MN Little Italy 15

[francagoestohollywood]

welcome!

Well, Camo - I have to say I am a little jealous - I cannot wait to go back to work. Just finishing up my mat leave (I have 1 DD). The problem is that my employer is in the UK, while we have moved to Italy due to DH's new job. So I now have to find a job in Italy: imagine that. I am bricking it - all those scare stories about S**t employers. At least DH promised we will go back to the UK if I cannot find anything decent.

Am I mental wanting to go back to the UK?

There are some positives being down here of course. The nonni live 1 minute away so free babysitting, decent schools, great weather, great food, and I have o admit it is a better place to raise kids compared to London...

Welcome Minerva! Whereabouts are you based? I had the same situation when we moved back here-my employer was in the UK, I was on mat leave so ended up resigning from there. No regrets though-am much happier here and now really enjoy the UK when go back for visits knowing there is an end date in sight! Good luck with the job search.
Camo I'm sure you'll feel better after a few days when you get back into things-it's so disorientating at first going back I think. I am finding it like that after a summer holiday let alone mat leave

Hello Minerva and welcome! Where are you based?I suppose it very much depends on where you are re finding a job and a decent employer. There aren't many nice employers, but there are some.My sil has just started working for a company (I'm not naming names) which will soon open a nido aziendale and is very committed to its female collaborators. But it is very rare, sadly.

Sputnik, yes, I should find the courage to brave Ebay. It scares the hell out of me (technophobe)
I'll deffo order stuff from miniboden with a friend. But not for myself.There are so many tempting shops around here, that I really can't give in to boden too!

Masseuse, how are things going?

Yesterday I saw "Come Dio comanda" by Gabriele Salvatores. It's from a Niccolo' Ammaniti novel. Very grim, but very good, I recommend (but very very grim)

In between Udine and Trieste, but we may be moving closer to one or the other depending on the job situation. I suppose I just have to take the plunge and send those CVs don't I?

Sputnik.... Ebay is great - I am a real fan and I have sold huge amounts of stuff on there... Bought a few things too. It is rather addictive though!

Am Back ..............
Can I go again please?
Minirosa a nightmare on flight 2 plus I ws steamed up over BA . I had bought a seat for her ( THANK GOD ) and gave her birth date etc and loaded all the pre flight passport info etc but yet they had put her in 15 A and DD1 and me on 14 B&C. As I had checked in on line then my seats couldn't be altered ( WTF...I don't think so)Anyway very slow and whingy man eventually got her seat swapped to 14 A but he said if the actual original person in 14A had already checked in on line then it would have been very complicated ....To which I said well imagine the fun if I had put her in 15 A and me in row 14 I think that would have been worse no?She whinged , bounced , clambered, pulled the entire way thank heavens for a saint of a DD who played , munched and was an angel. DH was late to apt so 2 wonderful South Africans unloaded my 3 bags and Bugaboo and put them on a trolley. Came home and DH clean up consists of the computer area done, sink cleaned - bathroom ( only)and he said he washed the floors - Crawling minirosa proved otherwise. Oh and not to forget the single bed covered ( all of it) in 3 ft of ironing. WHen I lifted the sheet off DD toys he had thrown all of them in a pile so they would be under the dust sheet so we have the boxes, book,s baby toys lego crayons in a huge mess FGS .He said that he diddn't want the cleaning lady in as he had done it all ...She is now away until 30 Oct and oh yes Dh is back at work . I have 4 cases to unpoack as he hasn't unpacked his ( he came back Aug 19)and I have a limpet baby .
Rant over ...
Oh ladies its lovely to be back in the delights of this splendid city I can't wait to start the house hunt here or there to do dd1 inseriemento with minirosa partcipating as well ( no choice in the matter) . To re stock the house of food ....
Scarcastic rant over.

Minerva welcome and good luck in the job hunt . I worked for a UK employer as well but was ' posted' but gave it all up with children as you do and Am thinking of doing a TEFAL course in January when my dd2 will be a perfectly wonderful baby and sit quietly whilst mummy studies!

Penthe your beach day sounds like my summer but we had thick coats on as well !

Oh dear rosa, what a flight!I remember flying with babies from 6 months to 18 months... it is hard work! I got lucky only once, when ds was about 18 months: there was a little boy sitting (he must have been 5 yrs old, he looked so mature to me!!!) in front of us who entertained ds for the whole flight. Bless him, I couldn't have thanked him more!

As to househunting... have just looked today trovocasa.it and bleah, it's depressing.

Minerva, that is a lovely part of Italy!Good luck with your job hunting!

I have arrived and my flight was exactly like yours Rosa...thank god for dutifull FB. Never mind, lovely heat...waiting for DD2 to wake up and head to friends' smimming pool. Shame about my lack of tan and wobbly bits.

Minerva my dad's in Udine. Maybe will have a meet up one day.

