Thank you so much for the bag suggestions yesterday.
tracey- I have been looking at Peony and Moore rather a lot recently and have even shown several to DH who made disapproving noises about the price!
I have signed up in the hope that I may receive a discount code. The Lucia bag looks like the sort of thing I am looking for although prefer it to be a little darker (fussy).
red- I do like the Zara bag but wouldn't fit all my clobber in it. I still tend to carry a changing mat around for DD2 which is about A4 sized, although I guess I could manage without not.
carciofi- a couple of the Boden bags look nice but I think the slouchy one is a little too big for everyday (definitely unreasonable and fussy)!
NY- your poor DD really has been in the wars. I hope she makes a complete recovery this time.
Sorry to hear about your DS too exhausted. Nursery can be dreadful for picking up infections :(
vin- what a horrible thing to happen and what a mean person :(
If you feel anxious about it, I would name change and stop writing so much personal stuff. It would be such a shame to do that though as I think this thread is great for support and advice in so many ways.
I can I can understand why you are drawn to HC, especially after your lovely DD's illness. I do love my job in many ways. It is a very privileged position to be in and one that can make a lot of difference to people's lives at a difficult time.
However, I can promise you that long, irregular hours has no appeal to me post children. Indeed, one of the main reasons I choose GP was because of the flexibility. DH has to work v long/ antisocial hours as he is in a competitive hospital specialty. Although he enjoys his job (he might not admit it) and is talented he very much dislikes not seeing the children more and being able to have regular family time at the weekend. It is also hard being married to someone in this position as so much childcare/ housework, etc falls to you and it can be lonely being alone a lot. (I know I'm not the only one on this thread in this position by any means)! Compared to other professions, he doesn't really get well paid per hour of his time nor does he get corporate perks which you would if you continued long term in a top law firm.
I know it sounds as if I am trying to put you off and I don't mean to. I just really hope that you accept the job which is going to make you happiest and most fulfilled in the long term.
annie- I sympathise about your bad hair cut. I had my hair cut last week and am not happy either. She cut the layers around my face too short :(
I am having a really ugly day today in general. I don't seem to look any good without make up any more- pale and dull. All topped off by a bout of conjunctivitis!
I have put on my navy Janice because at least that flatters my figure!
Can I ask you guys a question? This is not relating to me but to a friend. What age would you TTC up to assuming that you already had two healthy children? Obviously, it is an individual decision and hard to give a general response but at what age would you personally decide that it wasn't worth the risk?