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mummy_becks 
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 Posted: 03 April 2008 at 7:43pm |
For me its my music. I have been playing in a brass band for 13 years now and after having Andrew I was in a rush to get back to make my life normal again. After Josh I took a bit longer (feeding was the problem Josh was boob, Andrew was bottle) but now I am back there it so maintains who I was pre babies.
The only problem I still have there is some of the older men in the band (i'm talking in their 60's) still can't get over the fact that i'm not my fathers responsibility anymore, i'm married and have my own children and my dad lives in a different country to me, and i'm 26 now not 13 like when I started.
Also my uni study makes me feel less like a mum as i'm so fully concentrated on something else.
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Kellz
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Posted: 03 April 2008 at 7:52pm |
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I'm also doing a night class at a local high school, and again - I'm making something for my daughter haha! But I am also learning things and having time myself. |
Thats a really good idea, maybe I couls look into doing something like that. What are u making?
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FionaS
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Posted: 03 April 2008 at 7:57pm |
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My ultimate dream would be if I could have 30mins in the middle of each day to go for a walk by myself!! LOL - a woman of few demands. It may sound weird but the thing I miss the most about life before children is walking to and from work each day...nothing like a good walk on your own to make everything seem rosey.
Lack of exercise is such a mood killer (not to mention a figure killer!)
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meow
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Posted: 03 April 2008 at 10:08pm |
Kellz wrote:
meow wrote:
I'm also doing a night class at a local high school, and again - I'm making something for my daughter haha! But I am also learning things and having time myself. |
Thats a really good idea, maybe I couls look into doing something like that. What are u making? |
I'm making a dolls cradle that can rock from a retro wooden toys book. I wish I'd had time to make more, but it's taken the whole course (8 weeks) to complete lol
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Kellz
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Posted: 04 April 2008 at 7:39am |
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wow that sounds really cool.
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MrsMojo
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Posted: 04 April 2008 at 8:29am |
FionaS wrote:
My ultimate dream would be if I could have 30mins in the middle of each day to go for a walk by myself!! LOL - a woman of few demands. It may sound weird but the thing I miss the most about life before children is walking to and from work each day...nothing like a good walk on your own to make everything seem rosey.
Lack of exercise is such a mood killer (not to mention a figure killer!) |
Is there anyone that can sit with Elle during her midday nap or something so that you can get out for an hour. If they do it during her sleep time it's no trial for them and it means you're free to leave the house to do whatever for an hour or so.
When you mum looks after Elle are you at work or can you do something then?
Have you got a prayer group? If not maybe you could join a woman's prayer group in the evenings while someone else cares for Elle.
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jaz
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Posted: 04 April 2008 at 7:51pm |
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Having conversations about other things besides children is good thing. My outlets are exercise (currently aqua aerobics) and a book club I belong to.
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james
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Posted: 04 April 2008 at 7:53pm |
mine were agua jogging and going back to that this week i cant wait and i,ve got my mum to come too 
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Posted: 04 April 2008 at 7:59pm |
For me it is still having my goals I guess and not putting all that on the backburner...learning to combine work and parenting all the while aiming for the police force, it's a challenging combo but it is working. It helps that B is so supportive of this dream of mine.
Work is an awesome chance to have adult conversation and goof off (in breaks only of course! *ahem*)
Because I'm still aiming for my goals I feel like being a parent and still being me are intertwined. Does that make any sense or am I babbling?? 
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Posted: 04 April 2008 at 10:00pm |
FionaS wrote:
My ultimate dream would be if I could have 30mins in the middle of each day to go for a walk by myself!! LOL - a woman of few demands. It may sound weird but the thing I miss the most about life before children is walking to and from work each day...nothing like a good walk on your own to make everything seem rosey.
Lack of exercise is such a mood killer (not to mention a figure killer!) |
lol, dh asked a few weeks ago what i would do if i i could ( HE MENT ANYTHING AT ALL IN THE WORLD) and all i could say was . . have a long hot bubble bath and wash my hair with no interuptions,
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