Pippi, enjoy the heat! Have a lovely time with yourfriends and family.

oh, pippi, the tan will take no time... but you shouldn't tell us these things when all I can hear is the wind and rain beating on the roof! but enjoy it! can't believe I was wearing tights, shirt/dress, cardigan and mac today!!!

thanks for all your words about work, it's just that I feel that this job swap is not up to me anymore, as everyone's talking as if it's done (in fact, I've seen an organogram done back in june/july in which I was down as doing this job, so well before I was even asked!). only my "old" boss said we'll have a chat after 2 wks, but now I feel that if I say thanks, but no thanks, I stay in my old job I will disappoint the other guy plus my "new" boss, plus would feel not right in applying to other jobs on promotions if the right ones ever came up... aaaaaargh, never mind, maybe that's what I need to push me to apply for a promotion

anyway, minerva, that is a nice area. there are quite a few mobilifici, they always need people with good second/third languages for their export divisions.

Rosa, the flight scene sounds very common here too... and don't get me started on the male-cleaning....

school starts tomorrow!! think we'll have a hard morning...

oh, i did try logging in at owrk today, but we have very stringent firewall so that the screen is such a mess that it gives me a headache! but hey, at least they let through 100 e-mails telling me they know how to enlarge my manhood and how to spend my debts at casinos

Lol camo, I get those email too!
It looks like they "trapped" you with this job swapping thing. I hope you can soon apply for something you like more!

I'm summoning my forces before going to defrost the freezer... help!

That is one of my most hated jobs too Franca.

OMG 1 1/2 hour trip this morning getting DD into school, going there wasn't too bad, as it's going out of Rome, but coming back in took ages. Will have to organise going to the supermarket out there or other things to kill time a bit and wait for traffic to clear. The beach is not far either. It does mean I'm not going to have a lot of time though. I was thinking about doing a TEFL course like you Rosa, but then would I actually have any time to work, or find a job to fit in the right hours? There is a school bus but it costs a fortune.

Fuck it, we moved here in the first place to avoid DH's long commute

Anyway, DD wasn't too happy but she held it together. Will see how it goes this afternoon when I fetch her.

Anyway, forgot to say welcome Minerva, I like your name

I haven't done it yet, I've been faffing about on the internet. Not sure what the word faffing means, but it sounds good

What's this TEFL thingy? Can anybody do it, or only if English is your mother tongue?

Sput I feel for you. Going to the supermarket after dropping dd sounds like a good idea to kill time. What about ds, is he with you or do you drop him at nursery?

No DS is with me, we still have to sort out a nursery for him. He would probably go 2 or 3 times a week. TEFL I suppose anyone can do it, your english is very good. We need Bucharest really.

But I would probably be better off looking for more work in my current field that I can do from home, as now. Anyone need a website?

Oh, I wish I was one of those entrepreneurial, crafty people who needs websites to sell home made cup cakes or lasagne...

Ok. I switched off the freezer. What do I do now?
I also need to wash the floors. I need strength

Screaming baby has slept 30 mins this am and then 30 mins this pm and another 10 mins and I can't go out of the room or even pee without her screaming this better just be whilst she settles back in or I will be doing my head in shortly ....
FRanca put all food in a blanket so it doesn't defrost.
Tefal yes I think you could it as your English is very good.
Sputnik welcome to city life !!! Maybe with this nice weather you could go to the beach in the mean time..... Sticky here!

It is bloody hot here as well. Will it ever stop?

Defrosting is mission accomplished now. I had 10 mins of panic as there was lots of water ... But I won, it appears. I have also dusted all the shelves in the kitchen.

It's supposed to cool down a bit from the weekend, apparently. Can't wait!

DD seems to have had a good day at school, she actually told me what they did, which is a novelty! That may just be her growing up though.
I felt seriously scruffy at the school gate though, I am going to need a personal stylist, A Bag, and several months in the gym. Shame I am totally skint!

Ah, I'm happy to hear dd enjoyed herself sput.

Were the other mums very high maintenance? I want some gossip.

Definitely! There were a few who were quite "footballer's wives", for want of a better description. One had an amazing fucsia mini skirt and tank top combo, and looked like she'd spent all day on make up and hair. She co-ordinated perfectly with her DD's Hello Kitty zaino.

I felt pretty scruffy, I don't even wear make up in this weather as it would just slide off.

About half the kids at this school are actually Italian, apparently. The rest are a real mix, there were some normal looking people too, luckily.

I never wear make up, especially in the mornings. How do they find the time? Bah!
I'm sure you'll meet more like minded parents than the top and mini combo lady, you'll see... (optimistic emoticon)

how do they wear make up in this heat?
how do they have long hair cascading down back?
how do they have the time to iron let alone coordinate funky outfits with kids?
so many questions?
the women are so glam in Rome (sigh) - Follonica was lovely, casual beach wear on everyone, mums of all shapes and sizes, all families. Today just as I was stuffing the remnants of DS's cornetto he didn't want in my mouth an impossibly glam mum tottered into the bar with long black hair, some black leggings, glam top and heels the height of ds. Child was perfect as well, ds meanwhile had big juice moustache and cornetto crumbs all over his (non ironed) Sainsbo's top. and
Glad dd enjoyed it though Sput.
How's the freezer Franca- I may try and fit in mine later- Basta con questo caldo!!!!

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YYY, my summer look is generally "hot and bothered". I am much better suited to winter, when I can do "pale and interesting".
I like knitwear, I should move to Norway or something, probably.

I'm wondering if this mum will wear shocking pink everyday, whether her DD will have a different zaino, or maybe it was just coincidence.