March 2013- the one where plonk gets married!

[Gerrythetootallgiraffeswife]

Perilously close to filling the old thread suddenly!

Any you're completely right. My dad and his years of business of experience put the wind up me, but you're spot on.

Betty, you're on!

Exciting times Plonk! Good luck!

I've woken up feeling rough as a badgers arse . No idea why, but I was congested all night with the rolling sinus of snot which gathers on the downside and then slooooowwwwly drains to the other when you roll over until the pressure builds to hurt again and you roll over and... Well you get the picture . Plus I have a somewhat dodgy tummy and feel bloated and sore. Rubbish kip, am knackered and grumpy.

Still, am reminded that this was pretty much very night when pg so will just wave at Doli and hope she's doing better than I did!

Hello everybody else. Hope life treating everybody kindly.

Wotta funny you mention it, I had a night exactly like that ! Many years ago before the time of motherhood I insisted on a rock hard mattress. Lovely when you are made up from solid muscle and functioning joints. Not quite so lovely when you have a flopping stomach and the vague beginnings of SPD in your hips. Add that to the minor issue that the toddler decided to get up and scream at 2.15am, and keep it up until 4am and you will get a picture of the night I've had. If the cleaner wasn't back from holiday today and pitching up in half an hour I'd still be in bed. Everyone else is. Third world problem I guess....

As for the toddle, after water, milk, cuddles, calpol, pacing, minor despair and more cuddles we figured she was cold. She was. One 2.5tog sleeping bag later and she was snoring away happy as larry. Why didn't we try that first?!

Eco I hope you missed the weather when passing through these ere parts. We have certainly had our fair share of weather. Our fields are a bit flooded, and the drive is minus about half its gravel. More third world problems.... I probably ought to leave it there before the MN police come and get me.

DH is at home today, courtesy of being semi unemployed. He's technically on gardening leave, but still closing off various deals, and has been persuaded to work 50 days a year on a consultancy basis for his old employer, at a good rate. That's reassuring to the cynic in me. This whole self promoting venture capital idea sounds like a lot of fun, but not very secure. With 2 tinies I'm kind of in favour of secure. Whether that is the conservative risk avoider or tiger mum in me I have no idea, but hey ho.... brains.... who'd have one. They do have to go and think about stuff, all the time... it's a nuisance.

Plonky you go for it. What do dads know? Mine has been very about practically every mad cap scheme DH and I have ever got into, and we've got into a few. Either you'll pull if off, or you won't, but either way you'll have tried, so will have no regrets.

As for the phone bellowing. It is a constant theme. My dad does it too. You know when they say every girl subconsciously marries someone like their dad? Well in my case it is kind of true. Only DH is fortunately is not stuck in the 1940s chauvinistic mindset of my father's generation.

wotta may I join you in the bleughhhh camp? Although no snotty sinusy stuff here, I woke up and had clearly been eating razor blades in the night as that must be the only reason why I was in agony every time I swallowed. I am now sitting at my desk at work where I have to talk to people all day, without a voice. So this should be fun. I'll share my Lemsip with you. Hope you feel better soon

plonk I think that sounds like a fabulous idea and you know you have a willing Nottingham family on tap And I can recommend you to all my other friends with fams to bulk up your clientele.

stormy did you ever hear back from that copywriter(?) job?

DS is on day 2 of 3 with my DSis. She's taking him to the Space Centre. I am so jealous.

xpost there doli sorry you had a rubbish night. Hopefully DoliTod will give you a good long nap later. Wishful thinking?

No, something, haven't heard anything yet. In fact, of the two dozen or so jobs I've applied for, I've had two rejection emails and no other contact. Seems a bit rude to me, but I hear it's standard when jobsearching these days.

Sympathy to all who had crap nights. Ours was grand, but I'll omit the details lest anyone feel the need to stab me.

I feel ya on the job hunt front there. Basically, my days at work are now spent applying for other jobs! Got an interview for one, heard back from another saying they will let me know in a few weeks (!) if I've been shortlisted and heard nothing from the other 96738 I've applied for.

Doli that sounds rough. Is DD obliging your need for rest by having a nap any time soon? And boo to SPD! How many weeks are you now? It's tough to get it so early on, especially with a toddle to run about after.

Something what have I told you about swallowing hair removal devices? No good can come of it. Maybes though you could tell that nasty boss of your to jeff off, seeing as she won't be able to hear you anyway? And it'd be immensely satisfying.

Stormy that is indeed how the jobhunt goes. Some bigger companies are good enough to send an automated 'we've got your application' type response, but in my experience that's only universities and bigger shops. Have you a good bookshop nearby? I temped in Waterstones one Christmas and that was quite good fun. Not exactly the career of a lifetime but better than most retail.

Yep I'm in a biting bullets kind of mood now, so thank you all for giving me a swift kick up the bum some kind encouragement. My dad's a know-it-all, and I think his advice mainly stems from a sense of pride coupled with not wanting his daughter to chuck all her resources out on a dream. I'm quite determined to prove him wrong!

