make do and mend for tougher times

Popperwell

prepareathome wrote: »

If anyone has a discountuk store... The place has its website on the bags but according to a forum people have been trying to get onto the website since early 2011 and it says same as it does now, coming soon...

PAH,
It's strange that they have loads of links on the search pages at Google even mentioning products and a store locator but as you say all you get is "Coming Soon"

It is run by the same outfit as Poundland...Our Poundland's are in neighbouring towns and there are no discount uk's near by...you'd think the North East would be a prime location to site a discount/chaep retailer as they keep telling us unemployment is worse "Ooop North!"

prepareathome

Smilet you reminded me had to make appointment for smear so done that now..........I hate them as I always feel they are going to climb inside me as they told me cervix has turned right away and nurse usually ends up kneeling on the bed to get to right position to do it, I just lie back and think of England lol.

You sound like the ideal interviewee to me, chatty, fun yet suitable, nothing worse than trying to drag information out of someone who on paper looks like the perfect candidate, I used to dread being part of the interview team or worse being the one who had to do it on my own, mind you worse time was when, I was doing so for private not work, I needed a nanny for going back to work way back in the heady days of ATC so I had the luxury of being able to afford a nanny rather than send to nursery but I still remember trying to decide who was best although they all were qualified, forget from where now but I used to love the uniforms they wore.......don't expect they do still or if the place still exists but you knew you were getting a good nanny from them, but still you had to chose who you felt fitted in with both your child and household. Gosh all that seems like a total other life but for all my health problems in some ways I am happier than I was when I had all that money, loved my job still miss it to this day, even though long hours and very stressful ( don't know if its still done but to try and stop burnout they used to let you have a years sabbatical fully paid after 20 years)

Just remembered I think - Norwood nannies, or of course that could be totally wrong.........

Right better go and chat hubby up into getting dressed so we can pick up the bubble wrap as I would hate to let anyone down........he is sitting in shorts and dressing gown watching sport and was not amused when I told him we had to go out even though, his idea holiday spending the day sitting on the couch watching sports, and yet today has been another lovely sunny and warmish day although they say rain should hit around 7pm...........

Hugs, Love and healing to all xxxxxxxxxxxxx

bossymoo

VJsmum wrote: »

:Bossymoo - my BIL died 2 years ago leaving a wife and 2 small children

hi I'm really sorry to hear about that, such a sad story. We don't really have any behavioural problems yet, although there are times when DS has lots of wetting accidents. But other weeks when he's completely dry. And a lot of nights he ends up in bed with me, he seems worried I'll leave him too. Despite me telling him the truth, he still thinks daddy is poorly and lives at the doctors house, but I guess he doesn't understand that when I say he died and went to heaven, that that isn't reversible.

But to be honest they both do very well and are generally happy little souls.

Thanks for the kind words, it's like a little beacon when someone understands xxx

fuddle

might it be norland nannies pah http://www.norlandagency.co.uk/nannies When I was training as a Nursery Nurse that's what I aspired to be, a norland nanny, a nanny in a rich single father's home. A lovely man who would fall for me. I would fall for the children and we'd all live happily ever after in a big house with lots of money. Ah, young people's dreams. lol

Truth is I never left the North East and went to work in state ran comprehensive schools :rotfl:

Maybe the answer is to go work in nurseries with young children instead of striving to be a teacher? Maybe I should continue my degree in the early years, something that I'm passionate about instead of teaching. Oh, pah you've turned my world upside down lol Truth is Environmental studies and geography just don't float my boat. I think a complete change in direction is needed and head back to what I did.

smileyt_2

fuddle wrote: »

smiley well done for getting through it and with a sense of humour. Did your shorter hair question come up? You were honest. They'll appreciate that and know that they did advertise part-time.

Thanks, Fuddle. No, the shorter hair question didn't come up. If I'm honest I feel a bit upset because I saw their faces when I said I wouldn't be able to do full-time. The goal posts shifted. None of my referees have been in touch to say they've been contacted so I imagine I haven't got the job - they didn't have that many candidates to sift through and all my referees were available for phone calls/emails this afternoon. Oh well. I shall ask for feedback and see what they say. Maybe I was too silly in the interview.

bonnie_bumpkins

Popperwell wrote: »

Funny but true what you say, how's that the same as knowing you? On the other hand she has seen you away from an interview situation and can put the two things together. Possibly giving a more rounded picture of you.

Well she's certainly seen you from a different angle :eek: :rotfl:

Sounds like the interview went really well smileyt, I'm so glad. Hope they don't make you wait too long for a decision. Time to relax now, have a cuppa...

Also well done kitschy and all the best for Friday.

I've found a part time administrator position in a different town to where I'm currently working, but just as easy to get to really, just takes a bit longer. The hours will fit in with what I will need to do at the shop so I'm quite excited!! Need to tweak my CV... again... so they can't resist me

short bird - steady eddy vibes winging their way to you, keeping you nice and balanced x

fuddle I wonder if you need to increase your dosage? So many different anti ds and it can take a few months for them to kick in and settle in your body IYSWIM and see if they suit you at the current dose. Perhaps have a chat with your GP, is he/she easy to talk to?? x

bonnie_bumpkins

smileyt wrote: »

Maybe I was too silly in the interview.

I'm sure that's not true. Or maybe they were not silly enough??

