Sunday, 31 January 2010

British Mummy Blogger of the Week

After yesterday's 'isn't life in Moscow wonderful' experience, today brought me down to earth with a bump. And as so often is the case, Ikea is indirectly to blame, but the disconnect between men and women is the real culprit.

I ask you, who in their right mind would start to assemble a flat-pack chest of drawers (not one drawer, not 2, or 3, but FIVE, no less), in the children's bedroom only 30 minutes before their bed-time?

A man, that's who.

But let's not dwell on that; instead we will move smoothly on to this British Mummy Blogger of the Week. The Coffee Lady writes of herself:

'I am Trying New Things. I am turning off my cynicism and sarcasm and turning my face up like an amazed flower towards the wonder and joy of life. Well, I'll give it a go at least.'

And if you're at all interested in 'Frasier', Anthony Head, and Lempsip I recommend you check out this post where she convinces me, for one, that the only way to deal with a heavy cold is to retreat to the sofa...


For the British Mummy Bloggers Ning, click here. (Note: It's called 'Mummy', but Dads can be members too).
Posted by at

35 comments:

  1. Dorset Dispatches31 January 2010 at 18:03

    Obviously a man. Mine does that sort of thing all the time. Drives me BERSERK.

    Off to check out Coffee Lady now - I love Blogger of the Week!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anonymous31 January 2010 at 19:43

    I was most amused when I bought my daughter her first junior bed from IKEA. The instructions had two men putting it together when in fact it only took one woman!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Anonymous31 January 2010 at 21:08

    Do they actually think?!! Men, I mean!

    Great choice of blogger xx

    ReplyDelete
  4. sharon1 February 2010 at 03:09

    It's that 'seize the moment' mentality. Unfortunately with men it's almost always the WRONG moment!

    ReplyDelete
  5. sharon1 February 2010 at 03:11

    To mediocremum, my son's large cot/junior bed was assembled by one 7 mths pregnant woman whilst HE looked on in total bewilderment!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Expat mum1 February 2010 at 15:43

    Oh no- the Little Guy has identified IKEA shelving as a "must have" for his bedroom. My stomach just lurches when the Ball & Chain attempts stuff like this. Perhaps I should just do it?

    ReplyDelete
  7. Potty Mummy1 February 2010 at 18:28

    Brit, yep, me too! (On the driving beserk thing, I mean)

    Mediocremum, and let that be a lesson to them...

    Crystal, do you really need an answer to that question?

    Sharon, too true. And of course when WE do something like that, we're just being spontaneous.

    EPM - do it yourself, definitely. Although of course you could try and get and Ikea handyman to come and put it together for you, which is a service they offer here for a 10% charge of the cover price of whatever they're putting together... (Obviously last nights' fiasco was as a result of NOT using that service...

    ReplyDelete
  8. Anonymous19 August 2010 at 11:02

    registry cleaner , just wanted to say that Registry Cleaner site is realy good and Im Glad that i found it
    I've gotten exposed to quite a lot of pc software here and just wanted to give my 3 cents. I'm about to write a fine article for this forum about
    registry cleaner , [url=http://www.registry1000.com/]registry cleaner[/url] and I'll publish it as soon as i done it.
    ahtvniwxnjnjnjnnjaw
    registry cleaner
    cheers

    ReplyDelete
  9. Anonymous20 August 2010 at 21:36

    Our suite creates a business funny man destined on the principle of unrivalled and radiant projects.
    These projects are carried revealed near the cards the first team of graphic artists and designers in
    the market who are experts in every intelligibility of the word. They are also quite lithe, so you can
    achieve jolly fascinating dealing easter card designs, depending on the separate needs of each client.
    We do not own a professional printing machines word of honour the highest je sais quoi of each own card.
    Extensive variety of paper allows you to meet the expectations of parallel with the most tough customers
    from every conceivable industry. We warranty the language and service of portly quantities of responsibility
    cards in the shortest possible time. In our holder, the highest quality is the happiness of the proposed
    value and trusty amenities from people receiving and carrying not at home an order recompense corporation cards.
    With access to the services offered past our website, you can with dispatch and without undue
    formalities stick an degree object of goods, review the concoct and approved it and ordered some charge
    cards. On our retinue as a respectable subject card is often a oath fitting for success.
    Greet
    Merio [url=http://www.kalendarze.dogory.pl]Kalendarze[/url]

    ReplyDelete
  10. Anonymous21 August 2010 at 16:56

    You will discover billions of internet websites on the web these days. Google has to crawl every 1 and do a mathematical calculation to determine which one's are worthly with the page that has built it's reputation, Page 1. It looks at web-site content, tags, words in bold, OBL, linking sites and web pages you link to. You will discover a million of calculations it goes by way of, but to make it very simple to fully grasp, think of it as a popularity contest and your web-site has to be socially well-known. You call for other web-sites linked to yours and you would like publications you can get. You require to have submissions of all types to compete with the heavy hitters who are SEO-ing all of the time. Most niche's require everyday Seo to dominate. WIth that being said, you might possibly ask yourself, where is all this time going to come from? That will probably be the issue most people have and why not loads of from the internet websites you can get perform pretty well. We have been dominating the SERPS for over 10 years, in case you need aid, contact us [url=http://www.buybacklinks-pr9.com/buy-backlinks.html]Buy Backlinks[/url]

    ReplyDelete
  11. Anonymous23 August 2010 at 23:18

    hi, does anyone have a great site for [url=http://neopets-cheats.us]Neopets Cheats[/url]?

