Archive for August, 2007

Was I AWOL?

August 29th, 2007

Frauline Lara has arrived. And I don’t know how I did it without her. It was especially helpful to have her here while I was stuck on the lounge for two weeks with a bad back. And while I was busy with three birth in a week. And when my daughter broke her arm (yes […]

New Recruits

August 3rd, 2007

Last night was my sixth Overnight Sleep Rescue in 8 days. And well… I am more than a little fatigued. Yesterday I interviewd four Mothercraft Nurses who will hopefully be lightening my workload so that I can focus on my Postnatal Clients after their births. I cannot wait for that, as the nights are starting […]

Frauline Lara - 8 days to go

August 1st, 2007

I haven’t been this excited since Jack did his first poo in the toilet! Our Au Pair arrives in 8 days. That means that in 8 days from now: I won’t have to worry about a client going into labour on a Monday or a Tuesday I can go and get a loaf of bread and it won’t […]

Shop Girl

August 1st, 2007

Some of you might know that I have been working VERY hard of late. And today I threw caution to the wind (and my accountant into an early grave) and I went shopping I had several hours to kill whilst waiting to see doctors for my daughter’s broken wrist. So yes  I dragged my […]

Give her a break!

August 1st, 2007

After a stressful week, and a very exhausting Monday night at work (a Doula’s work is never done!), I fell asleep at 7pm last night. Yes I did have to miss All Saints and I failed at my detox program by taking 4 overnight flu tablets. But I was oh so  tuckered out, so […]