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1st post!

Hello all and welcome to my blog. I have abolutely no idea what I'm doing, so bear with the inevitable mistakes/embarrassing boobs I'm bound to make while I figure it all out!

I have my dear friend Cath to thank for this idea. She's a smart cookie is our Cath and she ever-so-delicately planted the seed that a blog would be a good idea for me to do well of a year ago. I think she's right, as this offers me a chance to create an online journal/diary which I can share over the coming days, months and years, to document what an earth I do with my time (!) as well as to keep a lovely record of the ever-more-adorable daughter of mine, so no one misses out and you can all keep track!

I think Cath also thought I needed to do at least one thing a day for myself in a vain attempt to stop me going completely mad. The transition from career girl to Mummy-house refurbisher-household manager-business woman was a bit of a shocker. Hence the name, Wondermum! Well, it is my blog, so I should at least start off by saying nice things - even if they are about me! It's not easy trying to spin all these plates, so to have my very own little place where I can share, laugh and probably occasionally cry about my rather full life can only be a good thing. Hopefully all you other Wonderwomen/Wondermum's can also check in and out now and again to share the ride and maybe even laugh and cry a little too!

It's difficult to know what I will write as I've never written a blog before, but I guess the intention will be to try and write daily about whatever's going on at the time. Some posts will therefore be more entertaining than others and some more relevant than others too. For example, I'm mid-way through time-controlled crying with Amelia, but that may or may not be of much interest to you! I will, however be writing a separate post on that as it is SOO hard to sleep train your children and you feel like such a monster!

Anyhow, that's the little intro. I've been inspired by Cath's own blog (www.hilltophomestead.blogspot.com) along with a couple of others that have become firm fave's - www.thepioneerwoman.com and www.scribblingmummy.co.uk

So here goes! Blog entry number one! See you soon for the next installments.

Oh, and I couldn't not attach a pic of Baby A enjoying her Christmas presents from Daddy (yes, both the car AND the tutu! - Spoilt?!)

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  1. Aubrey Wishbone7 January 2012 at 23:46

    Lovely! I've read it three times!
    Enjoy posting!
    Xxx cath

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