NOW it's Friday!

It's finally here. I'm sat at the computer trying to think of something productive to do after being awake from 3AM by a kitten nibbling the bridge of my nose but I'm struggling to warm up today. I always find a blog post in the morning helps to awaken my brain. Though yeah, not working too well today xD

One thing about being a parent I've come to appreciate is that you never know when you're going to get a full night's sleep again, so you seem to be able to run on just a few hours here and there just as well as you can on eight hour's sleep - if a bit less enthusiastic.

Also being a new kitten owner seems to be remarkably akin to being a new parent: you have night wake-ups for play/food/to bite your nose and they attack you on sight (is that all children or just mine?) They're really cunning with their love; open the fridge and you're the most beautiful, amazing person they've ever seen, close it and you're invisible. I will admit I am a huge fan of the face strokes I get from both my daughter and my cat - who literally strokes me with her little paw, without claws!

Being the owner of a BearBear is a little different: she sleeps really well, she eats well, she comes for a love before bed and upon waking, she runs like a greyhound for about 20 minutes and then collapses for the rest of the day and she never barks or growls. Bear's biggest problem is that she won't go outside when the weather is mildly wet, she will hold her bladder all day long...I hope she's holding her bladder. XD

But I love them all, despite losing my mind trying to take care of them. Who thought it would be a good idea to let me be one of the only adults in the house? I, who's greatest achievement is finishing Sonic 3 in 25 minutes with all emeralds. *chest puff* I'm getting by on a wing and a prayer here. It's bloody hard work. My husband isn't any more mature than I am either so Google has become the Holy Grail. You'll find yourself Googling 'Why doesn't my child sleep?' more times in your first year than you'll Google pictures of Jason Mamoa, which is a shame as he's totally worth Googling. :/

So now I've rambled on and I have nothing else to add, apart from the fact that this entire brain-fart hasn't woken my brain today in the slightest. Maybe coffee will help.

Have a great weekend everyone!

NX

It's only Thursday.

So disappointed. I got it into my head that it was Friday today so I've been in a weekend mood all day, looked at my computer and no, it's bloody Thursday. *sigh*

We've had a tough week with yet another cold and also Lara's last four molars have decided they want to make their appearance AT THE SAME TIME so she's in a joyous mood. Right now we're in my bedroom and she's watching Frozen in bed - with a plate of pretzels by her side.

I'm sat here trying to think of something to write and get some ideas together for the sequel to Plagued, but I'm so congested that my brain just keeps coming back to Frozen. If, in my next book, Sarah and Mark start singing 'Do You Want To Build A Snowman?' I do apologize. Blame mum-brain.

Husband is on like 12-hour shifts too so when we get to spend some time together it's basically turning on the TV and vegging out with snacks. There's usually a kitten and dog thrown in somewhere too.

I'm really looking forward to this weekend as it's going to be a little research trip to the moors to get some ideas for the book, which is exciting as it means development is really starting now. Hopefully, I'm a little more experienced with horror now as I have given birth and also raised a toddler. Not to mention the strangeness that is Show Me Show Me *shudder*

On another subject: it's been nearly two weeks now since Cleo moved into our home and she's doing great. She's had her vaccinations and we've just had her microchipped so she can't escape us now! Mwahaha! Next month she'll be getting spayed so she can't get slutty out there in the wilds. Well, I suppose she still can, she just won't need child support payments from the father.

It's weird having a cat. I wake up with my eyeballs being licked and yesterday she fell asleep on my neck! I'm still not 100 percent sure she wasn't low-key trying to smother me but we'll see how it goes. We can use this blog post as evidence if it does happen. One down-side is that she likes to play with her noisiest toys in the middle of the night and bring them to you, just in case you wanted to join in. I spent last night taking bells off her toys before bedtime and she still managed to find one with bell intact!

So this weekend, I'm going to enjoy a small (large) glass of water (whisky) and have some wonderful exercise (lounging) around the country (house.) Hope you guys are as productive as I intend to be! ;)

It's been a LONG week!

NX

We have a new kitten!

We have a new addition to our family - no, you sadistic f**** I haven't had another child - she is a kitten called Cleo! Look at that face! 

Should have called her Phantom!

She's six months old and she's not scared of anything, she absolutely loves snuggling me and even Bear has taken to her. They sleep together now in the afternoon which is unusual for Bear as she's usually as anti-social as I am! My daughter loves her, she cried yesterday because Daddy took her away in a cat-box to get her microchipped. 

I've never had a cat before so everything she does is new to me. She's never had a 'Nik' before either so our interactions are sort of like deep studies of an unknown species. She has taken to my random bouts of song throughout the day now too, so that's good. I have noticed that I seem to be the victim of her hunts quite a lot more than the other members of the family, she goes out of her way to hunt me down whenever I'm moving or breathing. I'm playing Farcry: Primal at the moment so it's kind of like I need to throw some bait to tame her a little better. I'll be honest, I love it. She's brought so much fun and laughter to the household. 

The rest of us are doing great; full of cold at the moment but that's just what happens whenever the weather turns mildly cold around here. My Lara is now 2.5 years old and she thinks she's the leader of the pack. Cute as a button though. 

Look at that face! Not mine, mine looks worn out. Being a mother is quite difficult - and I only have one! I was planning on writing a little more here but it has just occured to me that my household has gone deathly silent and I can feel the panic rising in my chest as I realise I've left the box of chocolates on the counter and left the toddler downstairs. RIP Dairy Milk box :( 

NX