Sneaking back

I am justifying my patchy blogging with the assumption that it being the time of year that it is, my readers are all too busy with the holidays, family and gorging on Marks & Spencer cherry liqueur chocolates to care about what happens in the outside world for a bit.  No doubt as soon as everyone is back at work, the resentment will kick in, but for now I feel somewhat off the hook.

Which is just as well, because my brain has ceased to function in the manner to which I have usually been accustomed (which is to say, erratically but with at least a few hours of intelligence per day).  The intellectual highlight of today, for instance, was very nearly bouncing on my new birthing ball (in a very pretty shade of dusky pink) until my husband discovered that this was what I was planning to spend the afternoon doing, and bullied me into working on the poem I am supposed to be writing about at the moment *while* bouncing on my ball.

I have been taking advantage of my intellectual delinquency to do some of the practical things I normally fail to find the time to do - I have finally started using my Buddha Bellies yoga for pregnancy dvd, I have been seeing the acupuncturist I mentioned for the last couple of weeks to help me prepare for the birth, I have been ordering the last bits and pieces that I need - not the fun fuzzy things like boppy covers (you wouldn't believe how soft it is) and tiny dresses, but the practical things like baby monitors and renting the TENS machine.  Most importantly, I have been RESTING. 

I have also been perfecting the art of stylish comfort clothing.  Today's ensemble is a pale pink dress from Isabella Oliver over cream yoga bottoms, with a cream cashmere cardigan, and cream slippers.  The effect is somehow vaguely Indian and despite my usual objection to loungewear, I must admit to being blissfully cosy.  Oh well.  If not now, then when?

Comments

[Leslie]

You sound ready! Best wishes.

[christine]

might i just add that there is scientific evidence that the pregnant brain shrinks which is why you are feeling like this. Don't worry it will return!
Keep up the good work and happy new year
Christine