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West London Stats thread

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Uwila · 17/08/2006 09:46

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

OP posts:
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Uwila · 21/08/2006 13:20

Bigkat, How is your DH? Is he home from the hospital yet?

OP posts:
BigKat · 21/08/2006 20:39

Fatfox- Thanks for the info on the Hawkers Centre- I had a look at the web site and it is worth checking out for the Autumn schedule.

Suejonez- my question about Esporta Kingston was really to see if there was any other Esporta members here- maybe find a coffee erm I mean gym regular for motivation. I will check out the aqua aerobics as well. My boobs - well I still believe there is a machine in the gym that is going to firm them up again. A bit like believing in Santa really...

Uwila- sent you an e mail, thanks for your message- DH is in hospital until next weekend. Then another scan and a decision on whether surgery is necessary. Have resigned myself to the fact that his recovery is the most important thing- while I sort out the move.
DS aged 2, has made lots of friends in the ward, and I think the cleaner wants to take him on full time ( he is always offering to 'help' her).

MrsBigD · 22/08/2006 10:51

BigKat, hope all turns out well for dh

at ds helping the cleaner... Now to get him to apply that skill in the new place to clean it nicely before everything gets put in

MrsBigD · 24/08/2006 10:10

A little update

Apologies for any newbies I've missed

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

HAMPTON COURT

Bumpmakestwo
kids: dd 5 months

ISLEWORTH

Paddlechick666
Works: currently but going to be SAHM and do some study
Kids : dd 10m

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 sometimes looks not quite that young according to latest post (I misread? she was referring to dh who sometimes still gets asked for id)
Kids dd 14m (started walking 23/8/06)
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

Paddlechick666 · 24/08/2006 21:56

Hi MrsBigD

Ta for the update but forgive me for correcting you.

Much as I'd love to be a SAHM with some study on the horizon............

Paddlechick666
Live: Isleworth
Work: About to end ext Mat Leave and got back 2 days per week rising to 4 in October (2 from home). Based at South Bank doing IT Security for High St Bank.
kids: DD 10m

;-)

sfxmum · 24/08/2006 22:01

yes i am the one about to leave work and be sahm with some study. have to say after the week i have had this is looking better and better

MrsBigD · 24/08/2006 22:21

oh I beg your padon will change tomorrow.

SFXMUM just cat'ed you there are some conventions coming up!

sfxmum · 24/08/2006 22:33

oh dear dh is going to love thatcant wait

lemonaid · 27/08/2006 11:48

Glaaaargh. I go away for a week and miss people offering me work. Well, OK, not offering exactly but it's still nice.

My website is here and I'm sure some kind of MN special could be worked out .

MrsBigD · 27/08/2006 19:50

I humbly nod my head towards you and your website
How long have you been at this photography stuff?

bunyanvillas · 27/08/2006 21:13

Live: Isleworth
Age: 38 but look about 50 and need a serious image makeover
Work: Notting Hill 3 days a week
Kids: DD (19 months)
Favourite food: chocolate
Favourite drink: hot chocolate or failing that wine
From: Northern Ireland but been hanging out in London for the last 18 years!

rabbitrabbit · 27/08/2006 21:22

Hello all

Live: Teddington
Work: sahm but used to work in IT for publishing company. Now i do odd bits of website work
kids: ds (3)
I'm 37 (how? when?) and dh is 35

suejonez · 27/08/2006 21:31

rabbitrabbit - you have a TOYBOY

MrsBigD · 27/08/2006 22:58

I have a toy boy too MrBigD is 6 days younger than me

bunyanvillas · 28/08/2006 07:07

I have a toyboy too - don't you know they are all the rage? dh is 5.5 years younger than me!!

rabbitrabbit · 28/08/2006 12:25

Yes I do

emmavl · 28/08/2006 12:27

Can I join your gang??? please please PLEASE!!!!!! i live a little bit further away than you guys but me and the boy are old pros on public transport!!!!

