New blog posts 14th to 20th October

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I can't possibly be first..... but seems like there's no thread yet.

Here you are pink humiliation but it was sooooooo much fun!

I am not a sociable man. Word.

www.maninhispyjamas.com/2012/10/is-that-nice-man-dead-yet.html

Don't look at my Silent Sunday if your name is Miss Muffet

Ive been mostly thinking about how to protect my youngthis week.

Oh and I've been love bombing this weekend!

Hello
My regular Sunday Brunch post

why I don't collect things

Sitting at home, watching TV, turn it off, no good for me....

thenews-on.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/daytime-tv-its-bit-crap-isnt-it.html

Hi all, tonight's post is on why I'm marching in the "A Future That Works" rally in London this week.

My dreams about what I'd do to our bedroom were I to win the Tots100 competition...
cornerbycorner.co.uk/2012/10/11/bedroom-dream-makeover/
(actually it's from last week, but I totally neglected to post on this thread last week! Sorry if this is a big faux pas...)

Hmmmm. Forgot to create the link. Sorry again.
here it is

I"ve been thinking about how teengirl's friend's suicide has affected us all and realised that I don't cope with stress very well at all

This one was from last week but I forgot to put it on! I wrote a poem about being a mum on a monday morning

hertfordshiremummy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/the-monday-morning-blues.html

Reviewing translations is something I do a lot on my blog. Here are some thoughts on how to do it better:

On Reviewing Translations

bear and cat by dd

What happens when you give kids ghillie suits and a catapult and tell them it's kids against parents??

You soon discover marshmallows hurt and stink bombs... well stink.

To cluck or not to cluck

pressiesbypebbles.com/2012/10/15/to-cluck-or-not-to-cluck/

we're growing our own watercress. Hopefully.

I struggle with responsibilty. Is it because I'm incompetent or because im the the youngest child? I blame the birth order.

grandadcametotea.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/youngest-child-syndrome/

Sticking my fingers in my ears and trying not to think about giving birth later this week so am facing up to something I dislike even more: Christmas. And how this year I'm really really going to try and enjoy it, and make it magical, and fun. pint-sized-rants.blogspot.fr/2012/10/project-christmas-2012.html

Gusthetheatrecat, I enjoyed that post. You are v brave. Fingers crossed for you to win! (tis a lovely room indeed)

Another post from me - OK I may have over-achieved already this week, but here's my roasted cauliflower & chorizo couscous

Bouncing in late. [horror commutes to London from the Isle of Wight put a stop to my gallop]. I should have written this post weeks ago, but was unsure about it. I mean, how much can one say about sandwiches?

A retro 'Famous Five' picnic.

eatwithgusto.wordpress.com/

Going back to read everyone's blogs now.

Happy Monday. :)

Oh, this is strange- can anyone help? I have had a couple of comments, which I had thought I had published, but they are no longer showing up, and when I looked into 'comment', it said that 'comments are closed'. Is this a glitch that will rectify tomorrow? Toddler son was banging keys while I got his bedtime teddies....

My daughter was due to have yet another major surgery on Friday this week however it has been cancelled - this blog post is about what the constant round of cancellations and changing plans means to us www.wasthisintheplan.com/2012/10/may-odds-be-ever-in-your-favour.html