Varlet

Well, I'm back. Not that I ever really went away, or that anyone outside of a handful of people really knows who the hell I am, but who cares? I'm back, dammit, and that's what matters!

I'm not just talking about back on the boards, either. In August last year, I upped sticks, tore myself away from my friends, my family and my football team to move in with the boyfriend in Sidcup. Well, things started off well enough, but rapidly deteriorated. I made a thread asking for advice about ...

So, about three weeks ago, the little monster decided to take her first steps. Since then keeping her still long enough to feed her, change her or give her a drink has been nigh on impossible as she whizzes around the flat, showing off her new-found skill.

Tonight, about an hour ago, she had her first mishap. Obviously, she's still not quite steady on her feet so she falls over a lot. And this time she fell head-first into one of the handles on my chest of drawers. I immediately ...

When I woke up this morning - and for once, I actually woke up in the morning - I was happy. I had just spent the first night in our new flat with my boyfriend, Dave, and our ten-month-old daughter, Jorja. It had taken us a while to get here, due to some highly tragic personal circumstances, but here we finally were. We were a proper family. We were together at last. All that we needed to do now was to unpack (which can wait, because I’m shattered after spending the last two weeks packing up all ...

On Saturday, I am moving home. I am leaving the beautiful town of Bournemouth in the most beautiful county in the land, Dorset, and moving to Sidcup in Kent. I am leaving the lovely three-bedroom house that has been the family home for twenty-three years and moving to a two-bedroom flat that doesn't even have a balcony, let alone a garden. And I cannot wait.

There's only one problem with that, though - packing. Sorting through forty-three years worth of stuff (and my parents thought ...

Just a few weeks in and things are going well. I've slipped up a couple of times but still managed to lose half a stone (although the majority of that is partly thanks to a stomach bug courtesy of darling daughter).

I'm trying to give up smoking, too, and I'm hoping to get addicted to exercise rather than tobacco/fatty foods. Basically every time I fancy a fatty snack or a cigarette I hop on the air walker or do sit-ups or crunches for ten minutes. Haven't seen any results yet, but ...