The A-Z of Pottyness...

So, it's Tuesday night, I can't face - whatever it is - on TV, and the book I'm reading is requiring me to work just a little harder than I would like. (As in, it's not mindless chicklit, so frankly it's toast...)

Anyway, blundering around blog-land I came across this meme on Nutty Cow's blog, and being a self-centred individual and bored with writing about potty training - enchanting though that is - I took her at her word to jump on the bandwagon. So here it is, the A-Z of me. You can even believe it if you wish...


A. Attached or Single? Attached. Definitely. For nearly 14 years now, and without being overly soppy, can't imagine life without him.

B. Best Friend? Do I have to name just one? Husband for, well, everything, really. Sister for side-splitting laughs and reminiscing. S for shared history and because she knows too much...

C. Cake or pie? You really have to ask? (If you're new to this blog, it's cake. Obviously.)

D. Day of choice? Good question. Being a 'domestic engineer', they all tend to roll into one. Can I just go for the first day of the holidays? Oh, it's my meme, so yes...

E. Essential item? The family's passports. And a good kitchen knife. Really. I have been known to pack one in my hold luggage and take it all the way to Australia just in case the ones supplied in self-catering accomodation weren't up the job. (They weren't. Nothing worse than a blunt knife when you're trying to cut up vegetables, undo the string on a parcel, or defend yourself against marauding whatevers. Thankfully I never needed to use it for that last one... )

F. Favorite color? Used to be blue. Now green. Which is unfortunate because I just bought a nice soft tank-top in my favourite colour to wear over a white shirt with jeans - and so did one of my good friends. As I found out when both wore the same ensemble to one of the birthday parties I attended this weekend. (I caved and took mine off. Why do I do that?)

G. Gummy bears or worms? Neither. If it can't be chocolate, can I go for lemon sherberts instead? (Mouth watering at the thought...)

H. Hometown? You've got me there. After 22 years here, I guess it would have to be London. My parents have moved too often for it to be anywhere else.

I. Favourite indulgence? A night out with my husband or any one of my best girlfriends, and of necessity involving too much wine and fatty food.

J. January or July? Depends on where. Sorry. If it's in the mountains then January. Though July is pretty nice in the Alps, too. If it's by the sea, caiparinha in hand, then it would have to be July... (Get me. This year I spent both of those months in rainy old London.)

K. Kids? 2 boys. The lights of my life. But that's enough now, thankyou.

L. Life isn’t complete without? Time off.

M. Marriage date? I wanted May, but got June. It rained - obviously...

N. Number of brothers and sisters? One of each.

O. Oranges or Apples? Got to be Braeburn apples. Though in Australia this year I tried locally grown Fuji's and my god they were delicious. Sadly they don't taste as good when they've travelled 6 thousand miles.

P. Phobias? Spiders. And Sharks. Can't bring myself to say any more about either of them.

Q. Quotes? Not able to choose between the two I have written in the front of my diary, both by Marcus Aurelius:

'Waste no more time arguing about what good man should be. Be one.'

'Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already.'

Note - I never studied the classics, just picked these up somewhere along the way...

R. Reasons to smile? My boys. And my Husband. And the fact that within the last few weeks I have reached my pre-pregnancy weight. Which is amazing considering the number of chocolate biscuits I consume.

S. Season of choice? Do I have to choose? I would like to say Autumn, for the host of fragrant memories that word brings to mind. In reality, at this point in my life, with two small boys in tow, it's got to be spring or summer for the outside play opportunities... (I know, I need to get other interests).

T. Tag 5 people: Yeah, right. What Nutty Cow said. You want it, you got it.

U. Unknown fact about me? Can't believe I'm admitting to this. As an over-pious school-girl I once wrote to Top of the Pops to complain about a video being too raunchy. The real kicker was when the letter got published in a local newspaper - with my name on. What was I thinking?

V. Vegetable? Got to be aubergine. (Or is that a fruit?)

W. Worst habit? Procrastinating. Especially about getting out of bed in the morning.

X. X-ray or Ultrasound? Just the latter. You can't get through pregnancy in this country without it, and who would want to miss the sight of that little heart beating away?

Y. Your favorite food? You think I'm going to say chocolate, don't you? In actual fact, anything Indonesian (which with 2 sons suffering from nut allergies, doesn't happen very often).

Z. Zodiac sign? Aquarius. For what that's worth.


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