MSE Parents Club Part 15

gill_81uk

redstararnie76 wrote: »

Ooooh SM, if you're about, I just won a dress on ebay to wear to dh's christmas party! Eeek, hope it'll look ok on....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180589525353&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

That's lovely Redstar. Such a good price as well :T

redstararnie76

Thanks Gill, it's a different look for me, I normally opt for black
Have a lovely day tomorrow, I can't wait to hit the market

jamsandwhich

As babies most nights to settle them down before bed, now they are little girls it is every two or three days with strip washes on the other days while brushing teeth at the sink. They do seem to be quite hacky little girls though so couldn't really see them going more than a week:p

ladybirdintheuk

Oh, that is nice redstar. And Gill a date sounds grand. We need to have another one of those, but babysitting favours are all used up for Christmas things, and we won't have any penies in January. Will have to wait till after January payday I expect.

I need to find something to wear for my work christmas do. It is being organised in secret by the big boss, and no details have been revealed yet other than what time it is (1-7 on a Friday afternoon... I will be getting the train on the expectation of proceeding elsewhere at 7 ) and that it will be a posh do. The lack of details makes it hard to plan for. I've also got a meal to go to in December (one of the things our babysitting favours are used up for ), so I'm thinking I might find myself something new before then, and I can wear the same thing. My wardrobe is almost entirely devoid of going out clothes because I never go out, which causes huge problems on the rare occasion that I'm doing something in the evening where pjs are innapropriate.

I may have a trawl round the charity shops at some point.

ladybirdintheuk

Oh, and leaving SBTV on for large quantities of the day has resulted in 9 lots of 5 points - if you've not found out how to look at an itemised version of what points you have accumulated then shout! (which means I've earned 74 points today by myself - code, searching, daily points and videos)... plus some extra points from my referrals

caspie_2

Good evening everyone!
Havent been on for days so will go back and catch up on the many many pages i have missed!
I am jealous of everyone with snow, we dont get it very often and when we do i have always had to go to work, i love the idea of snow when i dont have to go anywhere. I must admit that i use any excuse not to go out these days, its much too cold and i am very unsociable (also outside requires me to make myself look presentable and frankly that just takes too long these days lol!)
I have now established the reason for G's constant nightwakings, it seems i have caused him to think that he needs his dummy to get back to sleep and is waking for it every hour, its so tiring, even if it is a quick thing to do ( he usually goes back to sleep as soon as i put it back in). Any tips? i know i should probably go cold turkey on the dummy but to be honest im too tired to contemplate it at the moment. he only has it to go to sleep.
I see a couple of new names on here which is always lovely (makes me feel like less of a newbie myself)

will see you all again in a bit when i have read back
xx

gill_81uk

Hi Caspie - no tips on dummys ad T refused to have one I'm sure someone else will know tho.

Ladybird - how do you do the breakdown of points please? I've looked a few times and not figured it out. Do you just leave it running in the background?

ladybirdintheuk

The breakdown of points - go to "view account" (on the main page just above where you sign in). It brings you into a summary with just one line saying swagbucks.com then how many points you have. Just above that line there are 2 tabs. You are automatically sitting in the summary, but the other tab is the ledger that lists the breakdown.

With the sbtv, once you've watched one video it automatically goes onto the next one, so I just open it up, start watching one video, then go back to my other tab with MSE (or whatever) on, and get on with other stuff It does get stuck sometimes, so I click back in every so often to check it is still running.

Hi Caspie

skintchick

weezl, I can;t find your original post asking these questions, but wanted to answer as well.

amount of time you are able to sit playing entirely with your child - Able to, all day, but actually do? Erm, now I think about it it must be only in 10-30 minute bursts throughout the day. I'm a SAHM, and she's 16 months now, so I do get pulled at a lot to read books to her or play, although mostly read, and it drives me a touch mad TBH, so don;t sit and play for ages. We do go to groups most mornings though, and I shop every day as only have the pram to get stuff with, so the days are quite full.

amount of time they do their own thing and you read mse/pay bills/read a book - she does her own thing more and more now. For about 30 mins after OH has gone to work and I lie in bed trying to get her to leave me alone lol. And then while I cook, she usually plays alone. I try and encourage it now as I think it's good for her to think things through for herself, and she has just started doing imaginary play like pretending to change her doll's nappy so that amuses her. I rarely do stuff for me though, don;t go online in the day, or read a book. If I'm not shopping or doing stuff with her then I'm cooking or cleaning.

amount of time you put the telly on and do stuff like cleaning/cooking/or also being on the internet - Less and less now she can play alone better. She's less interested in the TV although we do watch Something Special together most days, but then that is together. She follows me round so much she won;t really watch TV on her own so I just put the radio on these days and let her potter with me.

amount of groups you feel comfortable going to - We go to something every day! Messy play Monday morning, my BF training Tuesday morning (she comes in the sessions with me as won;t be left in a creche), swimming Weds mornings, music group thurs mornings and baby signing Fri mornings. Afternoons we tend to have one or two playdates a week, if not more, not sure if they count?

Weezl, I'm guessing you feel bad about the way you're parenting, but from what I know of you, then you really shouldn't! and we all do the best job we can. I don;t think telling Lilia to 'just bl00dy stop grabbing my legs' today was good parenting, but it won;t have scarred her for life either I hope! Try and relax and know that as long as you love them, then however many groups you go to, or how much TV is on, doesn;t really matter THAT much. (Unless it's Jeremy Kyle on 24/7 lol).

deedardingle

Although they may not need it when they are younger, I think it's a good idea, especially once a child is able to bathe/shower themselves, for it to be part of their daily routine. Many kids and teenagers (especially boys) go through a phase of having an aversion to soap and water and it can be a battle to get them to wash their face, let alone any other part of their body and this can go on until long after they have discovered the opposite sex. They are less likely to go through this phase if they see it as just part of an every day routine rather than a chore that takes too much effort.