Mid 30s TCC Gin Palace

[SkaterGrrrrl]

Welcome everyone from the old 'Mid 30s and TTC for the first time' thread. And welcome newbies too. Don't mind the poster in the corner dipping pregnancy test sticks into her glass of gin.

wildfig Isn't it wonderful to be able to be sarky & flippant on this thread without someone phoning social services/Daily Hate!

Laurielou lucky lady - I went to uni in Aber. We've also been sleeping with the windows wide open - but because OH is from Glasgow this makes him a bit jittery. However, in this heat I think he'd feel somewhat relieved if someone were to climb in and give his missus the A-game instead!

Which media outlet is going to run with a "geriatric mother" story today and what do you think the focus will be?

My money's on : The Times, in the boardroom, with Rickets.

Morning all. In honour of you lot, I bought a new pair of cycling socks last night. they are black and have the word Lush in pink on the ankles. I saw them, and though of you

Went out on my bike with a mate last night and boy was it hot in the woods! She's faster than me too, so was having to work very hard to keep up as I don't like being beaten. Still the beer afterwards was well earned!

I have to confess my A-game is nowhere to be seen atm. We were more at the Z-game the other night, it's just to damn hot.

Don't get me started on clothes. I honestly think this age is impossible to buy for. Too old for Miss Selfridge/topshop/riverisland too young for m&s etc. It doesn't help that I have a phobia of patterns either so there is nothing in the shops I would wear just now.

Clothes - By the time fucking babydolls (I'm 35, give me a break) leave the scene - I will actually be able to wear one and look pregnant becuase I AM pregnant. As it is, anything which doesn't have a waist makes me look like a space hopper. I have experimented with miniskirt + cut off leggings which are perfectly acceptable for older women here - Dutch women don't let a little thing like being in receipt of a pension keep them off the lycra - they just don't sit comfortably with me. So I live my life in vest tops & jeans.

Morning lushes - quickie, will catch up roperly later - just received following email that I wished to share with you.

IMPORTANT HEALTH ADVICE FOR WOMEN

Do you have feelings of inadequacy?
Do you suffer from shyness?
Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist about Sauvignon Blanc.
Sauvignon Blanc is the safe, natural way to feel better and more confident about yourself and your actions. It can help ease you out of your shyness and let you tell the world that you're ready and willing to do just about anything.

You will notice the benefits of Sauvignon Blanc almost immediately and, with a regime of regular doses, you can overcome any obstacles that prevent you from living the life you want to live. Shyness and awkwardness will be a thing of the past and you will discover many talents you never knew you had.

Stop hiding and start living.
Sauvignon Blanc may not be right for everyone. Women who are pregnant or nursing should not use it. However, women who wouldn't mind nursing or becoming pregnant are encouraged to try it.

Side effects may include dizziness, nausea, vomiting, incarceration, erotic lustfulness, loss of motor control, loss of clothing, loss of money, loss of virginity, delusions of grandeur, table dancing, headache, dehydration, dry mouth, and a desire to sing Karaoke and play all-night rounds of Strip Poker, Truth Or Dare, and Naked Twister.

WARNINGS:

• The consumption of Sauvignon Blanc may make you think you are whispering when you are not.

• The consumption of Sauvignon Blanc may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them.

• The consumption of Sauvignon Blanc may cause you to think you can sing.

• The consumption of Sauvignon Blanc may make you think you can converse enthusiastically with members of the opposite sex without spitting.

• The consumption of Sauvignon Blanc may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

Please feel free to share this important information with as many women as you feel may benefit!

Now just imagine what you could achieve with a good Pinot Noir...

That is an exceedingly important health message VAG, thank you for sharing.

Oh btw all - I was at the stables last night and we were just sat watching the world go by when a lady came and sat next to us. Heavily pregnant. She told us she was there as her daughter was sitting her finals. I believe she was older than BOD, perhaps even 10 years older than BOD. Selfish bitch.

I agree ski - what a cow!

Sauvignon Blanc - is that prescription only or over the counter?

I've just hit 28 straight hours of working, nothing to eat and drink for the last day but coffee (in exponentially increasing volumes), twirls, and 1 blue cheese salad. I suspect any swirling chemicals in my body contemplating taking up residence and developping ito an dembryo have decided that the accommodation is not to their liking this month

Sorry - feeling hard done by and "all about me"ish

Lyra what lead to you being diagnosed with PCOS? It's one of those things that I am forever convincing myself that I have (based on the odd hairline pimple!)

wildfig what was your AIBU message about?

Grrr, so hot. Have the blinds down and fan running in work. Been swimming in the sea every evening - farking freezin at first, but then fab.

Used go the ladeez pond in Hampstead Heath when I lived in Lunnon. Would really recommend to any you lot there.

On the manky clother front - what is the story with shorts playsuits. I mean what about going for your wees?? And now they're talking about bringing back teddies so we can revive our ole pubes stuck in a snapper heydeys.

aussie 28 hours! Come and join the public sector...tis lovely here...

