Well it has been a month of ups and downs.
All of us have a horrible sickness bug with Liv being the worse with it.It was awful we then all got colds.I am hoping now we all don't get anything for a while!.
The girls are great,Liv's speech and understanding is coming on leaps and bounds.Just in the last month she has been saying "taste" "nice" "dog" "sheez" meaning cheese and "sheets" for sweets lol.Olivia has also started with the tantrums and just general naughtyness.She even bit Madison the other day and left quite a substantial bruise,Madison was distraught,all she wanted to so was look out the window with Liv.I am hoping it is just a phase and not an early start of the terrible 2s.
Madison never fails to amaze me with things she comes out with each day.She is such a little girl and hates being called a toddler lol.I took her to gymnastics the other day with the childminder who pays for it as part of the EYFS grant.At first she was very shy and just sat down and wouldn't join in.A while later she had a go of some of the equipment with the teachers and loved it,they even do that little stance at the end of a move which is so cute to see!.Madison has been going swimming and has gained her second certificate which in order to get she had to do a task underwater?.
I started volunteering on the 8th and have now done 3 weeks.At first it was quite nerve racking but I am getting the hang of it now.Everyone is so nice and it confirmed to me that nursing is 100% what I want to do.I know it will be hard but I will get there!
I still am waiting to hear about my hours from work which I think is pretty ridiculous!.I can't see why it is taking so bloody long,i am shattered when I get home a Tuesday night at 8.30pm and have to have me and the kids up and out for 7.30am the following day!.
That is about it really unless I have forgotten something!.
Saturday 25 February 2012
Saturday 28 January 2012
Well.
I had my flexible working hours meeting last Wednesday,it all went fine and I should hear within 4 weeks apparently.Hopefully all has gone to plan this time and I will get my hours.
I also got a nice surprise last week in that I earned some commision and it will be in next months wage woo!.I plan to spend it on booking a spa day and night,a much needed one lol.I can't wait just to relax.
Yesterday was awful,i spent the majority of it being sick which I hate,thankfully this morning I am feeling much better.I don't want to feel like that again in a long time!.
Madison was ill on Friday night but was completely fine Saturday morning.
This Wednesday will be my last quiet Wednesday for a long time as I have my induction the week after!.I really need to get organised for getting out of the house by 7.30am with the girls!.It is going to be so tiring but well worth it.
Not alot else to report really,i will update after the induction.
:)
I also got a nice surprise last week in that I earned some commision and it will be in next months wage woo!.I plan to spend it on booking a spa day and night,a much needed one lol.I can't wait just to relax.
Yesterday was awful,i spent the majority of it being sick which I hate,thankfully this morning I am feeling much better.I don't want to feel like that again in a long time!.
Madison was ill on Friday night but was completely fine Saturday morning.
This Wednesday will be my last quiet Wednesday for a long time as I have my induction the week after!.I really need to get organised for getting out of the house by 7.30am with the girls!.It is going to be so tiring but well worth it.
Not alot else to report really,i will update after the induction.
:)
Thursday 19 January 2012
Why oh why oh why.
Sigh.
Bit of an update.As you know I tried changing my working pattern so I can put the girls to bed.I asked my manager and he said they had been refused as I hadn't hit my target!.
Well I went and had a huge rant at HR who are not mutual and they said they would look into it.
A week later my manager has been sacked? (some are saying he has resigned,but I don't believe it.) and on Tuesday morning I recieved a brand new flexible working hours form to fill out!.
Apparently HR never recieved my first application so it looks like ex manager has just binned it and made his own decision.I am fuming but hopefully now we will get somewhere!.
I just hate that place!.
On another note it seems a year of pregnancies again,everyone is pregnant it feels like,work colleagues,friends,online friends!..I though will NOT be having a 2012 baby,if I ever get broody I remind myself of the sleepless nights which I am still experiencing lol.But good luck to them,i do miss pregnancy and birth but it just doesn't agree with me.
Update on the girls.
Madison needs a haircut! 3 years old and all she needs is just a trim of her fringe bless.She is growing up so fast,i can't believe she will be at school next September!.
We are fully toilet trained in the day now with very little accidents,maybe once every few days when she has had too much to drink in a short period of time.Madisons nappies are still very full in the morning so I think she won't be dry at night for a while yet even though she is requesting to wear knickers at night.
