I don't know what it is, but pregnancy seems to be having an adverse effect on me. I've become a little bit stupid, very clumsy, and also have trouble concentrating. I can't think of normal words while writing or having conversations, I've become accident prone and break or drop things on a regular basis, and do random idiotic things!
The other day while cooking dinner, I put the olive oil in the refrigerator and the milk in the cupboard and didn't notice it until I needed the milk a while later. I also called my Doctor in the US to make an appointment. I made the appointment for Dec. 14th even though I don't even arrive in the country until the 17th! I didn't even notice - I called my Mom to tell her the appt date and she caught it immediately! I'm constantly doing silly things and most of the time I just feel distracted and preoccupied. I only hope this is a temporary affliction and after the baby comes, I start getting back to normal.
I quit smoking when I moved to the UK, mainly because I promised my husband I would. I did it for him, but not because I wanted to. I enjoyed smoking. I missed it, but quit successfully for many years until I went through a stressful time and started again. My relapse lasted over a year. The whole time, I was ashamed of myself. I hated the smell. I hated how I felt, I hated the health risks and I hated my lack of willpower. I've known a few people who have tried e-cigarettes. I was a skeptic. I thought it was going from one habit to another. The people I knew that tried it, always had it and were constantly sucking on it. It seemed to me they were more addicted to it then they were cigarettes. I don't know any smokers that constantly had a cigarette in their hand. Then in January, I saw a piece about it on the BBC News. I watched with interest thinking they were going to say that they have found it to be harmful. What they said was quite the o
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