tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72234812009-11-05T14:41:20.905ZTired of Men (and the rest!) - A journey from dodgy dating to motherhood!NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.comBlogger679125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-74091088411682917592009-08-01T15:24:00.001+01:002009-08-01T15:24:53.187+01:00I'm OK (yay!), bread wounds, and shown up by the bambinoSo after all the drama, the blood results say I do not have sarcoidosis again. I wrote that in my best Jerry Springer 'You are not the father' voice...Obviously I am relieved. I hate going through this worry every time something happens to raise the concern again. It's very difficult not to get worried but I guess when I've been doing this for another few years, I'll get used to it. The boyf in NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com11http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2009/08/i-ok-yay-bread-wounds-and-shown-up-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-90466542487175366392009-07-26T15:29:00.008+01:002009-07-26T16:33:55.058+01:00Mid life crisis (not!) and the kid babbleth overI'm thirty two in a couple of days and as a testament to how overloaded my brain is and how tired I am, I actually thought it was on Wednesday. I'm not even doing anything proper for it which is a first as I always do something but I just can't be arsed! In the days before the kids and working for myself, I knew when my birthday was, had something planned and always knew when the bank holidays NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com5http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2009/07/mid-life-crisis-not-and-kid-babbleth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-42504404677200698612009-07-21T10:30:00.001+01:002009-07-21T10:33:48.201+01:00Bunking off and paranoia that 'it' is backI admit it...I bunked off my blood test this morning. I was decent enough to call and say I was unwell hence me not being able to make it but the truth is, I couldn't be arsed and I've spent so much time secretly worrying about going that I thought it was better to stay home and vacuum the bedroom - doing housework rather than going out just goes to show that I must be stressed. What next? NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com9http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2009/07/bunking-off-and-paranoia-that-is-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-48708484540569756572009-07-15T09:34:00.001+01:002009-07-15T09:34:02.062+01:00Ma's 'visit' from MJ and face off with Ethan HawkeJaysus time has slipped through my fingers again! So much has gone on and I feel finally ready to say that the man who allowed me to win dancing competitions, created many a hilarious moment within my family, and triggered me acting silly in many a nightclub, party, and karaoke session has gone. I don't think I realised quite how much of a MJ fan people think I am until I got loads of messages NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com6http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2009/07/ma-from-mj-and-face-off-with-ethan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-2367301096173179572009-06-24T23:19:00.006+01:002009-06-24T23:49:55.893+01:00Ok, we're definitely parents & threating to divorce 'Gwandad'There was a few minutes earlier when the boyf and I were discussing the bambino and how we're going to have be firmer, as she's fast learning how to run rings around us. For starters, we're gonna have to crack down on the bed situation as she keeps rocking up in the middle of the night since about a month before her little sister was born. We could probably hack it more if she didn't either, 1, NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com7http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2009/06/ok-were-definitely-parents-threating-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-4971808226907236112009-06-15T21:10:00.007+01:002009-06-15T22:05:02.113+01:00Whingey and Whiney and the Weekend of being Super BusyI actually said to the kids today (yes I'm still bemused by having 'kids'), "If you two don't stop crying, I'm going to change your names to Whingey and Whiney!" Now they're only 8 weeks and 2 years so they don't know that they can't change their name by deed poll until they're 18 but who's checking?There was a moment today where I was faced with a difficult conundrum. The bambino seemed to come NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com6http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2009/06/whingey-and-whiney-and-weekened-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-21627616958777075842009-06-08T10:30:00.000+01:002009-06-08T10:31:09.940+01:00First night out becomes 'Willygate'It seemed only right that on the same day I crossed the 5 year mark in blogging that I also ventured out on my first proper night out since having the baby. In fact, it's been ages since I had a night out with the girls! Our close friends are getting married next weekend so it was hen do time which invariably means cringey moments over male genitalia...It seemed like we were going to escape a NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com4http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2009/06/first-night-out-becomes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-54571259669618306162009-06-04T09:56:00.004+01:002009-06-05T09:04:43.846+01:00Coming Home (Again) and 5 Year's of BloggingI realised recently that I will have been blogging for five years this Saturday and suddenly, the thought of never writing on here again or shutting it down filled me with dread, despite not writing on here for a few months. I don't know what it is, but I can't let go and maybe it's because I shouldn't. Yeah, this has been almost five years of a journey which has seen me chart some of my deepest NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com11http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2009/06/coming-home-again-and-5-years-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-62590494036349037942009-01-29T12:29:00.005Z2009-01-29T13:52:52.618ZBack from mad motherhood and crackerjack