Live : Virginia water (nr staines)
Work : part time nursery nurse / and soon to be a student!!!
Children: DS (2 AND A HALF)

emmavl · 28/08/2006 12:28

oh yeah and im 25 (nearly 26)!!!

rabbitrabbit · 28/08/2006 12:31

bunyanvillas-you're my hero.
5.5yrs younger, you cradle snatcher you

rabbitrabbit · 28/08/2006 12:33

lemonaid, your website is great-did you do it yourself?
Dh has just got back into photography, and if I say so myself he's had some great results.
Are there any places locally you-or anyone-would recommend? He's into landscape at the mo.

sorry for hijack

MrsBigD · 28/08/2006 13:53

hehehe some healthy photography competition in West London eh?!

DH loves landscapes and nature and as we're in Kew a lot we've got a lot of pics from there.

I'm more a people person and hopefully my first stint today with Uwila's lo's will proof to be a success. Have just come back so not really looked at the images yet

MrsBigD · 29/08/2006 11:53

A little update - have not made note of who's married to toy boys

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

HAMPTON COURT

Bumpmakestwo
kids: dd 5 months

ISLEWORTH

Bunyanvillas
Age: 38 but look about 50 and need a serious image makeover
Work: Notting Hill 3 days a week
Kids: DD (19 months)
Favourite food: chocolate
Favourite drink: hot chocolate or failing that wine
From: Northern Ireland but been hanging out in London for the last 18 years!

Paddlechick666
Work: About to end ext Mat Leave and got back 2 days per week rising to 4 in October (2 from home). Based at South Bank doing IT Security for High St Bank.
kids: DD 10m

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 sometimes looks not quite that young according to latest post (I misread? she was referring to dh who sometimes still gets asked for id)
Work: about to leave and be sahm with some study.
Kids dd 14m (started walking 23/8/06) 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)

TEDDINGTON

RabbitRabbit
Work: sahm but used to work in IT for publishing company. Now i do odd bits of website work
kids: ds (3)
I'm 37 (how? when?) and dh is 35

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

VIRGINIA WATERS (near Staines)

EmmaVL
Work : part time nursery nurse / and soon to be a student!!!
Children: DS (2 AND A HALF)

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

Nanou1 · 29/08/2006 14:20

Hi MrsBigD and all. great to see so many new faces!
Live: Ealing Common
Age: 37 in Oct, dh 41 in Sept
Work: full time central london since june : PA/OM
Kids: dd born march 04

rabbitrabbit · 29/08/2006 15:14

Don't worry MrsBigD-I've kept a tally of toyboys

MrsBigD · 29/08/2006 15:20

Now including Nanou1
RR keeping track of all us cradle snatchers

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

EALING COMMON

Nanou1
Age: 37 in Oct, dh 41 in Sept
Work: full time central london since june : PA/OM
Kids: dd born march 04

GUNNERSBURY

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

HAMPTON COURT

Bumpmakestwo
kids: dd 5 months

ISLEWORTH

Bunyanvillas
Age: 38 but look about 50 and need a serious image makeover
Work: Notting Hill 3 days a week
Kids: DD (19 months)
Favourite food: chocolate
Favourite drink: hot chocolate or failing that wine
From: Northern Ireland but been hanging out in London for the last 18 years!

Paddlechick666
Work: About to end ext Mat Leave and got back 2 days per week rising to 4 in October (2 from home). Based at South Bank doing IT Security for High St Bank.
kids: DD 10m

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 sometimes looks not quite that young according to latest post (I misread? she was referring to dh who sometimes still gets asked for id)
Work: about to leave and be sahm with some study.
Kids dd 14m (started walking 23/8/06) 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)

TEDDINGTON

RabbitRabbit
Work: sahm but used to work in IT for publishing company. Now i do odd bits of website work
kids: ds (3)
I'm 37 (how? when?) and dh is 35

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

VIRGINIA WATERS (near Staines)

EmmaVL
Work : part time nursery nurse / and soon to be a student!!!
Children: DS (2 AND A HALF)

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