Thanks sahbear It's been weird. Last week was a bit of a novelty - ooh let's be organised at night, and let's go somewhere different for the day! But this week, Sunday night I was really sad. It was like oh. This is my life now
DD suddenly hates daycare and used to love it. 5 days is just too much. DS has settled on well but picked up a virus - he's been home since Wed arvo which is hard because I don't yet have work at home access, there's been a lot of juggling and I borrowed an access card from a colleague for a bit. DH took today off and stayed home with both kids which was great.
Job-wise though, so far I'm smashing it and feeling good!
MN I'm so sorry!! Any feedback? How are you feeling?
Teeki that's tough with DD - is she just having issues with the extra days in care?
PN no good on bonkers weeks!! Fx things calm down for you?
Afm; am sick, don't know how much work is going to be happening this week. I've had a cracker weekend at a conference for my volunteer work so I am all pumped for that now and can't be bothered with the paid work LOL. Ah well. Will find some motivation some how.
Busy week ahead here. I have two interstate bouts coming up this month (3 days, and then 5 days) and then overseas (with family, this time) for 5 weeks.
This is what I struggle with the most, it isn't the working, it isn't not being at home with the children, it is the "This is my life now", no more children for us so the years ahead seem somewhat 'unmarked' - just stretching out ahead of me (we have now lived in this flat longer than anywhere else in our lives, maybe I have a bit of wanderlust still). Doing something different to what I do now isn't a possibility till 2017 when DS is in school - but I don't even know what I would want to do (just don't want to float from contract to contract).
OP - glad the conference was good - I have heard alot of good things about it.
MN - sorry you didn't get the job - something good will come up I am sure.
I am frustrated with work, my contract is up at the end of August, not entirely sure what I want to do - the next two weeks they really should have me working full-time due to stuff going on and I am prepared to do that but I just can't get an answer out of them - DH needs to confirm holiday for the 4 days he will need to cover - but I have asked in person weeks ago, and also on Monday and also emailed but still no answer. I need more 'get up and go' from them, the pace is frustrating me (seems I get 3 months in with everyone and something annoys me :-)) - I want to drive things forward but I am not really in that position and I haven't got the impression they want me to.
Work sounds tough at the moment wysiwyg! When you're just waiting on them to hurry up and tell you, so you can make plans and know what you're doing, that sucks. Fingers crossed you get it all sorted soon!
PN 5 weeks holiday sounds amazing! Enjoy your family time!
OP glad you enjoyed the weekend, hope you're feeling better soon.
Afm, DD is ok the first 2-3 days of daycare. She has her friends there those days, and when the other kids are sleeping she visits DS. Thursday and Friday though, not a single one of her friends are there, and she wants to do something different. She just wants to go to the library, play group, even shopping, then come home and watch Frozen like we used to. I wish we could.
Work is very up and down. Yesterday was a very down day, today was an up day. I think when my relief manager returns on Monday and takes the messy files he was working on things will get better because I'll be starting fresh. It's damn hard coming into a customer interaction half way through, not knowing the deal, and having them frustrated already because things have been taking so long.
Hugs all round.
I'm off on work cover at the mo after stuffing my ankle last Tuesday after a work meeting.
Work are being really supportive and they even offered me a personal care attendant to help me wash which I declined.
A maid would be good though to cook and clean and put the washing away.
Work only want me three days next week - they confirmed yesterday - I am a little annoyed about the lack of notice, but more annoyed that they just don't want me the five days - I have done all the prep work and I know how it will go - I will still be expected to know the stuff they discuss on the days I am not there. I don't think is a good sign about whether they will renew my contract (I have three weeks left) - so am a bit annoyed as I haven't really got what I wanted out of it and the money was rubbish and I don't think they have really made the most of it either - I hate wasting time on non useful stuff. Will start looking for something else and go through the can I get a part-time (and do I want one if is not optimal) drama again.
FN - hope all is ok, I just came out of camboot (like you was left foot so at least could drive) - the break didn't heal but the foot is ok, the boot was just more irritating than anything else.
Oh and tonight I have to go to body corp grievance committee meeting as neighbors have made official complaint about accusations around unattended children etc. (there is a thread in platinum) - it isn't anything to worry about as body corp think they are bonkers but is just annoying waste of time and also if the meeting goes for more than 30 mins we will be charged by the body corp managing agent!
5 weeks at an NGO I go to every couple of years (either with work or with DH). This is the first time with kids out-of-utero! Help!
Work this week was bonkers. Missed the last train home a couple of times, scarcely saw the kids, took them to Healesville Sanctuary today to make up for it (on two hours sleep...) checked my work email (on the work phone) while in the queue, after taking a photo, and BAM - dropped it from maybe 2 feet off the ground, screen COMPLETELY shattered. I've had the thing for maybe a week. Feel awful, because I'm pretty certain that it won't be covered under warranty or Applecare (though possibly insurance) and it means that either work will have to pay for it to be fixed urgently (as I'm off for an interstate case from Monday night until Thursday night, and MUST have a phone with me) (though I have found somewhere I can get to Monday, which will do it on the spot for $100) or people are going to have to madly run around getting all my email contacts etc set up on another phone, between my meetings and flight time.
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It's been weird. Last week was a bit of a novelty - ooh let's be organised at night, and let's go somewhere different for the day! But this week, Sunday night I was really sad. It was like oh. This is my life now
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