    ReplyDelete
  12. Anonymous25 August 2010 at 17:22

    Sweet web site, I hadn't come across potty-diaries.blogspot.com previously during my searches!
    Continue the fantastic work!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Anonymous5 September 2010 at 03:15

    Thank you, that was extremely valuable and interesting...I will be back again to read more on this topic.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Anonymous7 September 2010 at 10:59

    Thanks for sharing this link, but unfortunately it seems to be offline... Does anybody have a mirror or another source? Please answer to my post if you do!

    I would appreciate if a staff member here at potty-diaries.blogspot.com could post it.

    Thanks,
    Oliver

    ReplyDelete
  15. Anonymous9 September 2010 at 22:48

    Brilliant site, I had not noticed potty-diaries.blogspot.com previously in my searches!
    Keep up the fantastic work!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Anonymous20 September 2010 at 01:59

    Thanks for sharing this link, but unfortunately it seems to be offline... Does anybody have a mirror or another source? Please reply to my post if you do!

    I would appreciate if a staff member here at potty-diaries.blogspot.com could post it.

    Thanks,
    Alex

    ReplyDelete
  17. Anonymous25 September 2010 at 06:59

    Thanks for sharing the link, but unfortunately it seems to be down... Does anybody have a mirror or another source? Please answer to my post if you do!

    I would appreciate if a staff member here at potty-diaries.blogspot.com could post it.

    Thanks,
    Alex

    ReplyDelete
  18. Anonymous28 September 2010 at 01:42

    Thanks for sharing this link, but unfortunately it seems to be offline... Does anybody have a mirror or another source? Please answer to my post if you do!

    I would appreciate if a staff member here at potty-diaries.blogspot.com could post it.

    Thanks,
    Harry

    ReplyDelete
  19. Anonymous3 October 2010 at 09:38

    Thanks for sharing this link, but unfortunately it seems to be down... Does anybody have a mirror or another source? Please answer to my post if you do!

    I would appreciate if a staff member here at potty-diaries.blogspot.com could post it.

    Thanks,
    John

    ReplyDelete
  20. Anonymous14 October 2010 at 11:45

    Greetings,

    I have a message for the webmaster/admin here at potty-diaries.blogspot.com.

    May I use some of the information from this blog post above if I provide a backlink back to this website?

    Thanks,
    Thomas

    ReplyDelete
  21. Anonymous15 October 2010 at 04:46

    Thanks for sharing the link, but argg it seems to be offline... Does anybody have a mirror or another source? Please reply to my message if you do!

    I would appreciate if someone here at potty-diaries.blogspot.com could post it.

    Thanks,
    William

    ReplyDelete
  22. Anonymous19 October 2010 at 08:22

    Have you considered the fact that this might work another way? I am wondering if anyone else has come across something
    like this in the past? Let me know your thoughts...

    ReplyDelete
  23. Anonymous19 October 2010 at 19:27

    Thanks for sharing the link, but argg it seems to be offline... Does anybody have a mirror or another source? Please answer to my post if you do!

    I would appreciate if someone here at potty-diaries.blogspot.com could repost it.

    Thanks,
    James

    ReplyDelete
  24. Anonymous8 November 2010 at 00:17

    chidlisee
    [URL=http://moon.cs.uh.edu/trac/WiserAnalyzer/ticket/16647]100% free dating[/URL]
    Stanceanemi

    ReplyDelete
  25. Anonymous10 November 2010 at 21:48

    Hi,

    This is a message for the webmaster/admin here at potty-diaries.blogspot.com.

    May I use some of the information from this post above if I provide a link back to your website?

    Thanks,
    Daniel

    ReplyDelete
  26. Anonymous18 November 2010 at 07:39

    I was really interested in this and glad I found the info here! thank

    thanxx
    scholarships

    ReplyDelete
  27. Anonymous19 November 2010 at 07:08

    I would like to evidence you some of my websites that can bestow you is easy appealing. These are latest things on the network and so humour support accept up with with us with their assessment. It is very signal to me, so I pine for you to be forgiving. The most talented of these is sure the [url=http://www.wikam.com.pl]naklejki na ścianę[/url], naklejki na ścianę I daydream that you form wishes as like it there too much like me. Lick wishes!

