Just what the world needed...

...another blog!

Well, this is meant for friends and family who have an interest in following my daily ups and downs, struggle, joy and challenges of moving our little family (Rick, Max, bump and I) from a lively life in central London to a more chilled (in theory!) existence in Geneva. It is not meant as a form of self-expressionism and self-publicity at all. I have always found it interesting to watch what people's hidden agendas are when they blog. I don't feel the need to expose and express myself publicly for the world to see for some kind of gain. But Rick rightly said that this would be a good way for me to put into writing this rather ginormous experience and for family and friends to keep a tab on what we're up to. If they want to. So. I'm not sure why I'm apologising for starting a blog. I shouldn't. And if you're not interested, don't read it.

It's a bit of a shame that I'm starting this seven weeks into our life in Geneva, the past seven weeks have been full of blog worthy episodes. But I shall pick and choose them and retell. And photos. Grandad's been asking for photos on a regular basis so this goes out to him.

Today, the weather is absolutely beautiful. Spring is definitely around the corner. It's warm, sunny and the atmosphere is amazing. People sitting outside in cafes, picnics in parks (or on our balcony!), everyone has a smile on their face (ok, not everyone, but it's pretty rare with these rude Genevois. I'll get to that in a separate post...). It's all very French inspired and feels a bit Parisian.

I'm taking a moment to start this while Max watches his after-lunch-Beebies programme (my most important negotiation tool in stopping him from watching TV all day long). In a minute I'll take him to creche (nursery) where he's doing his induction. I think I'll be able to leave him for about an hour today, in which time I'll be running around to get non-child-friendly errands done.

I'll upload some photos later too.