Olivia is doing great also,16 months now and still in 9-12 month clothes,she is such a dinky dot but makes up for it with her amazing personality.She knows her own mind that is for sure,her favourite word is "naw" for no lol this gets used alot during the day mostly during nappy changes!.I felt awful today Liv had her first bust lip at playgroup! She fell over and banged her cheek and lip,bless,She is okay now but it was such a shock!
I am off to read a book now I have wanted for ages-the girl with the dragon tattoo! Hehe.
Bit of an update.As you know I tried changing my working pattern so I can put the girls to bed.I asked my manager and he said they had been refused as I hadn't hit my target!.
Well I went and had a huge rant at HR who are not mutual and they said they would look into it.
A week later my manager has been sacked? (some are saying he has resigned,but I don't believe it.) and on Tuesday morning I recieved a brand new flexible working hours form to fill out!.
Apparently HR never recieved my first application so it looks like ex manager has just binned it and made his own decision.I am fuming but hopefully now we will get somewhere!.
I just hate that place!.
On another note it seems a year of pregnancies again,everyone is pregnant it feels like,work colleagues,friends,online friends!..I though will NOT be having a 2012 baby,if I ever get broody I remind myself of the sleepless nights which I am still experiencing lol.But good luck to them,i do miss pregnancy and birth but it just doesn't agree with me.
Update on the girls.
Madison needs a haircut! 3 years old and all she needs is just a trim of her fringe bless.She is growing up so fast,i can't believe she will be at school next September!.
We are fully toilet trained in the day now with very little accidents,maybe once every few days when she has had too much to drink in a short period of time.Madisons nappies are still very full in the morning so I think she won't be dry at night for a while yet even though she is requesting to wear knickers at night.
Olivia is doing great also,16 months now and still in 9-12 month clothes,she is such a dinky dot but makes up for it with her amazing personality.She knows her own mind that is for sure,her favourite word is "naw" for no lol this gets used alot during the day mostly during nappy changes!.I felt awful today Liv had her first bust lip at playgroup! She fell over and banged her cheek and lip,bless,She is okay now but it was such a shock!
I am off to read a book now I have wanted for ages-the girl with the dragon tattoo! Hehe.
Thursday 5 January 2012
I cannot wait.
I just cannot wait to start volunteering.I have recieved my CRB check back,all clear of course lol and yesterday I booked my induction which is on February 8th.They said it will take a few hours as there is a few things I need to learn,like infection control,then I will get to go to the ward and meet everyone,ready for starting the week after.God it has took a long time which is understandable because of all the checks but I thought it would of been just a tad quicker lol I started the process in October!.
I'm hoping it will give me the experience and confidence for a job in care and also the opportunity to see how a ward works and test the water as to whether nursing is for me.I have been thinking recently and it is 90% what I want to do,i just have that niggle where I may look at some other careers and see if any of them take my fancy,like social worker.
Update on the girls.
They are doing great,i can't believe Madison goes to school next year,crazy,i hope she enjoys it.Just recently she hasn't wanted to go to the childminders and hates me going to work.I put in a flexible working hours form at work and ky manager has told me it has been REFUSED all because I haven't hit target.I am so angry and will be putting in a grievance when I go back as I haven't even recieved confirmation from HR of this.It's not as if I was cutting my hours just starting earlier and finishing earlier so I can put the girls to bed and on the Wednesday I will be working till 8 as I'm volunteering.I just cannot see what the problem is!.It is really one rule for one and another for someone else.
Liv is doing great,she has 11 teeth including a few molars.And a little secret I will share is that she has been sleeping through,6-5!.I don't mind it as it's better than her up multiple times in the night lol.
We are still breastfeeding,i never thought we would still be going now,i think I may let her self wean although I'm not fully decided on this.It is such a comfort for her and she still feeds 7+ times a day lol.
Well that is about it for now.
Simone
I'm hoping it will give me the experience and confidence for a job in care and also the opportunity to see how a ward works and test the water as to whether nursing is for me.I have been thinking recently and it is 90% what I want to do,i just have that niggle where I may look at some other careers and see if any of them take my fancy,like social worker.
Update on the girls.
