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Since I am tweeting far more than I am blogging, I thought I'd compile some of my tweets since easter. Please read from the bottom up :-)

• Still following Paul McKenna's eating principles. Feels like second nature now. Combined with the running, I feel really trim & fit.
  
  
• 2 chapters left to write and draft 2 of my novel will be written. Will have to a draft 3 though...
  
  
• Still doing my Couch to 5k runs three times a week but have had to repeat a few weeks as I find this running lark a bit tough.
  
  
• Lil P is having a Halloween party with her childminders this afternoon. From 7pm bedtime my lights will be off & I'll be ignoring the bell!
  
  
• I was (am) so lazy & NEVER wanted kids as I liked my life but Mr P persuaded me & am so happy he did! It's an adventure
  
  
• I am thankful for the time change and am looking forward to running in daylight again tomorrow (I am an early morning runner)...
  
  
• Clocks went back in the early hours of this morning but we still got a lie in and had to WAKE Little Planet up. Hurrah!
  
  
• Little Planet dressed all day today in her Halloween witch's dress & hat, running around like a crazy loon with her magic wand.
  
  
• Kali puja yesterday, pheasant & pumpkin pie for dinner tonight, slow cook venison stew on hob for dinner tomorrow, preschool starts again.
  
  
• I am naturally lazy so follow the "benign neglect" school of parenting. Little Planet seems fine inspite of it :-)
  
  
• Besides, you're not with your kid all day long - they go to school, sleep loads (hopefully). You DO get time for you.
  
  
• Yes, kids a lot of work but LIFE is a lot of work and that makes it so much more rewarding. Think about the longterm.
  
  
• I love fireworks but not when they keep 3 year olds, recovering from colds and still coughing, awake when they want to be sleeping.
  
  
• finished A Village Affair by Joanna Trollope amzn.to/s3Serk #Kindle
  
  
• I've actually stopped watching it (Downton) as I've lost interest in the plot. Sunday night is now just Curb Your Enthusiasm :-)
  
  
• finished The Photograph by Penelope Lively amzn.to/mXO0hc #Kindle
  
  
• We're back from NYC. Will post photos soon.
  
  
• finished The Summer Without Men by Siri Hustvedt amzn.to/etWgfG #Kindle
  
  
• Today we're off to check out diners, galleries and boutiques in Williamsburg. But first, brunch at Freeman's. The weather is glorious!
  
  
• Saw the great Sam Shepard as Butch Cassidy in Blackthorn last night in a fab indie cinema on the Lower East Side. A great Western for 2011.
  
  
• Great NYC eating: strawberry milk & bagel bombs @ Momofoku Milk Bar, pizzas @ Keste, burgers & sausages @ DBGB, coffee/cake @ Ground Support
  
  
• Little Planet happy w. Grandma back in London but I am missing her like crazy. I admit I shed tears leaving her at nursery before flight.
  
  
• Lots of shopping in NYC - DKNY, JCrew, Barney's; biscuits & gravy at Peels in the East Village; De Kooning retro at MOMA.
  
  
• Momofoku Noodle Bar (NYC) in two words: Delicious, NOISY! I'm getting old.
  
  
• Off to NYC. Back next week.
  
  
• We have such great weekends. Love having Mr Planet home so we can enjoy life as a family. Must blog about our weekends again but time lacks.
  
  
• Lovely day today: Morning in Hyde Park, lunch at Rowley Leigh's very child-friendly & elegant Le Cafe Anglais, book shopping in Piccadilly.
  
  
• Countdown to our trip to NYC next week begins. Yippee!
  
  
• finished An Experiment in Love by Hilary Mantel. superb story of growing up in 60s england. amzn.to/rtxra5 #Kindle
  
  
• Lovely day today: Yang Fudong films at Parasol Unit, beef/bone marrow & pork/apple sliders at Spuntino, home for fun in paddling pool.
  
  
• Will stick to Anne Rice I think. Silly me for reading a teen book and thinking I might enjoy it. Oh, wait, Judy Bloom was awesome...
  
  
• Only a third of the way through the teen novel Twilight but really, it's quite poorly written isn't it. Still not understanding the hype...
  
  
• Struck down by food poisoning AGAIN! This time Mr Planet too. Will give eating out a wide berth for a while...
  
  
• finished Every Last One by Anna Quindlen. intense and detailed account of a family tragedy. amzn.to/m0wCS3 #Kindle
  
  
• There is something strangely meditative about ironing name tags to tiny pairs of socks.
  
