A Little About Me A Little About You

[madutza]

Name: Madi

Age: 31

Location: LONDON, UK

Occupation: Part time bookkeeper

Short Personal Description: I have lived all my life in a town in SE of Romania when two years ago we decided to move in London, me with my partner and our wonderful 10 yrs old daughter Cristina.Now I'm expecting baby nr2 and to be honest i don't have experience at all with forums but I found very helpful to share experience with other mothers aspecially because there are so many things new for me and my life in UK and also it is a big gap since my first pregnancy ...

Favorites:

Hobbies: The internet, reading, music

Color: Green and blue

Food: Anything chicken

Hang-out: on msn with my buddies

Music: Mostly rock but into all sorts

Books: Love in the Time of Cholera

Movies: War and Peace, The Lord of the Rings

TV Shows: House,Grey's Anatomy, The Simpsons

Authors: Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa,Jane Austen

Cartoon Character: Tom&Jerry


Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Brazilia

Most Influential Person in Your Life: Never really had anybody

Greatest Ambition: To be happy and live more in the present

Biggest Achievement: not sure yet

Grandest Wish: To never have finnancial worries

What You Can't Live Without : My family

 

[sondra_mama]

A Little About Me

Name: Cassondra

Age: 25

Location: South Saint Paul, Minnesota

Occupation: p/t nanny. p/t sahm

Short Personal Description: married to bobby. one child so far, chayden.

Favorites

Hobbies: photography, photoshop, makeup, fashion, shopping, hip hop dancing

Color: anything bright

Food: if its good, i'll love it

Hang-out: around a fire drinking and having fun. or at the club dancing.

Music: hip hop

Books: meh. i dont read much unless its about pregnancy or its a fashion magazine.

Movies: grease

TV Shows: i dont watch much tv. it would be any crazy reality show though

Authors: n/a

Cartoon Character: bugs bunny

Digging Deeper

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: europe

Most Influential Person in Your Life: SIL

Greatest Ambition: to be a great mother and be happy all the time

Biggest Achievement: starting a perfect family

Grandest Wish: a big house!!

What You Can't Live Without : my son and DH

 

[Nats21]

A Little About Me

Name: Nat

Age: 25

Location: Birmingham, UK

Occupation: Nursery nurse

Short Personal Description: First child with boyfriend of 3 years

Favorites

Hobbies: shopping, reading, computer

Color: Purple

Food: all foods at the moment!

Hang-out: Before pregnancy it was the pub!

Music: any really, apart from country

Books: I like a variety of books

Movies: Mean Girls, Dirty Dancing, girlie films etc

TV Shows: love home and away!

Authors: too many to choose

Cartoon Character: Homer Simpson

Digging Deeper

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: America

Most Influential Person in Your Life: Mom

Greatest Ambition: Hmm not sure...

Biggest Achievement: Starting a family

Grandest Wish: to win the lottery!

What You Can't Live Without : Family and friends

 

[vaniilla]

Name: Ada

Age: 19

Location: St Austell, Cornwall

Occupation: n/a recently quit

Short Personal Description: I recently moved to Cornwall, (last month) with my partner, I've found it a great place to live and greatly lonely since I haven't really been able to meet many people I recently left work cause of problems so now I'm at home a lot while I look for work again and since me and my partner are trying for a baby I'm going mad having all this time by myself with not a lot to distract me!!!!!! pahhh on happier note I try to be cheerful and look on the bright side of most things

Favorites:

Hobbies: dancing, films, knitting, eating lots of ice cream

Color: all dusty colours (if that makes sense??)

Food: all bbq food!

Hang-out: anywhere that feels right

Music: metal, folk, classical, rock and whatever sounds good

Books: lord of the rings, love fifteen etc etc

Movies: little mermaid, lord of the rings, aristocats, coraline, spirited away, mongol

TV Shows: forsyte saga, family guy, how not live your life, peep show

Authors: Oscar Wilde, Andre Brink, JRR Tolkein, Roald dahl

Cartoon Character: snoopy & peanuts

Digging Deeper: nom nom chocolate?