They are doing great,i can't believe Madison goes to school next year,crazy,i hope she enjoys it.Just recently she hasn't wanted to go to the childminders and hates me going to work.I put in a flexible working hours form at work and ky manager has told me it has been REFUSED all because I haven't hit target.I am so angry and will be putting in a grievance when I go back as I haven't even recieved confirmation from HR of this.It's not as if I was cutting my hours just starting earlier and finishing earlier so I can put the girls to bed and on the Wednesday I will be working till 8 as I'm volunteering.I just cannot see what the problem is!.It is really one rule for one and another for someone else.
Liv is doing great,she has 11 teeth including a few molars.And a little secret I will share is that she has been sleeping through,6-5!.I don't mind it as it's better than her up multiple times in the night lol.
We are still breastfeeding,i never thought we would still be going now,i think I may let her self wean although I'm not fully decided on this.It is such a comfort for her and she still feeds 7+ times a day lol.
Well that is about it for now.
Simone
Wednesday 4 January 2012
conflicting information
I am sick of it,i want to go to college next year then onto university but I keep getting different advice on what entry requirements unis have.I have been told off a college that no university will accept level 2 English and Mathematics yet I contact the uni I want to go to and they said they do?!.I know they would favour GCSE candidates but I just don't know what to do anymore.I wish I had decided on my career earlier as it is so hard now and I am very close to giving up and not trying again until the kids are ALOT older.
Sigh.
Sigh.
Saturday 31 December 2011
New year.New Thoughts.New Life.
Well we are in 2012,the year it is all supposed to end or when the calendar for the mayans just ran out lol.
I'm hoping this year is better than 2011,it's certainly our last in this awful house as we are moving out to stay with my nan in April.We could of gone earlier but Paul doesn't get his holidays till then so we can both be off whilst the kids are at the childminders so we can get everything out.I can't wait,we have decided to save for a mortgage instead as it is just better in the long run.
I know it's only the start of the year but I can't believe the girls will be 2 and 4 by the end of it.Madison will be starting school next year and Liv will be 3 and I can go to college yaay.
So the plan for this year is to concentrate on driving lessons as we will be able to afford it now,volunteer for 9-12 months at the hospital,starting this month!.I can't wait to start,I'm hoping it will give me the determination to go for my dream and not put me off as some people have suggested.I'm also hoping the volunteering will lead to another job role as I cannot stand to be here for much longer especially now as they have refused my flexible working hours although some people get their shift changed so easily.
We had a quiet NYE,i fell asleep at 10.30 lol but someone has to get up with the girls and you can bet your dollar on it that it won't be Paul.The girls woke this morning at 5.30 or much earlier as Madison had turned the light on and was running around whilst Liv was happily bouncing away in her cot lol.I define 5.30 as night even the extra 30 minutes so its 6 would be better,i won't get chance for a nap either bleh.I will rectify the spelling errors later.
I'm hoping this year is better than 2011,it's certainly our last in this awful house as we are moving out to stay with my nan in April.We could of gone earlier but Paul doesn't get his holidays till then so we can both be off whilst the kids are at the childminders so we can get everything out.I can't wait,we have decided to save for a mortgage instead as it is just better in the long run.
I know it's only the start of the year but I can't believe the girls will be 2 and 4 by the end of it.Madison will be starting school next year and Liv will be 3 and I can go to college yaay.
So the plan for this year is to concentrate on driving lessons as we will be able to afford it now,volunteer for 9-12 months at the hospital,starting this month!.I can't wait to start,I'm hoping it will give me the determination to go for my dream and not put me off as some people have suggested.I'm also hoping the volunteering will lead to another job role as I cannot stand to be here for much longer especially now as they have refused my flexible working hours although some people get their shift changed so easily.
We had a quiet NYE,i fell asleep at 10.30 lol but someone has to get up with the girls and you can bet your dollar on it that it won't be Paul.The girls woke this morning at 5.30 or much earlier as Madison had turned the light on and was running around whilst Liv was happily bouncing away in her cot lol.I define 5.30 as night even the extra 30 minutes so its 6 would be better,i won't get chance for a nap either bleh.I will rectify the spelling errors later.
Monday 26 December 2011
End of year picture post
Well blog,this will most likely be my last post of 2011 so lets have some lovely pictures to end it on a high as it has been a horrid year.I'm feeling positive that 2012 will be our good year.
Madison
Madison
Olivia
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