Andrew celebrated his 41st birthday in the week, and it was a very different one from previous years what with me being less than a week from my pregnancy due date (18 July). Almost all of our NCT pals have had their little ones and that’s really brought it home for us that we don’t […]
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Week 30 – stocking up the freezer for baby
Because I am a greedy pig, one of the things I was most looking forward to about maternity leave was stocking the freezer with meals in preparation for when our baby arrives. The thought of having a freezer stocked with healthy meals which simply need to be defrosted and heated fills me with happiness, so […]
Week 29 – an evening with Antonio Carluccio and Cirio
When I went out on Thursday night to celebrate the 160th birthday of the Cirio tomatoes brand with Antonio Carluccio, I didn’t expect to end the evening with him giving my bump a crafty pat. Some pregnant women have that kind of thing happen to them all the time (not necessarily courtesy of Carluccio) but I’ve only […]
Week 22 – getting ready for baby
A few weeks ago I got a bit of a shock when I realised I had just 11 weeks left until D-Day (providing the baby turns up on time), and I shared a panicky status update on Facebook saying that so far my preparations had so far stretched as far as buying one t-shirt for the […]
Week 21 – feasting in Paris and London, plus The Fat Bear review
I never anticipated how tiring growing another human could be, and recently my diary hasn’t reflected this added burden. Wednesday evenings are NCT evenings nowadays, which gives us 2.5 hours of baby ‘training’: how to hold a baby (using a doll), the realities of labour (scary), and of course the opportunity to meet seven other […]
Week 20 – summer Sunday roast chicken dinner
Not too much to share at the moment, as pregnancy has been severely messing with my foodie plans. Either I spend my time guzzling Gaviscon, or have to fast and then ‘breakfast’ on Lucozade as part of my gestational diabetes test. Yummy. But I did have a lovely and summery roast chicken dinner at the […]
Week 14 – European foodie adventures
Last week I went to Paris for an annual web manager workshop, which has been a key part of our e-community since I joined the company 10 years ago. Although it’s mainly about work, I am proud to say that I launched a tradition which remains to this day: a shared foodie adventure where we […]
Week 10 – and the kitchen nightmare is over
Finally our kitchen is finished. Starting on 16 November, I was starting to think the building work would never be over. Originally we’d planned to complete everything by mid-December, so that was completely unrealistically optimistic, but I still didn’t expect it to take this long. But not only are we finished, but we’re delighted with […]
Week 7 – lunch with Ching-He Huang for Chinese new year
Hey, it says it’s week 7, and it was week 7. I have finally caught up with the year on It’s Not Easy Being Greedy, although I can’t promise to stay up to date … This week included pancake day – one of my favourites, as I love pancakes. Instead of the usual crepes, I […]
Week 1 2016 – playing with my new toy: a KitchenAid Cook Processor
Andrew bought me a KitchenAid Cook Processor for Christmas, another almond cream beauty to add to my KitchenAid collection. I’d never heard of it before, but the Cook Processor is essentially an all in one preparation and cooking gadget with pre-programmed options to allow even a kitchen novice (ie Andrew) to cook a slap up […]