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West London Stats thread

131 replies

Uwila · 17/08/2006 09:46

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

OP posts:
Nanou1 · 29/08/2006 15:23

may i suggest we all wear a badge on thursday please?! am never going to remember everybody's name

MrsBigD · 29/08/2006 16:07

I've already made one for myself oh the joys of being bored a work and having a laminator at hand...

Nanou1 · 29/08/2006 16:08

laminator??!!!! rofl didn't realise you were that bored?! lol

Nanou1 · 29/08/2006 16:10

how many are we going to be? am getting confused with another thread here.... how much sour cream do i need to bring?!

suejonez · 29/08/2006 17:56

Can we not talk about Thursday here laydeez. This is the WRONG thread . But whilst I'm here - I hear you've volunteered to make badges for everyone MrsBigD - very kind.

Uwila · 08/09/2006 17:04

Bump for 2cute.

OP posts:
lemonaid · 08/09/2006 17:11

And I'm 34 (since we're all sharing...)

2Cute · 08/09/2006 23:53

Here goes, I guess there's no turning back now! LOL

Age: 29
Live: Twickenham
Work: Quit City career (silly hours but full pockets) to be SAHM (all hours but full heart)
Kids: DS 2 years
DH: 31 but could pass as 70 when in a grump

YanksUponThames · 09/09/2006 11:31

I've been out of the loop for a bit, but I'm back and here are my stats...

YanksUponThames
(or, IShouldChangeTheNameToSomethingShorter)

Live: between Kew & Richmond, supposedly for one more year for dh's job stint

Work: SAHM at moment. Only barely sane at moment too. (No minder(s), no nanny, no cleaner(s), no car, dh does near-zero housework or child-minding. Or socializing. Stupidly have myself in the Catch-22 situation of being so busy with chores there's never time to hunt down child minding or other assistance. Moving to a whole other country hasn't helped with that; I'm trying to get a clue.)

Used to work: postdoctoral scientist in university research labs (materials science/surface chemistry analysis/microscopy). Will either re-enter as postdoc in next few years or do Something Completely Different. I'm open to ideas.

Kid: DS, turned 4 in July. Sweetie Pie. Fortunately for my sanity. And the fact he's the only one at the moment.

Age: 41, dh is 44

From: grew up in Baltimore, Maryland; school in Blacksburg, Virginia; settled in Raleigh, North Carolina (then more school, more work). And now West London. Which is nice, actually, in a lot of ways...

ComeOVeneer · 09/09/2006 11:40

I guess if I'm joining all you ladies in a few weeks I should add a little about myself , so here goes....

Location - Thames Ditton
Work - part time dentist but will be taking a sabatical when we move
Children - dd 4 3/4 and ds 21 months
Age - me 33, dh 32

Uwila · 09/09/2006 13:40

Bloody Hell Yanks, it's a stats thread, not an unabridged autobiography thread.

MrsBigD, don't ya just hate whene people chat on the stats thread????

OP posts:
MrsBigD · 09/09/2006 19:33

Hehehehe I think that was the abridged version Uwila! And hey, the more info I get given the more I can include in the stats. Will include all the new stats on Monday when I'm twiddling my thumbs at work. Well anyway inbetween trying to work out how to transfer our old fashion book keeping stuff from paper (yes we still use cash books!) into a computer system. No worries re computer system but no clue re accounting ;)

So this waffle should make Yanks feel better

Uwila · 09/09/2006 23:47

I was, of course, just kidding yanks. You can post your (impressive) bio whenever you want.

OP posts:
fatfox · 10/09/2006 09:37

Yanks - you must live very near to me - plus you are old like me I like you already

MrsBigD · 14/09/2006 12:31

Just a quick update to include the latest newbies

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, Birthday early September
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: 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... travelling end September!
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 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 (Aussie)

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

PERIVALE

Josefinm

Pregnant with first child due in the beginning of Dec

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
age 34

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

THAMES DITTON

ComeOVeneer
Work - part time dentist but will be taking a sabatical when we move
Children - dd 4 3/4 and ds 21 months
Age - me 33, dh 32

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

2Cute
Age: 29
Work: Quit City career (silly hours but full pockets) to be SAHM (all hours but full heart)
Kids: DS 2 years
DH: 31 but could pass as 70 when in a grump

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, birthday early August
German planning to move to Australia in a year or so

lemonaid · 15/09/2006 19:36

Bump for 2Cute

pudding77 · 16/09/2006 09:29

It was suggested that I add my stats here so here goes:

Live: Brentford
Work: SAHM
Kids: ds nearly 8 months (and a total cutie if I say so myself!)
Age: Me 29, dh 35

MrsBigD · 16/09/2006 10:56

will add you to list a bit later

MrsBigD · 19/09/2006 13:42

Finally got round to the update

BRENTFORD

Pudding77
Work: SAHM
Kids: ds nearly 8 months (and a total cutie if I say so myself!)
Age: Me 29, dh 35

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, Birthday early September
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: 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... travelling end September!
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 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 (Aussie)

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

PERIVALE

Josefinm

Pregnant with first child due in the beginning of Dec

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
age 34

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

THAMES DITTON

ComeOVeneer
Work - part time dentist but will be taking a sabatical when we move
Children - dd 4 3/4 and ds 21 months
Age - me 33, dh 32

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

2Cute
Age: 29
Work: Quit City career (silly hours but full pockets) to be SAHM (all hours but full heart)
Kids: DS 2 years
DH: 31 but could pass as 70 when in a grump

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, birthday early August
German planning to move to Australia in a year or so

lemonaid · 13/10/2006 14:57

Bumping for unmellow

lemonaid · 13/10/2006 14:57

DS is nearly 21 months now, if anyone does an update...

unmellow · 13/10/2006 17:05

Hi,

Adding my details as suggested.

Live: Brentford
Work: Contract (IT/web product development), but staying at home for now
Kid: DD (6 mth)
Age: 35
Malaysian (and Chinese)

MrsBigD · 13/10/2006 18:07

ACTON

Newmum1000
dd 3mths
crazy enough to put her email addi on mn in proper script

BRENTFORD

Pudding77
Work: SAHM
Kids: ds nearly 8 months (and a total cutie if I say so myself!)
Age: Me 29, dh 35

Unmellow
Work: Contract (IT/web product development), but staying at home for now
Kid: DD (6 mth)
Age: 35
Malaysian (and Chinese)

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, Birthday early September
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: 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... travelling end September!
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 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 (Aussie)

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

PERIVALE

Josefinm

Pregnant with first child due in the beginning of Dec

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
age 34

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

THAMES DITTON

ComeOVeneer
Work - part time dentist but will be taking a sabatical when we move
Children - dd 4 3/4 and ds 21 months
Age - me 33, dh 32

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

2Cute
Age: 29
Work: Quit City career (silly hours but full pockets) to be SAHM (all hours but full heart)
Kids: DS 2 years
DH: 31 but could pass as 70 when in a grump

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, birthday early August
German planning to move to Australia in a year or so

Coulterm · 13/10/2006 19:25

Live: Barnes
Work: Fulham (2 days a week)
1 daughter 18months old

suejoneziscalmernow · 13/10/2006 19:26

hello I know Barnes well my sister lived in Suffolk Road and Ellison road for years. nice and close working in Fulham too