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2014 Durham/Teesside/Tyne & Wear Cake Fest

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juneybean · 29/12/2013 22:07

Thought I'd be premature and create this thread now.

Currently have this meet up planned:

13th Jan - Miss Tina's in Washington

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goldenretriever1978 · 23/01/2015 19:34

Can anyone be arsed to make a 2015thread or have I missed it?

IAmAPaleontologist · 23/01/2015 19:51

Too lazy

You can call me a daft bat if you want golden.

Dragged self in for night shifts because clearly I was perfectly well Hmm. Did nights Sat and Sun. Slept all day Monday. All Monday night. Slept on Tuesday. Tuesday evening was having rigors and a temp of 40.2C even after both paracetamol and ibuprofen. Slept. Slept Wednesday morning....

You get the picture.

Still sound like I either have TB or smoke 40 a day. One of the two. Maybe both.

Shouldn't have done those nights. not been back on placement since. Ooops.

Was in uni yesterday being the model for the first year OSCA and they told me not to go back unti next week so I'm being good.

spiffysquiffyspiggy · 24/01/2015 10:13

Oh paleo, you daft bat. Hope you are feeling better soon. If its the same bug we had, it does wipe you out so you HAVE to rest. I had a rare opportunity to meet my best mate (she lives in Wales) for the night. Glass of wine and some cake and I was back to my hotel room by 9.30.

LeggyBlondeNE · 26/01/2015 12:25

I really should get on here more often (not least because it's way more interesting than FB...!) Had a WTF moment the other day and was annoyed I couldn't post it anywhere that I would be reasonably anon but still had people who knew me. But of course there is here! Not that I can remember the matter in question anymore...

DS2 is nearly 2. DH and I are slowly morphing back into people who like each other and don't argue about housework (he still doesn't do enough but he's nicer about it when I point that out!). Work is, well, working; going really well, my brain is starting to function properly again. And ther's this leetle tiny part of my brain that has started going 'Well, it wouldn't be so hard to do all that again, would it?'

Yes! Yes it bloody would! I'm getting myself back again! Also, there is barely room for 4 bodies in our bed; no way we'd fit 5. (They have their own beds, but at least one of them is with us at least some of every night.) Oh, and DS2 still feeds at bedtime, and in the night. There is absolutely no way I am doing it again.

But the brain is wierd isn't it? (also I learned by example from Spiggy and Paleo, and got myself sorted with bomb proof preventatives, so really isn't happening without me deliberately deciding it is! Wink)

LeggyBlondeNE · 26/01/2015 12:26

Or do I mean anti-example?!

spiffysquiffyspiggy · 26/01/2015 14:10

Welcome back leggy! I can't believe he's nearly 2. Surely it was only a few months ago we went to botanics to cuddle him when he arrived?

The bomb proof contraception is a good idea. I'm sure I'd have #4 and 5 if I'd relied on something that involved willpower. Grin

I do still fell like we should have 4 but the benefits of stopping are getting clearer and drowning out the "must have babies" voice. The children are more self sufficient, I occasionally get a nights sleep and we have more money (come September an extra £600 a month!!!) Plus my new job keeps me very busy and I couldn't easily bf with all the travel. I'm consoling myself with the prospect of a new niece or nephew to cuddle, babysit and hand back when the realities of more small babies hits Grin

LeggyBlondeNE · 26/01/2015 14:20

Ah yes, I also want to go to three conferences this year... (Building up form 1 night away to 3 to 5/6 over 4 months ... hoping A takes it better than when I was in shopital last year!) But then I feel sad about leaving him overnight. Stupid brain!

spiffysquiffyspiggy · 26/01/2015 14:40

I started staying away when t was 2. He took it far better than I expected. And I felt guilty. Up to the point when I looked at my double bed that I was going to get all to myself all night. And realised I had the choice between going out with friends and get rascally drunk or just lying in a hot bath without anyone demanding to join me/have a wee. Then I decided I was going to make the best of deserting my precious third born. Grin

juneybean · 26/01/2015 17:07

I need an "accident".

I flit between desperately wanting one to enjoying being single and alone with my cats and having money.

Will soon receive invoice for a years storage of the final vial of sperm (£253) and a part of me was all just use it now before the invoice comes but I'm still very fat and desperately want to lose weight before I do it again to give it a good chance of working. But another part of me thinks do it so that you can move on with your life if it doesn't work.

Grr

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spiffysquiffyspiggy · 27/01/2015 20:06

wish I had a magic wand to grant your wish.

juneybean · 29/01/2015 21:37

Thanks Spiggy!

We need coffee and cake soon :(

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spiffysquiffyspiggy · 30/01/2015 20:06

Well its nearly Feb. Which is practically March. Does that mean we can plan a curry?

juneybean · 30/01/2015 22:49

Yess although I don't have my hours for March yet...

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VikingLady · 01/02/2015 10:08

I'll have to duck out of any meet ups for a bit. I'm finding being 7m pg with a toddler and house hunting for MIL and us and helping her pack/downsize at the same time is about as much as I can manage!

Have fun. Hmm, thinking about cake now..... Grin

IAmAPaleontologist · 01/02/2015 10:14

I'm on HOLIDAY in March! HOLIDAY!

I have to get through Feb first. Though at the moment I@ll be grateful to get through to the submission office closing time tomorrow. Should possibly fuck off and do some work then.

IAmAPaleontologist · 01/02/2015 10:14

Take care Viking. See you on the other side!

VikingLady · 03/02/2015 17:08

Thanks Paleo

Looks like DH is helping MIL move house around my due date (too frail etc to do it herself), DM is moving abroad so can't help after all (I'm aware I have no right to ask it and I haven't whined, I swear!), DD starts nursery and we may be moving into our first ever "our" house - all in the same couple of weeks!

At least it takes my mind off stressing about the birth.... Smile

goldenretriever1978 · 16/02/2015 19:54

Any thoughts for dates in March people? :)

IAmAPaleontologist · 18/02/2015 16:39

11th? MN's 15th birthday NE celebration?

Not that I've checked my diary yet.

juneybean · 18/02/2015 22:33

That a Wednesday?

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IAmAPaleontologist · 27/02/2015 21:28

sooooooooooo

spiffysquiffyspiggy · 28/02/2015 12:13

Ha paleontologist. I came on to say pretty much the same thing!

How's A doing?

I neeeeeed curry. And cocktails. And to sleep for a month. And for work to calm the fuck down. But that's not going to happen anytime soon so the curry and cocktails is vital to keep me going.

IAmAPaleontologist · 04/03/2015 12:40

when shall we do curry then? I can do next weekend I think, we have a christening thing the saturday but it is afternoon and is in Durham so I can just walk to cocktails afterwards Grin. The next weekend I'm away. After that there doesn't seem to be anything much on the calendar so lets get a dat nice and quickly before I get half a million deadlines again. Curry is needed!

spiffysquiffyspiggy · 05/03/2015 06:38

Were you thinking the 14th? That's a football day. I'll try and persuade dh to miss it but not sure how far I'll get.

28th is good for me. If I'm still in one piece and not reduced to rocking gently in a corner muttering about warm handovers, line capacity, landing pages, escalations and trade sector mi. (project about to go live, I'm dealing with people who can't agree on anything and I want to lie in a darkened room for a month)

juneybean · 05/03/2015 11:44

I think I can do 28th

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