Salt of the Earth

Current Music: Massive Attack Everyone is having babies at the moment... ok, well not everyone, but certainly a good number of my friends. Assumption would say its just my age. The average age for first time mothers has raised from 23.9 in 1962 to 30.7 in 2005 (in New Zealand). I'm currently 27 and don't really have any desire to start a family and, as much as everyone is telling me 'its only a matter of time', I just don't see it. My friend Sara had her beautiful baby, Olivia Caitlin, on 12 May. Isn't she gorgeous. I'm so very happy for her, I know this is something she has been wanting for so long and she totally suits being a mother. As for me, I keep saying "I'll wait 5 years and see how I go..." but I've already been saying that for the past 2 years. I wonder when/if things will change and what the process is that takes place to make me feel different.

"Your name of Melanie creates an intense desire for association with people and new experiences, many of which have been rather bitter. This name has given you a gregarious personality and a quick-thinking, creative, and versatile nature, but one that is unstable emotionally. You desire change and travel and would enjoy opportunities that allowed you to be creative and to act independently, rather than to conform to system and routine. However, this name does not allow you to complete your undertakings, as farther fields always look greener. Although you may appear confident and positive, you actually lack confidence and feel self-conscious at times. This name spoils patience and depth of thought, and weakens your stand in matters of principle. You are too open to suggestion, and thus you could become involved in detrimental associations which could lead you into by-paths of thrill-seeking or emotional indulgence. " "Your first name of Mel has given you a quic