How to make a mummy-to-be smile

Yesterday I was feeling pretty grim. It had been a weekend without enough sleep, I was feeling tired, fat, spotty, a bit dizzy and generally not very happy with life.

As I was waiting for a lift at work on my way to a meeting I was chatting to a couple of my team members. D, a very sweet girl in my team, spontaneously said "You look really pretty today".

I didn't know whether to hug her or cry. So I smiled and told her how lovely she is.