We're taking the train...some now boarding, some delays, some still standing on the platform! TTC 'Waiters' IIT!

[bebejones]

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Welcome aboard, make yourselves comfy I have a feeling it's going to be a bumpy ride!

100years that's awful about your car - sounds like you're having a rubbish weekend :( Hope things start to look better for you soon!

bebe yeah, that bit when Beth dies just after Jo rushes all the way back to see her... makes me sad just thinking about it Talc doesn't make your hair go grey, unless you use too much!

strawberrypie I don't think I've seen any of the sad films you mention (i've never even seen Bambi ) so maybe I'll have to look out for them.

Squirrel, I have had much worse, the down side is I had booked the weekend off on leave to be there with him and I can't be there. Although I am sad I'm not there, I'm not down IYKWIM no point in being a total misery. I did get some fresh air before, but have done nothing since I came back in!

Is there any good trash telly on tonight or am I stuck with DVDs etc?

Is there any trash on TV tonight???? 100years it is Saturday night therefore Strictly followed by X-factor! You can't get more trashy than that! I am a bit gutted that we are going to a party tonight, I would probably rather veg on the sofa :)

I tell you what, you can have the lurgy and veg out and I will go party with my OH :)

grass is always greener etc etc

Don't know if I can cope with strictly and/or X-factor, hmmm but they are trashy I give you that, I shall return my verdict later

Have you read The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett? They have made a TV adaption that starts tonight starring Lovejoy (oh yes!). I really enjoyed the book so am taping the show.

Also you may change your mind about the party when you discover that it is Abba themed fancy dress. Sad times.

Seriously though I hope you feel better soon x

Abba - yay, I love fancy dress parties :) I want one

Thanks Strawberry, me too. I will have a look at that programme that may suit me better

Ooh not sure I can stay awake that late, but will try, and we have no way of taping anything thing which is a problem when I work shifts and work 3 out of 6 weekends

Went to bed early last night, didn't help me sleep any better though :( Woke a few times coughing, so I'm not sure I'm any better, not tried talking to anyone yet. OH is on his way home, he did amazing at the race and knocked a huge chunk off his previous personal best, he's worked hard and this race has been his focus, so I am so chuffed for him. He's fucking ace :)

I miss him lots and wish he was here with me now.

Hope everyone has had a good weekend so far.

How was the fancy dress???

:( 100, hope you feel better soon & that your OH is back soon to look after you!

DH had a mini finances chat & both agree that we are in a better position that we were a year ago. He has loads of big deals in the pipeline so hopefully things will really pick up when they complete. :) This all works well for me bringing up the TTC thing with him again as he can't throw the 'we are not in a financial position' thing at me again, I can just counter him with this discussion! :o

We are doing Xmas present planning tonight, then I think I'll bring up TTC next weekend. Gently does it!! Don't want to overwhelm him with too much talking & planning all in one weekend!

Hope everyone else is enjoying the Autumn sunshine! It's lovely here, cold, but lovely! :)

Great news about the finances bebe! I love it when a plan comes together!

Hope you are feeling better 100years.......the party was good, there were some sights to behold, mainly involving all-in-one lycra numbers (on men). We didn't dress up but it was a good night :)

Have been out for a nice meal today with family and looking forward to starting my new job tomorrow! I also took my last pill today- not looking forward to using condoms for the next few months or having periods again but am looking forward to TTC starting in January :)

Ooh blimey so much has been going on here!

jbells your (ex) employers sound like right wankers, I reckon you should at least threaten them with a claim if you've got the energy, at least so that they buck their ideas up and treat other people better. That's horrendous.

JS fingers crossed for your interview - when do you find out?

100 sorry you've had a miserable ill weekend, no fun. I'll had something too (throat and chest feel horrid) and felt rubbish yesterday but well enough today to go out for a pub lunch! Hope you get better soon.

My DP is away again til Tuesday eve, it feels like he's been away at least a couple of nights a week for months and months, I do miss him when it's just me here.

bebe I love 'dropped a bollock'! Oops! Hope your friend keeps schtum for you.

Been out for lunch today with my friend who's 20 weeks along - ahhh! Although she's mainly been saying how pregnancy is rubbish and it makes you feel shit - her scan pic was sweet though. There's a few of our circle (some of us work together too) who are out in the open about TTC fairly soon which is nice. We ended up having a big conversation about being self-employed and how it would work when we have kids etc.

Right, cup of tea and rubbish telly time for me I think.

Bebe, fingers crossed for next weekend's chat then :)

Hey Quod, I was chatting to a friend last night who has a 4 week old, time goes by so fast really, she loves it though.

OH is now home and we have had a curry for tea, first time in us being together that we have ever had a takeaway, it was good, I had lots of chillis and so hoping that will help rid myself of whatever I've got.

100, hurrah, smash it with the curry! I smashed mine with a bloody mary today, seemed to work!

LOL. I've not tried talking much in the past hour, so time will tell. Working tomorrow and LOTS of talking then, eeep, overtime and only 7 hours of it though

Quod - glad you like that little turn of phrase! :o

100 - Curry definitely good for clearing things out! Hope you feel better soon. It's miserable being poorly! Meant to say how horrid to have your car broken into! :( At least the car itself was still there!

Bit nervous about bringing up TTC again but I will just have to try & keep it together! Actually felt quite nice to tell my friend the other day! I agree with you all it's nice to be able to share it. Everyone is leaning on DH to have more kids, without them even knowing it's a discussion point for us!

Hi all! Hope you had good weekends!

