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InmaculadaConcepcion · 19/07/2013 21:00
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LeMousquetaireAnonyme ·
16/08/2013 20:23
fell off the thread just checking in without reading 
SconesForTea ·
19/08/2013 20:20
Hi everyone
Bizarre about the tax credits, the offering to pay and then reclaim it I mean. Why would that be better than not paying it in the first place? All the extra administration. Crazy.
Shame about DD's poos, IC, never mind, I'm sure she will get the hang of it again. DD1 still point blank refuses to even consider potty or toilet.
She had another UTI-like incident (screaming with pain when weeing, a bit of blood, raised temp) but the doc said her urine was clear. So no idea why it keeps happening (well, twice).
We had a nice week at my mum's (and a lovely meet-up with Bc and her two 
) but just as I was due to come back, my step dad had a third heart attack. It was a mild one, but the angiogram showed that three of his arteries are almost entirely blocked and so he is having a triple bypass this week. The odd thing is he seems ok, although of course very worried about the op. I did come back home in the end, I think it's easier for mum not to have us under her feet, and she is spending a lot of time at the hospital.
DH was supposed to sand and polish the kitchen floor while we were away, but he had a DIY disaster and it is only halfway through. He is usually very good at getting on with things so is a bit upset by it. Knowing us, it will stay in this half-done state until the girls and I go away to mum's for a week next summer.
SconesForTea ·
22/08/2013 08:51
Mous 
What about your DH? Is he jobhunting? It is hard; very hard. There are plenty of jobs in London but not necessarily in other parts of the country. I have an interview tomorrow (cautious yay) but it is way, way, way below what I 'should' be doing. And pays peanuts, I'm not sure if it will cover the childcare. But I have to do SOMETHING.
Keep posting Mous
LeMousquetaireAnonyme ·
24/08/2013 08:15
Scone FX the interview went well!
DH has had a raging toothache, got much worse over the week end of course and all emergency services have been closed since we left the UK! Even the rota of pharmacies 
. Better now after a week of ABs but he had to camp at the dentist for a while to get seen.
Scones I don't think he has been looking at all, hence my panicking. I will have to give him an ultimatum too .
I can't find anything to apply to and even if I could my confidence is rock bottom everybody think I am an idiot, they won't take me for a public facing job due to my appearance, I have a foreign name, I can't even meet new people because I can't invite them around I need to find a course I can do to get up to speed with the market but I am completely lost at what to do.
JewelFairies ·
26/08/2013 21:04
Mous Hope you are okay.
I'm back in the UK and feeling very sorry for myself, too.
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LeMousquetaireAnonyme ·
27/08/2013 08:34
On my 3rd cup bowl of coffee! DD2 still sleeping ! hmmm peace
I didn't bang myself on purpose, promise! Better today thanks JF. Even if being here is driving me up the wall. All the very annoying things about DH are learnt behaviours. MIL stops jobs in the middle for a rest, leave rubbish everywhere, drop food on the floor (not cleaning), have snacks and leave everything lying around until next time 2 days, gaahhh. I would give her some slack for her age but since DH was is like that I am sure she has always been the same. It is all getting passive aggressive too. It is unbelievably kind of her to have us but DH needs a kick up the arse and I need a house of our own considering kicking the tenants out so I can get our house back.
DH's toothache is back so I guess I will spend the week nursing again beating him with a stick until he stops complaining and go to the dentist
I can't even get to know people because I can't invite anyone back for tea or playdate. they are avoiding me like the plaque when they learn about it
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SconesForTea ·
02/09/2013 22:28
Good to hear from you, IC! Your holiday sounds lovely. And a very happy birthday to your DS. One already! Wow.
Mous your poor head. No wonder it is hurting with all that's going on with you. I agree with the others, some kicking is in order. You need your own house and own space, and your DH needs to look for a job!! What is he playing at?!
Sorry that your confidence is at rock bottom. I feel the same. A course sounds a good place to start. Are there any publicly-funded ones where you are? There are a few around here (as an area of high unemployment/deprivation) although they are all very basic. Still, have a creche. I am considering doing one just for the childcare (honestly).
My job interview went well, but there were a couple of sticking points and I didn't get the job. I have learned that I need to bullshit more and sell myself more. I think perhaps I could have got it if I'd been a bit more bullish, but at the time I wasn't convinced I wanted it. Now, of course, I wish I'd got it
. Nothing else on the horizon at all, jobswise.
DD1 has an obsession with sleeping in our bed at the moment. This morning she ended up in our bed with DH and I was in her toddler bed with legs hanging out.
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