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.

I also knit. Oh god there is no hope.

Since I have not a whit of street cred.... Sarah what are you knitting? Are you on ravelry.com?

Yes, VAG--I'm on ravelry, same user name (feel free to look me up there). (I have no shame....) I am so glad I am not the only one....

Right now, I am doing my first sock. Have just finished a hoodie and booties for the soon-to-arrive first nephew. And am working on a blanket for same nephew and a cardigan for my MiL's b-day (in October)....

Knitting is uber cool, you're ok there Sarah.

Sarah - ooh you are, like, a real person on ravelry! - I am still in denial disguise all over the interweb. I have boldly added you as a friend but feel free to distance yourself if you wish.... As you will see am very new to this knitting lark and not averse to flinging needles across the room in disgust.

Knitting does dovetail nicely into my other hobby of....sitting.

Hmm, I think I like the idea of knitting. Am open to anything than can extend my sitting time tbh.

Oh yes, knitting is very good for sitting.

Cosmo, knitting is disturbingly addictive and very calming (at least for me). It does bring out my most clucky instincts, though! I highly recommend it.
VAG--have added you as a friend right back. (I'm new too...8 months or so knitting.)

Kudos to your knitting-book listing, Sarah! - very impressive! I have 3 books to date. I also had a nosey on your library page - think we have quite similar book tastes too. You're an internet queen for pages!

I joined Twitter yesterday - leaping into the 21st century! Not really sure what I'm going to use it for other than reading what Stephen Fry had for breakfast.

Cosmosis, I looked at some trousers the other day in Monsoon and I was like "£40! But they're not even lined!". Just like a mum.

I am wearing Accessorize flipflops and jeans to work today - but I do work for a charidee.

My "elderly" activities of choice are gardening and book club. Going to Hampton Court Flower show this w/end and am far too excited about it!

In the interests of balance, I am going to a dance music festival the following weekend and intend to get very messy indeed.

Ah, am a book club attendee as well. I once made all my cycling club mates rofl because I passed up a night mtb ride for a book club meeting .

Pah! to your simple gardening, you lushes, I have built (well, forced DH to build, causing row as per usual) a RAISED BED for the growing of fruit and veggies. I have proudly eaten 6 home-grown strawberries and 2 whole radishes this very week!

trig, I bought a pair of M&S Footgloves yesterday. They are soo comfy but I'm thinking of taking them back because of their ovary-dessicating properties.

Ooh! I have a hypothesis! Which comes first, the shrivelling or the old-lady hobbies/clothing?

If we stick to dancin/drinking/shaggin and STEP AWAY FROM THE FOOTGLOVES, maybe our eggs will extend their sell by date?

It's too late for me - I have always been a fan of comfortable shoes and nights in with a good book. Had a bit of a wild year between boyfriends about 10 years ago though....

Long time, no see everyone. Been keeping a low profile as I've been feeling a bit sorry for myself - sodding new job ended up falling through at the last minuted, so onto month 19 (gulp) of unemployment :-(

I've been stalking you all keeping up to date in the meantime and you've made me plenty!

As for fogey-ish behavior - I built my own raised beds, 4 of 'em, no less and they are brimming with an assortment of fresh fruit and veg as we speak I take my inspiration from Percy Thrower, although I do like to dig sans bra a la Charlie Dimmock

Fuck me I go shopping for Doc Martens (so ashamed was I of owning a pair of Footgloves - although they came in v handy for trailing round Westfield)for FIVE MINUTES and when I come back everyone has taken up knitting and dug in some raised beds.

I'm ashamed of you all VAG it cannot be 10 years since you've put your crocheting down and had a bloody good night on the champagne and charlie? Skater? Sez? Are you going to spontaneously dessicate and smell of wee too?? Oh woe! I thought I was bad by managing to keep 2 hanging baskets alive this year...

On the plus side one of my threads is featuring in Discussions of the Day!! Bow down tramps

Trig were you thinking of Hard Mechanics 3

Or perchance Mechanics on Booty

Good luck chegger

That's a great help thanks DTTAH

Luckily DP is away on a slag stag weekend in Bournemouth so I can raid the stash

jesus - I went out for a few hours and I've stumbled across the WI!

I don't knit - I don't get it. I grow fruit & veg though and I really like hanging out with my bloke & walking the dogs. I like a good sit - although wasn't it better when we were young and it was "a fag and a nice sit down". sigh

Took my horse to her new home this evening - she's on a 2 week trial so touch wood it all works out. Particularly in view of the fact the person who drove the horsebox said it was such a horrible route she won't be going back... so if something goes wrong I'll be riding her home

I think the geekiest thing I do is wax my own skis, nobody waxes like mama.

Oh and I've just bought 3 lemons so who'll join me?

\O

PS It just never ends. My fertility clinic gynae phoned today to congratulate me on my pregnancy as she'd received the letter from the dietician saying I wasn't a fat munter beyond pregnancy and YES, I've managed to find a boy to fuck me. She asked me if it was single, twins or triplets! Now, we've discussed twins at home... but we've never even thought about triplets - I mean, have you?

One good thing came to light, when I'm pregnant again, first scan will be at 7 weeks as standard which I think is nice and early.

Hang on - you bought them?? you didn't grow them??

oh ski they're an insensitive bunch of bitches ain't they. You ok?