Fighting mastitis

* My getting-rid-of-mastitis-routine

1. Hot shower (after taking off cabbage leaf and untreated wool which I wore all night)

2. Wrap lots of untreated cotton wool around breast

3. Get dressed and add extra scarf

4. Walking around with heated rise pad on breast (cotton sock with rice-bang in mircrowave for one minute, heats last for ever)

5. Cup of special brew (red clover, nettle and cleavers)

Cleaning frenzy

* Nice walk to Nursery in lovely winter landscape

* Bloody mastitis!!!! One white cabbage please

* Me-time (Yoga) feeling so energized. Time to do the very overdue hovering and mopping the floor. Shuffling the drive and folding the laundry. Have to make sure its representable when mum (also technically our landlord) is coming over tomorrow.

Choking baby on Valentines day

*Breakfast in bed and lovely card 'I keep calm and love you'

* I just cant deal with breathing problems, Eliza was white as a sheet when I picked her up and of course I was straight on the phone to my health visitor - got me a doctors appointment to be on the safe side. Oxygen 97 % pulse 131 and temperature 37.3 Thank god she is alright! And Mina got to stay at nursery for an extra hour, sure she wasn't complaining ; )

* UN meeting and no time to prepare (too anxious) but it went well

* Think me, great grandma and mother could all do with some relaxing - goinig to suggest some sun therapy

Best bus driver

* No car and having to get ready to catch the bus to get to the children's centre and we're early! Maybe this is the way to travel....such a nice driver who let us off opposite the centre (where there is absolutely no bus stop!) and helped us on too.

* Spent an hour in the village with two small children. Who would have thought - times fly and we had to run to catch the next bus.

A sunny afternoon

* What started off as a family outing ended up as a walk around the block. Still it was pretty amazing we got out at all in between breast feeding, nappy changing and working on the car (not me, Paul that is).

* Fika at the neighbors house and Eliza slept outside in the garden for the fist time. I'll swap her any time ; )

* Finally got our act together to rearrange upstairs, no where near finished but at least the sofas have been swapped around. Next stop second hand to find a lampshade and maybe some other bits for the downstairs lounge.

I cant stand this mess any longer!!!

* Must not fall back into old habits and let the house be the messiest house in the neighborhood and it doesnt help that the rubbish collection is every other week and our wheely bin is a size S....

* Wish I could remember the site of the woman who also wrote a book on the subject of how parents with young children have the messiest houses. I have so many pictures I could post on her blog.

Energy = cleaning

* Children centre at our usual time - 12 noon, celebrating Isak 1 year, so muffins for everyone ; )

* One step closer to a finished bathroom now that all the clothes and cupboards has been organized

* Even managed to give the bathroom a quick wipe down - how I love disposable wipes!