Entries from September 2009

September 30, 2009

It’s all about me

We’re dog sitting a friend’s dog for a couple week while they’re on vacation. I mention this only because it adds to my exaustion, having these two dogs to walk all the time. I’m tired ALL. THE. TIME. Also, I’m hungry ALL. THE. TIME. But the thing is, I can’t eat anything because the minute [...]

September 19, 2009

Food is my enemy

Nothing smells good. Nothing tastes good. I want to vomit.

September 17, 2009

I have a secret

Hubby doesn’t want to tell anyone but I have to tell SOMEONE, so I’m telling the internet.
I’m 5 weeks pregnant. Due on May 20, 2010.
(Those who are my friends on Facebook and know me IRL, DO NOT POST THIS NEWS ON FACEBOOK. IT IS A SECRET BETWEEN YOU AND ME AND THE INTERNET. GOT IT?)

September 14, 2009

He’s not in the cake!

See!

September 14, 2009

Cycle Day 33

And no Aunt Flo. If she doesn’t come by Wednesday, I will pee on a stick (although I’m just pretty sure my ovulation is fucked up because of being on the pill for so long).

September 13, 2009

Chocolate Guinness Cake

Recipe is by Nigella Lawson and in her book Feast.
For the cake:
250 ml Guinness
250 g unsalted butter
75 g cocoa
1 x 142 ml pot sour cream
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
275 g plain flour
2 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
For the icing:
300 g cream cheese
150 g icing sugar
125 ml double cream
Preheat oven to gas mark 4/180 C and [...]

September 9, 2009

Task for today

Filing! I’ve been putting this off for a while and it needs to be done because right now I have piles of paper all over the floor and Puppy keeps messing them up.
Oh, how exciting my life is sometimes…

September 8, 2009

Yummmmm

September 7, 2009

Aunt Flo must be on her way because I can’t get the thought of chocolate out of my head

I really want to make this chocolate cake from a Nigella Lawson cookbook, but all her measurements are in weights, and I don’t have a scale. ARGH! NEED CHOCOLATE CAKE NOW!

September 3, 2009

Married Life.

Me : "OHMYGOD!! OHMYGOD!!! AHHHHH!!! GROOOOOSSSS!!!!"
Hubby : "What is it?"
Me : "A WORM CAME OUT OF MY BUM!!!!! I POOPED A WORM!!! I NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL!!!"
Hubby : "Let me see."
Me : "You want to look at my poop?"
Hubby : "Well, no, I don’t WANT to, but I will."
Me : "Ummm… ok. I [...]