Cyber stuff

Well if starting a new business hadn't already distracted me from the path of righteousness that is (mummy) blogging, missing Cyber Mummy may well and truly put me on th back foot.

The mummyrati will be there and I won't. I won't be there for many reasons such as no childcare; but I will be more than compensated than the arrival of my bestest friend Miss B.

I'll be compensated but will my blog?! I guess I best pay it some attention over the coming weeks

PS. If anyone would like my cyber mummy ticket please let me know - all reasonable offers

You can always tweet me @surprisedzoe

Blogger's Zoo

Ever since Isobel returned early from PD's on Saturday she has kept me on a very short rein.

In fact it's about a 5 second one, as in if I leave the room it is, at most, 5 seconds before I hear 'Mummy' followed by the patter of tiny feet as she rushes to check I have not left the building.

My hand is held firmly, just in case I decide to wander off again. You know a little like James James Morrison Morrison Weatherby George Dupree.

This can be a little limiting but on Sunday afternoon it turned out to be quite enabling.

We popped along to London Zoo courtesy of SuperSavvyMe to meet other Mummy bloggers. The two hours before the meet looked something like this:

Lots of big eyes and 'oohs' from a little girl.

In the afternoon it was this somewhat larger girl (me)) who had the big eyes as she struggled to pluck up the courage to chat to anyone.

But Isobel saved the day: she got us thrust to the celeb filled middle of the group photo and thanks to her firm hand holding she led me around the room whereby I was forced to bump into people and mingle.

I really am rubbish at networking so I missed so many people, but I enjoyed all my chats with those I did speak to.

Thanks A modern Mother for organising, you are a star.

And yes, we will be going back 'to the zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow' (Well, maybe the London Aquarium is better suited to our current climate!)

Blog stuff

Yesterday, we dodged internal thunder storms, tigers, elephants and gorillas, to meet the British Mummy Bloggers in the Rainforest Cafe.

Well not all of them, but many. I wish I'd got to speak to more mummies but it was nice to chat to those I did. Sparx and I even had a non-baby related chat - a rare thing these days. Now I have even more blogs to keep up with!

(I should mention it was a free lunch - yay for us. Silver Cross paid, and we had a look-see at their new products, but for me they will always be the makers of lovely carriage built prams, no matter how innovative they get. They are British, so do take a look.)

Wife of Bold is another new blog I discovered recently and she has tagged me. For this lovely rule of eights meme.

THE RULES ARE:
1) Mention the person who tagged you (done)
2) Complete the list of 8's
3) Tag 8 others and let them know

8 Things I'm looking forward to:

1. Reading my new books: Jo Whiley and the new Carlos Ruin Zafon book 'Angel's Game'
2. Being allowed to sleep ALL night at some point in the not too distant future
3. Having the NCT girls over for dinner on Thursday
4. Getting back into yoga
5. Fulfilling my dream of hopping on my beautiful new bike to go wherever I like with grace and ease
6. Going to a grown up birthday party on Saturday (well, it might start that way...)
7. Bestival
8. the future

8 Things I did yesterday

1. Took Isobel on the tube
2. went to the mummy bloggers lunch
3. had an orgasm
4. made granola bars
5. read the paper
6. drank too much rose
7. ate more junk food than a grown-up should
8. weighed myself

8 Things I wish I could do:

1. Treat them mean keep 'em keen
2. walk into a room of strangers without my heart racing
3. write better
4. a headstand
5. sing, I think everyone wishes I could sing.
6. be a size ten
7. ride my bike without falling off
8. channel more goddess energy

8 favourite fruits

Can I just say: Summer pudding

8 Places I'd like to travel:

1. New York
2. Morocco
3. India
4. Cuba
5. South Africa - have to say that if Isobel is to meet her paternal grandparents and see her godfather again!
6. The Galapagos
7. Chile
8. Antartica

8 Places I've lived:

1. The Isle of Wight
2. Bondi
3. Stoke-on-Trent
4. Weybridge
5. Twickenham
6. We'll see...

I tag:

OMG I'm pregnant (counts as two because she is ... pregnant!)

Little Mummy

Nixdminx

Tawny

Sparx

Ok, I can't count...