I have a long gigantous list of things to do before cubling decides to pop out of my womb. It's so long because I was silly enough to work right up to two weeks before my due date, because on top of work, I had evening partentcraft classes to go to, still doing a part time study thingy, insisted on going to aquanatal classes at least once a week, and work stole another evening off me. So no time really to do anything.

Now I'm free, and have been FOR A FULL WEEK, Hurray!

What have I achieved to get things done? You can guess it. Pretty little.

1. I tried to claim maternity allowance. But my employer forgot to send me one of the 47 forms I need for it. I have all 46 other forms, but not that one.
2. Finish all my outstanding assingments for my part time study thingy. I've started. I'm full of good intentions. But I'm significantly behind where I want to be.
3. Phone and meet all the people who got in touch to meet up before I become a social outsider. I could do much better. At least there are excuses like people not being in when I phone...
4. Pack my hospital bag. Sort of essential. But I lose interest every time I try to complete this task. Then, when I pick it up again, I've forgotten what's already in there and what's still missing. So I give up again. Repeat from the start.
5. Do all the hypnobirthing stuff each day. That includes relaxation, reading, massage, visualisation, birth affirmation, exercise. If I did all of that I would not be relaxed at all. And I can't exercise because my back, legs, feet, knees, ankles, even toes are in complete agony.
6. Go for lovely walks in the spring sunshine. Oh how I'd love to do that. But see 5.
7. Prepare meals for the time when baby's there and I can't cook. I can't even manage to cook one meal a day partly because of 5., partly because unfortunately cubling hasn't dropped/lightened yet so my stomach is the size of a pea and the last thing on my mind is food. I've actually lost weight (but surely put it on again  in the form of unsightly fluid retention in the last week)
8. Check out nurseries. Can't be bothered.
9. Sleep lots. That's an interesting one. It works well when I'm not tired. When I'm exhaustd and feel really rubbish, I lie awake in bed and here gremlins in the loft. Weird.
10. Go swimming. Get lost.
11. Scan all my photos, digitalise my music, write my blog. Hopeless chuckle.

There are a few things I did do:
1. phoned some people
2. visited my sister in law and baby
3. met up with a few people
4. drank raspberry leaf tea
5. read the 28th pregnancy book.
6. senselessly browsed the internet
7. ran aimlessly through the flat
8. watched TV
9. went to the corner shop
10. ate breakfast
11. sorted all the baby stuff I was given

Not too bad really.