Working Mummies Support Group #2

**nyigi** · January 20th, 2015, 07:58 PM

Fingers crossed for you mumma t!

**Ladylove** · January 20th, 2015, 10:02 PM

Apart from brain fry how was it beautiful disaster?

**Beautiful Disaster** · January 21st, 2015, 05:03 AM

Was good I think I will enjoy it there

**Ladylove** · January 21st, 2015, 05:19 AM

Oh good.

**Mumma T** · January 21st, 2015, 06:10 AM

Thats brilliant

**peanutter** · January 21st, 2015, 07:50 PM

Huzzah !!

**leckert** · January 21st, 2015, 08:26 PM

Sounds good.

I've been lurking in here for a while

Wish I was having good news but this is the worst time of year to be a contract/relief teacher. I hate getting to the end of Jan (if I've scored a full year contract the previous year, otherwise stress starts mid Dec) & waiting to see if I get another contract with the ed dept in SA or if I'm doing relief work to start with which is nearly always slow to start. Don't want to have to organise self for Newstart. Can't afford me not to work (DH is limited to part time as he's a part time SAHD to a 2 3/4 DS, older starts school in 2 weeks).

**Mumma T** · January 22nd, 2015, 01:42 PM

Welcome to the group Leckert.

Well i am done for the week. A total of 2 phone interviews, 1st interview and 2 first& final interviews.

The 1st interview from Tuesday rang me this afternoon and offered me a second interview for tomorrow late afternoon but i cant get care for the kids tomorrow as hubby is working and my other options are busy at such short notice. It was then or nothing at all so i guess thats it for that one. I had told the agency on Tuesday that i could only do the morning on friday but obviously she didnt listen or care, oh well.

Yesterday's and todays i think i did fairly well. Todays kept saying "good response" so i think they may have liked me, should hear next week. Yesterday's should let me know today or tomorrow.

Keep your fingers and toes crossed for me.

**leckert** · January 22nd, 2015, 04:17 PM

Visited 19 schools today & need to redo a few with applications next week and visit more schools next week to drop off stuff (but I need to sit down and work out exactly where I'm going for them as they weren't on my usual list of starting schools)

**Mumma T** · January 23rd, 2015, 06:53 AM

Wow thats alot of schools. Hopefully one of them comes off for you really soon.

Well i got a phone call last night at 9pm asking me for an interview on Tuesday (he wanted today but i havent got care for the kids today as hubby is working an extra shift). Surely one of these jobs will come off, starting to feel quite desperate about it all and I am not sleeping well.

**wysiwyg** · January 23rd, 2015, 07:12 AM

Fingers crossed for Tuesday Mumma T.

Hope the right school opportunity comes about soon Leckert.

I got an extra day at daycare for DS - which is a massive relief, as wasn't sure what would do with him otherwise. Contemplating flying MIL in for a few weeks while DH is away so that DD doesn't have to do quite such long days starting school. They finish at 2:30 for first term and I am not likely to make pick up till 5:45 and will have been there since 7:30 - once DH is home it won't be quite so bad but I am worried she will be exhausted - do they let them nap at out of hours care I wonder? But then again maybe is easier on my own.

**Mumma T** · January 25th, 2015, 10:36 AM

I didn't get the 6 month contract, once again apparently so close between me and 1 other. Sick of hearing this :banghead:

Fingers crossed i get the one i interviewed for on Thursday.

**leckert** · January 25th, 2015, 12:00 PM

Bummer mumma T - I get the same when I manage to get short listed for permanent teacher librarian positions and don't get the position (the last 5 years its happened)

**peanutter** · January 25th, 2015, 03:29 PM

Sorry to hear, mumma T

Good luck for the other role

**Teeki** · January 25th, 2015, 06:08 PM

Hugs Mumma T

Best of luck for the next role.

**Beautiful Disaster** · January 26th, 2015, 03:38 PM

Naw how crappy mama t

**wysiwyg** · January 26th, 2015, 07:47 PM

Good luck Mumma T.

MIL can't come over, which is maybe for the best I don't know. Will be an interesting few weeks on my own - DH is the one who keeps things like the washing and having food in the house in order - will do online shopping probably but just have to remember to do it!!

**Beautiful Disaster** · January 27th, 2015, 11:48 AM

Well life here just gets sucky. I get a job and my hubby gets laid off. He is devastated. He has never been fired before let alone not having another job to go to. I can see he is just so broken