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Solstice

Kat — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:00:56 +0000

I spent the longest day at a trade show which really does make it the longest day. When I got home Milla insisted we make our sun to celebrate the solstice. Milla informs me it looks more like a star and so got a short explanation on stars, suns and distance.

Belated Solstice blessings to you all x

With Thanks

Kat — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:28:43 +0000

Thank you friends for your heartfelt comments on my last post. My grief is not something I visit too often these days but I wanted to write about the wonderful thing our friends have said they will do for us. To all of you who said you should make a will, yes you should. Do it now because we do not know what tomorrow will bring.

I have some more thanks to give, someone or some people have very kindly nominated Housewife Confidential in The MADs. I was quite tickled to see my URL in the Blogger of the Year and Best-looking Blog categories. Who ever made those nominations you made me smile and I am thankful to you for considering this blog worthy of either of those titles. Reading the nominations has lead to me finding some lovely new reads. I would urge anyone who has not yet voted to go along and tell them about your favourite blogs. I believe the more nominations a blog receives the better and if nothing else, you may well bring a smile to their face.

Finally, thank you to the sun for coming out to play this morning. You can see it has just crept into our home (and lit up the dirty vase).

Donate to Haiti

Kat — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:59:57 +0000

I find myself once again floored by a natural disaster which has shaken a country to its very core. I have made my donation through the British Red Cross I hope you can too.

Snowy Days

Kat — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:07:46 +0000

Not many of these to be had in England usually and so trying to make the most of them while we have the chance. We have been tracking animal foot prints around the village, sliding along tire tracks, stomping, running, jumping, and generally working off our energy until our lips are numb and our noses streaming. Then we race back home for snuggles and hot chocolate. Bliss.

Auction is Live!!

Kat — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:33:59 +0000

Very quick post to say that the auction is now live: http://auction.bambinogoodies.co.uk I think you’ll agree there are some amazing lots there.

Please spread the word any way you can and also drop by and bid! Hopefully more items to add later and fingers crossed raffle on it’s way.

Thank you to everyone who made this happen, detailed thank yous to follow. For now I am going to get some sleep. Nighty night x

Auction to Launch Monday at 12

Kat — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:15:36 +0000

Thank you all for your patience. We are finally able to tell you that the auction will go live on Monday 30th November at 12pm. Bidding will last until Sunday 6th December at 6pm. All credit to mycharitywins.com for creating our bespoke auction in mere days. Woot woot!

We are still waiting on confirmation of Just Giving registration for the charity. Once we have it the raffle can be added to the event.

Thanks to massive help from Sally I have written and sent a press release out promoting the event. I am absolutely sick at the idea of actually talking to the media – be prepared for some virtual hand holding!

In the press release I included the names of a few bloggers who have made a huge contribution in their efforts to make this event happen. They are: Karen of The Rubbish Diet who has brought in a truly luxurious auction lot as well as blogging about the event and threatening to put me on local radio. Liz of Violet Posy who sent huge waves of traffic our way with her post on Sunday and has also been helping me with ‘technical issues’ (more of that later). Liz of Living With Kids who has scooped us some amazing lots. Sian of Yummy Mummy Tips who has pulled together a bumper lot from her client list which will make your eyes pop. Gigi of Mums Rock who has not only persuaded her contacts to dig deep but will be giving us space on her blog to promote the event. And, deliberately saved for last, Natalie of Bambino Goodies who immediately gave us her full support and allowed us to use Bambino Goodies as the virtual ballroom for our charity event. Despite being up to her eyes in work Natalie has given me huge amounts of time this week and sent me some outrageous jokes to keep the spirits up.

There are many more people out there who are in line for a thank you and it is coming! Incidentally, if you are at the zoo on Sunday I will be too and I look forward to sharing an awkward hello there.

Charity Auction for Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund

Kat — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:09:27 +0000

I can only imagine what it must be like to be caught in the horrific floods Cumbria experienced on 19th November. As we know from previous floods, lives will be devastated and it will be a long time before those affected will be back in their homes.

To help raise funds for Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund I am organising an auction to be hosted on Bambino Goodies. The idea is to create a series of auction ‘lots’ of varying levels to sell in a silent auction. We will then generate interest with our blogs, through social media and the press. I hope to have the Auctions ready to run by next Saturday.

This idea only came about this evening so please forgive me for not having all details ironed out!

If you would like to help with, donate to or write about the auction please leave a comment with your email address (fill in the email field so it doesn’t go public) and I will email you with details. Members of British Mummy Bloggers can join the discussion here.

Update: I have set up an email account specifically for this auction: cumbriafloodauction [at!] googlemail.com. I will post about the finer details of this campaign by this afternoon (Sunday). Update and request document is now available here. Thank you all for your generous offers of support. xx

Dancinfairy and Squigler

Kat — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:11:09 +0000

And of course Mr Fairy.

Wonderful to hear of the birth of your son. I can’t wait to hear all about him! My goodness what a weight (and wait) you are an absolute star to have carried him so long without excessive moaning. Gorgeous name – I have never heard it before.

I’m sorry to hear he’s been poorly and I really hope that this is short lived. I can only imagine how you are feeling right now, it must be so tough for you. I hope you are both enjoying the silence of the night and discovering each other. I hope he has taken to feeding with ease and enthusiasm and that someone sensible can give you a hand finding the way.

Enjoy, good luck and take lots of naps.

Kat xxx

This is for Kelly the Dancin Fairy, you can find her blog here.

Advice from The Man

Kat — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:30:40 +0000

I’m guessing you read this today as the ripples are already spreading across the internet. I think the main issue here is that he’s a man talking about labour. Are we being a little sexist by suggesting a man can’t be an authority in this area because he can’t experience labour? What about childless women? Can they comment? What about me? I have two children and only 24 fruitless hours of labour under my belt.

As it happens, I had an epidural. I didn’t really need it, I was panicking about what was happening (long story) and it was all I could say. It took them 2 hours to get it in. At the point they got it to work, I was coping but no one helped me to realise this. I could have gone on, the worst had passed. Sadly, they got it in, it took effect and I stopped dilating. Game over. 14 hours later, having gone backwards, my dear Milla came out via c-section. I actually had a male midwife on recovery which people find surprising (not so surprising the obstetricians were male though…)

I would encourage the measures he suggests. We need to support and encourage women to embrace labour and look to themselves for strength.