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Sunday, May 02, 2004
reading - 06:20 PM
(filed under 'baby')
well, an approximation of reading, anyway. he has a little wooden book in the shape of a pig which i read to him relatively often & he's sitting there with it, turning the pages one (sort of) by one. gorgeous. 
unconscious mutterings - 05:28 PM
(filed under 'memes')
it's been far too long since i did the last unconscious mutterings!
- sexy:: "you sexy thing"
- clique:: elitist
- pledge:: that stuff that americans use which comes in a can. i don't even know what it does. does it polish or something?
- carbs:: diet
- dream job:: being a mum
- sweeps:: takes
- soundtrack:: of my life
- hero:: "there goes my hero" (i'm into the lyrics today, aren't i?)
- shave:: for a cure
- christina:: anu, aguilera (sp?), ricci .. take your pick!
all cleaned up - 05:07 PM
(filed under 'general')
there's now a lovely vacant spot in the corner of our bedroom, where previously, there was a really large pile of clothes & bags of clothes which had been sitting there for about six months, maybe longer! when mum asked me what i wanted for my birthday, she originally suggested an item of clothing, but i had so much that i already didn't or couldn't wear anymore, that i really didn't want more just to add to the pile. so i asked if, for my birthday, mum would help me clear away the pile. it's one of those jobs which can take a while (& a fair whack of emotional investment) but with having to stop every two minutes to look after riley it would take even longer.
so now it's all done! mum wasn't much good for being as ruthless as i wanted to be, but eventually she came around & we filled a whole garbage bag with clothes for charity & a small bag with stuff that was to be binned.
an excellent birthday present: time & an extra pair of hands!
not to mention that she also gave me $50 cash to spend on whatever i like. she suggested putting it toward another set of drawers to hold the overflow of clothes. not a bad idea at all.
a new riley pic - 12:58 PM
(filed under 'site stuff')
a pic of riley. he plays hard ..
google ads earnings, early days - 07:49 AM
(filed under 'site stuff')
they've been running for just over two days, but so far i've earned $1.89 in american dollars, which at today's exchange rate comes to .. (checking my currency thingamy) .. $2.62, rounding up to the nearest whole cent. it's not much, but it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, so to speak.
i'm not really trying to earn any serious money with the ads, just a bit of pocket money .. & maybe i'm weird, but i think the google ads are kind of cool. heh.
new diary entry - 05:55 AM
(filed under 'site stuff')
there's a new diary entry online in which i tell you about riley giving me the second big scare of his life.
cold, round 2 - 04:27 AM
(filed under 'baby')
i think smiley & i are suffering from yet another cold. i thought we were just getting over the last one! i did notice that he was getting really snotty all over again after he seemed to be better, but i wondered if it was just a hangover from the previous cold.
i was on the phone to tosca this evening when i got all blocked up over the space of about five minutes. i thought perhaps it was something in the air getting to me, although i was curious as to what that would be since none of the windows or doors were open.
now my nose is running something chronic & my throat is a bit dry. bummer. you know, i wish that i would get these things first & then smiley, instead of me catching them from him (as seems to be the case these last two times), because if it was me first, at least he'd get the antibodies to the cold via my breastmilk. oh well, he seems to be coping fine anyway, aside from some really juicy sneezes.
so yeah .. that's why i'm up at this time of the morning.
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