another day, another drama...

Another looong day at work, went in early, at 8.30 and didn't get out until ten past seven tonight. I can't describe how busy I am at work at the moment. You know when you have five things that all need to be done immediately, everything on your to do list is urgent and should be prioritised. I did stop for 15 minutes and go down Portobello Road to run an errand, but other than that I haven't stopped all day. I work at 100% capacity, all of the time. No time for facebook, checking my private e-mails, flicking through a magazine while I have my lunch. I keep working while I quickly shovel in a plate of food. I don't walk, I run. While I finish one task I am mentally preparing and planning the next. I am even rushing when I go to the loo! Granted, I do that about twice an hour, so I guess it adds up... The irony is that I think it makes you very inefficient working in this way. My mind is always on several things. I misplace things all the time because I am too busy to be organised, and then spend ten minutes looking for them. Most importantly, I'm sure my margin of error is far greater than if I did things methodically and calmly. And errors take up valuable time to correct.

I realise I shouldn't complain as I am lucky to still be working and hope I can continue as long as possible. Having said that, I do need to be careful not to do too much. I want to be able to do everything I normally would, I carry heavy boxes when deliveries arrive and run up and down stairs carrying collections on heavy wooden hangers. It just feels silly to expect some sort of special treatment because I am pregnant. But when it comes down to it, my health and that of my baby is far more important that having a "can do" attitude.

I am trying to compensate for all this activity by taking it easy in my spare time. Even though I would like to start going swimming once during the week as well as on Saturdays, I think rest should take precedence over exercise, especially when you get so little of it. At the moment week nights only involve simple dinners, a few hours or down time and an early bed time. I am trying to stay away from anything stressful in my private life and only see a couple of friends each weekend, making sure I get lie-ins and plenty of couch-time.

another one bites the dust

The weekend has gone far to quickly, as it always seems to do. It was a lovely weekend though so I can't complain.

Yesterday, after swimming, I hung out with my sister Sabina all day. We went to Westfield where she patiently traipsed around the shops with me as I looked for something to buy that would fit me and flatter my growing tummy that doesn't quite yet look like a baby bump, more like a big lunch (or perhaps a few too many big lunches...). She helped me find some great pieces, a navy layered top and a pair of leggings from H&M which I am very happy with.

We also decided to indulge in some baby shopping. I realise it is a bit early to start buying baby things as I am only 17 weeks along. But the way I see it, it makes more sense to spread the cost over the next 5 months rather than have to fork out a huge amount of money at the same time. Also, this way I get to enjoy buying bits and pieces that catch my eye, rather than heading out with a huge list of "things to buy" when I am heavily pregnant and have a deadline to meet (the birth of the baby!). Or perhaps I am just finding reasons to rationalise going crazy in Polarn och Pyret and Baby Gap. Whatever.

I got lots of little onesies in Marks and Spencer, a 7-pack of white ones and a 5-pack of cute brightly coloured striped and spotty ones. We also went to Early Learning Centre where Sabina bought a cute little cuddly mouse rattle for the baby.

After that we headed back to mine, watched a rom-com and ate two bags of microwave popcorn. My kind of Saturday night, how sad is that. She stayed over and this morning we just hung out and ate yummy toast with honey. This afternoon I went to Stoke Newington and met a few friends for a roast and then just hung out in the pub for a few hours. Now I am on the couch in my pyjamas and intend to enjoy the remaining hours of the weekend watching tv and reading blogs, before another looooong week at work begins. Oh the joy.

Day of rest

It's a beautiful day in London, the sun is shining like a real summers day. Perhaps the last for this year? I got up at 11.45 after over 12 hours sleep, shocked at how late it was. I'm planning to go swimming at leisure centre, in an effort to do some type of exercise. This will be the second time in my 4 months of being pregnant. Could do better! I'm planning to go once a week from now on, now that I don't have the excuse of morning sickness.
Other than that I hoping to rest today as I've had such a busy week at working, doing nearly 11 hours each day. That's just bit more than I can handle right now.

Happy eating!

I'm knackered after another 10 hour day at work. I wonder for long I will be able to keep this up for. Good news re work though, I will probably be able to stay in my current job, throughout September. My boss told me she will probably need me 3 days a week, which is better than nothing! Today I also found out that another girl is leaving in a few weeks, hopefully this means they will need me more than 3 days!

Hanna and my sister Sabina are on there way over with lots of delicious food. We are going to cook artichokes (or ONE artichoke, rather. Apparently they'd run out everywhere...). I've never tried fresh artichokes so am very excited to taste them. I shall report back with my findings!

Vietnamese, please!

Just had a delicious lunch with Hanna. We are at Westfield shopping center and after picking up a few things in the sale at Polarn och Pyret we took a break and got some Vietnamese food. Chicken and prawns with noodles, lemongrass, chilli and peanuts. Yum.



Look how lovely she is.

lazy days

I've got my lovely friend Hanna visiting me this weekend.We've so far spent a lot of time eating various tasty things, very important for constantly hungry pregnant people like myself. Also, she was totally understanding when I fell asleep at 9.30 last night, such a good friend. I was totally exhausted after we had gone for lunch and spent the rest of the afternoon in the pub with some friends (I had soda water with fresh lime and pretended I was having vodka. Not because I need the alcohol but because it gave me that "Sunday afternoon in the pub" feeling). Then we went to Sainsburys and bought a ridiculous amount of snacks and went home to scoff in front of the TV. Needless to say it didn't take me long to fall asleep!

So far all we have planned for today is going for a walk, perfect.

Hey peeps, I'm back!

For ages now I have been thinking about starting a new blog, but I just can't think of a blog name I like quite as much as this one. So I might just try and revive this old thing instead.

There are plenty of exciting things going on in my life at the moment. Like...

I've just started a new job a few months ago, going back to my Fashion roots. It's lots of fun, but also very exhausting and challenging.

I'm having a baby in February. My first! My very own! Very exciting! I think. So expect to see plenty pregnancy talk around these ends. I can't help it. Too excited.

Anyway I think you've got the gist of it. I'm back and I'm up the duff. Woop!