3catstoo - Over here!!!

Ready it looks wow you'll have a great time there

I want to go back to work after the baby because the money is good and its a 15 minute walk from where I live. Its a big company so hopefully I can pick a role I don't hate! The area I am in is very sexist and competitive and it does wind me up.

Fortunately I'm a friend of the groom in this case so hopefully all will go ok.

Hey missed you guys, I hope your weekends are going ok

Sorry to hear you're not feeling well Ready I had to Google the ear candles thing sounds cool and relaxing I hope you're better and enjoy it.

Sorry I missed your holiday post. Some evenings I've clearly not been reading properly I will scroll back and look up the link. I hope you have good weather. You can't get much worse than the weather here!

I feel guilty, I'm not doing any boot knitting or sewing especially as my Mum made me lots of clothes! You might be able to pick up a good value sewing machine online?

I am trying one creative path. I've decided to put a scrapbook together for the baby. I'm going to put some of our online chats in it

I am much happier this weekend so I've worked out its mostly because I hate my job that my emotions are really coming out! I am also happy this weekend because I've been asked to be a bridesmaid (next May) at my good friends wedding I've never been one before so need to look up my duties!

Right off to bed, catch up soon

Nothing wrong with substitutes Ready . They might keep us going until we get lucky! You do sound very busy though. I think knitting might come in more useful as we have more need for woolies than summery dresses.

CD2 here. Sad but expected. {the only attention I got was on CD20 which was far too late - and DH knew it}.

Ah well, another wet weekend is on the cards.

I hope you both have a lovely weekend despite the weather.

I have a new sewing machine but it's still in it's box . I have a couple of cotton summer skirts. I might try and copy the pattern. Dresses are a bit more complicated - for me anyway.

We'll have to swap patterns if we get anywhere with it.

I love summer clothes.

Great article thanks Ready.

I have started looking into the dress making already.

Even if I make stuff for my children it won't be wasted practice.

Thanks guys it helps to know you're about for a chat and hug

I am really not complaining about my lot because so far we've had a lucky year... I just really wish the emotional symptom could be switched off at work Spending 20 minutes in tears in the fire exit stairwell is not very practical
Dh is flying right now to Canada and its only 10 days so I should be fine. I am terrible at the goodbye part so it should get better from now on!
Its not helped much by things being shit at work

Anyway enough about me, how are you two doing? Ready have I missed the holiday plans, 3cats any more career thoughts?

Sorry to see you City.

Good news about the fluff .

Ready I hope you start feeling better soon.

Big hugs to you both.

Fluff shopping went well, should be delivered in a few weeks. Not sure dh is too pleased about having to dismantle the furniture for the installers!

Just had sleet and lots of non-settling snow, but its damn cold here for London! Which is particularly annoying as my coat doesn't fit anymore and I broke the zip!

The Easter Hunt sounds like loads of fun. Good luck with the job options. Its a tough call what to do. I am already feeling guilty about planning to go back to work full time.

Am v low as tomorrow dh goes away for 10 days and the hormones are making it unnecessaryily tough.

Sorry about looming CD1s I hope lots of spring luck is around the corner!

I do have some accountancy exams to finish but it costs heaps to do the courses. I would like to finish them even if I don't continue to work in that area.

You are not pushy at all. I need all the help I can get with ideas.

I would like to do some kind of dress making course at some point. I am useless with a sewing machine. All I make are cushions and curtains.
I am a petite build and find it very restricting when clothes shopping. I always want what I can't have.
I would also love to make dresses for my girls instead of paying Mr Boden for lovely prints in simple designs!

An old friend of mine started making childrens dresses based on a Boden design that was discontinued but amazingly popular. She sold them to friends and then branched out onto the internet. She now has her own business making beautiful and classic clothes and accessories. (abroad now).

I would love to do that.

If I had my way I would change my curtains every week because I just love getting new fabrics (sad isn't it).

I might have a play about with my sewing machine tonight now.

Working from home would be fab aswell. The thought of working through the school hols and having to get child care scares me after being at home with the children.

Any news Ready?

My AF is looming I fear. expected though. I was expecting it a week early like last months so was nicely surprised to have a few extra days.

Morning girls.

Buried alive ???? I don't watch it. I have seen the odd one but usually a snippet as I flick to another side.

A night course would be great if DH could get home at a reasonable time. Because of his commute he doesn't get back early enough.

City, how did the fluff shopping go?

Did you both get snow yesterday? We did an easter hunt in the snow and froze our toes off. We do the same NT hunt every year. Last year was 20 degrees but it was 3 weeks later than this year. Even so bit of a difference from 2 degrees.

Kai is a popular name here, as is Theo. 2 Noahs at swimming classes but not at school. No Kyles, Scotts, Rhys, Toby or Judes though.

3catstoo I hope dh keeps up his amour I ask mine if he has any fantasies... he said no but I don't believe him just reckon he's embarrassed. So I just try and dress up and buy the odd silly item, then I reckon even if my fantasy isn't it he can imagine others. Still I do get a bit p**ed off when I am trying to play the dominant naughty leather one and he's laughing his head off!

