Pregnant and bored!
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Topic: Pregnant and bored!
Posted By: lil_l
Subject: Pregnant and bored!
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 10:55am
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I'm only three and a half months pregnant, and am finding I'm absolutely bored and need something to do during the day to keep me occupied!!!
Any ideas? I already read a lot, I'm not to fussed on spending my day on the comp, I just want to get out and about!!! So if anyone has any ideas for the east auckland area!!! |
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 11:03am
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I'm confused, what did you used to do before becoming pregnant? ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: popstress
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 12:41pm
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I too am confused by your post Blondie - unless you are bedridden because of the pregnancy? Then I am sure we can help you with lots of ideas! like... learning a new language or leaning to play the guitar etc?
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 12:45pm
| Get a job?!? |
Posted By: lil_l
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:00pm
sorry wasn't very clear!  I have just completed two degrees at university.... so jobs are really out of the question considering i'm already showing and that most of the contracts I would have to sign specify two years! grrr
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Posted By: popstress
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:25pm
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Volunteer work would be a great thing to do if you can't get a job.
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Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:36pm
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You could look for short term work. It needn't be in a grad position - it doesn't even need to be in the same field. I got bored in my 3 weeks leave before bub arrived! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: squoggs
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:46pm
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Hey Blondie, I'm in a similar boat - had to leave my work as it wasn't compatible with my pregnancy :-( It was ok while I had MS, but now I am starting to get a bit bored - who's going to employ a 20wk PG pilot?!
I'm out east Auckland too- so if you find out about any PG yoga classes, let me know - I would be really keen to try them. Also, I often head out for walks during the day if you want to join me :-) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 2:20pm
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There is one on the North Shore - its held at the Yoga Tree, they also run some in Newmarket and the Yoga centre. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 2:21pm
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I would also suggest getting a job .. contract or part time doing anything, its got to be better than sitting around all day on your bottom
How do you live with no income? ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 3:45pm
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have you tried the pools - cant remember the one in pakuranga. most have aquarobics classes, you could do a gentle one if you havent done any exercise before getting pregnant. you could just go swimming there, great pregnancy exercise and further along you get the more comfortable the water might make you feel.
join the library and walk there, have a coffe and read a book while there before walking home again! go shopping! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 4:47pm
| Do some temping. It's a long time to sit around with nothing to do! |
Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 6:09pm
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yeah its a really long time! i havent been working since november... even though not due til feb. am a learn to swim teacher and term finished, and new term doesnt start early enough to warrant really going back. been giving Avon a go actually. gets me out of the house to walk around and deliver the catalogues and stuff, if you feel like crap, just do it the next day, and when bubs is out, its something i can keep doing/straight back into it, coz again it gets me walking, and can push bubs round in the stroller and get us both out, as DP and i share his car, so cant really just go for a drive or anything.
ummm could try some gardening? (just make sure in a well ventilated area so you not breathing in the potting mix smells etc.) ummm go for a walk or a drive and be like a tourist... find things you drive past every day, take photos, go have a coffee/lunch at a new cafe you havent been too before... DP and i love doing this, we just go for a drive, and just pick whatever road we feel like at the time. (great way to spend the day with your OH aswell... pack a lunch and go for a walk and a drive). could start your own coffee group with some ladies off here? if you a crafty person go to spotlight or some stationery/art shops and try a new type of craft? could go out and take some scenic photos (or piccies of old buildings or artsy shots or flowers or whatever you into) and get some canvas blocks printed for your home? hope some of them help 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 6:12pm
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Buy the sims 3 or sims 2 and play that on the computer, just make characters and play and if you get bored of one character just make a new one!!
I could play that game for hours! I did that for the first few months as I quit my job then found out I was preg! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 7:56pm
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LOL! I havent worked since I got pregnant with Thomas.. it does get very boring! I'd suggest getting a little part time job in something not too stressful, doesnt matter if its not to do with your degrees, something different is always fun. Maybe you could do a short community course in something? ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 9:33pm
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Yea, get a job - even if it's through an agency. It'll keep you busy, and as an added bonus, you'll get some extra cash -------------   
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Posted By: busybee
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 8:51am
| temping would be great or volunteering. |
Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 5:05pm
| lol nkap9 i love sims! have 3 and love it lol. i can way too easily loose a day playing without realising it hehe. |
Posted By: kmarie
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 6:49pm
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There's always swimming. I know they're more south, but the manurewa pools are great (and free!). We're not far from squoggs so if you want to catch up or anything let me know (as long as you don't mind a 1yr old in tow :-)
But for the most part, enjoy your pregnancy cuz you won't have the same freedom you have now once bubs arrives! How great to not be working in the meantime. You could always come up with some 'nesting' activities if you like sewing or painting or building etc. What about volunteering to help at some playgroups or mainly music or something so that you get an idea of what's in the area when you've got a lil one? Have fun!  ------------- 
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Posted By: troutpout
Date Posted: 21 January 2010 at 12:28am
LOL! My DH has despaired of me since we got sims 3! Apparently he can have tried to have a full conversation with me and I wont even had heard... Though I've now built our house and our 'simselves' already have their new baby lol! It's just practicing for when the bubs comes.... honest.... ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Kahlia wrote:Posted By: RubySoho
Date Posted: 23 January 2010 at 11:20am
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If you want the time to pass in a blur you could sign up for World of Warcraft. It's now banned on our house as DF and I cannot maintain a relationship and play this too! Very addictive! ;) I highly recommend taking up photography. Uses up a lot of time and really great incentive to visit new and beautiful places. -------------   tinyurl.com/6ptm6bn - My Blog
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Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Date Posted: 23 January 2010 at 7:04pm
Lol yeah i know what you DH means! hehe DP has tried talking to me when playing and it just doesn't work  lol yeah im the same... got our sim family with the baby and its "just practice" hehehehe
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 23 January 2010 at 9:35pm
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Lloyd Elsmore Pools in Pakuranga are brilliant, and best of all they're free I don't know about yoga classes, but there's aqua aerobics at the pool in GI. If you're not wanting to get short term work, maybe start up a hobby? Card making, scrap booking? Join your local library and get lots of books and magazines to read? You could even make an outing of it and curl up in one of the chairs and read there. Or get into art, doing something for baby's room?
Or you could do volunteering, like visit old people's homes to read to them or just be company, that sorta thing. Hey, if you really want to I'll let you clean my house ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 24 January 2010 at 12:20am
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I think , you should ask everyone who has kids, what they miss doing from their life pre children ,and do that :-D ,sleep in , stay up watching movies, read uninterrupted for hours,eat at non child friendly restaurants ,snuggle with your partner all day in bed , go to the supermarket in peace , etc etc etc
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