West London Stats thread

[Uwila]

Live: Sunbury
Work: Brentford
Kids(age): DD(3), DS(1)

that sounds MUCH better - thanks

Can I amend my entry:

SUNBURY

Uwila
Work: IT/Engineering in Oil & Gas construction projects. Currently in Brentford. Overworked and Underpaid
Kids(age): DD(3), DS(1) not planning any more unless I get a mamouth raise (which I won't)
American Citizen (Chicago)

ok I seem to have the least info so....

Live: Kingston
Work: kind of stretching a point - I;ve been on sabbatical for nearly a year being a f-t student. will be back at work in October. Hopefully 3 days a week if I can pull it off.
Kids dds 6 and 4

just curious do any of you run / jog? i could do with an occasional running buddy (she said hopefully, maybe someone will shame me int dragging self outside in winter)

foxinsocks

live: Teddington
kids: dd (6) going into yr 2 and ds (4) about to start reception
age: 33
work: accountant/auditor but only doing very minor/minimal local work at the mo till ds is in full time school

I run. (but not generally all the way to Kew...)I did the Kingston 8 mile run last Sept and although I;ve been very lax recently am thinking of doing it again - it's great fun and focuses your mind on getting out there. fancy it? we could virtually run together - I did this with a friend in north London and it was nearly as good as having an actual running partner

hello foxinsocks - I knew you were from somehwere nearby - our kids are exactly the same - mine are going into yr2 and reception this year

its encouraging i need to get back out there. i usually run by the river it clears my mind, but hardly been out over the last 3 months mostly due to getting back to work and lack of sleep.
should leave work sometime in mid sep. so i have options other than running at 6am.

i really should be posting this stuff on the main thread i think - sorry

Hello Everyone!!!!

Hello Wheelybug! Wow, someone else in New Malden!

No, I don't run (or exercise!)

Anna

snap annag

meant the exercise stuff

hello hatwoman - did you have another nickname before hat? (think I may have chatted to you some years back but I'm probably wrong!).

I tried running but it always seems to try and rain when I do so joined a gym

Keep posting your details and I'll update the list on Monday when at work... it's a hard life LOL

foxinsocks - we once chatted about the playground at Bushey Park - I've been hatter, hatstand, hativity, hatsoff and i think some more (but not hattie who is someone else). I always wonder if you're there when we go to Bushey...

oh yes, I remember you as hatter! we haven't been for a while but dd has just (as she's turned 6!) mastered cycling without stabilisers so if I can get ds to cycle without creating mayhem, then I'll probably be there a bit more often now!

we go cycling there loads - dd also learnt this year - we don't go to the playground though - there's a place nearer the Teddington side where you can park and then there's basically a road except cars are only allowed on it to access the rugby grounds - so perfect for little ones to cycle as most of the time no cars

Twickenham Newbie in Dubai here- I said hello earlier this week then disappeared- DH was taken ill, and is in hospital- will find out on Sunday if they need to operate- praying they don't - we are leaving here on Sep 1st and heading off on holiday to Spain....

Live: Dubai for the last 18 months- Back in Twickenham from Sep 10th
Work:- Think I can get away with the SAHM role for a while longer- previously Oil and Gas.
Kids:- 1 DS nearly 2

Have just joined Esporta in Kingston- any one else a member there?

Hi

I'm not a member of anything sporty, but several Mum's at DS's school are members of Esporta and love it. They do great children's parties as well. The Hawker Centre in Kingston is also great and have hundreds of activities for kids.

What's the weather like there? Are you looking forward to coming back?

Hope your DH is OK and recovers quickly..

I can't run. Bosoms too big (and shot knees).

But am a member of Cedars up by Richmond park, v fond of their aqua classes, where boyancy aids (aka bosoms) come in more useful.

Think my aqua teacher also teaches at Kingsotn Esporta - what do you want to know?

at bosomy talk i strap mine up with two bras if needed

I strap mine up with two to WALK to Starbucks, running would require (SJ ponders...) a couple of those big net things they shift containers off ships with.

My DS's favourie saying a the moment, when I cuddle her is, "careful Mummy, you're sqashing my big boobies". She's 3, not 15.

Ah but they start young these days...

that's exactly where we go hat - I've prob passed you on that tarmac stretch!

A little update

EAST SHEEN

CountessDracula
Work: Proj Mgr/analyst for software house in the City 4 days a week (one from home)
Kids: dd nearly 4, Plus a Rhodesian Ridgeback
Me 39, dh 40 (I get lots of mileage atm out of old git comments

GUNNERSBURY

Quokka
Work: stay at home mum
Kids: ds 2yrs and ds 6months
almost 30
Australian

KEW

Suejonez
Work: City
Kids: minus 2 months and counting...
Finance director of really realy small company
Age 41 but look about 56 at the moment

Sfxmum
37 dh same but look about 20
Kids dd 14m
hope another sometime soon

Fatfox
work in Ealing Head of Dept in a housing association
Kids DS 6 school in Richmond, DD 3 starts nursery there in two weeks, Baby due 03 March 07 but work don't know yet!
Me 42, older DH

Tutter
sahm, used to work in the city in the head office of a high street bank
Kids ds 15 mo
35

KINGSTON

Thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat
Work: central London
kids dd(6) and dd (4)

NEW MALDEN

AnnaG
Work: Kingston in IT, full time (one day a week at home)
Kids: DS 4yrs and DD 2 yrs
Age: 33

Wheelybug
Work: Retired from pesky accountant job in the city
DD: 18 months
Me: 31

PUTNEY

Lemonaid
work at Heathrow, mostly. IT project management, plus portrait and wedding photography (but don't make enough out of the photography yet to do that full time)
Kids DS 19 months

SUNBURY

Uwila
Work: IT/Engineering in Oil & Gas construction projects. Currently in Brentford. Overworked and Underpaid
Kids(age): DD(3), DS(1) not planning any more unless I get a mamouth raise (which I won't)
American Citizen (Chicago)

TWICKENHAM

BigKat
Dubai for the last 18 months- Back in Twickenham from Sep 10th
Work:- Think I can get away with the SAHM role for a while longer- previously Oil and Gas.
Kids: 1 DS nearly 2

EAST TWICKENHAM

Xoxoxo
Kids : ds = 3 and half, dd is 2
age: 38

WEST EALING

MrsBigD
Work: local in cushy job 5 minutes walk from home
Kids (age): DD 4.5, DS 2yo soon
Just turned 38 but don't look a day older than 37
German planning to move to Australia in a year or so