Thanks for your advice with names it is tough. I started looking at them all excitedly and after realising the enormity of the task I've been treating it like a rainy day task. I so want dh and I to agree....

Colour scheme for fluff is something that hides dirt... and is neutral possibly beige/ natural... I will post a silly photo of our choice maybe!

Hide me a Mr Men book on Sunday! We're having roast chicken. Its the anniversary of when we first dated but I think dh has forgotten so I should get some brownie points!

Right off to bed, but annoyed with the weather so will huddle under the covers to compensate!

City,
The oil on the floor seems like a good plan .
He was actually very amorous last night and surprised me with some attention (very late in the evening but I shouldn't complain - I was almost asleep!). I did remind him afterwards that it was only Wednesday and not Saturday, he did see the funny side!.

I would still like to spice things up as it might encourage him to want to be more spontaneous and a bit more frequent .

I have tried to talk to him about it and see if he has any ideas/fantasies. He had none . Even after I tried to suggest things.

We talked about where we had had sex with (the very few) previous partners we had both been with. I was shocked to discover that DH had never had sex outside of the bedroom. It has taken me 13 years to discover that. I'm a bit of an outdoor girl. Infact the conversation came about whilst watching Echo Beach and seeing the young lovebirds at it on the beach. I admitted to do the same (not quite so young as the couple on the programme). DH then started to question other places I had tried (all with the same bf of 3 years).
Strange that it has taken so long for this to come out. we are so different really. Not a bad thing in some cases but I think I will have my work cut out getting him to broaden his horizons after so long.

Sorry if that was all tmi. I find it very easy to be open about this stuff.

Names are so complicated. My DS has a popular name but it wasn't popular when we picked it. It was only when visiting the health clinic that I realised every third boy had the same name. DD1s name although not a 'different' name is not widely used. We know of no other children with her name even 7 years later (apart from an annoying celebrity recently calling her daughter the same).

It's good to avoid strange spellings of names too - as it always results in people getting it wrong. DD2 has a very simple name ending in ie but everyone always puts a y.

'Different' names are fine as long as you follow through with subsequent children. There's nothing worse than a quirky name for one and plain popular names for others (a friend of mine did this and it really sounds odd/looks odd in cards.

I'm going on aren't I. I'm delaying cleaning the kitchen .

Good luck with the fluff shopping. Are you going for a particular colour scheme?
We are going tile shopping. It's a diy ing weekend.

Ready, hope you are well. Fingers crossed for you sweetie.

Have a fab weekend. will think of you when searching for eggs on Sunday. We hide books too so that it's not just choc. It's a good way of buying them the books they want when there are no birthdays coming up. all 3 are book fiends so they love to get new ones to add to their collection that is due to take over the house.
Sunday had better arrive quickly though before I eat all of the mini eggs!

I am sorry your dh doesn't sound too cooperative 3catstoo. I am racking my brains for some good ideas, but seems like you're trying them all. Maybe, point out to him that you like oil and its your turn for a massage!
Or persevere and ask if he'd like a massage with body cream or what would he prefer? Or wait until he goes for a naked wee in the middle of the night and leave the oil out on the bathroom floor

I am such a big kid I got very excited about your Easter egg hunt! I can't actually eat Easter eggs (allergic) so I would have to hunt for liquorice allsorts or something!

We have nothing too exciting at the weekend...
a bit of fluff shopping, flat painting and last minute hugs as dh is going away next week for 10 days skiing

Hi I hope you 2 are looking forward to the long weekend.

I really wasn't bypassing the name question I was just in a silly hurry yesterday and overlooked it. I am struggling with names... boys in particular.

Here are the criteria

• I have a short unusual name and would like to find similar. Trying to avoid a name that can be shortened... or is popular
• the name can't start with H would sound silly with surname
• the middle name should be something i could live with them taking as a first name if they wanted to, but if I really like the middle name should I save it for a possible future child?
• I like names that start with the letter K and dh mentioned he would like it to end with a vowel
• Oh and it can't be called sam as its soon to be born cousin will be

Ready, my youngest is nearly 4. She will go to school part time in Sept. No idea what I will do. I don't want to go straight to work as soon as she starts school but I will go after a few months of getting my head together and hopefully get the house in some sort of order.

I think DH is stressed with work and sometimes takes it out on me. He finds it hard to relax and stop thinking of work. Having said that he is worse when is on holiday because he then tells what I do wrong all week and that my routine doen't make sense.

I'm sure we'll get through it.
For me it's the lack of attention/affection that's the real bug bare at the moment. I seem yo have hit my peak iyswim. I've tried discussing it with him but he takes it the wrong way. I've suggested spicing things up a bit and visiting an Ann summers type shop together. He just laughed.

If the boot were on the other foot I would be constantly pestered and told about his needs. He thinks I'm strange for feeling this way.

Hey ho!

Are you doing anything nice this weekend?
I don't think we have any plans other than the usual egg hunt in the garden on Sunday.