lifeEr, I guess it's too late to say HAPPY NEW YEAR! And merry Christmas whilst I'm at it! It was only today when I realised that almost three months had gone by and I was missing my old haunt.So where have I been? Hmm, well last time I updated I announced that I was pregnant with 'baby 2' and since then I've continued to be either up to my neck in work, parenthood, throwing up (this weirdly didn't NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com7http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2009/01/back-from-mad-motherhood-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-13776462224281176642008-10-31T14:09:00.002Z2008-10-31T14:54:13.896ZKnocked UpWell I thought it was time to pop in and say hello. I've been having one of my extended breaks as work, family, and well, life keep me on my toes and even pull my pants down from time to time, well the bambino does. She has a thing about pulling down my PJ bottoms and putting her hand down the back of my jeans when I'm bent over... Anyway...I digress...So where have I been? Knee deep in work and NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com18http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/10/knocked-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-90589129968478684162008-09-22T08:37:00.002+01:002008-09-22T09:15:19.556+01:00Black Folk Make Me Laugh, Even at FuneralsJaysus, where the frick does almost a month go? I'll tell you where - In a blur of mourning, work, baby, life, funeral, work, work, baby, baby, baby, and well, you know how it is. It's 4 weeks tomorrow since my grandma passed and it still seems incomprehensible that I won't see her again. I'll be fine for a few days and then my mind will latch on to the idea of seeing her and the realisation hitsNML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com13http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/09/black-folk-make-me-laugh-even-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-39084190364352654202008-08-29T14:00:00.001+01:002008-08-29T16:37:35.699+01:00It actually hurts to write this, but my grandma passed away early Tuesday morning. Since my stepsister called me hysterical at about 7.45 am, life just really hasn't been the same. My wonderful grandma is gone, I haven't seen her since earlier this year, but she died with my dad, aunt, my heartbroken granddad, and my uncle, the annoying but very much loved son-in-law.I've never lost anyone from NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com13http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/08/it-actually-hurts-to-write-this-but-my.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-75804343604990590372008-08-19T13:51:00.001+01:002008-08-19T18:45:59.365+01:00Finally! The Daily Mail admits what I already know. This is NOT a revenge blogSo aside from spending my summer knee deep in work and the bambino, there has also been the 'battle' of sorts to get the Daily Mail to admit that not only did I not set up a blog to take revenge on an ex, but that I am not an e-venger. This is what will eventually appear on the Press Complaints Commission website:Ms Natalie Lue complained that an article in the Daily Mail inaccurately said that NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com13http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/08/finally-daily-mail-admits-what-i.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-33247088418222451802008-07-16T09:00:00.006+01:002008-07-21T20:37:40.822+01:00I'm not super-frickin-woman: When a woman tries to do everything and then implodes...So I've ended up having an accidental break...well sort of... Where have I been? Working and in an exhausted heap! No matter what anyone tells you, much like the pain of childbirth, I don't think anyone can quit capture how exhausting not only being a mum is, but being self-employed. It's almost six months since I bit the bullet and decided to be my own boss and quite frankly, it's kicked my ass!NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com10http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/07/im-not-super-frickin-woman-when-woman.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-88102671342841163092008-06-11T17:54:00.002+01:002008-06-11T17:56:12.475+01:00Put away your beaver luv, yellow Majorca, coming of age, and swallowingDon't be eating whilst you read this bit...I'd love to say that very little can shock or surprise me, but Other People's Beaver's will always catch me off guard... I'm sitting on a sofa and She of the Beaver is sitting on a breakfast stool in front of me. Her mobile rang and she hastily excused herself, scrambled out of the seat, and in slow motion I found myself trapped in beaver headlights!I NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com13http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/06/put-away-your-beaver-luv-yellow-majorca.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-75641618947111375252008-06-04T15:07:00.003+01:002008-06-04T15:31:09.759+01:00Botched Driving Test and the Bambino's First BirthdayIt's been a pretty crazy week. The bambino turned one, yay!...and I failed my driving test this morning - Oh.F*ck....F*ckity, f*ckity, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, ffffffffff*******CCCCCCCKKKKK! The funny thing is that it was mostly minor stuff that was totally down to nerves like raising the clutch too quickly when I was moving away. You'd think he'd have let me off! Instead he of the the big yellow NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com11http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/06/botched-driving-test-and-bambinos-first.