    TroroBladay

    ReplyDelete
  28. Anonymous23 November 2010 at 01:07

    Greetings,

    This is a inquiry for the webmaster/admin here at potty-diaries.blogspot.com.

    May I use part of the information from this post right above if I give a backlink back to your website?

    Thanks,
    William

    ReplyDelete
  29. Anonymous8 December 2010 at 16:42

    Hi,

    Thanks for sharing the link - but unfortunately it seems to be not working? Does anybody here at potty-diaries.blogspot.com have a mirror or another source?


    Thanks,
    Harry

    ReplyDelete
  30. Anonymous10 December 2010 at 08:35

    I don't usually comment on posts but I will in this case. WoW :D

    ReplyDelete
  31. Anonymous28 December 2010 at 14:44

    Hi:

    I just signed up with potty-diaries.blogspot.com.
    I'm expecting to go looking around just a little and interact with interesting men and women and learn several important things.


    I really hope this idn't get posted in a bad section. I am sorry if it does.

    --------------------

    DUDLEY PUCKETT
    Employee Training Instructor

    ReplyDelete
  32. Anonymous29 December 2010 at 13:42

    I've as a last resort liked things like sand clocks, lava lamps, and the like to type of just spend in days of yore staring at it as a cut of catharsis. In a opportunity, it helps me with meditation, to reduce stress and scarcely deem just about nothing. That's why since I was a kid, a substitute alternatively of dolls and cars I've in any case collected more of such pieces like sand clocks, lava lamps, musical boxes etc. So I was most enchanted when I found the[url=http://www.dealtoworld.com/goods-1260-2-Laser++LED+Light+Show+Laser+Top+Gyroscope+with+Music+Effects.html] 2-Laser + LED Inconsiderable Show Laser Outstrip Gyroscope with Music Effects[/url] from DealtoWorld.com under the aegis the Toys section. It's like a harmonious box, a spinning better, and a light verify all rolled into one. Which is prodigious relaxation! The gyroscope will concoct for around a minute. The laser explanation show with accompanying music makes this gyroscope a measure corresponding exactly fiddle with that my friends be subjected to also been most amused with.

    My dogs are also pretty intrusive around the laser gyroscope I got from DealtoWorld.com. They evermore follow the gyroscope as it spins, although at earliest they kept barking at the laser slight boast, and also because it produces music. But after they got used it, they've stopped barking but due save up following the gyroscope whenever I start spinning it. Kids are also unbelievably amused alongside it. On occasion it's meet to possess diverting toys throughout the house so that you can leave the toy on while the kids are being amused or playing with it while you go fit out viands or get changed. The gyroscope is a particular such trinket with this purpose.

    The gyroscope I bought from DealtoWorld.com has a dragon as a design on it, and produces a taper exposition with red, blue, and green colours. Steal a look at the pictures I've uploaded of the gyroscope with laser joyful show. The music produced from the gyroscope is not that great but decorous adequacy to consider any redone guest to the house. The gyroscope is red and negro, making it look particular imperturbable, and slightly masculine with that dragon imprint.

    The music luminescence plain gyroscope runs on 6 LR44 batteries, which are replaceable anyway. I've also euphemistic pre-owned this gyroscope to eye-opener my girlfriend during our anniversary celebration. I did the cheesy thing of decorating the pension room with roses and when I led her in, I started up the gyroscope as rise so that the laser brighten register produces a dreamed-up effect. I also had some battery operated candles so all the sunrise effects created a rather dreamt-up atmosphere. She loved it, by the style, to my relief. I also bought the candles from DealtoWorld.com. These days it seems to be my non-fulfilment shopping placement in return all gifts and ideas in support of fancied occasions.

    Since Christmas is coming, this laser light show gyroscope can maybe be a superb Christmas give-away looking for the toddler or even the favoured! Alternatively, the gyroscope can really be a polite summation to the traditional Christmas decorations. I can fancy placing it near the Christmas tree and maybe spinning it when guests succeed in the house. Looks like [url=http://www.dealtoworld.com]DealtoWorld.com[/url] is getting my function anyway again!

    ReplyDelete
  33. Anonymous17 January 2011 at 23:29

    Hello,

    Thanks for sharing the link - but unfortunately it seems to be not working? Does anybody here at potty-diaries.blogspot.com have a mirror or another source?


    Cheers,
    John

    ReplyDelete
  34. Anonymous18 January 2011 at 20:36

    Greetings,

    This is a inquiry for the webmaster/admin here at potty-diaries.blogspot.com.

    May I use some of the information from this post right above if I give a link back to your site?

    Thanks,
    Jules

    ReplyDelete
  35. Anonymous27 August 2011 at 03:43

    [url=http://www.kamagrashop.pl]potencja[/url], confirm up on my site. If you are interested in entourage, get the drift [url=http://www.4uescort.de]huren[/url] or [url=http://www.escort4u.pl]ogloszenia towarzyskie[/url]

    ReplyDelete

Go on - you know you want to...

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)