  
• I've been ironing name tags to socks. I used to be so fun. (Actually, I really enjoyed it, ironing, listening to music loudly!)
  
  
• Really loved Great House - so beautifully written. Only issue I had with it is that all the characters had the same "voice".
  
  
• finished Great House by Nicole Krauss amzn.to/qI0b2D #Kindle
  
  
• Been ill for a week with food poisoning and a cold. Feel better now but am so glad I don't have to go into an office: I feel a bit skanky.
  
  
• ......And Twilight for when Little P is careening around me and reading concentration is not required.
  
  
• Currently reading 2 books: Nicole Krauss' Great House for the hours I can read without interruption (usually after Little P's bedtime)......
  
  
• As the "I Don't Know How She Does It" film is released SJP is annoying the hell out of me. Yes she's a mother but she has HELP & LOTS of it!
  
  
• At last, a reason to watch TV on a Sunday eve: Curb Your Enthusiasm & Downton Abbey return. Hurrah!
  
  
• finished Black Album, The by Hanif Kureishi amzn.to/rdYDNF #Kindle
  
  
• Week three of Couch to 5k completed. Still finding it hard though.
  
  
• It's time to apply for a September 2012 primary school place for Little Planet. Currently surrounded by OFSTED reports and SATS results.
  
  
• This little program (Mac & Win) forces me to turn off the Internet for a specified amount of time, forcing me to work: macfreedom.com
  
  
• 1st run of week 3 of Couch to 5K completed. Phew! It was hard. Can't believe I'm supposed to be running non-stop for 25 mins in 7 weeks?!?
  
  
• finished The Pile of Stuff at the Bottom of the Stairs by Christina Hopkinson amzn.to/gL2vGF #Kindle
  
  
• finished The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood amzn.to/pgtMJJ #Kindle
  
  
• I am spending so much time reading novels on my Kindle that I'm no longer surfing the net so much. Result!
  
  
• Da Polpo do delicious Nutella pizzettas. Also this weekend, a trip to the Childhood Museum in Bethnal Green.
  
  
• We had a pizza weekend. Saturday lunch at Da Polpo in Covent Garden and Sunday lunch at Pizza East in Shoreditch (the best pizza ever, IMO).
  
  
• I managed an afternoon nap today too, albeit with Little Planet bouncing around on the bed singing. The things mothers get used to!
  
  
• Holiday Monday spent at Hampstead Heath fun fair (candy floss!) then long lunch at Burgh House (showing Little Planet where we got married).
  
  
• Sunday morning in fabulous Clissold Park. Now a lazy afternoon at home: Little Planet playing, Mr P gardening before it rains & I'm reading.
  
  
• Mr Planet transforms the humble pork chop with buttery mashed potatoes & cabbage stir fried with onions & juniper berries. Comfort food.
  
  
• Lovely Saturday spent in Hyde Park & the very Zen Serpentine Pavilion with beautiful flowers. Survived the freakish downpour under a tree.
  
  
• Have bought a Kindle. Arrives Tue. Have already downloaded Siri Hustvedt's latest & Hanif Kureishi's The Black Album to my iPad Kindle app.
  
  
• Week 2, run 1 of couch to 5k done! Yipppeeee!
  
  
• Final week 1 run of Couch to 5k completed this morning. Hurrah! Week 2 commences Saturday.
  
  
• Finished 2nd (W1R2) Couch to 5k run today in the pouring rain. Feeling terrific!
  
  
• Actually, Little Planet's 3 and the "Whys?" have already started. At least she keeps me on my toes and my brain ticking over.
  
  
• Maybe I need to start tuning out occasionally... We want our kids to be bright & enquiring but we also want them to quiet down!
  
  
• Bliss, she's totally absorbed in playing. Peace at last... for now...
  
  
• Argh, why can't 3 year olds come with a mute button?
  
  
• Week 1, run 1 of Couch to 5k completed. Feels good!
  
  
• ... enjoy some art (Richard Long, Chapman Brothers). Blog post coming. Also bought beef & bone marrow burgers from Ginger Pig. Yum!
  
  
• And Mr Planet & I had Friday off to shop (DKNY, UNIQLO), eat (Nordic Bakery, So Sushi), buy books (Anita Desai, Julian Barnes) &...
  
  
• Great morning @ V&A Museum of Childhood, delicious pizzas @ Pizza East in Shoreditch then stroll through & play in Finsbury Park (the park).
  
