Day 49: Things about me - Day 7

Today it's five months since I became a mum -in fact I'm planning to publish this at 22.07 which will be exactly five months from his birth. It feels like five minutes! Tomorrow Eoin and I will be married 14 months. Yes, he arrived one day before we were 9 months married (He was 2.5 weeks early - scamp). I'm sure we'll live it down someday (maybe)!

Day 48: Things about me - Day 6

I'm not only a wife and a mum. I'm also a microbiologist. At least that's what my degree is in, and what I've worked for most of the time since I graduated. Meet my cuddly version of Streptococcus pyogenes - more commonly known as the cause of flesh eating disease. Yes I have germ teddies!! I am that big a nerd!

Day 47: Things about me - Day 5

I love to read and I love history  - here are just a few examples of my ability to combine both. Note the slight Henry VIII obsession - Ever since I read a poem about him as a child I've been fascinated by him. I've just found the poem onlineL

Bluff King Hal was full of beans;
He married half a dozen queens;
For three called Kate they cried the banns,
And one called Jane, and a couple of Annes.

The first he asked to share his reign
Was Kate of Aragon, straight from Spain —
But when his love for her was spent,
He got a divorce, and out she went.

Anne Boleyn was his second wife;
He swore to cherish her all his life —
But seeing a third he wished instead,
He chopped off poor Anne Boleyn’s head.

He married the next afternoon
Jane Seymour, which was rather soon —
But after one year as his bride
She crept into her bed and died.

Anne of Cleves was Number Four;
Her portrait thrilled him to the core —
But when he met her face to face
Another royal divorce took place.

Catherine Howard, Number Five,
Billed and cooed to keep alive —
But one day Henry felt depressed;
The executioner did the rest.

Sixth and last came Catherine Parr,
Sixth and last and luckiest far —
For this time it was Henry who
Hopped the twig, and a good job too.

Day 46: Things about me - Day 4

I am determined - I went from Photo 1 to Photo 2 in less than six months. I'm currently about half way between them (Photo 3). I am determined never to get to Photo 1 again and equally to get back to Photo 2.

Day 45: Things about me - Day 3

Happy Valentines Day! Today it's been 4 years since my now husband presented me with this ring. How time flies - it seems like only yesterday.

Day 44: Things about me - Day 2

I'm a speccy four eyes! I've been wearing glasses since I was in college. My first pair were so strong the optician could not believe that I hadn't been wearing them before. They've gotten a little worse over the years but not massively. I'm still debating lasering them!

Day 43: Things about me - Day 1

I might be a city girl born and bred but I love the countryside. My dream is to build my own house in the country, but for now I'll have to settle for the occassional visit.