The CRESH Creche and Spa - future home of all ESH

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I liked the CRESH acronym more than FESH so have used it. Welcome all ESH to your final stop on the journey. Rest your aching lady bits, try one of the many gin based cocktails, and try to molest the gorgeous waiting staff.

Ironing? It's not a joke that I only iron my skis. Although, if I ever want to wear a shirt/trouser-suit combo again at work I really should find it. But, it's summer and ironing is not mandatory - just tell everyone it's "100% linen" then sneer at them as though they asked a stupid question! Washing I find quite easy, Bear is not required to bring his own dirty stuff to the washing bin (in the laundry room) but all other members of the family are. If it's not in the bin, it's not getting washed. Doesn't take 60 seconds to throw a load in, pour in liquid and switch on. Tidying up? I got a tip from Fly Lady, I never enter/leave a room without doing "something", be it taking a mug back to the kitchen, putting a book away or picking something up to put in the rubbish. As for your cleaner - it's her job, don't get so up-tight about it. It's not like TGO curled out a big one on the glass coffee-table is it? Is it? Give your cleaner two shifts?

Speaking of housework. I got back from the stables early last week exhausted to tales of "the dishwasher's broken". Well, because he is the man I love, choose to spend my life with and have a child with I took him at face value. I allowed him to unscrew the filters & fiddle. I went out and bought very un-environmentally friendly drain de-blocker, and when that didn't work I went out and bought a plunger and spent sunday/monday going at it like a 12 year old with his first porn mag! Today I decided to see what would happen if I simply shut the door and turned it on. It drained. First time. And finished the cycle. Dicks.

I'm with silv, wheras in the past I'd "carry" JB a lot more and do stuff simply because it has to be done, I leave it now. If for example he wants to leave his x-box control on the floor rather than picking it up and putting it on its shelf, well, he can't come crying to me when someone stands on it. If he runs out of milk/bread/sugar then that's "sad", but that's what happens when big boys don't write it on the list.

I got really anal about a month ago and printed out a bunch of "lists" which are now resident on the fridge door. There is a daily overview which contains things/places which must be done. E.g., Alps dentist, horse farrier. Then there's a list of admin/jobs to be done. Then there's a page with 10 tear-off shopping lists. When something "runs out" the item must be written on the list, so the next person who goes to the shop just tears off the list and runs.

Yes, where is Rots? I noticed that she has also deleted me as a chum on t'other place. I used to like reading the links she posted to her profile.

Cos there are never enough hours in the day. I find I am now super organised. I used to get pissed off with banal office banter as I had better things to be doing in order to leave office on time to get home.

We are off on holiday tomorrow. I have asked for a lie in which I seemed to miss out on on both my birthday and Mother's day.

yes, I've been ditched too. Only a chosen three remain.

casp Sorry about the drucks. And yes, you guessed shop right.

alps I wanty the saddle!! Do you mean Rydale Clothing?. Def not as good as Joules, Musto etc. But cheap!

You lot are freaking me out about the return to the world of work thing. Maybe I will subconsciously sabotage my application so that I don't get the job. Is working with loads of techy engineers anyway. Who wants to spend 40 hours a week in the company of socially awkward, painfully intelligent workaholic men with Aspergers? (been there)

My saddle has D rings. Does this mean it is ancient? Or crap?

We are viewing properties. Should I buy 7 acres of equestrian land with stable block, manege, and a falling down mobile home? It's well within budget. The kids can have a loose box each. Sorted!

fanny you've just described my working environment - hence I mostly work from home _ haven't been to the office once this week and am currently at stables! :) yes to equestrian place obv. Although I assume lack of house means planning permission only available by the greasing of palms, mind you kids will love adventure of it all haha.

alps No, 'tis green belt. Agent laughed and said 'ha ha ha ha, er no' when I asked if we were likely to get planning permission to build our five bedroom dream home a modest cottage on the land. Grump.

Talking of facecrack, can someone block you but you still appear to be a friend? So you see all wall stuff to a certain date but no new posts?

I'm knackered! Why? Just been out with MB and the dog for 2.5hrs! Yep HI not home still working. I'm thinking maybe I should have a bath as my current look of cropped trousers with hairy legs is certainly not an attractive look.

silv Yes. I considered doing it for colleagues but figure "fuck it" - and simply don't "friend" anyone more important than me! An old uni "fiend" has made it so I can see her posts but can't comment, which is a shame, because I actually had some useful info in response to her whining question last week which I can't be arsed to mail.

