Moving to Surrey Hills

When we moved from London to the Surrey Hills last summer (2012), we left behind our established allotment. I was very sad to leave it and as we had put a lot of time and money into it. I couldn't take the shed with me, because we didn't know where we'd be living. As it happens we are still renting, so had no where to store anything.

So last Sunday I was offered a plot. Its a large plot split into 4, I was offered 1/4 with the intention of going up to a 1/2 but I decided to take on the half straight away. It doesn't have a shed, greenhouse or anything! Its simply a patch of weeds & grass for me to take on. I have been up to Poundland and bought a few bits to get me started and have ordered a storage box from Argos to put some tools in, until I can get another shed. Hoping that this will help me with my weight loss as I will be digging a lot!

May 2010 Update

I have been childminding now since beginning of Feb. I look after 2 children Thomas 15mths and Chloe 3yrs. I have given Thomas Mum notice because i am finding it difficult juggling with my nearly 8mth old son. Tobey has also been diagnosed as diary intolerant after developing eczema after giving him dairy for the first time. We are finding it tricky dealing with Rose's behaviour she seems to be reverting, wetting herself and saying she cant dress herself or feed herself. Driving us bonkers!

My MIL has been working my lottie this year, as have been so busy :S i do miss it. Was over there yesterday weeding and cutting down some brambles. Its looking so lovely now. The raspberry area has been dug over and weeded, the rubbish has been tidied. all teh beds have been dug over, the potatoes, leeks, parsnips, carrots, raddishes and curly kale have all been planted. The bean poles and beans have been put in too.

I am on a weight loss kick, have paid for 6 personal trainer sessions, plan on going 3 times a week for next few weeks. Hope i shift some weight. I weigh 12st 5lbs at the moment the week before i had Tobey i weighed 14st 7lbs, he weighed in at 7lbs 14oz so nearly 8lbs then i lost nearly 20lbs in 2 weeks after that and have stayed pretty much the same. My first goal i have is to get below 12st, then my next goal will be to get below 11st, then my next will be to get to my ww goal of 9st 11lb, then my own personal goal of 9st 7lb.

we'll see

Update!

Happy New Year 2010!

Tobey was born at 37+5 days on 28th September 2009. He weighed 7lb 14oz. He is now 17 weeks tomorrow and he weighs 17lb 4oz. He is a beautiful lovely child. Rose loves him and he loves her.

Happy New year 2010

• This year i plan on making my lottie really good
• losing all this horrid extra weight
• making some money
• go abroad with the children

I have been up the allotment last week and tidied the shed, this week i have been burning things and next week i shall be digging over hopefully!

Bugger it!

havent been able to get the allotment for a month to do any strimming or weeding. so the plot is an overgrown mess. So dissapointed with myself for letting it get bad. I have so much weeding to do and i lost all my brassicas just a bit miffed with myself.

I am now 29 weeks pregnant, baby was 3lb 12oz at 28weeks and 2 days. the hospital have agreed to let me have a waterbirth after VBAC but by the looks of it my baby will be too big and the risk too great. Just have to see how things go. I had a 3D scan done at 28 weeks

We are in the middle of decorating our bedroom - i say we but poor Jamie has had to do it all. I can do the painting part though....

will add pictures of everything later

2nd Earlies in and signs of life!!!!

Woo hoo, on Good Friday we got our 2nd Earlies in - Kestrel, the allotment was really busy too with everyone doing the same thing. Today I saw that i have pea shoots, carrot shoots and parsnips coming through I am so excited!!!

Will post new pics as soon as the weather cheers up a bit

Potatoes are in!

Well, we planted our Charlottes and our Red Duke of York this morning, we are planting Kestrels on Good Friday if its nice. And in a few weeks we will plant our mains.


Also got my 12 week scan tomorrow, i'm a bit nervous, i hope everything is ok in there!!

Putting things into perspective

This week has been a very long week of stress. Last Saturday we opened the post to find that our daughter hadn't been offered a primary school of our preference and was offered the a really awful school instead. Saturday also brought news that my FIL's 2nd tumour had come back with cancer cells, and that they will need to go and remove the shell that they had left in his last op. He is still recovering from his last op which was at the beginning of march! Monday brought me more misery when i telephoned School Admissions they told me there wasn't a lot i could do about it! We are appealing and we hope we get one of our preference schools. I was also told by Midwife that I needed to go back to the diabetic clinic the next day because of previous gestational diabetes. I am 11 Weeks. There is no way i have it yet. And they wont even do a GTT on me. Tuesday I was at diabetic clinic getting my blood machine and still arguing the toss. Wednesday was all rain and wind so couldn't plant my salad and 1st Earlie's out. Thursday i went to my WW class and i lost 1.5lbs whoop whoop. Thursday afternoon i got a parking ticket!!! Friday we were up Chelsea & Westminster hospital speaking to Rose's consultants about the inherited cholesterol. They were talking about gene testing, she had more bloods done. The doctor said he would help with the appeal letter.

And today? lots of bloody rain, wind and hail stones! So I cant do anything over the lottie which really helps me de-stress. To make matters worse lots of women on a forum i have joined have had their 12 week scans to find that their baby's have died, this is my greatest fear, i am dreading my scan on 6th April. I can only hope that we have been spared that anguish and that our little bean is safe and well.