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Archive for August, 2007

30 Aug, 2007

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Gillian| I <3 Clive

We made it! Clive and I moved in the majority of our belongings last night and I haven’t stopped organizing and unpacking since. I don’t think I even got six hours of sleep last night. It’s 5:30pm, and I’ve been doing laundry since 8am. I’ve washed everything our baby will wear and have organized everything [...]

29 Aug, 2007

Recipes?

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Cooking

Anyone want to share some good recipes for meals that you prepare and freeze before giving birth? I’d like to spend the next week cooking, but outside of chili and spaghetti sauce, I have no idea what to cook! I’m a vegetarian, but I think it’d be fun to share some ideas!

28 Aug, 2007

The Ticker Says 17 Days!

Posted by: typealice In: Baby

Things are well here. Had my last doctor’s appointment in my home town’s hospital yesterday, and everything’s great. I tested negative for Group B Strep, which is excellent. The baby has been head down for a couple of weeks and sometimes presses on a nerve from dropping slightly and it feels like he’s trying [...]

23 Aug, 2007

No Longer Homeless

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Family| Gillian| I <3 Clive

So, after freaking the FUCK out the other day and over-analyzing why exactly I wanted to move back to the East Coast (1. My mom 2. The beautiful, powerful ocean 3. It’s not Ontario), and kicking myself repeately for what seemed like such a terrible idea, we got an email from the people who will [...]

21 Aug, 2007

Bad Times

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Gillian| I <3 Clive

I’m continuing to think that this move to Nova Scotia was a HUGE mistake. Clive’s still no closer to finding a decent job in the Halifax region. He’s started a job this week which he’ll have to quit when we move to the city, because it’s better than nothing, but it’s only $10/hr, and that [...]

21 Aug, 2007

Blood Pressure Readings

Posted by: typealice In: Daily

Clive and I thought this was neat. We have nearly identical blood pressure rates, but my pulse is nearly twice as high as his! I think it’s probably because I have twice as much blood as him?
Clive’s reading is on the left, mine is on the right.

20 Aug, 2007

36 Weeks

Posted by: typealice In: Daily

Clive and I have been busy downloading and watching the first season of Heroes when we haven’t been driving back and forth between Halifax looking for places to live. Dude, that show is so good! I’ve heard mixed things about it, and we generally stick to reality tv, but we’re both really enjoying [...]

16 Aug, 2007

FUCK EVERYTHING

Posted by: typealice In: Daily

Everything is NOT coming together and my week of not being panicked is over and now I’m starting to freak out again. For fucks sake.

13 Aug, 2007

I <3 Bathing Suit Weather

Posted by: typealice In: Gillian| I <3 Clive

An early morning fishing/swimming trip resulted in these pictures:
I am a beached whale:

I seem to have suffered from a terrible rope swing accident and drowned:

Clive had a lot of fun.

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I made a change pad today. It’s super awesome. I still have enough supplies to make another one, so if you want to buy [...]

11 Aug, 2007

Enough Bad Shit

Posted by: typealice In: Daily

It’s time to focus on the good stuff…
1. Our car insurance rates dropped from $125/month to $71/month for both Clive and I because we moved to NS. Yay!
2. Clive went fishing yesterday in a (stocked) lake and caught lots of small bass. We both wish we had a boat so that we weren’t [...]



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I'm Gillian, a Nova Scotian woman with a son named Ash (born 09/07) and a wife to Clive. I am what they call an Attachment Parent; I breastfeed, wear my baby as much as possible, cosleep, cloth diaper and practice elimination communication. I have very strong parenting views. We are raising Ash as an organic vegetarian. I care about the environment and do what I can to reduce my carbon footprint and set a good example for others, especially my child.

I'm proudly drug free, but can't say that I have always been. My early 20s were comprised mostly of travelling- I've lived and worked everywhere from West Africa to the Caribbean. I currently run AP Mamas, a site dedicated to attachment parenting and G Slings, my sustainable sling company.