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Hi!
Well Dh is back! So nice to have him take the pressure off again by helping with bedtime! I've had the sniffles now but I think we're all on the mend! Just had a couple of quiet days at home!
Cindy - Yeah he's going well! I'm going around to visit tomorrow! Glad the girls are starting to feel better!
Funny you say about Tupperware - I'm meeting with a lady tomorrow about The Body Shop at home...I think it would be fun and I don't know anyone that does it so we'll see! I'll definitley have a party!! Just let me know a date that suits you! Early-mid sept works well for me. How many are you going to try and do in a week? I was thinking I would only want to do about 1-2 parties a week probably...depends how it all works I suppose....I don't own any tupperware except for 4 cups that I got free with a magazine subscription! There's heaps of stuff I'd love though - I looked at a catalogue once and could have bought it all if I had the money! hehe.
Yeah on setting a wedding date - thats sooo exciting!! I suppose it's not that far away really! Wow at Al being super organised - I don't think I've met a man thats been fussed on all the details! hehehe.
Kirsty - Happy Birthday Gussy!!! I'm sorry I didn't think of it either - I think of him as an oct bubby!! hehe. Sounds like he had a great b'day and yeah on a holiday! Bugger he's been so sick though - I hope he gains some weight back nice and quickly for you! Poor little munchkin...I hope you get some sleep as well soon!! God...here I am complaining away about no sleep and you've had it sooo much worse!!
Yep - I think we should go to Werribee zoo! I'm not sure what the facilites are like - whether we can have a bbq or not but otherwise we can just pack a picnic lunch. Cold chickens and rolls etc. I definitely think we should do it on a Sunday so everyone can make it (dads included) I'm pretty much free any weekend in Oct - we're having Louis' b'day party the last week of Sept because all of Michaels family are heading to Holland in Oct...
Melissa - I was a bit like that with Avon - I ended up spending any profits I made...In saying that Avon's not as expensive as buying tupperware!!
Tracey - Glad you guys had fun at the engagement! Bugger at your bil and sil moving away. OMG - I would have been so angry if someone said that to me!!! You don't look p/g at all!!! You poor thing!! Big hugs!! Hope you got some tidying done!
Rachael - Wow!!! Well done!! Thats fantastic - you must feel great!!
God this is an epic! Gotta go!
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okay how about we set a date then for the zoo,how is everyone for sunday the 14th oct,that is bang in the middle of the month so it is close to all the bdays.maybe we should take a vote on which zoo,what do you think.i have been to both and personally like the melbourne zoo better,it is completely different,the werribee zoo is prob better when a little older cos they have to sit in a bus and dont get up very close to the animals,although it is absolutly fantastic aswell and they have a big playground and facilties for picnics.
nikki
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the 14th oct should be fine for us. I would like to go Melb zoo as I think they have big BBQ facilities and picnic areas.
Krisite I had a body shop party and have been to a few. I think you would be great at selling it. Its a great product.
Ok off to bed ladies. chat tomorrow.
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14th works for me! I like the melbourne zoo! As you said nikki you can get up closer to the animals!
Kristie - you tell me a date for a party! As i said, i dont mind days or nights whatever works, i will endeavour to get the girls sorted so i can concentrate! I'm really excited about doing it, so many of my friends are keen to have parties which is great and they are all from different circles which is even better for ongoing parties too!!
Best be off, have done nothing to get organised for tomorrow!
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Melbourne zoo sounds good, and its pretty central to everyone.
Plus we have a zoo membership :) yay.
Count Milo and me in, I will work on Neil.
cindy that souds great, especially about them being from diferent circles of friends.
When is you announcement party? Are we invited?
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Rachel - I'm having it on the 1st of sept which is a saturday at 2pm! You are more than welcome if you want to do the trek out here!
I dont really understand why you have to have the announcement party, i just want to get into it! i cant wait to get my kit and everything. I'm such a dork!
