm sure my work will begin to suffer if I don't get a grip, but in the meantime I'm absolutely loving allowing my creative juices to run free.
That's why, this morning, after checking my blog followers and my Twitter page for last minute additions before I turned the lights off (yes, seriously, hubs and I are supposed to be trying for a baby, yet checking my Tweets and followers is the last thing I do before sleep takes over...!?) I picked up my phone as soon as I awoke to find an email telling me I'd won an award for my blogging!
I was absolutely beside myself! Small fry it may be to many of the professional bloggers out there, but this award, an award for 'beautiful blogger' from the fabulous Jenn at South of Sheridan means a heck of a lot to me. Thank you so much! Seriously, I'm chuffed as a chuffed thing in Chuffedville and will definitely continue to follow your funny, endearing blog for as long as you write it!
Now, there is no such thing as a free blog award (as the famous saying goes...) but I'm more than delighted to share the love using the instructions I was given:
Here are the instructions for accepting the award:
1. Thank the person who gave you the award
2. Paste the award on your blog
3. Link the person who nominated you for the award
4. Tell 7 interesting things about yourself
5. Nominate 7 bloggers or less
6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominated
Ok, so now to the seven things that are (questionably) interesting about me:
1) I love the taste of chocolate and ready salted crisps. Not together. One after the other. It's a taste sensation - try it! Best with Cadbury's Dairy Milk and Walker's Ready Salted crisps.
2) I've been married before (previous to the current Mr Potential Mummy B - when I met him I thought he had a weird surname but I just accepted it!) but spouse number one left me a few years ago. Turned out, though it hurt like hell at the time, to be the best thing that's ever happened to me. It's shaped me as a person and has led to me meeting the aforementioned Mr who is the most perfect man for me. Jubilate!
3) I went down a whole shoe size when I lost over three stone in weight a few years back. Who knew one's feet could be fat - they've always been one of the skinniest parts of my body!
4) I've recently become aware that I may be slightly lactose intolerant. I occasionally suffer from problems with my waterworks and, after much controlled experimentation, I have come to the conclusion that it's semi-skimmed milk that causes such discomfort (imagine mild but uncomfortable cystitis, all the time...). Again, who knew?
5) I don't eat the ends of my bananas. A family friend almost died from a tape worm when he was young and the doctors told him it was caused by some eggs laid in the end of a banana. True or not, I ain't taking any chances!
6) According to my darling husband, he can always tell when I've had a few drinks as my pronunciation becomes very clipped and proper. He always laughs that I become a real lady (only when striking that delicate balance between a few glasses and a few too many!) with a few drinks inside me!
7) Having waited almost 17 years for my very own car, I picked her up from the garage just this Monday. I have never had my own car or insurance policy (always just been a named driver on other people's cars) and yet driving is one of my very favourite things to do.
So there we are.
Hubs has just pointed out to me that the majority of the above points are actually food related - perhaps they all tie in to the necessity to lose the weight as referenced in point three! However, point number two is in no way related to my lack of food-related control, honest!
So all that remains for me to do is to award this fabulous award to some of the beautiful bloggers I follow. There are so many fab blogs that I follow but I'm going for my top three:
1) cally jane studio: CUTE in the extreme! Take a look at Cally's gorgeous artwork and you'll see why I follow. She's a designing genius and a fabulous person into the mix. Much love lady! x
2) Fit Mom Now: I love this lady's writing style. It's relaxed, funny and very informative about all things diet and exercise related. A fun read on a regular basis.
3) Kat's adventures in dietland: A new discovery of mine, but the first post I read (about finding a bulletproof method of controlling her husband's dressing regime) made me laugh out loud. I LOVE to laugh out loud. Thank you.
Done.
I'm now going to display my new button with pride. Thanks again Jenn.
Chuffed from Chuffedville (AKA Potential Mummy B) x