I have now been rejected for my second job this week. At least this lot held on to my application for nearly 48 hours before telling me to fuck off. I want to ask them "why" my applications are not getting further - is it OK to send an email saying "thanks blah blah. I would like to take this opportunity to ask for feedback on my recently unsucessful application, could you please expand on why my application was not taken further this time so that I may take this opportunity to improve my qualifications/quality/size of tits."? Not sure how to word it - don't want to sound aggressive, but would like to know where I'm going wrong being as my CV is on fiyah right now.

alps it's certainly normal at my workplace for people to phone up for feedback.
Sorry you've not been successful.

bath sounds good silv. i'm listening to my small bouncing all over her cot in a bid to break free. She's much happier but has a seriously angry bum that she's clearly trying not to lean on. Cue hysterics after each poo.

Hmmm..... Someone who usually posts a fair bit has stopped.... Odd. We have had a disagreement but cleared the air I thought. Praps not. Me thinks I need to get on the laptop to investigate. Though I think i this has occurred then why not have the balls to unfriend me proper! Can they still stalk follow my boring status updates?

casp hope Squeakers nappy rash improves. Horrid for them. MB a bit sore again so much so he screamed when I changed his bum.

Dear CRESHes. I need your help over on this AIBU thread! I am right, am I not?

fanny

I got my first nursery creations today: An Easter card and some krispy cakes with Mini Eggs on top. And she got a proper Easter egg from them. Of course, she's too young for chocolate, but someone will have to eat it...

curls It is definitely not unreasonable to eat the chocolate!

Box I went out today and bought an electirc cool box to take on hols. It will come in very handy for storing PFB's home cooked food on our long journey . I will even chuck in a few yogurts that I have in the fridge which I loathe to throw in the bin .

Okie I have one of those - bought for mr moo's 40th when we ran out of booze space in fridge. You could have borrowed. Have fantastical holiday.

Omg we have been dumped. I mean I know I don't speak to half of my fb friends but still I take defriending v personally!

Have a lovely weekend all. We are doing swings for first time tomorrow plus BBQ plus maybe the sechs if he is lucky. Ha ja

Okes that's a very cool (geddit?) idea! What on earth inspired you to think of it? (I did kill the thread dead, btw )

Now here's a little announcement for all Babyhawk owning PESHes (or CRESHes, or whatever we are called these days.) Thanks to the fantabulous camcordering skills of Clucky I have uploaded some vid-ay-ohs on the other place of me throwing some babies around in a glamorous and sunny location. The footage is a little grainy, but that is specially added so that you can't see just how chavvy I look in the only summer clothes that vaguely fit. Look carefully and you will even see a bit of spare tyre! Also forgive the brevity of the clips - we did them once before Cluck admitted she might not have actually pressed the record button!

Anyway Cluck and I had a lovely day out at Badminton today. No big guns out today, it was the amateurs Grass Roots classes. But lots and lots of lovely shopping and a little bit of Pimms, and lovely steak sandwich.

Back to Okie, due to the hot weather and lack of electric cool box, I was forced to take a Plum Baby pouch with me for LG's lunch. Should I just shoot myself now?

...and MrWhippy ice-creams, hot dogs, blue liquorice, tea and did you mention the shopping?!!?!

T'rific day, fab'lus shops and marv'lus company. Headed for home just as the party's were starting wishing we had braved it and camped . We'll be back for the whole event next year - you're all welcome to join...we could make it a CRESH sesh

I'm in!!!!!

Oooh I'd love a CRESH trip to Badminton - and I wouldn't mind the "elementary" days either - much easier to imagine being able to do it ourselves and pick out a line!

honey Tbh I was a bit shocked, I thought we were real friends.

I'm so in for the CRESH Badminton trip next year!

Can you believe MrP followed me on to MN last night? Outraged.

One advantage of not being a face follower is I can't be de-friended! (that I know of) Are we talking about vegetables or another?

Talking of ESH days out, does anyone fancy a day trip here on, say, May 11 or 18? It's a nice day out for mums and little uns.

Here you go fanny , for the price of a London flat: www.pandenpaard.nl/Aanbod/Van_Akenwei_-_Siegerswoude.htm - it's got 10 stables so enough for your horses, the children's ponies and a few liveries to pay the bills.

Yes casp. Let's plan something! Bizarre - I was just looking at that place for some pony things this morning.

alps So then just the commute to worry about?

Ooh I'd be up for a day trip, depending on how much money I have that week. Will take me about 2 hrs to get there, so not a cheap day out. Would defo be up for a trip to Badminton next year too!

FP but if you put your kids in the stables, there won't be any room for horses.... Isn't there some clause where if you can prove someone has been living on site for 10+ years you can get planning? It might be for timber house only though. A friend bought an equestrian yard a few years back (the one who was winning dressage comps 6 weeks after giving birth... she is hardcore!) and there was a static caravan on site. It took bloody ages and they had to jump through a ridiculous number of hoops but they got planning in the end.