womanofdulwich

yes no 22 is all that Barcelona is not!

i hate the texture- I will cook for others - but yugh cant stand the stuff. :(

youre on- but thinking about it could I borrow it a bit longer than a weekend as I expect it takes quite a while to watch it all!! maybe next friday? ( my baking day!!)

anyone have the original on dvd they would lend out for a small contribution of home made flapjacks?

there is the newish pizza express which is nice if you have the disocunt voucher, or the reaturant next to the station -i htink it is called paultons- french, or the laid back/bohemain style au provencal next to the half moon pub - or lombok if you like thai. depends what time of day you go and who you are with. of course there is always olleys fish and chips!!

for busy journeys ive gone back to buying a one day travel card as was soooo bad at remembering to swipe out...........

i strongly recommedn contactin simply childcare- they are reallyhelpful for advertising/findingnannies and telling you how to word an ad.

maybe you could start with a cruise from Portsmouth to santander? we have done plymouth to santander but the drive to plymouth was a pain- i think portsmouth would be a better start point. i thinnk it is brittany ferries

i dont leave any money in the car or cds etc. if it did go, it could have been anyone there- or they sometimes leave them un locked and thieves are opportunists. Let it go-

you could try moving to pull down pant type nappies- make sure they use the toilet before bed- but to be honest as the previous poster said, boys can change a lot between 3.5 and 4.5 ,i really tried with my son as no 2 was on the way but actually it was so stressful pushing it i gave up and when he was 4- 4.5 it sorted it self out.

mmmm Chabal, shame he dropped the ball.

I dont think London existing hotel accommodation will accommodate all the extra people. If you have a spare room then ?25 per person per night would not be ripping anyone off-anything extra you would have to be turning yourself into a b and b / hotel. What does everyone else think? is it worth taking the holdiay off work and turning yourself into a b and b for a few weeks??maybe my family can camp in the garden??????????

I dont think this jsut applies to small children- last till they are early teens- or longer!!But what must it be like to have given up your career for 18 years and then try and "get back in".

i would not judge it by how many women are inthe park at weekends with children. i used to do this while partner stayed at home and did jobs around hte house- we used to take it in turn.

Did not-a friends Mum told me it worked but can be quite violent so stuck with all the usual other methods. came 15 days late in the end.

but we have all tried it - right? its an acquired taste- quite sweet. Of course its not organic unless the woman that produces it is only eating organic- and assuming she is lliving in a pollutant free environment.

why do so many people choose to have their children 2 years apart anyway? it is so expensive for childcare- and such hard work! there are 4 years between mine and i could not have afforded childcare for 2 full time pre schoolers. I know money is not everything but even if i had not gone back to work and been a SAHM I would not have managed with 2 so young to look after.

I think gameboys/ ds lites/ tv/ computer games are all bad for concentration. I would try and hold off/ limit their use as much as possible.

I was going to suggest the tea museum in Southwark -but it may have closed?

Lots of people would say only twinings- i have found nothing better! i have tried other brands. Maybe your friend would prefer Harrods or Fortnum and Mason brands, but i could not recommend.

Cant you go to your club?????????????

surely it is only the presumption between the couple? i think you have to lay it on the line for men- explain what you are prepared to do and what they need to do. If they are not going to help- and as most women prefer to deal with the minutae- then women should buy in what they need in terms of extra care. we cannot physically do all of it ourselves. We are not superwomen.

if you reward illness by shopping and new shoes/ outfits you may find she is more ill than ever. At home, in bed and story tapes/cd's. Believe me as they get older they play you.

Yes sorry reneet the being tired is normal- but I don't think many will be trying to tackle as much as you are! If the above ideas dont work maybe you could cut your work hours back slightly? half an hour a day? (hahaha I hear you say, not in this climate- but if doing your job and being seen to do your job is very important you must get help!) why are you taking to nursery and picking up? I feel desperately strongly that you are doing too much- surely most couples - one takes to nursery and one collects? I feel like rushing round and giving you a big hug!!

you are working a long day, pregnant and then coming home and cooking a family meal? Not on. Either get him or you to cook/ freeze ahead by preparing food at weekend or get help at pick up time from nursery.Think about getting a local teenager to pick up 2/3 nights a week- it wont cost much and they will be able to commit themselves to this as it wont hurt their social life/ studies. As you get bigger it will get harder and you need to get help now. YOu sound like someone that should have had a nanny - you are trying too much. good luck.