WEST LONDON MEET-UP THREAD - OCTOBER 2006 - EALING, ACTON, CHISWICK, KEW, RICHMOND, ISLEWORTH, KINGSTON ETC

[MrsBigD]

Here's the general chit-chat thread for October

Synopsis please on what I've missed last week! Too pre-occupied for various reasons to wade through all threads. Thanks

OI, how bout we type on the Nov. 10 Meet-up thread ?

mrsBidD fingers crossed for tomorrow

Foxie - have a lovely time

hope everyone had a good weekend we mostly had splish splash puddles in welliesonly with a toddler really

Good luck, MrsBigD!

as per boowila's request I shall now vigorously stomp my feet and say...

TO DISCUSS NOVEMBER'S WEST LONDON MEETUP GO TO THE NOVEMBER MEET UP THREAD

oh and who wants to join in for the cbeebies xmas thingy ?

Hello all!

Been a manic few days but just wanted to catch up and see how ev1's doing...

I won't be able to make the november meet but will make up for it at the December one

MrsBe - any news on the job?

Any news from SJ?

Wh is it so quiet here?

Well, MrsBigD, what the job verdict????????

I thought I'd killed the thread again LOL

No news on job yet. Have emailed them again last night so all I can do is wait and see . In no mad panic yet. Haven't got the energy.

SJ are you gone yet?

SJ's still around (or she was in the middle of last night, anyway)

SUE - hope you have a good journey and all goes as best as possible

paddlechick - nice to meet up with LO's (gorgeous big girl she is) mine had further tantrum in supermarket on way homemust meet up again with time for coffee too

ok everybody make a note to keep checking SJ's blog site mid November so we can find out everything about her lo so we can organise a babyshower

Babyshower sounds a fab idea.

hi sfx,

was good to see you guys too. sorry to hear about the tantrum, terrible twos are early for you lol.

dd was asleep before we got to the car and ended up in heaps of traffic so she got a good nap in the end.

a coffee would be great next time, C&C was crazy wasn't it!

Great news about your imminent departure SJ. very exciting!

morning all

god it's quiet on here at the mo!

Boowila, I've CATted you my mobile number re: tonight.

MrsBigD, job news? your night out with dh sounded lovely.

Am assuming SJs feverishly packing and of course FF is doing the Morrocan thing (lucky gal!). Pud's off doing sun and sangria so what's everyone else up to?

yes it's gone very quiet with the west london lot hasn't it!

I'm in the office and haven't got much to do so got my brother's wedding photo album done

No news on the job

not quiet - it's half term so I'm busy keeping the little monsters tired. Unfortunately I tire long before they do.

I'va also been applying for part time jobs (yikes!!!) . We need the dosh, and I have had 4 years of no work so about time I got off my ass.

I'm torn between part time & local so can juggle kids, for the next couple of years until they are in school proper. Or, proper job and hubby goes to reduced hours. He's already told work he is going back to 4 days a week to spend time with the kids (we did this for 3 and half years, and in hindsight should not have given it up).

Any pearls of wisdom from you working mums on juggling/ going full time??

in short: full-time work and kids = bloody hard work

Since I've gone back to local part-time I really really REALLY don't want to go back to 9-5 5 days a week in the west end or city anymore. But there are so few part-time jobs around

Good luck spooky, at least we're not exactly looking in the same neck of the woods...

I'm up for hard work, but whether full or part time, it woud have to local as I am NOT commuting. My soul would die if I had to get the 'drain' every day again. And all those stripey suits.... yuck!

Anyway I'm glad we're not in competition as I'd lose out every time to those cheekbones!! and the fcat that you can organise all of us with no bother at all....

I@m with you on 'don't mind hard work' but the commute

Hey I might be able to organise all the West London Mn lot however lately I'm having trouble organising myself!

I've been busy taking dd to play sessions and job hunting. We went to Amanda's Action Kids on Monday and dd loved it. Fizz, your dd might really enjoy it. It's music (mostly nursery rhymes to a pop beat) and toys.

Then today we went to Crechendo for a free trial session. I wasn't very impressed. It seems to be a souped up version of Lollipop/Hugo. Quite pricey though! They charge £119 for 12 sessions .

MrsB,

How did you like the circus? I've always wanted to go but never had the chance. Did they have Shaolin martial arts performances?

My working mums advice is to stay away from mumsnet. Hope they never feel inclined to check my internet log.

Where is the balance? It isn't. Women get shafted on this working mums deal. But then they get shafted on the SAHM thing too. I just work work work and think about the day they go to school full time. Oh, and get drunk with my MN buddies every now and then to restore sanity.

once you become a mum your choices get really hard, i think most of us end up being over qualified for most of the jobs available.
this is still a world when part time or flexi time means doing all and more of a fulltime job on a less time.

hunallowed that sounds good. think will take dd to richmond library tomorrow she likes it there. they do some nursery rhymes sing along once in a while too.

have zero energy today

yes and can't spell or use any proper grammar
off to get some warming hot chocolate