Hello ladies, sorry if I don't name check you have been off Mumsnet for a couple of days due to manic workiness and just caught up with LOADS of posts so head is reeling a bit.
To those with work issues - there is no reason why you can't start looking at the job market whilst you are on maternity leave. It's a bit shitty, but if there are jobs closer to home and part time is on offer where present employer doesn't offer - well why not?
Shel - is it you or Lexi who is having the colleague issue? Sorry for being a bit brain dead. Anyway, let him hang himself and if you can help him along, just be subtle about it. I know hormones are a bit mad at the mo but never let the bastards make you cry. No work colleague is worth tears over - unless they are someone you really like and you have just heard they got run over. I sound a bit hard hearted here, but I really believe this. They are people you work with. Their behaviour can be unacceptable, but they should never be able to behave in such a way that it creates tears. I should also say or make you shout.. but I have to admit I lost my cool and did that last year. Seriously I remain utterly shamefaced about it despite fact that the man in question was such a twat that it was sort of inevitable - but that loss of control and fact that he saw he could get to me in that way is something I cannot forgive myself for.
I'm rambling - in short. SOD HIM! You are good at your job, you are valued, if he thinks you are the weak member of the herd he's a complete pratt. So let him stumble and fall.
To all the ladies who have seen and heard heartbeats - hurrah!
JoJo - love scar picture and well done on self injection. But take it easy my dear, walk first, run later.
Gender and toys - I've no issue with kids choosing their own toys and would be shocked if there wasn't a gender favouring of one over the other, however I do object to everyone else deciding for kids what they should play with. I particularly object to the fact that boys apparently get swords and adventure and girls get to be Mums and nurses. What a pile of shite. More Bodaceia outfits and playsets for girls please. More spidergirl costumes and Lara Croftiness.
I was so fed up when I got home that I had a lovely long bath. Face pack on, scalp mud massaged in. Stupid magazine to read. Music on shuffle that I could sing along to. Bliss. It has led to a rather late adn odd dinner of sweetcorn chowder soup and two potato waffles - but hey, I have been reintroducing salad and stirfry and managing not to feel like crap too. Although it was a bit touch and go this morning and I needed a vegetarian soy sausage roll to right my queasiness, but vegetarian sushi and endamame beans for lunch balances that out I think and last night was just stir fried veg and quorn. ...I'm getting there.
Manda - glad book is going well.
Kitchen worktops, well if you don't like wood my suggestion would be marble. Not cheap and you need to think about how you care for it. Other alternative concrete and then polish it. Which is cheap and looks fantastic - but you do have to set it right and use an expert or you get cracks.
Right, am away to bed. Night all.