Everyone is welcome to come to that one too! That doesnt mean you get out of havinga party for me though kristie!!
Kristie- i hope dylan was better for you today! We really have to catch up, we havent taken the kids anywhere in ages! I am actually free this friday if you are keen and free. Maybe we should ask some of the mothers group girls too?
OK, i'm off, tori is still mucking around and i need to get some sleep, i am always so worn out after work. I dont know how you people who do it more than my once a week survive and still have any energy to be an idiot with your kids!
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Look what i found in the online target catalogue
http://www.target.com.au/abouttarget/baby/coveralls.htm
She looks really dark but its definately my charlotte!
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Cindy - I'm so sorry if my impression of Tupperware was a little off. I had a bad experience back in my days as a demonstrator. I had a manager that lived in Brisbane and the group I worked for were in brisbane also which made it hard to go to monthly meetings. I had to attend one at my managers house and one at the dealership which was a nightmare as the dealership held theirs starting at 7:30 at night and didn't finish til well past 10 and then I had a 2 1/2 hour drive back up here. We were made to have at least one $350 party per month in order to stay active. My manager was very pushy so I resigned in the end because of the travelling and lack of parties up here. You'd get the same thing time after time "I've got enough Tupperware" or "it's cheaper to go to the $2 shop" I mean,the come back was always, "you get what you pay for" I also got many rejections from customers from leads from my manager, who ended up doing the party herself. It was all about her, not the group. We used to have to pay before we got our items and it was all couriered up here which had an $11 price to that too. They have now got a dealership in Toowoomba which would make it a lot easier for everything, but for me it came a little too late, as I also found out, that they made it compulsory to be a member to a dealership closest to you. If I was still in as a demonstrator I would have been assigned a new team manager up here. Oh well... I hope you make a real good go of it, sounds like you got a real great group manager making you feel welcome and no pressure.:clap:
I know... sorry for the waffling. I only got home from work a while ago, and I'm usually in dh's ear for a good portion of an hour just to unwind but, he went to bed early and so did Benjamin, so I'm trying to keep to myself and stay quiet, except the tapping of the keys.
You all sound like you have a great plan for the birthdays this year. I'm just clueless atm.
Melissa
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Cindy, for sure I'd come to your announcement party.
The announcement party is great because your manager does it, but the profits go towards paying off your kit.
My GF in Ringwood who did tupperware paid over half her kit off just from the announcement party, and she'd chosen the larger kit too.
I wonder if the compulsory to be in the distributorship closest to you is a nation wide thing? I don't know if I'd do it if I had to join up through one where you have to have the products couriered. I'm going to have a chat to a few people and find out :)
Melissa, its funny how some managers are so pushy and others not. I went to one of those "Sessions" thingys here in Melbourne, it was crazy! the difference in attitudes of people was amazing. I told DH that HE can do tupperware if he wants to be a SAHD, he is thinking about it!
ETA:
DH got an email from the modelling agency where Milo is registered, saying they are doing the new headsheet and prganising photos shoots. its $300.
So I've been filling out child work permits for Kmart and target this morning, and applying for tax file numbers etc (this was the issue in the first place and why he has never done anything - I ouldn't get to an ATO office, and was not going to send my identification documents in the mail. birth cert. maybe, but not my license and medicare card.
So now I've got to figure out the closest ATO office to me so I can get the documents sighted and get the application processed.
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Hi Ladies
Well i am definatly going to have to loose weight as mum asked me on wednesday if I was preg "cause I looked it"!!!!! What a bit@@. I told her that was the meanest thing she could ask and I was so upset. I think I am going to get those shakes and do that for a while to kick start the weight loss as I am so over feeling like a blimp. MUMS ARGH
Cindy I really hope the tuppaware thing works out. I will try and make it to your party if you want us it just depends when it is? WOW Charlotte is a superstar. Very nice pic of her. Love the grin. She does look tanned in it, must be all the solariums LOL.......