Seriously it's a b*gger about being sprung with the full-time thing. Not sure if you can ready too much into the question though, they may have been sounding out people who were going for a part-time job but really wanted full-time; ie they were trying to see the people that said 'oh yes full-time is no problem, I'd love that' as they could be the people that are only taking the part-time position until a full-time one comes along, then they would leave them in the lurch. Just a thought x

katieowl_2

The tooth is out Deep joy. He didn't have to stand on my chest to get it out, but it was close. I didn't much care for his blow by blow description of how it was going either... :eek: He's a lovely chap but he's foreign and not got the hang of our British stiff upper lip/lie back and think of England ways yet!

I've got to go back tomorrow, cos' the crown that was next to it came off too with all the pushing and pulling...so that means 38 miles each way today...oooh 152 miles of driving and petrol. Double Happies. Irony is that crown was stuck in with one of those dental repair kits, and my old dentist in London could NOT get it off when I went to get it sorted. He slapped my wrists good and proper for using a kit. That was 8 years ago! LOL!

So today has really been a bit of a write off...sigh. I've got so much I want to do, but I really don't feel like doing anything at all.
At least it's over...

Kate

fuddle

Been out to harvest my fruit. 5 little strawberries and half a cup of split black currents. :cool:

I've mixed it with some fruit on the turn and managed to get half a jar of jam... hardly worth the electric.

What kind of produce can you sow in July? Is it advisable to sow anything in this rain. A stupid time to be learning huh?

prepareathome

fuddle wrote: »

might it be norland nannies pah http://www.norlandagency.co.uk/nannies When I was training as a Nursery Nurse that's what I aspired to be, a norland nanny, a nanny in a rich single father's home. A lovely man who would fall for me. I would fall for the children and we'd all live happily ever after in a big house with lots of money. Ah, young people's dreams. lol

Truth is I never left the North East and went to work in state ran comprehensive schools :rotfl:

Maybe the answer is to go work in nurseries with young children instead of striving to be a teacher? Maybe I should continue my degree in the early years, something that I'm passionate about instead of teaching. Oh, pah you've turned my world upside down lol Truth is Environmental studies and geography just don't float my boat. I think a complete change in direction is needed and head back to what I did.

Your right that is what our nanny was, lovely girl called Elizabeth who was wealthier than we were, parent were fairly close relations to royal family but this girl unlike most of her siblings had her feet on the ground.

I spoke to 'dear daddy' quite a few times - he was interviewing me to see if we were suitable people for his dear Elizabeth ( never to be shortened) to work for. He was completely lost over the idea that any of his gals would want to work as his wife never had nor any of his female relatives or friends, to him gals should be spend their time looking for a husband and getting married to ensure the line continued. Nice man but oh boy a doho.

He was so sure she was only playing with the idea that he refused to pay for her to train, instead offered her and her friends a nice holiday on an island he planned to rent so she took money she had been left by her grandmother and used that which shocked this not so old boy to his core. To him money should be kept and not spent and her husband would administer it when she married and until then it was his to look after, but she was 18 and had come into it. She found most of her friends dropped her when she went to work, this was in the mid 1970's but this girl could work, never has married and I still get odd cards and letters from her as she moves around the world looking after other peoples children but she has stuck to the principles she started with will only work for people who work themselves not mothers who stay at home and can afford her as she believes she should not replace the mother but be the stand in if mummy must work to keep a roof over their head, abet a nice roof - you cannot afford her if you work at aldi.

She was basically a housekeeper not just a nanny, without asking she would cook for us, do our washing cleaning etc., when I said I wasn't employing her for that she used to say but its good for the little one to learn what is involved in running a home at a young age so she teaches as she does as she told me she was brought up not even knowing how to boil an egg or even make a cup of tea -servants all over the place.

So I was paying a fortune for my children to learn how to sweep a floor, clean a carpet, etc., but it meant at times when I was home I could just enjoy the children not have to spend time catching up on housework, I was very lucky. She stayed with us till we sold up everything to try and live up north and of course when we came back defeated we didn't have enough money to pay the cheapest cleaner never mind a nanny, but then I was at home so didn't need one and as I homeschooled youngest it meant he came with me to university while I did my degree and if health probs hadn't hit I would have hopefully be in the middle of another enjoyable career, but such is life.

You are right I do secretly want to use the products - just used some of the body butter, mmmmmmmm almost edible so hubby has told me later to get into the bath with my radox and use the £320 face mask and enjoy it.............

You have a good think about what you want to do, remember its no use going into a subject just because its a good thing for the planet or future, you have to love it as well if not work is just a nightmare, something you dread but have to do for money. My youngest sister is happily working in a Montessori nursery and loves it and the pay is actually very good - well its one in a very exclusive part of London, most kids brought by nanny in very high end cars and if parents come for anything diamonds tend to be flashed a lot, all new money. Even then they find it hard to make ends meet and her hubby is a topo librarian bod with 4 degrees behind him and yet they had to downsize to a two bed house this year as they just could not keep up with rising mortgage on the 3 bed - they have just one nearly 11 year old son, but they love London and want to stay there

She was thinking of teaching but got the chance of a part time job in a nursery while doing her degree and loved it and so as they say the rest is history.

So have a good old think........with OU its easier to change I think, never done any full courses with it just short mini ones to keep brain working but even they get fed up with me taking do long.......

Hugs, Love and healingxxxxxxxxxxxx