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-43740341138817317372008-05-25T20:54:00.002+01:002008-05-25T21:29:25.332+01:00Is it crack or is it foot in mouth disorder?Sometimes I have to wonder if I am on crack..."You know you're gonna have to stop worrying about being organised before the baby arrives because babies have a way of killing that off..." I wisecracked to our pregnant friends husband."Why?" interjected our party host. "Who's having a baby? Are you having a baby?" she exclaimed.The boyf fell around laughing as the husband admitted that they are NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com11http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/05/is-it-crack-or-is-it-foot-in-mouth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-17302581338982406812008-05-14T13:09:00.005+01:002008-05-14T14:43:50.838+01:00The offensive article has been removed from the Daily Mail website!Well after a pretty eventful seven days since that bloody article about e-venge was published by the Daily Mail, it was removed last night.The most distressing result of this defamatory article with all of its whopping 26 inaccuracies, was that it triggered a spate of harassment from my (convicted) cyberstalker for three frickin' days over the weekend, with some of the nastiness still on their NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com16http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/05/offensive-article-has-been-removed-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-32728408346694093832008-05-12T12:36:00.009+01:002008-05-19T21:47:27.617+01:00I'm Tired of the Daily Mail and their "tongue in cheek" articleThanks to everyone who took the time to comment or post about, or even email me to show their support over the article that appeared in the Daily Mail last week claiming I set up this blog for "e-venge". Whilst I am still angry with the Daily Mail about what I feel is a very personal and public attack on my character, my issue with the Daily Mail represents the wider issue of how bloggers are NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com15http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/05/im-tired-of-daily-mail-and-their-tongue.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-84698746818902074342008-05-08T20:23:00.031+01:002008-05-14T14:42:37.567+01:00The Daily Mail Newspaper Tells Everyone that I Blog for "E-Venge"On April 30th just after 3.30pm, I snatched up my phone and bit the bullet. I called up the journalist that had 'interviewed' me (I say this loosely) and expressed my upset at her not actually stating that she was interviewing me and my concern that I would be included in a feature about revenge, which is not what I, or this blog are about. I told her quite shrilly (I was stressed for fecks sake)NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com54http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/05/daily-mail-tells-everyone-that-i-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-9640396920479764752008-05-06T23:14:00.005+01:002008-05-07T01:35:43.939+01:00Followed by another strange man, making an accidental w*nking sign, and hiding my ruffled bum from a photographerSweet baby Jesus and the angels, it's been two weeks! It wasn't intentional; life as usual is pulling my pants down and giving me a slap. I tell you, much as I love being self-employed, time just seems to disappear and I'm constantly busy!Anyway...so today I'm in Waitrose with the bambino when I get approached by a tall black guy as I debate whether to get some mini banofee pies. "Hi...sorry to NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com3http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/05/followed-by-another-strange-man-making.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-61891568850715113322008-04-22T20:54:00.001+01:002008-04-22T21:03:18.978+01:00Love thy neighbour. Wouldn't it be better if I just gave them a cup of
sugar?I haven't been on friendly terms with my neighbours since I moved away from Dublin about seven years ago. In Dublin, people know if you fart in a different way to the way you did the day before and everyone feels like they know everyone. The whole neighbourly thing is just not the done thing in London where it's a cardinal sin to ask a stranger for directions nevermind acknowledge that there are NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com5http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/04/love-thy-neighbour-wouldn-it-be-better.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-20220092994836896412008-04-14T23:38:00.002+01:002008-04-15T09:53:19.254+01:00Sometimes I think it would be so much better if my family actually WEREWell it's been a crack filled couple of weeks that's for damn sure. I've decided that my family are crackhead nutters. I almost think I should shove a crack pipe in their face and make their madness legit.My ma and I, well it's day 30 in My Ma is Not Speaking to Me Even Though There isn't a Legitimate Reason. She did call me on Day 21 but after doing the usual filling me on herself and her NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com7http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/04/sometimes-i-think-it-would-be-so-much.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-16440813357962248982008-04-01T11:16:00.003+01:002008-04-01T11:33:25.687+01:00She's still not speaking to me...so I shall bask in the silence!Day 18 in NML's house, her ma is still ignoring her even though she has no reason.Yep, it seems that peace and quiet will continue to reign. Whilst I have been irritated at her behaviour (OK p*ssed off) at times, I recognise that this is an opportunity to not have to cater to lots of drama and enjoy normality. There's no denying I love my ma but I don't like relationships with anyone where it's NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com5http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/04/shes-still-not-speaking-to-meso-i-shall.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223481.post-35125713694740353402008-03-24T14:16:00.004Z2008-03-24T14:38:48.033ZCadbury's Creme Bambino and Crackerjack Ma's Not Speaking to MeTowards the end of the Easter Sunday service, the priest was giving out Cadbury's Creme Eggs. I didn't go up first time around but when he said that there were still loads left, the boyf's mum urged me to go up, knowing how much I love chocolate. I carried the bambino up with me and her eyes lit up as they held out the foil covered egg and she snatched it gleefully, refusing to let it out of her NML/Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649537721588885703noreply@blogger.com7http://www.whenawomansfedup.co.uk/2008/03/cadburys-creme-bambino-and-crackerjack.html