Rachel I hope Milo gets some modelling work, he is a gorgeous little boy I am sure we will be seeing him in target or kmart catalogues soon enough.
Well its off to work tomorrow, boring. HOpe you all having a nice week. Bring on the weekend
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hi guys,corey just got back from an audition to do an ad for the yellow pages,there were 4 boys there and they wanted cheeky,mischeivious and funny but also a well behaved child,i grilled him before we got there warning him to stop and listen when he was given instructions,not sure how he went as i wasnt allowed to see the audition process but he had fun doing it.we will know soon enough.
cindy she looks georgous,omg it doesnt even look like her,that doesnt mean she is not georgous but i just couldnt recognise her,what a fantastic picture and a beautiful keep sake.
okay so put it on your calenders girls.
14th of october at the melbourne zoo @ 10.30am,everyone needs to bring a plate so we can have a nice picnic.
i think it is fine to invite friends and family,we are struggling in that area at the moment so it will probably be just me and grant and all 4 kids.
off to tweedle tomorrow morning so i wont be in here for the next 4 days.wish me luck,it is going to be hard work and very tiring and heart breaking going through this with both of my munchkins but it has to be done,we are going insane.
also have hospital appointment at 2pm at the childrens for harry,tweedle said it was ok to sneak away for the appointment,hopefully they will be happy with his progress.i am!
tracey,go for it,give the shakes a go to start with,if you see even a couple of kilos fall off it might be enough to really motivate you to continue with an excersize and diet regime.dont forget summer is only around the corner,wouldnt you love to feel confident and happy about your body for the warmer months.losing some weight will also better your chances at conception,not that you have alot to lose!
ok,off to bed,big day tomorrow,love you all nikki
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Melissa - dont stress, it does sound like you had a bad run with tupperware! My manager said the minimum we have to do to keep our account going at the warehouse is to make at least $1000.00 worth of orders every 3 months which will be no problems!
Tracey - I would love to have you come to the announcement party, all of you girls i dont know if i have already said but its on sat 1st of sept starting at 2!
I CAN NOT believe your mum would say that to you! Thats just a mum thing to do isnt it! What a cow though!
Rachel - how are you going with your diet? have yo lost much weight? Will be great if you make it to the party! LOL about DH doing it as a SAHD! I think there is probably potential if you spend lots of time with it to make money! I only plan on doing 2-3 parties a week, who knows it may end up only 1 depending on how the girls go with their dad getting them down at night. Some of the parties i will be able to take charlotte but not all of them.
Nikki - thats ad sounds perfect for corey! I hope he got it! Have you had anything more for the 2 bubs? I agree charlotte looks rather tanned in the pic! All of the pics in the online catalogue look dark though so its probably something to do with the camera used (or tha tannning bed she sleeps on!)
Good luck this weekend! I hope you get all that you want out of it!
I need t o lose some weight big time! I have about 14kgs to lose to get down to what i was before tori came along! I think i am going to start walking in the mornings, charlotte has started going through the night untill 6am so i figure at that time i can feed her, put her in bed, wake al so he can listen out for her and go fora walk/run! lets see if it actually happens though!
Well, i got my ring resized today so i can now wear it! I am now feeling engaged. We went to a friends house tonight for tea and she is planning her wedding at the moment and we have very similar rings! Its quite scarey coz both of our boys had them designed and made etc.
Ok, i am off to bed my loves! I have had 3 glasses (fish bowls) of wine tonight and they are doing wonders for my sleeping abilities at the moment!
Till tomorrow!
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Cindy, so far about 9-10 kilos so far. I weigh in today. Not happy though, I weighed myself this morning (like I always do so I'll have an idea of how I'd go) and it said I'd lost 3 kilos! So I did it again like 2 minutes later with my bike shorts on and a tshirt, that time it said I was only down 1.9? So I thought hmm thats strange reset them and did it again, and it was up more, saying I'd only lost .7!!!