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: bora bora... i wish *sigh*

Most Influential Person in Your Life: stuart

Greatest Ambition: To have a big family and to know i always did my best

Biggest Achievement: coming to terms with certain things

Grandest Wish: rainbow really to taste like skittles

What You Can't Live Without: SWEETS, laptop james

 

[ScarletWillow]

Here's a cute picture of me & the SO, Beaux.

https://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4117/september262009.jpg

A Little About Me

Name: Marsha Lyn

Age: 24 (in one month)

Location: Burnaby, British Columbia (Canada)

Occupation: Senior Cashier

Short Personal Description: I was working full time at an organic grocery store but because the store isn't doing great right now, my boss cut my hours back from 40 to 32 just last week. Quite a shock during this time when the possibility of being pregnant looms over our head! My SO and I have been dating for just over 5 months (living together for 3 months) and we always talked about children in 10 years but looks like it may have come early.. He also has a 2 year old son, Brayden, by his ex. I'm also a writer who hopes to get my fictional series published one day!! A big dream of mine...
Favorites:

Hobbies: The internet, Beaux, Brayden, reading, writing, children, watching tv, cuddling, hanging out with friends & family

Color: Black & red

Food: At the moment, sour patch kids! Garlicky Baked Butternut Squash and asparagus. Liver & onions.

Hang-out: At home.

Music: Most things, I'm more of a lyrics person than a certain music type.

Books: Anita Blake series (by Laurell K Hamilton)

Movies: Enchanted, The Adam's Family

TV Shows: Sex & The City, Lie To Me, Criminal Minds, Castle, How I Met Your Mother, Family Guy, Brothers & Sisters

Authors: Laurell K Hamilton

Cartoon Character: Stewie from Family Guy

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Go back to England or visit somewhere in the Caribbean

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My SO, Beaux, or my best friend Shauna

Greatest Ambition: To live a full life with those I love and to be happy.

Biggest Achievement: Overcoming numerous childhood abuses and still being able to trust Beaux enough to fall in love with him and start a life.

Grandest Wish: To become an author

What You Can't Live Without: Beaux, my laptop (which I call Raven), and my iPod.

 

[Alexandra91]

Name: Alex

Age: 18

Location: Leciester, England

Occupation: Customer Support Rep

Short Personal Description: I am 18 and very new to this! was a big shock finding out I was pregnant. More so for my parents i think! I am very excited at what the future is going to bring

Favorites:

Hobbies: The internet, music, reading

Color: Pink

Food: Chips

Hang-out: Friends houses,

Music: Chart stuff mainly

Books: Anything! Harry Potter

Movies: So many

TV Shows: Family Guy, Extreme makeover HE

Authors: Lots

Cartoon Character: Brian Family Guy


Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Japan or China

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My Dad

Greatest Ambition: To show my Family I can do this

Biggest Achievement: Not sure

Grandest Wish: My Family members have a long and Happy life

What You Can't Live Without : Family & Friends

 

[nmariern]

A Little About Me

Name: Nicole

Age: 26

Location: new hampshire usa!

Occupation: nurse

Short Personal Description: full time nurse and mom to a 5 year old from a previous marriage. Very active, biking running and a gym a holic! Love to shop. Lost a baby in nov of last year. Wanting to give my daughter a sibling. Family is very important to me

Hobbies: horseback riding biking shopping

Color: pink

Food: bbq chix pizza. Mmmm

Hang-out: home

Music: hip hop/alternative/rock... Everything

Books: twilight series, teen novels. I read a lot!

Movies: superbad. Knocked up twilight supertroopers

TV Shows: house md!

Authors:
Stephanie myers
Cartoon Character: spongebob

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: france

Most Influential Person in Your Life: an old nurse at my work

Greatest Ambition: being a nurse and single mom and never failing

Biggest Achievement: supporting my self and daughter.
Grandest Wish: a happy healthy new family addition

What You Can't Live Without: My crackberry ?

 

[LunaRose]

Name: Lisa

Age: 22

Location: Bath, England

Occupation: Full-time Mummy (Recently took voluntary redunacy from a car hire firm)

Short Personal Description: I am living with my DB, LO and two indoor angora rabbits Lily & Casper in our one bedroom flat, I was pregnant when we bought the flat and didn't know we'd need an extra room!! I would absolutely love more children in the future when Jayden has grown up a bit and we have that bigger place to live!

Favorites

Hobbies: Painting. Photography (I have almost 600 photos of LO!!!! Haha). Shopping. Cinema.

Color: Purple

Food: Pizza!

Hang-out: in pub gardens or the cinema

Music: Metal, R&B, Pop & Cheese mainly .. Weird combination!

Books: The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien

Movies: Harry potter. LOTR. Twilight. Anything fantasy!

TV Shows: One Tree Hill. Ghost Whisperer. Desperate Housewives. Hollyoaks.

