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

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

You can't do anything I'm afraid Nutella.

I used to do it as a child and when I travelled long haul. Since starting my ADs I've started doing it again (mainly stripping my bloody clothes off ).

Those nights are exhausting and nowhere near as restful as a normal nights sleep.

He's 6 months. Fucking growth spurts :(

Ds has imaginary friends called 'his boys'. 'Don't worry mummy, it's just my boys!'

WL how are things at work and with dh?

Frazzled are you feeling better now you're on meds, did you get any talking therapy?

I went out Thursday night and was sick everywhere. I was so embarrassed. If only had a bottle of wine over six hours and I had eaten.

tangled T has imaginary friends called 'my little ones' collectively and various names individually. It's v cute.
Work is a bit weird - have applied for a perm role in same team but diff work - if I get it, I think it will be a trade off of good pay, benefits, flexibility, hours (will drop to 3 or 3.5 days) for dull work. In the meantime I am applying for a fab looking local contract job, which if I got I would need to try to negotiate on hours as its full time and I can't do that. Also it's a contract so comes with a level of uncertainty as a contract. My boss wanted to know that I would be committed if they offer me a perm post, which I obviously said I would be, but I do have reservations. It's likely that I will know if my current place are offering me before I have interviewed at the other place (IF I get an interview) which will be tricky to manage. Just about to do my application.
Things with dh are pretty good. He's made efforts and I've recognised that work stress was making me super critical and focus on all the negatives rather than the positives. We seem to have settled back into a comfortable plod along.

Thanks for asking though.
Shame about the sick! I have been completely dry since Xmas and I'm actually rather enjoying it. I've always been a total lightweight and shudder at the times I've been ill.

Glad things are getting back to normal. I was sick in public. I'm mortified I've never done it before.

Our lights keep flickering I wouldn't be surprised if we have no power in the morning.

I don't envy all the stress you've had with work I really hope it all gets sorted soon.

Thanks tangled. I've been ok about it but doing the other application tonight has made me feel quite anxious. I've not quite finished so round 2 tomorrow which is absolute 11th hour.
Im also feeling a bit anxious as dd1 has been away for 3 nights with brownies and whilst it's all good for her etc, I still like to have my babies safe here with me and feel a bit robbed of extra long weekend time with her. No doubt she'll be a tired rat bag tom arvo when I pick her up and then I'm back to work on Tuesday. At least in off again Thursday and we 're having a coupe of days away in our neighbours caravan.
The wind and rain has been pretty full on here today and I've closed out bedroom window which I hardly ever do. Fx you still have power tomorrow.

tangled I have made a public show of myself numerous times! I went back to a bar recently where last year I was just about as drunk as I had ever been. I was on water but still felt the shame!

No power here

Oh I dread the dc going away for the first time!

Boo tangled. Any idea how long? The weather was pretty wild last night but seems to have calmed a bit now. Dd2 was in our bed half the night as she was scared. Knackered mcknackeredface here!
Dd1 has been away with the school but only 2 nights and the school send text updates. This was 3 nights with no updates at all! Going to get her in a couple of hours

Luckily it was back on by half nine. We went out and so many roads were blocked due to fallen trees we only just made it to the main road on our fourth attempt!

So I have an interview for the other job on Monday. Argh! I will have to lie about my whereabouts on Monday morning and hope that my current boss doesn't make a decision for a few days.

Wow that was quick! Where's this one?

Good luck WL. Hope you get the best posible outcome.

It's the job I mentioned a few days ago a bit further down the thread (although I appreciate my work trials are not that riveting!). Content sounds great, location fab, organisation fab, but as is full time and it's a contract again. Hoping to be able to negotiate on hours if they like me. Timing is not great though as my boss should be telling me on mon if they are offering me a perm role and I can't keep her hanging on.
Ho hum.
We're off in our neighbours caravan for a couple of days. Great walk on the beach this arvo.

Feeling a bit stressy about the interview and lying to my super nice boss and the potential of having to make another decision. Boo.
Hope everyone else is doing ok!

Oh no WL you have to think of yourself though.

Dh worker today so I took the dc to London (on my own!) we went on the eye, the merry go round, playground, had a picnic, go the bus to hamleys then back again for an ice cream then home. Was good fun.

Today, we went out for a pub lunch :)

We were at a friends house for the day, it was supposed to be brunch. We ended up having a BBQ for a late ish lunch. It was wonderful. We had glorious sunny weather.

WL good luck! Hope you can rest tonight and aren't too stressed.

Well done tangled that sounds great! Dh also working, so we hair pottered about did 5 loads of washing!! I would have stopped at 4 but T was sick in my lap! Poor baby has another rotten cold and cough.

Good luck with the interview!!

Good luck WL. Knock em dead!

Sorry I've dropped off the thread. Been travelling loads for work. Didn't even know where I was when I woke up at home this morning.

Goodness frazzled! That must be hard.
Interview today was ok but not great and they were not open to discussion on hours so it's a no from me (and quite probably from them). So, I accepted a perm offer from my current place today - different job focus but same boss etc. Have decided to be relentlessly positive about it from now on and just make it work.

Very proud of dd1 today - she went to a kids computer programming class by herself (her buddies/parents weren't up for it), she was the only girl in the class but she loved it and created a great game. Go girl!

WL i am going to be postive about your new job as well, you will be brilliant.

Frazzled i hope your ok and have no Jetlag.

Well done wrecked and geoffrey for getting out and about. We went to Knowsley Safari park today (H cried when the monkeys pulled something off the car).

Beasty how is Dd now?

Nutella, i love BBQ days they always turn put to be relaxing.

I have some news, i have been abit quiet recently as i have been applying for a new job. And today i have recieved my Taxi Driver License after completing all my tests, not glamorous i know but i am so excited. And hopefully it will be confirmed tomorrow, that the biggest firm in our Area will take me on.