Sooooooo
a) new bathroom scales have just overtaken new kitchen scales at the top of my shopping list
and
b) I'm scard as hell to weigh in at terry white today!
WRT tupperware, when I told him he couold earn up to 20K and not pay tax his eyes lit up. Apparently men, in general, are very successful dealers.
Tracey - if you do TF the chemist at burnside has it, lucky its so close to you!
Nikki, fingers crossed for Corey, and good luck at Tweddle & for Harry's appt.
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Racheal - You've got that right! Men do absolutely beautiful at selling Tupperware. We had a guy in our dealership who'd sell $3000 on a low week. That's fantastic. To come into a feild of woman and blow them out of the water really puts noses out of joint. The guy became manager really quick too.
Tracey - That's way harsh coming from your mum! It would be nice I think if it was truely a bump of arms and legs.
Cindy and Nikki - You both must have gorgeous children. Congrats on all the catalogue shoots and ad promotions.
Melissa
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well I have just come back from a walk with thedogs. I went for 1/2 hr AND i feel like Is hould be able to do that atleast 3 times a week so heres hoping I can keep it up. I only had 1 coke yesterday and am trying to reduce my intake to 3 max per day. I have decided not to go with the shake diet as we are TTC and I am not sure that that would be good for the bubs if we were sucessful. I think I will try the exercise and wtahcing the diet for a while.
Nikki I hope you tweedle stay goes well and you sort out the bubbas sleeping. WTG Corey on the audition I hope he gets it, he is a spunk so I am sure he impressed them.
Cindy Yeah on getting the ring resized. Its nice to have that finger dressed with rings. I cant have mine off now, I feel naked :) I think we should become exercise buddies. I want to loose about 10 kilo so lets do it together. I should be able to make your party, I might be late as I work saturdays though.
Rachel I am sure you will be fine at the weigh in. You are looking great with the wieght you have lost so far. What is your goal weight loss?
Melissa how are you doing? Hope all is well with Benjamin.
Well Jamie is asleep on the couch and Jordan is in bed so I am all alone. Will surf the net I guess in peace and quiet. :)
Have a nice weekend everyone
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weigh in was ok, losts 1.1
I have another 12 to go til I can wear my size 14 stuff again
I had a great weekend! Drove up with my cousin to Mt Gambier for her brothers' DF's hens nite, it was so great!
I never had one, just a kitchen tea so it was quite an experience.
Pretty hard though with being on diet, I told her she can have another one when I can eat and drink some more!
WE might plan a 30th for my cousin, his birthday is 2 days after Milo and he joked about having a joint party.
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Tracey - good on you with your walk! I hope you can make it to the party. I think we should definately become exercise buds, keep eachother motivated! Would be great tp be able to actually exercise together but motivation will have to be it! I really want to try to do it without spending the money on memberships etc. I have studied nutrition so i should be able to write up some sort of diet to stick to! Will have to go through the text books again.
Rachel - well done! You will get to your size 14 in no time! You definately dont look big anyway!
Kristie - where are you??
Nikki - do you think you got out of it what you needed from this weekend?
Well, we have had a day of shopping today, we got tori a single bed doona and wiggles doons cover (which was a rip off but she loves it!) and i got fitted for new bras and got some makeup and al didnt get anything after him trying on a million different tops! He is worse than i am at shopping!
I am buggered and will be off now, talk to you all in the morning!
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Cindy well i will try and get some nutritionadvice off you. I was thinking of getting wiggles doona for Jordan when he gets into a bed. He is obsessed with them at the moment. LOL at Al not buying anything. I never buy anything.
Rachel Yeah on the weight loss thats excellent.
Well I amdue for AF on thursday and since saturday I have had brown stained CM when I wipe????? I dont feel as though AF is coming yet and I have never had this before? WHat do you think?