Sorry there were so many ropey nights! Go Stormy for proving it was universal.

Wasn't

and I meant first not third. Baby brain Sleep deprivation!

I think there might be a little more to the night waking than being cold after all as she has just refused to eat anything other than a bite of bread and butter and a fromage frais for lunch. Pity that, as I'd cooked her a proper beef and lentil bolognaise, with hidden veg and everything. Proper perfect mummy stuff. Dogs liked it though . I hope it isn't another bout of tonsillitis as she was sick yesterday after gagging on some stodgy food, and trouble with stodgy food was how the last bout started.

Argh, landlord inspections, why?! Can anyone tell me any magic tricks for shifting limescale off the sink and bath? When I win the lottery I am moving somewhere with soft water. The stuff that comes out the tap here is like damp chalk.

Fingers crossed dolitoddle isn't coming down with anything. Quite enough going on without adding plague to the mix.

Good old fashioned chemicals should do the trick, although you could try lemon juice if you are of the crazy organic mindset. Cif bathroom spray is good, but Viakal is better.

Your landlord can't blame you for limescale, surely? Not unless they are unreasonable, and unhinged.

Dolitod seems ok after an extended nap, and currently stinks. I probably ought to investigate that!

Hard water is a nightmare. I swear it's ruined our 3 year old washing machine.

Did the chemicals work? If I'm desperate I just pour thick bleach on everything the rest of the time I piss around with vinegar and lemon juice.

Thanks to all the encouragement on here. I have just splurged on camera lenses and maybe a new camera too made a Facebook page. You guys do realise that you're my guinea pigs, right?

Ps Any have you discovered Photography Concentrate?

Why no Plonky but I just meandered over there to see what it was and I may spend a bit of time there tomorrow - looks quite good. Thanks!

DD didn't eat any dinner tonight - at all. Not like her. She has got a molar coming through though. Hope it doesn't mean she'll wake up hungry at 3am....

is how things are around here. I am lurking. I'm ready for something in life to change. That's hard when there is a beautiful baby shaped barrier in the way of any self-healing actions that might help. Think that sums up things here. Will name check when I have my facilities back.

Oh no Eco the content and timing of your post are worrying.

We've had a shit nights sleep. The fourth molar is being cut, and I suspect bringing canines too. I've half a mind to keep him home today, the clinginess is ridic.

Eco I hope you managed some sleep since your post. 3am is not the best hour to start the day.

You sound uncharacteristically down, we're here to lend a listening ear if there is anything you want to talk about. Do you know what changes you want to make in life, or is it just that there are things that seem insurmountable right now, clouding everything else?

Plonky teeth a plenty here too, all four eye teeth and several molars poking through. Poor little things must be feeling rotten, but she's being remarkable uncomplaining about it. So far! One of the back molars is at the grim stage where there is a piece of tooth sticking out on either side, with a large area of gum remaining in between. Shudder.

Yep we've got a couple of teeth like that too, half erupted and obviously sore.

Eco, sorry things are a bit pants. Other than moving away from bloody Bedforshire, what one thing do you think would make a big difference to you if you were making changes based on your wellbeing only? You can't make all decisions just around DD, she'll be lovely and wonderful and happy because she's a toddler that's hugely loved and they're very flexible but adults are a but trickier and you need to be happy too.

Are you feeling blue all the time or is it mostly when it's dark and quiet and there's nothing to distract you?

Doli I remember my bottom wisdoms being like that, teeth either side and a flap of gum still covering the middle. It hurt, it throbbed, it drove me mad. In the end I, er, may have ripped those gum flaps off with my bare hands. I prescribe lashings of calpol.

Not sure how many teeth Fartypants has. Definitely fourteen, possibly fifteen or sixteen, but she still won't let me stick a finger in her mouth to check the upper canines.

Hugs to eco. Three in the morning and a typo, I'm guessing alcohol may have happened. Hope things are looking better this morning.

Yes Eco please talk to us. You know we all care about you. Is Bedfordshire shitter than expected? Are you desperate to find better work opportunities? Is it, dare I ask TOTM?

I am cooking a curry later. All ecos and toddles welcome to join.

Just passing through to wave at Eco and hope the daylight has made things less bleak. But much sense has been talked. Dd won't much care where she is right now as long as she has happy parents who love her. And she has the latter in spades... Just need to work out what's required for the former. Hugs.

eco sorry you are feeling low. Does dh know how you are feeling? Please come back to tell us how you are now.

Ladies I am having proper me time twice this week and I am not feeling too guilty.

eco I think I know how you feel. I feel a bit lost at the moment. I'm still a bit sad over leaving my old job, which means that I hate my new job, and I feel like I'm meant for more. And despite DS being the most wonderful thing in my life, I feel a bit that I gave up something I enjoyed for something that makes me miserable. And I know that's all work-related and separate to family life, but it leaves me with that lost feeling. I want something to change.

Might it help if I remind you that GBBO is on tonight?

Update on teeth: top canines now through, along with a lot of blood. Falling over while drinking juice is not recommended, it appears...