We had a nice trip to visit one of DH's friends yesterday, and they have a 7m old baby. She was very cute, and it turns out that DH is a bit of a natural with babies :) he is super excited, and it is just sinking in for me how much of a change it'll be and how much work small babies are. Plus I keep imagining nausea, but I know that it's just the vitamins (think it's the iron that makes me feel a bit dodgy)

bebe sounds promising with your DH, hope you can come to some decisions soon.

100years hope you start to feel better

strawberry the party sounds good, although I'm not sure about the dodgy outfits!

quod it's rubbish that your DP is away :(

Hiya, i hope everyone is feeling well today.
100 I always have a curry to try to smash my colds, but then again we eat a vast amount of curries anyway. This might explain my weight gain over the past year alongside lack of running! I really must make some effort to re-start running, i used to love it and have done many half marathons in my time. There was one local to me at the weekend (wonder if it was the 1 100's OH ran?)and i almost wished i was doing it.

On a positive note this weekend has mostly been spent sorting out last minute wedding stuff. I also managed Pilates on Sat and Swimming on Sun so pleased with myself :-) Must keep it up!

OH keeps talking about babies, frequently! I had to tell him off yesterday as DSD was in earshot and don't want to excite/stress her out until it happens! Luckily she was busy with singstar and thus oblivious!

hiya all!!

Bebe - great phrase!! And good luck with your TTC conversation next weekend.

Sorry to hear that everybody is sick at the moment. My top tips for getting rid of colds are:

1. Get your OH to fetch you original fizzy lucozade form teh shops
2. hot currys and yummy comfort foods
3. day adn night nurse pills
4. hot baths
5. lots of sleep and time off work
6. a few drinks to kill the germs!!!

I had a really fun weekend. My parents and grandmother came to stay with us and we went to a charity auction for the "Lions of Bath" on the Fridya night. the 5 of us ended up with 5 lions! So excited about ours, DH chose it as a "Nursery Lion" so whatever we have will be having a nursery colour scheme based on our lion!!! link to our new addition!!!

I am due to hear on the job today. The recruitment agent told me this morning that the client is going to offer the roles to 2 people this afternoon so I am surgically attached to my mobile phone and keeping everything crossed!!!

JS your lion is AWESOME! Is it actually going to come and live in your house? I want one! How big is it? And what an AMAZING thing to put in a nursery - I would have loved one of those when I was little. (And really nice and conveniently gender-neutral as well I thought!)

Really hoping your job comes through today. I had an interview earlier today for a bit of freelance work after xmas which will essentially rescue my dire finances if I get it - should hear by the end of the week. Sounds like a really good project too, and the interview went as well as it could have I thought.

Right, got to crack on with my enormous Monday list of accumulated things. I'm working on so many projects simultaneously right now I don't really know whether I'm coming or going and it's really difficult to foresee how any of them are going to pan out - sometimes having a normal job with a routine seems like a really appealing prospect!

Well things here were ok, and then our tenant (who works with DH) had a arguement with DHs dad & quit & is therefore leaving the flat & leaving us with 2 mortgages to pay just before Christmas! :(

JS - The lion looks fantastic, is it actually life size?! Fingers crossed on the job front!

My poor DD is also poorly, she seemed loads better this morning so we went & did some Christmas shopping. But now she is very hot (38.4 after Calpol & ibuprofen) has a streaming nose & red blotchy/puffy rash on her face! :( Hate it when she is poorly, feel so helpless. She doesn't understand that sitting still/sleeping will help!

Ooooooh halloween smilies!

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hey everyone, hope everyones feeling better and had a nice weekend

bebe- sorry to hear about your tenant, do u think that it mite blow over and he will calm down? surely he will have to give u a months notice aswell b4 he moves out, sorry bout your lil one, my DD is coming down with something to also has a read blotchy rash on face and has a ruuny nose and been sneezing all day think it mite be the sudden temperature drop, she also decided she didnt need a nap today im exhausted my hour break sees me thru the day, dont know wot im going to do without it :(

quod- gudluck with your job, fingers crossed it comes thru

JS- i love your lion i want one :) how big is it? we have had penguins, lamb bananas, and rhinos like that in dif places by where i live and i have always wanted to have sum for the house

wyork- thats nice that your OH is getting excited for ttc, hope you managed to get all your wedding stuff sorted

squirral- glad you had nice wkend i think iron tablets make me feel a bit dodgy too

strawberry- how did your first day of job go?

100years- hope u r feeling better least your DP is back to look afta u now

weather is really miserable here and so so cold i hate winter wish we were like bears and i cud just get fat and hibernate for gthe winter months, my DP is away on business again this week :( have made plans with frineds to keep myself from getting too lonely tho, he was supose to e away last wk to but it got canx :) really need to start doing my xmas shopping soon, i am normally atleast half way thru by now, but this year i have only got for my dad and DD so far, just havnt got the money at the mo, need to cum up with a wonderful cash earning idea

jbells you have put all sorts of ideas in my head trying to work out what a lamb banana is?

Bebe that's a bit shit about your tenant! You and your DH sound like actual nice landlords though which is SO RARE (at least where I am) so hopefully you shouldn't find it too hard to get a nice tenant in return, if the worst happens and he does leave?

Please can we not mention xmas shopping, I have done none and have no money to do any either...although seeing as we're going to be away for xmas abroad this year anyway, do you think maybe no-one will notice? Thinking quite seriously about having a present-amnesty!!

Definitely another vote here for hibernation. It's horrible when the day ends at 5.30....

quod- search lamb banana liverpool in google images and u will c lots of pics of them there quite famous in liverpool lol, i wud like to do a present amnesty but i like recieving them to much

Oh I see! Sounds like some sort of exotic curry....Lamb banana madras and a peshwari naan please...