MSE Parents Club Part 9

weezl74

Sugar I will look at some turkey today, thanks for the tip

Can anyone help with wooden boxes with lids for toy storage? are the range and dunelm a good place to start?

Also, very warm socks with minimal ankle elastic? My ankles are getting v puffy at end of days and I've either got warm feet with hurty digging in ankle elastic, or chillblains!

xxx

Mrs_Moc

Im agreeing with weezl here as well, Even when DH worked fulltime we always chose a morning each at the weekend to have a lie in. Usually I had a lie in on Sat morn and he would lie in on Sunday. Being a housewife is a more than a fulltime job, you dont get to clock off as such.

Now we have seperated, I get my lie ins on Monday morning as he has the kids overnight on Sundays. Everyone deserves a break.

searching_me

morning ... becs i agree with everyone else i think you deserve a lie in to you know hes probably not the only one hows tired come the weekend ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHOPPY!!!! .. ((hugs)) for weezlie on lack of sleep ...

had some very random dreams last night like having part of my brain removed to get rid of my headaches but then losing part of my skull .. ive also woke up and i feel like ive been punched in the eye its all tender and alittle puffy so wondering if i smacked myself while i was asleep ...

im still quite tired .. not sure what im doing today i need to tidy up but getting annoyed just lately at its getting messed up faster oh the joy of having a family :rolleyes: ... how is everyone??

harley1

Morning all.

No time to catch up much as been listing on ebay. Thought I would remind you all that it is free listings today if you have anything to sell.

I've been up listing since about 6. Really need to clear the house of stuff. I'm fed up with having no room and I'm desperately in need of some money now I'm just on SMP so I'm hoping I do well to keep me going for a bit longer.

Might help if I didn't just buy myself those cheap clarks boots from the Grabbit board but I'm still not shrinking and my feet don't seem to fit my shoes, trainers, or boots anymore. I've got a few new clothes but not a lot, I just seem to be living in jammies and only getting dressed when I go out so that my two or three outfits don't wear out too quick.

Hugs to Becles, Weezlie (as usual) was much nicer about it than me but I agree that you should be allowed time off too and DH should be a bit more grown up and not take his bad moods out on you or the kids. I'll give him a swift kick up the bum for you if you like. xxxxx

BrunoM

Becles wrote: »

He works full time so he needs a lie in on weekend mornings. He wouldn't be happy if he had to get up and I stopped in bed.

I work full time. I use weekends to try to give OH lie-ins as I feel her weeks looking after an active toddler full-time are about as hard as mine are (and I function well on less sleep than her...). In return she tries to make sure I get a few hours most weekends to do what I want to do.

Admittedly my OH is a bit fragile and if I could get away with alternating lie-ins with her I would! But if she had 3 children and 2 dogs all week I'd expect to do nearly everything at the weekends!

Each to their own and every relationship works differently as long as both parties are happy... but working doesn't give you a sanctified, untouchable right to lie-ins (sadly )!

Sorry if that was too full-on. I admire your ability to deal with it all! But I hope you don't feel taken advantage and that everything is equitable.

aless02

morning all - speaking of the convo, my DH gave me a wee bit of a lie-in this morning even though it was his only day off this week. actually Finn was amazingly golden last night (once he finally went down, which was quite late), only waking at 2am and 6am!! :T wish that could happen every night

happy birthday, chopsticks!

weezl, sounds like you have a bad case of insomnia! have you tried things like white noise & lavender oil? or sometimes there's just nothing you can do

this morning is fab b/c DH has been minding baby since 6am, making a very happy me. Just 1 day of a lightened burden should deffo recharge the batteries!

Sami_Bee

weezl74 wrote: »

Sami, Don't read the USDA thread (or subsequent mad 50p a day challenges), they are sooooooo long you'll never escape :rotfl:

I can't help it, it's like quicksand the more I struggle the tighter it holds :rotfl:

Becles wrote: »

He works full time so he needs a lie in on weekend mornings. He wouldn't be happy if he had to get up and I stopped in bed.

ermm my immediate response to this is "tough" :o


Weezl - have some lettuce with your turkey it has sleep inducing wotsits too

[strike]can any direct me to a HM gift voucher template for word/powerpoint please?[/strike] found them!

got-it-spend-it

We are also a household who alternate lie-ins, although slightly different for us as OH works shifts. I really look forward to my lie-in though, even though it's an only an extra hour in bed, it's just lovely getting up when I choose rather than when the baby cries.

Speaking of which, he was an angel last night! Went down at 9 (late for him) then slept till just before 5am! I couldn't believe it and my boobs were ready to explode. He then went down again till 8, when I woke him up so OH could go to bed in peace after his night shift!

Just waiting in for my Tesco delivery now. So typical that yesterday when I was desperate to get out it was raining all day, then today is gorgeous but I have to wait in till 12pm for Tesco :rolleyes:. As soon as it's been Henry and I will be heading out though.

Weezl- naps are definitely the way to go in pregnancy. I found them much more restful than night time sleep for some reason.

Harley- well done you on your eBay listing and thanks for the free listing reminder.

Sami_Bee

ps happy birthday choppy!!
becles I supose if you want to allow him a lie in then the only thing fior it is everyone out for a nice long walk in the fresh air (raynaulds seffers suitibly wrapped up with a flask of hot ribeena) xx

weezl74

Sami_Bee wrote: »

I can't help it, it's like quicksand the more I struggle the tighter it holds :rotfl:

Weezl - have some lettuce with your turkey it has sleep inducing wotsits too

can any direct me to a HM gift voucher template for word/powerpoint please?

nooooooo! sami don't drown :rotfl:Have you got to the bits where I eat cow parsley/nettles/pig's brain yet? :cool:

will do on the lettuce. Have you been reading peter rabbit to christopher perchance?

Elle had made some vouchers for DH IIRC...

Glad that Aless and GISI are more rested

searchie sweetie I'm a bit worried about your headaches! Can I be a bit motherly and ask if you're eating enough? It's just that a 28 inch waist at your height after 2 babies doesn't really sound to me like you need to be dieting at all. Sorry if that's overstepping the mark, but you've said before that you see yourself as bigger than you are, and now you've been having a hurty head... xxx