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Posted: 21 September 2007 at 7:20pm |
DH's work contract finishes next Friday and he hasn't got a new job confirmed yet. Sooo.... we decided last night that I will look into temping or some short-term, part-time job. I got my CV ready and emailed it this morning to my old boss and a couple of old colleagues. 3 hours later I get a call from one of those people to say that they have a temp at the moment but she's leaving and they need someone to start on the same date as I will be available!  It's to fill in for their actual secretary who is on maternity leave until about the end of this year (unconfirmed date), and it's 20-30 hours - pretty much over to me.
Wow! I am stunned! So we (my "employer" and I) are to have a chat about details one lunchtime next week at which point I'm certain we'll just be finalising things like times and pay and a quick tour of their premises and computer system.
So DH will be basically a full-time dad with hopefully an hour a day for freelance design and/or job hunting (because that is the long-term goal, that he will have a design job and I will have another baby  ) So all tips and ideas welcome! I'm not sure yet how it's going to be for DH to hang washing, cook dinners, and visit the puzzle library/music groups - with three preschool girls!   Oh and I'm not sure what to do about Kryssi's bfing.
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AnnC
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Posted: 21 September 2007 at 7:29pm |
oh good luck with that Teresa. I sure it will work out for all of you 
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Posted: 21 September 2007 at 7:36pm |
Congrats Teresa thats awesome. As for Kryssi's bfeeding she is old enough to have a bfeed in the morning and at night unless you want DH to bring her in for a lunchtime feed. I was doing that till last week as when Alize was coming for lunchtime feed he was just fussing and it wasnt worth it for the caregiver to be carting him down to me everyday for nothing. Is she using a sippy cup or bottle for water or ebm or fornula?
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Posted: 21 September 2007 at 7:37pm |
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It sounds like it was meant to be! It's nice when things work out like that.
I bet it will be hard leaving the girls to DH but it will be a nice break for you too (and to gain back some of who you were before kids, lol).
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Posted: 21 September 2007 at 7:46pm |
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Amazing how things just work out sometimes isn't it! I wonder what your DH will think of being a SAHD?
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Posted: 21 September 2007 at 8:11pm |
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Posted: 21 September 2007 at 8:23pm |
oh no - does that mean we will see more of you now chovynz???
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Posted: 21 September 2007 at 9:03pm |
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Posted: 21 September 2007 at 9:08pm |
OHHH Ive just clicked!! Chovynz is Mr busymum .. or .. busymum is mrs chovynz lol ...
Fantastic that something has come up .. knew it would
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Posted: 21 September 2007 at 9:45pm |
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Posted: 21 September 2007 at 10:49pm |
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Posted: 21 September 2007 at 10:51pm |
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Thanks Kels, my job next week is to study K's routine as much as possible and see how it will work out. She has water in a sippy cup but it's still quite messy. Anyway, it certainly an option.
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Posted: 22 September 2007 at 7:56am |
yay they say change is as good as a hoiladay
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Posted: 22 September 2007 at 8:19am |
Congratulations Teresa and Nat! All the best for this change in your lives
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Posted: 22 September 2007 at 9:27am |
Wow congratulations!! It does sound like it was meant to be!!!
I would love to go back to work but I dont make as much as DH does 
Good luck with it all! Im sure you will work out the BFeeding schedule to suit you.
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Posted: 22 September 2007 at 3:57pm |
Well good on you! I hope the transition goes smoothly. I'm sure it'll be OK - seems like it's one of those 'meant to be' things!
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Posted: 22 September 2007 at 9:19pm |
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Wow Teresa, things sure are about to change! Best of luck, hope you enjoy being a working mum and DH enjoys being a SAHD! The girls will love it!
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Posted: 22 September 2007 at 9:36pm |
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busymum
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Posted: 22 September 2007 at 9:37pm |
Oh, and "Meant to be"?? I absolutely believe it! There's no way it could have been engineered if we'd tried!! 
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Posted: 22 September 2007 at 9:43pm |
Thats is priceless what Hannah said.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Things are about to change for us...
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(I think she's been missing him lately with 45ish hours of work each week LOL)