Come and join the about to be redundant, you don't give a shit

knock knock on the door of the Gin Palace... i have been lurking aka stalking for a few days now and you lot are nuts in a fantastic breath of fresh air way and I think you're all fabulous and hilarious and want some of it to rub off on me! I'm desperate for a drink (lovely decor BTW), quite partial to a gin myself, lots of, refuse to give up wine and cant stand all the faffing around with abbreviations, just decent banter with cool gals who understand all this stuff and dont judge. I have officially shriveled up ovaries as I'm now 36 and 2 months OLD, i'm not a workaholic but maybe i should be to keep me in spirits (yeah vodka, gin, new fave is tequila). Been trying (not desperately) for 7 months but desperately trying this month as I've OD'd on opk sticks, cough medicine, grapefruit juice, and I'm only CD6 LOL. Cant wait to get going and hope you dont mind if I stagger along with you guys, to keep my sanity? Clink cheers girls

Welcome missiek

Right ladies, there is actually a thread over in Relationships about 'good relationships' and I thought being as you're mature (i.e., BOD botherers), mean straight-talking, mental unconventional women I'd be interested to know what your big arguments with your other halves have been about.

I'm opening with:
broccoli
Margaret Thatcher (he's 23, he wasn't even there!)

skiarse you cradlesnatcher!

One of the biggest rows we ever had was when putting up a tent at a bike race years back. We were screaming at each other so loudly one quite famous bike journo unpitched his tent that he was half way through putting up next to us and moved somewhere else!

welcome to the palace Missiek.

cosmo the advantages are that the young ones are well in to their A-game!

I meant to add a Todd from scrubs style High 5 on the end of my post!

Evening all.Didn't mean it to seem like I'd flounced off last night like some old queen. So soz and all and I promise I don't begrudge anybody their babies Just scared that's all.

I notice ski started another list, the cheeky bint. Me and DP don't argue so much as bicker. About anything, you name it. DP always ends up laughing at my sulky face so it doesn't last. We argue properly about my middle class/public sector sensitivity to all things diversity-related. DP has no qualms, being decidedly blue collar, about speaking his mind and he also knows it winds me up summat chronic . I have been known to call him for a disgusting misogynist racist homophobe. Which I think covers all bases lol

Gold star for trapping a youngster in your net ski. Do you find a bag of sweets sorts most of the arguments out?

runs from ski's hard stare

aussie--28 hours??? Ouch! (Are you a lawyer or an accountant or a doctor...I cannot think of any other profession where that happens regularly.) Speaking as a former 28-hours-straight lawyer, I'm with cosmo: time to stop caring!

ski--great question: our arguments are about how he loses stuff and how I accuse him of losing said stuff. We had a loud argument at Glasto (although I don't think anyone moved their tent on account of us, so not nearly as good as Cosmo!)

And did I mention it is bloody hot out there. And I have to go on the Tube in a bit. Yuck. Don'ttry, I'm a short bus ride from the Ladies' Pond and keep meaning to go, thanks for the reminder!

Oh--hello, Missiek. Come on in and pull up to the bar. There is plenty of ice and we have lots of cold mixers on this hot day.

Oh big rows, good topic:

1. Ikea, obviously
2. B&Q - culminated with me telling DH he had a tiny mind, and him eating his lunch in the spare bedroom. Never actually GOT to B&Q.

1+2=we never do any DIY=house is fugly

1. Take That song Wooden Boat, specifically whether or not it is sung by Jason Orange. Massive screaming row, nearly crashed the car on the motorway.

Aussie I'd been on the pill on and off for about 13 years, more on than off but whenever I came off it, my acne returned with a vengeance, my periods did not. Ignored it until 2 years ago when I finally decided I was sick of swallowing a daily dose of chemicals. Also thought it would be a good way to get a diagnosis. As usual, skin went haywire, periods were few and far between. Told GP I thought it was PCOS, he sent me for ultrasound of ovaries and a blood test. C'est tout, ma cherie.

PS I'm not chubby or hary, just mega spotty. Of course the glory of it all is that I now have acne and wrinkles simultaneously Recommended treatment is "go back on the pill"!

Hang on.... what the blue fuck is it about broccoli that can possibly cause an argument?

I thought broccoli was a perfectly reasonable thing to argue about...

I must be missing a scraportunity here then. Enlighten me, and if I'm impressed I shall start a row on that very topic this evening and report back

trigger It's healthy and doesn't come in a packet with Haribo written on the side!

Public sector sounds good - shorter hours and a final salary pension scheme [wistful emoticon]. 36 hours fast approaching. End just about in sight - not today but sufficiently close that I will get to bed tonight. Even if I had a cast iron guarantee that "tonight is the night" there will be no A game, B game or Z game!!! DH would have to shove a turkey baster up me while I sleep

Sarah I get the special job of liaising with the accountants and the lawyers. I'm a transactions manager - usually on the tax side but sometimes just general project management. I'm a perfectionist - absolutely my own worst enemy. Thing is I do enjoy it but you get bugger all loyalty from the firms operating in those environments - legal, accounting or otherwise. Rant over...

DH and I argue mainly about him waking up every 2 bloody hours during the night - toilet, tv, drink of water, windows open, too hot too cold.... Aaaaaaargh. If I'm not on here tomorrow I've been arrested for killing him just when I most need a good night's sleep!

Also whether to feed the chickens chicken.