Authors: Margaret Atwood

Cartoon Character: Hello Kitty


Digging Deeper

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: New Zealand

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My Mum

Greatest Ambition: I'd love to become a midwife

Biggest Achievement: Giving birth to LO, of course

Grandest Wish: To live happily and comfortably with lots of babies!!

What You Can't Live Without : My family and laptop!!

A pic of me:
https://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y70/LisaFweeFwee/mandj.jpg
Me with LO

 

[blimpy76]

Hi im 26 hubby 33, been TTC for about 5 months now after coming off the pill microgynon 30 really struggling now as to what is happening and what to do next. Can i start vitamins or anything to boost fertility heard agnus cactus is good any ideas?
Also is it too early to visit gp and seek advice as i dont want to waste peoples time if its not worth going?
Thanks
Hayley

 

[lolley]

Name: Kelly

Age: 30

Location: West midlands, England

Occupation: Specialist support service, for children with visual impairments

Short Personal Description: I married Matt in April. I have 2 boys Jake ,9 and Callum,6 from my previous marriage. We would now like a child of our own to complete our family. I am at last very happy.

Favorites

Hobbies: Cinema, eating out, internet.

Color: blue, red

Food: anything, I love food!

Music: vary varied, from musicals to dance

Books: Harry potter, Torey Haden

Movies: Harry potter, Lord of the Rings, girly soppy films

TV Shows: Heroes, prison break, x factor

Cartoon Character: Winnie the pooh


Digging Deeper

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Egypt (going in April)

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My Mum

Greatest Ambition: I'm at uni now, so to finish!

Biggest Achievement: going to uni at 29!

Grandest Wish: For me and my family to be happy

What You Can't Live Without : My family and pc!!

 

[SnowlandFairy]

Name: Helinä

Age: 26

Location: Marlow, England

Short Personal Description: I'm from Finland. Have lived in Uk almost 7 years. I'm married and expecting my first baby. Due date is on 8th of Jan. Pregnancy have gone very very well and I hope it continues like this till end.

Favorites

Hobbies: Decorating our house, Shopping, Cinema

Colour: Pink

Food: Pork steaks like my mum makes them

Hang-out: At home

Music: Trance, classical, some metal... Can listen anything...

Books: Stephanie Meyer - Twilight saga, J.K.Rowling - Harry Potters, Torey Hayden - One Child and The Tiger's Child

Movies: Taken, Harry Potter, Twilight, Danny the dog and many others.

TV Shows: Desperate Housewives, Home and Away, Smallville, X Factor

Authors: Many

Cartoon Character: Muumins


Digging Deeper

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Finland because most of my family is there.

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My Mum and Dad

Greatest Ambition: To be great mother

Biggest Achievement: I think it's going to be giving birth on January!

Grandest Wish: Health and happiness to all my family here and Finland.

What You Can't Live Without : My family and salmiakki (Salty liquorice)!!

 

[Ma petite]

A Little About Me

Name: Jesica

Age: 29

Location: Chiefland, FL

Occupation: Senior Design. Corporate Company. Social Mission.

Short Personal Description: I'm a new mommy to my beautiful son, Eli! His daddy holds the other part of my heart! I'm a designer and I'm obsessed with my job. I love to read and collect all things "The Nightmare Before Christmas".
Favorites:

Hobbies: the Interweb, Eli, my OH, Family!!, Movies {The Nightmare Before Christmas, Reality Bites, anything Tim Burton!}, World of Warcraft, Gaming, Reading {Fav Authors: JD Robb, Laurell K Hamilton}, Work {}, Design, Reading about Design {}

Color: Greens

Food: Mexican, Stir Fry, Spicy Chicken

Hang-out: the Interweb, my Mom's

Music: Everything

Books: Anything JD Robb & Laurell K Hamtion, Lovely Bones, Left Behind Series, Twilight Series, The Host, Harry Potter Series...this could go on for a long time.

Movies: The Nightmare Before Christmas

TV Shows: So You Think You Can Dance, Fringe, Project Runway, Grey's Anatomy, Firefly, Dollhouse, Glee, Desperate Housewives, Top Chef. I love my DVR. It makes all these things possible in my limited amount of time free from baby, housework, etc.

Authors: JD Robb & Laurell K Hamilton

Cartoon Character: Hmmmm. Wylie Coyote

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Australia

Most Influential Person in Your Life: Sister. Mother.

Greatest Ambition: I'd really like to obtain my Master of Fine Art in the next couple of years. Possibly in the next 15 years teach at a college level. Being happy. Being a great mother, sister, daughter and lover.

Biggest Achievement: Being happy. Elijah Anthony BFA. Loving my job.

