antonianell

My life right now: What I've Been Up To

2009-09-19T19:53:58Z

Well, the flurry of posts about my new book has passed, so I'm taking Saturday evening to update a bit more about what's going on for me.

I'm back at work after maternity leave and have taken on a couple of new clients who want help with blog posts for their business blogs. I'm writing features on learning disability for longstanding client SeeAbility, working on exciting new book idea for Family Friendly Working and about to start on a book about Down's Syndrome for Need2Know books. I've got an appointment with a business adviser coming up too as I work on my medium-long term plan and three events to take part in for Business Mum Week - there's lots to do right now.

At home, we have the end in sight after 10 months of building work ... but it is a slow, painful drawn out ending as we wait for different trades to do their bits in turn. We still have a bathroom suite in the garden store as we can't refit the old bathroom until the new one is complete, plus there is a complex plan of action about replacing bits of flooring while still leaving us somewhere to walk!

The kids are being their usual selves - Kit is chubby and smiley and waking too early, D and J and failing to go to sleep until i'm about ready for bed which leaves us all tired and grumpy. We've had a lovely French market in town today so are full of good food. I've been working it off with a little gardening at home, and will do more tomorrow when we go to help clear the school nature trail... with the hope of more French food to refuel on our return.

I’ve been too busy to blog…Birth Announcement

2009-03-28T18:39:42Z

Just to let you know that Kit Arthur Henry was born on 4th March at 11.30pm weighing 10lb7. I had been in and out of hospital four times in the previous three weeks, but in the end the labour was swift and went smoothly. Despite his size Kit only took 3 ½ hours to be born.

Unfortunately this meant that no-one got around to giving me IV antibiotics that I needed for Group B Strep, so Kit and I then spent 5 days in the Conquest, Hastings, while he had antibiotics to prevent septicaemia. Fortunately it was only a preventative measure, and he seems incredibly healthy so far and is feeding and sleeping well.

antonianell @ 2008-08-09T14:27:00

2008-08-09T13:27:33Z

...since I last added an entry. my main excuse is unexpectedly finding out that I'm pregnant, which has the usual effect of sending all my brain cells into a hormonally induced stupor. Fortunately I'd finished the book I was writing before working out why I felt sick, and the publisher doesn't seem to be too inclined to make me do anything demanding with it over the summer. So, I've had a 7 week hiatus of barely writing a thing (but reading lots of fic), and finally am back, finger to keyboard, writing the next installment of a new e-course for would-be mumprenuers. I'd got it half done - parts 1-5 - and have given myself a deadline by putting the website live and putting up the first five installments to go out at weekly intervals. That gives me 5 weeks to write parts 6 to 10, which is eminently achievable, I hope.

If I've added you as a friend....

2008-06-19T19:47:51Z

... it is because I really rate your fic, and hate to miss updates.

I really feel daft....

2008-06-19T19:31:48Z

...having only just found the friends page.

Ep 12 Torchwood

2008-03-29T22:22:48Z

I got to see episode 12 or Torchwood tonight - one of the better ones, unlike last weeks which was too full of coincidences. Forgot it had moved to Friday so thank goodness for iplayer on the BBC. The episode was interesing, it gives you the backstory of some of the team members, but is really something of a calm before the storm.
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Really pleased James Marsters is going to be back....will be watching the next episode on time for sure!

Spam

2008-02-29T14:15:42Z

When you get spam in your mailbox, do you look at the names of the senders, see that they sound entirely unlikely to be your mates and discard them - or is that just me?

Maybe my friends all have really boring names, spelt super-conventionally

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Dr Who or Torchwood?

2008-02-28T09:47:27Z

I thought Doctor Who was good, but I think Torchwood is even better. There was a cracking start to the season wih JohnBarrowman and James Marsters, and fortunately they seem to be keeping up with it.
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I'm thoroughly enjoying the arc where Owen is dead (that sounds slightly macabre), and the contrast with vampires in Buffy, who seem to have far more benefits. It is more 'relaistic', in the loosest sense of the word, to have his body unable to repair itself. The scientist in me IS querying exactly how he is still walking around if all his bodily functions have shut down, but I'm willing to suspend that thought in order to enjoy a great show.

Blogs

2008-02-24T20:52:36Z

I'm getting a bit obsessed about blogs. I have one on my PR business website, but that's a business one. I have this, which I'd like to keep totally unrelated to anything else, for random thoughts. But, I would also like to update my site which showcases my (paid) writing. It's way out of date, and a blog seems to be the way to go. But Typepad or Wordpress, Wordpress.org or Wordpress.com, or wordpress on blogger. Hmm...

Still trying to set this up

2008-02-21T13:54:24Z

but don't seem to have the time. Real life, deadlines, kids half term and two books to write are getting in the way.

I've been writing a chapter for a book this monring. The publisher has a book which has some overlapping content, so I have been asked to take it into account...but it's just not very good. The author seems to have thought of a structure for her chapters, but given up and just not filled in some sections...meaning you can find out about how to deal with condition 'a', but condition 'b' just has signs to identify it, but no suggestions for how to help. Grrrr = makes me mad.
Actually, typing this makes me things of something I've left out too - and it was coming in so nicely on length too!