*winge* ive been applying for jobs lately, to no avail, i havnt worked since i was about 6mths pregnant with asha and it seems thats too long to have been out of work for anyone to want to hire me.. dont get me wrong i love my kids but i feel kinda stuck doing the same thing every day im starting to find it kinda mind numbing and its really getting me down.. ofc we could really use the money too.. ahhh hopefully something will come too, its hard putting so much effort into applications and getting no where
lol md all those years in the 2-3 room working in childcare atleast i learnt something haha.. i wouldnt say domestic godess lol u should see my house so unmotivated today!
Noni GL with the job hunt, keep at it and something will come your way.
Clare good luck with the big move.......... so exciting. Cant wait to see some pics on FB!!
MD awww at the kissy noise, they are learning so much now aren't they.
MM I think a white dress will be fine. The girls have given loads of good pressie suggestions.
L is back in his big bed tonight, since DH has 2 weeks off work he is on night duty lol. Took him a while to go to sleep tonight so hopefully it gets easier.
Thanks for the pressie suggestions girls. For some reason I thought we would need to spend a few hundred on him, but this must be excessive. I dont know anything about christenings lol. I like the money box ideas or even MD's cutlerly suggestion - MD where do you buy the wiltshire ones? If I go with the money box do I get it engraved? Also where on earth do I buy a catholic book with blessings etc!? Hahaha yes....I am the godmother with no clue about religion!
Noni - Dont apologise for all that TT info, that was very handy, thanks I didnt even know you could get TT undies. I will take all the tips you can offer, must admit I've been following A's progress through your FB updates collecting tips hehe. M knows when she does a wee and poo etc & gets up during nappy changes. Also she sits on the toilet a few times a day wiping. This could mean she is ready right? Sorry I have no idea with TT!!!! Might speak to the daycare girls tomorrow. Where are you applying for jobs? What about a supermarket or department store? Its so hard to get a job isnt it especially when your hrs are a tad limited due to kids
Arte - What a nutter, you would think he would have learnt his lesson the first time.
mm - im applying for anything that will suit with the kids eg part time and reasonably close to home.. all my experience is in childcare so thats what im looking for mainly but am looking around for other stuff too admin or retail etc..
generally the readiness signs include, knowing when they are about to or just have done a wee or poo, not liking being wet or dirty, going a reasonable amount of time between bowl or bladder movements.. she dosnt have to be showing all those signs to start tho.. thats great that she sits on the toilet. daycare girls should be able to help you out with wether they think shes ready or not too but with asha shes not going at daycare only with me really but shes getting better (starting to go into the bathroom etc when im not there..) another thing that can be helpful is if u doccument around what times she is going and then sit them on the toilet/potty at that time, then ur more likely to get some kind of result you can prasie.. really depends how u wanna approach it.. with asha i just jumped straight in, putting her in undies and constantly talking about wees and poos going in the potty, redirecting her to the potty when she had an accident and having her sit on the potty when i went to the toilet explaining to her mummy was doing a wee etc. there were alot of accidents but she picked it up quick, weeing in the potty on her first day and having a day without accidents after about 2 weeks (tho this varies shes only had 2 or 3 accident free days in the about 3 weeks ive been doing it but she dosnt have many now) the most important thing is patience coz it can take some kids a while to catch on but once they do it does make life alot easier.. feel free to ask any questions i feel good im finally useful for something lol!
MM There should be a catholic bookshop in Perth near the city somewhere - they will have dozens of suitable books plus all the catholic paraphernalia you could ever dream of (and more). Brace yourself for lots of cheesy religious pictures, statues, etc LOL! I usually get my cutlery at Harris Scarfe, have seen them occasionally at Big W, bought the last lot at a store here called "Bevilles". Failing that you should be able to get them online at Peters of Kensington.
ETA - Arte - well you could always go for a username/avvy change to throw em off your scent??? And just because you've twigged, doesn't mean she will have...esp if your facebook settings are all set to 'friends only' and not 'friends of friends'.
Noni - I feel your pain. Take your time, the right job *will* come up and everything will click into place for you. When I went back to work after DD1, I was able to get some resume writing help from a scheme for mothers who had been out of work for more than 2 years caring for children. There was also funding to pay for some courses (which I never did) but it might be worth asking around if there's something similar in your state. Getting a professional to look over your resume gives you a head start.
Last edited by AnyDream; October 27th, 2009 at 11:34 AM.
We have a Harris Scarfe here, pretty good store for our little country town!
Arte - haha snooping!! Remember, MP was in the year below me at our school and I'm sure there are other school people from there on BB.
Well we are up to 6 really unsettled nights with just one stupid molar!! All her other teeth came down with no issues whatsoever, however these molars are terrible. Panadol and Nurofen don't seem to make a difference. She likes the Bonjela, but I think it is the taste of it more than anything. Will try the Brauers tonight and see if that makes any difference. DH and I have been taking it in turns out in the spare room (next to her room), but he thinks I'm a big softie and will let her hop into bed with me too easily and then we'll have that issue to deal with later.
MM: i'd be looking for the silverware stuff at those old school style jewellery stores (you know the ones that also sell the statuettes etc). and yeah, having it engraved with the name could be nice...(can also be done at the jewelry place...
Cally: oh no!!!! 6 nights in a row is TOUGH. beh, i probably would also have her in with me, we have had no trouble getting her back into her bed before though...K generally sleeps well in her own bed yeah?
Noni: i reckon MD has the sage advice. do you have a friend that can look over your CV? one bit of advice i was given was to keep it to a MAX of 3 pages. they dont care about the really old jobs, rather they want to know the more recent stuff and how it relates to what you are applying for ITMS.
hang in there babe, something will come up, i am sure of it!
Oz: i'm sure that he will settle well over the next couple of weeks. great that you will have DH there to help with the struggles though.
AFM: well, DH is off to pick up the truck, Leila is asleep and i am on here LOL! gosh, i hope that we can get the most of it done today/tonight. i so dont want to have to be moving big stuff tomorrow. i am fine with moving stuff that can go in the car, but not truck stuff. gosh, so much crap in our lives...have put HEAPS out on the street for passers-bys and they have been snapping it up, so am happy with that at least.
thanks guys.. yeh i have dh to elp me with the resume he works in employment services lol.. he works in the disability program but yeh knows all about that stuff.. i know ill get there im just a winger lol
cally - hope that molar pops through and stops giving u so much trouble!!
so unmotivated today!
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