  
• My new exercise regime: Couch to 5K - Live Well - NHS Choices - nhs.uk/LiveWell/c25k/…
  
  
• All appears calm here. Loads of locals protecting the streets it seems & most businesses open as usual.
  
  
• Police all over here too, but hoping it's precautionary rather than expecting trouble.
  
  
• Every time I hear a police helicopter over the house I think Shit! We're not in the thick of it but we're close so we could be #londonriots
  
  
• So first #londonriots and now #birminghamriots? Crazy.
  
  
• Walking barefoot in wet grass after dark. A most blissful meditation.
  
  
• I am Little Planet's PA. So far I have arranged her first playdate & booked her ballet & gym classes for next term. She needs her own diary.
  
  
• Early birthday present from Mr Planet: an iPad 2. Bliss! Though I'm spending more time downloading apps for Little Planet than for me.
  
  
• Recent outings - Southbank and Portobello Road Market. Photos soon.
  
  
• ... drink and eat out in the garden!
  
  
• I've prayed all day for rain because I'm not good with the heat, but Mr Planet has bought home beers & is making tonkatsu & I want to...
  
  
• Animation exhibition at Barbican (disappointing), pizza, Carter's Steam Fair at Clissold Park, lots of gardening. Lovely weekend & weather.
  
  
• ...I distracted her with a story about a giant dollshouse where Mr Moon lived in the attic and soon she was trotting nicely beside me. Phew!
  
  
• ... she had a little tantrum at the beginning and I thought "Uh oh, it's wet and she's on the wet pavement refusing to move!" But
  
  
• Weather like this makes me wish we still used a buggy. Fortunately she managed to huddle under the umbrella next to me and run along... but
  
  
• Mr Planet is making pasta ribbons with chicken livers for dinner tonight. Can't wait!: bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/p…
  
  
• Since Lil Planet turned 3, we've ditched the buggy altogether. She's walking absolutely everywhere now & building up her stamina. So proud!
  
  
• And excellent shops on the Blackstock Road - so much better than I remembered it. We found a Scandi '70s armchair there for our living room.
  
  
• The new & improved Clissold Park is really great - can't wait for all the improvements to be 100% completed.
  
  
• We're now thinking of introducing Little Planet to sushi. Perhaps at one of those conveyor belt places first.
  
  
• A three-parks-weekend this w/e: Finsbury Park, Clissold Park & Highbury Fields, plus delicious Mexican food at Mercado Cantina in Stokey.
  
  
• A weekend at home doing nothing and everything but most of all chilling. Taking walks, baking, cooking, gardening, playing, reading. Bliss.
  
  
• Got my hair done @ Aveda tday. It's no longer cascading down my back but barely skimming the top of my shoulders. Looks stylish but... gulp.
  
  
• Lovely day: boat on Thames to Greenwich, pizza for lunch, Maritime Museum where Little Planet made paper pirate ship, dinner chicken & figs.
  
  
• Attended a sublime Rabindra Sangeet (Tagore songs) concert today. Voice like honey. I'm in love.
  
  
• This "eating when only genuinely and physically hungry" makes food taste even better than before. Loving intuitive eating & am still losing.
  
  
• Sunday: Church (very good for training Little P to sit still-ish for 45 mins and try-not-to-talking) then Islington (Highbury end) shopping.
  
  
• Dinner was tuna steak, very lightly grilled, with wasabi mayo, watercress rocket salad w. orange zest made by Mr Planet.
  
  
• Grt wknd: sci-fi @BritLibrary, sliders @Spuntino, Phil-Lorca diCorcia @SpruthMagers, shopping @APC,Albam,Fenwick,RLauren,OliverSpencer,Folk
  
  
• Little Planet particularly loved the samosas, aloo chaat, uthappam and sag & paneer dosa at Ravi Shankar. She loves spicy food. Hurrah!
  
  
• Natural History & Science Museums then Hyde Park yesterday; Church, London Zoo then lunch at Ravi Shankar on Drummond St today. Lovely days.
  
  
• Ok, am getting all gushy but for a woman who once didn't care whether she had children or not, I sure am so so happy Little P is in my life.
  
  
• Then both Mr Planet & Little Planet crashed into sleep at 7.15pm - all that fresh air & chocolate! I'm left alone to surf the Net in peace.
  
  
• Fab Easter, made so special by having Little Planet :-) Church, brunch, Easter egg hunt, gardening, roast lamb & chickpea mash & asparagus.