Things are about to change for us...
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Topic: Things are about to change for us...
Posted By: busymum
Subject: Things are about to change for us...
Date 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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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 7:29pm
oh good luck with that Teresa. I sure it will work out for all of you  ------------- Ann 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 7:36pm
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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? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: meow
Date 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). ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: FionaS
Date 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? ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Chovynz
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 8:11pm
I wonder that too...
You know the funny thing? I was rehearsing on my way home tonight what I would post on ohbaby. ------------- Defending the male species since 1980
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FionaS wrote:Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 8:23pm
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oh no - does that mean we will see more of you now chovynz??? ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 9:03pm
lol!! you're addicted ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: SuziE
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 9:08pm
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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 By: Chovynz
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 9:45pm
No ! I'm not addicted! I can stop....any...time...i want........to....... Doh. I did it again. ------------- Defending the male species since 1980
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 21 September 2007 at 10:49pm
He's Mr busymum for sure! Actually, yeah he really is now ------------- |
Posted By: busymum
Date 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. ------------- |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 22 September 2007 at 7:56am
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yay they say change is as good as a hoiladay ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 22 September 2007 at 8:19am
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Congratulations Teresa and Nat! All the best for this change in your lives ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 22 September 2007 at 9:27am
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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. |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 22 September 2007 at 3:57pm
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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! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Maya
Date 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! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 22 September 2007 at 9:36pm
We told Hannah this morning that Mum would be going to work in a couple of weeks and Daddy would be looking after the girls at home, and she said "that's good, cause i don't like playing with you, mum, i like playing with daddy, and reading stories to him"!!!  (I think she's been missing him lately with 45ish hours of work each week LOL)
...and she's all prepared to "tell daddy how mummy does it right" haha that's my girl  ------------- |
Posted By: busymum
Date 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!!  ------------- |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 22 September 2007 at 9:43pm
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Thats is priceless what Hannah said. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 23 September 2007 at 7:27am
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lol goo hannah ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 7:31pm
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The update is...
I GOT THE JOB!!! I am stoked! I'm gonna really enjoy working again I go in next Monday for a system etc tour and then start up on Tues/Weds. Sooooo coool!!!
It's been 4 years since I was at work so now I'm buying lipstick, foundation, hairspray, work skirts (I don't have a single skirt in my size!)... I'm so tempted to buy another top but I think I'll be right ------------- |
Posted By: Chovynz
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 7:55pm
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You mean....I have to wipe the noses, and bums, and chairs, and floors, and walls, and fingers and hands (and all thats before 7am) now???? Whos gonna do the dishes and make me food, and tell me I have to do my own bath? Whos gonna chuck bread out and watch the birds eat them? Whos gonna make the bed and put my shoes away and cuddle the "Cuddlemonster"??? How am I gonna breastfeed??!?!? what gonna happen when baby wont stop crying? whos gonna look after mmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee noooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww??????? ------------- Defending the male species since 1980
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Posted By: Lissy
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 7:57pm
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I am sure you will find a way!!! LOL ------------- Harlan Drew DOB: 06.12.06 & Stepmum to Ethan & Christian, DOB: 25.02.99 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 8:33pm
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LOL! Well I'm sure Hannah will give you some pretty complete instructions... and there's EBM in the freezer but I bet you don't know what that stands for ROFL! ------------- |
Posted By: Chovynz
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 9:09pm
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EBM = Electric Bread Maker? ------------- Defending the male species since 1980
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 9:14pm
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From the freezer ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 9:15pm
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lol yous guys crack me up lol and congrats on the job busy mum ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 12:42pm
LOL that's what I said when he told me what he wrote this morning!!! ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 1:23pm
Harden up old boy, it's not nearly as tough as we mums make it look. It's worse ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 1:24pm
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PS. Congrats on the job Teresa and on your newfound SAHD status Chovy (that's Stay At Home Dad in case you were wondering ) ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 1:38pm
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sounds like everything is working out really well. Well done on the job Teresa, and I guess we'll be seeing you around here a bit more Chovy? You've got a lot of posts to catch up to busymum! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 1:41pm
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ROFL Emma!! ------------- |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 1:43pm
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Congrats
All the best at your New Job Guys/girls ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 1:51pm
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Congrats on the job busymum, sounds like Miss Hannah will be telling Chovynz how its done. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 1:54pm
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Yay congrats on the job!! Must be an awesome feeling after 4 years!!
Good luck Chovynz.... you may need it! LOL
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Posted By: Chovynz
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 7:52pm
Yes Yes buzimumto3boys! I need all the help I can get!! ------------- Defending the male species since 1980
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Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 25 September 2007 at 7:56pm
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LOL I am sure you will do fine... it will probly take you a little to get into the swing of things.. after that you will be fine!!
I cant imagine my DH staying home...
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