Grandest Wish: Dunno

What You Can't Live Without: Computer. Interweb. Books.

 

[Loubear18]

About me

Name: Lou

Age: 18

Location: Cheshire, UK

Occupation: Just left college, job hunting and night course

Short Personal Description: Im 18, I live at home with my parents. Come from a very loving family, but not a big one its just the three of us. I have a mixed bag of skills, photography, textiles, equine management also starting a beauty night course soon to move on to working in industrey. Girly girl at heart, but very down to earth and I grew up before my time, my friends use me as an agony aunt and makeup artist!

Favorites:

Hobbies: Spending time with my friends or chilling out on the PC

Color: Black

Food: Italian food, yum yum

Hang-out: My house, my boyfriends or the pub once in a while

Music: Mainly R&B but most things grab me

Books: Twilight saga, Discworld.. bit of a geek really

Movies: Romance, Comedy, Action

TV Shows: Scrubs, Friends, Waking the dead, odd bit of soaps

Authors: I have a few

Cartoon Character: Tigger


Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Italy, pack my bags and whisk me off!

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My dad

Greatest Ambition: Have a good comfortable life, a good job and a beautiful family.

Biggest Achievement: Not sure

Grandest Wish: When i have children, to let them have the best life possible and for my family to be forever happy

What You Can't Live Without : My Parents

 

[JustAWifeTTC]

A Little About Me

Name: Anna

Age: 20

Location: Texas/Washington

Occupation: Night Audit for Towne Place Suites by Marriott

Short Personal Description: Hi I'm Anna, I know my name on here is JustAWife but I'm actually not married until Dec. 28 of this year 2009, I work full time at night and then the rest of the time I pretty much stay home and sleep all day...fiance lives at Ft. Lewis WA and I live in West TX for now until we get married and get BAH to get a place up there...TTC already but kinda hard only have one 4 day weekend a month with eachother new at this online blog or forum thing so not exactly sure what to do any help would be great


Hobbies: Internet, Shopping, Spending time with H2B, sleeping in the day lol

Color: Blue!!

Food: PIZZA or Grilled Cheese

Hang-out: Home

Music: Pop, Rock, Rap, etc. anything on the radio

Books: When it's a good book.

Movies: Under the Tuscan Sun, Where the Heart is, Baby Mama

TV Shows: Army Wives, Gilmore Girls, Secret Life, Wife Swap, Reba, King of Queens,

Authors: ?

Cartoon Character: Um..its been a while

Digging Deeper: ??

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Italy, or Greece

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My best Friend Abi (single mom)

Greatest Ambition: To have a happy family and not the kind I had growing up...I don't want to have another broken home

Biggest Achievement: First child to get GED (any kind of diploma)

Grandest Wish: Have a great life with a great family

What You Can't Live Without: Cell Phone (its my life line)

 

[oursweetpea]

A Little About Me

Name: Brandy

Age: 31

Location: From US but living in Germany

Occupation: SAHM Army wife

Short Personal Description: Im for Illinois, Married to a very loving husband and soldier. I have 1 son 10 and 2 step sons 8 and 6. We love to travel and are so very excited to have this new little one join our family

Favorites:

Hobbies: Internet, Dancing, scrapbooking

Color: Hot Pink

Food: ICE CREAM lol

Hang-out: home with the hubby

Music: Country but love most anything

Books:

Movies: Love the scary movies

TV Shows:

Authors:

Cartoon Character: Im a Disney Princess girl

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: looking forward to Italy but can't wait to get back to the US

Most Influential Person in Your Life:My Dad

Greatest Ambition: To be me and live every moment

Biggest Achievement: being a single mom for 6 yrs and making it on my own without any help

Grandest Wish: This little BABY!!!!

What You Can't Live Without: My hubby

 

[Glitterfairy]

Name: Kez

Age: 23

Location: UK/PinkGlitterland

Occupation: Not working at the moment due to illness

Short Personal Description: I'm 23,live with my 33 year old fiance and 5 year old son.Like spending time with family,Lush,anything Pink or Glittery and John Barrowman!

Favorites:

Hobbies: Workout Dvds,Swimming

Color: Pink!

Food: Pizza,Ice Cream,Percy Pig sweeties,Curry...all naughty but nice things.

Hang-out: At home,i don't get out very much

Music: Pop/Dance a real mixture

Books: Love Autobiographies and the Torchwood Novels

Movies: Anything funny or romantic

TV Shows:Torchwood,Dr Who,Friends,Americas Next Top Model,Gavin and Stacey

Authors:

Cartoon Character: Anything pink/Girly/Sparkly

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Would like to go back to Oz/New Zealand one day
Most Influential Person in Your Life:My Mum

Greatest Ambition: To be better and to live a happy full life with my family

Biggest Achievement: Coming this far...

