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Archive for February, 2008

28 Feb, 2008

A Story of Revenge

Posted by: typealice In: Gillian

I was a really big geek when I was growing up. Until grade five I had hair that went below my butt. I had large glasses. I wore bad clothes because we couldn’t afford anything better. I was socially awkward and pretty fugly. For some reason, however, the popular kids sort of befriended me. [...]

27 Feb, 2008

Wedding Planning

Posted by: typealice In: Daily| Wedding

I have decided that I dislike wedding planning. Clive and I may head to the Bay of Fundy this Sunday to check out a few cottages that we’re looking at. Right now, we’ve decided on the following:

SHORT guestlist (like under 30 people)

Beach wedding in Nova Scotia

Cottage reception -we’ll have to rent by [...]

22 Feb, 2008

Potty time in the middle of the night

Posted by: typealice In: Daily

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Love, Ash

Translation: “I do not like to be woken up at 11pm, stripped down naked and be forced [...]

19 Feb, 2008

Lives of Strangers

Posted by: typealice In: Family| Gillian

The traffic in Halifax was exceptionally bad today. I suffered from road rage at a taxi driver who would not. stop. honking. at me while I was trapped between a parked car and cars that were trying to turn left (I was trying to turn right) but didn’t stop far enough over on their [...]

18 Feb, 2008

I’m Tired

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Gillian

Tomorrow morning I send Ash off to be babysat while I attend a baby food making class. I’m panicking. Not only is this only the second time I leave him for an extended period of time, but it’s the first time that I leave him with a STRANGER. The class is at the [...]

17 Feb, 2008

Two Years Ago…

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

Two years ago tonight I went out on our deck in the BVI, lit only by moonlight, and Clive followed me out, bent down on one knee and asked me to be his wife. He gave me this ring and I said yes.
Then we went inside and went to sleep.

16 Feb, 2008

Whizzed on

Posted by: typealice In: Daily

Turn down the suck! (Getting whizzed on.)
Turn up the good! (Ash has been mastering turning the pages of books for the past couple of weeks. Excuse my voice.)

15 Feb, 2008

Playing

Posted by: typealice In: Gillian

I have a folder containing 1761 pictures that I’ve uploaded to my IAM (BMEzine.com) page over the past seven years. I’m going to upload FIVE pictures at random (they all have randomly generated file names so I don’t know what they are or when they’re from) and I’ll tell you about them.
Rules:
1. Must tell the [...]

14 Feb, 2008

Missing No Longer

Posted by: typealice In: Daily

The little girl that I had mentioned in one of my previous posts has been confirmed dead. The case is a homicide. I can’t stop thinking about it. The girl. Her mom. How my town is ABUZZ with gossip and shock. No one in my town gets MURDERED. It’s unheard of. I hope whoever did [...]

13 Feb, 2008

ECing, Again

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

So, I’ve started using the potty again with Ash. It’s going really well. Right now I just sit him on the potty when we wake up for the first time so he can pee a big pee and a poop in it, and then if I notice he needs to poop again throughout the day, [...]



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About

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.