December 2012: the one where they're all potty trained. Sort of....

[Barbeasty]

The old thread was getting dangerously close to 1000 messages, so thought I'd better start this one.

Oh no beasty! Touch wood this is the only car I've owned that hasn't been driven into. It's my fourth car. I'm sure it'll happen sooner or later! I've already had a couple of wing mirrors smashed off.

I had someone drive into me before I was pregnant with DD, then 3 years later (October before A was born in December) someone drove into me, and now as I wouldn't need to declare that accident next insurance renewal someone's done it again!!

And watch out all of you- I'm pretty sure I had my accident, Spotty had hers and at least one more of us had people drive onto us within a week or 2 last time when we were all pregnant. I don't want to be starting another run!

Yes I had mine in the September. The one before I was just pregnant with dd! Are you sure there's not something you're keeping from us beasty

Absolutely not. No way. Never again!!

Glad you're ok beasty
I might not be though - having just had pils move in, bil is now saying he wants to move here! Give me strength.

WL you'll all be in the same street like people in eastenders our next door neighbour's mum loves two doors up I couldn't handle it.

Dc up at 4:30. Ffs.

I'm not thrilled about spotty - they never thought to ask us! And even if they had, what could I say? Its not really up to me. I am already pissed off at fil though as dds were so excited about them moving in so we went in for literally 20 mins after school with the banner we had made, champagne, balloons and cards. He had 'lost' something and was grumpily phoning the removal firm when dd1 found it in a box upstairs, all 3 came haring down the stairs excited to tell him and he really shouted 'will you shut up' at them. Nice. I was planning to take them over while he was at church this morning but apparently he's not going. So neither are we.

Oh that's horrible WL! I would be very unhappy about that did he apologise?

We're going pumpkin picking today.

He would never apologise. He wouldn't think he did anything wrong hence I don't want to see him for a bit.
Have fun pumpkin picking, that sounds lovely, and a great day for it.

Oh no WL.

My SIL is thinking of moving up here, although not the same street. For us though the downside would be no more free stays in Bournemouth, but with an upside of more babysitting!

I was meant to be taking the DC to my idiot brother's for lunch today. Said I wasn't going because I'm still pretty stiff and don't fancy an hour each way on the motorway with bits hanging off the back of the car. My dad and SIL were very sympathetic, my brother just replied saying "whatever". Sums him up really!

But the good news is that the wife of my nice brother is pregnant with number 2. Maybe that's why I had the car accident Spotty!

How's dn's eye any improvement?

Nice beasty. I hope you feel less stiff and sore soon. Good news for your db.

Nutella I hope DS is feeling better, and we all definitely do it sometimes. And it doesn't help that they seem to be going through a whiny stage at the minute so I can't tell if mine is tired/poorly/ or just grumpy.

Beasty I hope your OK and are not so stiff tomorrow. I'd use it as an excuse for plenty of baths.

WL, fx Fil lightens up, but I guess some people are just born whingy.

Nanny will you let us know what happens when you go back to work with the fb blocker. It always intrigues me how people can be like that.

Spotty I hope you managed to get to that party.

Frazzled how's your head?

DNs eye seems much better she's back in hospital on Tuesday to make sure the pressure within the eye is normal without the eye drops. I think it will be OK though.

I took H to dance this morning and I had to pay £26 for costumes and shoes for her Christmas show but managed to come home with £30 as my DN has stopped going so the sent her uniform back

Good news hales

I was at the hospital today and my consultant said to ds 'oh and you're f aren't you? He replies 'no! I'm BIG boy!'

Lol spotty!

Haha Spotty

I got beat at Scrabble by an 11 year old

hales I often find my 8yo's homework educational!

Virtual hugs please. Am struggling with the new job and don't want to tell anyone in rl. I've gone from being the super busy expert to knowing nothing. my boss is happy with what I'm doing but I don't feel productive at all. They are being very understanding about it taking time to get to know the business but I am really feeling the frustration. Whatever happens I need to get through the next 12 months.

WL the lady who works for me felt very much like that when she started (as did I). She set a date in her calendar marking 6 months fron when she started, and said if she still felt lost she would start looking for other jobs.
Could you do something similar? Gives you time to settle in, but a point where you would say enough is enough so you don't feel you'll be struggling for ever?

It's so demoralising suddenly knowing nothing. Both the lady working for me and I came from a totally different part of the company and it was a huge change for us. But pretty much at the 6 month point she turned down an interview for a job she would have loved because she was feeling more settled.

WL that does sound really tough! Virtual hugs from me!!! I have no good advice except to grit your teeth.
You have three DDs and you're amazingly calm and give wonderful advice. I'm pretty sure you can do anything!

Fake it till you make it!

Thanks beasty. The job is a 12 month contract which may or may not go perm at the end. It's the same field but a very different area and org type, and I knew it would be a big change. I like that it's a contract as that's my 'date in the calendar'. I'm sure it will be fine in the end but I am feeling particularly fed up today. Sat in a meeting until 7.30pm tonight to which I contributed nothing.
Thanks for indulging me!

Thanks nutella - I keep telling myself to fake it til I make it! I really want it to work. Dm and mil didn't want me to take the job so I can't let on that I'm finding it hard. Can't bear an I told you so!

You can do it WL! Jobs are always rubbish to start with. I saw a very similar thread to your problem recently on here. People advised the op to try and find a 'buddy' that they could pick stuff up from.

Thanks spotty. That's not really an option as there isn't anyone else doing my job. People are kind and helpful when I ask them for stuff but I don't know what I need to ask them for! Oh well today is my Friday.