Grandest Wish: Oh i have so Many

What You Can't Live Without: Family

 

[shamrockerjo]

Name: Jo

Age: 25

Location: UK

Occupation: Student

Short Personal Description:

Favorites:

Hobbies: Yoga, thaiboxing

Color: Purple

Food: Sushi!!

Hang-out: At home in front of the fireplace

Music: Bruce Springsteen, Guns n Roses, The Levellers, Martha Wainwright..

Books: I'll read anything I can get my hands on really!

Movies: The scarier the better

TV Shows: OZ, Sons of Anarchy, Dexter.. and a bit of Eastenders omnibus action on Sundays, hahah

Authors: Margaret Atwood, Carlos Castaneda, Stieg Larsson..

Cartoon Character: Tie between Cartman and Stewie.. I want both as pets!!

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: So many! Perhaps Peru at the moment..

Most Influential Person in Your Life: My husband

Greatest Ambition: PhD one day!

Biggest Achievement: I guess getting to where I am now without too many casualties..

Grandest Wish: Right now? For our baby girl to be born happy and healthy

What You Can't Live Without: My family. And cookies!!

 

[allenm]

A Little About Me

Name: James Allen Marten

Age: 40

Location: Colorado USA

Occupation: Website designer

Short Personal Description:
Favorites:

Hobbies: writing, computers, music, cooking

Color: Green

Food: Italian

Hang-out: @ home and on the internet

Music: Jazz, rock, world, many faves,

Books: Mysteries, computer books (boring I know)

Movies: Haven't seen a movie for awhile. :/

TV Shows: Don't watch TV much.

Authors: Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, Ruth Rendell, many mystery fiction writers

Cartoon Character: I am Daffy Duck!

Digging Deeper: Ouch!

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Hmm, so many. Throw a dart... France.

Most Influential Person in Your Life: Wife and Daughter

Greatest Ambition: Work for myself and support my family

Biggest Achievement: Being a dad!

Grandest Wish: To live a long happy, healthy life.

What You Can't Live Without: The internet... sad to say.

 

[mummysgirls]

Name: Michelle

Age: 25

Location: Paisley, Scotland

Occupation: Full time mum

Short Personal Description: I met andy through my last job in the army and we have a beautiful daughter Katie-louise who is just turning 3 in may 2010. we are expecting baby girl March 2010. I have stayed in paisley all my days. I have studied with the open university and will hopefully be starting my second course oct 2010. dont know what else to say in this part lol so leave it short and sweet

Favorites: my darling daughter, my neice and nephew

Hobbies: writing, reading, internet, listening to music and spending time with family

Color: Green

Food: Anything part from seafood

Hang-out: hmmm no really anywhere, prob my bedroom

Music: i totally love Paulo Nutini cos he was below me in high school lol but i love anything apart from cheesy pop

Books: omg im so loving the twilight saga just now but i love reading anything like romance, thriller, crime, true life stories, poetry you name it

Movies: far too many just now

TV Shows: Eastenders, river city, hollyoaks, the Hills, Flash forward, heroes

Authors: Stephanie Meyers, Reg McKay (R.I.P) and irvine welsh

Cartoon Character: tweety pie

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: Egypt

Most Influential Person in Your Life: my wee mammy (R.I.P)

Greatest Ambition: to be a writer and being a great mum to my babies

Biggest Achievement: giving birth to my beautiful daughter

Grandest Wish: to be a writer

What You Can't Live Without : my family, my laptop, mobile and andrew lol

 

[Belowen]

A Little About Me

Name: Anna

Age: 29

Location: Finland

Occupation: Currently a stay at home mom

Short Personal Description: I'm a 29 year old mom of one. We're currently living in Finland but every year we visit my husband's family in the US. We're also planning on moving back there in the future.

Favorites:

Hobbies: Sports, music, reading, shopping

Color: White and black

Food: Mexican

Hang-out: cafés

Music: indie

Books: the Kite Runner

Movies: Lost in Translation

TV Shows: House, White Collar, Gilmore Girls

Authors: Khaled Hosseini, Hemingway

Cartoon Character: -

Digging Deeper:

Country You Wish To Visit The Most: one that i haven't been to? mm.. New Zealand. hopefully one day

Most Influential Person in Your Life: my best friend and my husband