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OMG how do people manage to do this long term ?!?!
Topic Started: May 11 2009, 05:19:01 PM (98 Views)
Nicky
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I have just had the first day of my, working full time on my own with the kids week, while Ian is in the USA :no: . Of course Maggie decided to choose today to wake up with a sore throat and a temperature so I had to leave her at home with Sam for the day. I am off to Cubs for a Mother's Day bash this evening and then I have a week of testing at school :crazy: .
I will be a total wreck by the end of this week so watch the news for psycho teacher loses the plot mid lesson and is carted off to the funny farm :crazy: :crazy: .

Chocolate I need LOTS of chocolate!!!!!!!

Nicky
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:eek: :flowers:
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Hevs
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:hug: Yep, single parents would have a nightmare especially with young kids when they also have to work, hats off to them!
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Hevs
May 11 2009, 08:52:32 PM
:hug: Yep, single parents would have a nightmare especially with young kids when they also have to work, hats off to them!
:curtsey: That was me for 5 years. You have my full sympathy Nicky :flowers:
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.. and me for 2.5 years - full time job and a 1 and 3 year old, flipping nightmare without even an hours break. Good luck Nicky
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I am doing OK at the moment but it does make me very aware of what a hard job this is for those that have to do this regularly. Maggie was sick today and Joseph isn't very well so I'm not sure what tomorrow will bring.
Time for sleep now I think.
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ohippy
May 11 2009, 09:51:46 PM
.. and me for 2.5 years - full time job and a 1 and 3 year old, flipping nightmare without even an hours break. Good luck Nicky
:yu: Hats off to both you and Anne to have come out of that with your sanity intact shows that you are both stronger than I am :crazy: .
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yep, got the tshirt too ... :crazy:

i found i was actually more organised when i work full time as i know stuff has to be done at the allocated time otherwise it just wouldnt get done!
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I know when hubby was away all the time in Navy I had to be super organised - clothes ironed & ready, lunches made up. I used to get into such a good routine then when hubby came back I would be all over the place and turning up to work without my lunch or running round at the last minute looking for bus fare!
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Well I am like a single parent to 4 kids :whistle:

I dont work full time but the three days/nights I do work cause everything to fall apart at home :yes:

Its a nightmare :crazy:
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Another day down and still vaguely sane !
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One day to go and I have a good friend over tonight for drinks and gossip :D . I am knackered today because I was up marking essays until after midnight :sleep: .
Nicky
Edited by Nicky, May 15 2009, 07:39:41 AM.
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It's hard enough working part time with the girls in tow and no hubbie around to help you. I'm having to admit that I do miss Roy as he does take care of the outside of the house and so with that on top on my usual plus running in circles around the girls I'm shattered. I did my back in doing the outside crap so he can have that back whenever he likes :)

I'm now only mowing the grass once a month and that is generally the day before he comes home though lol...and his last visit he put in a load of irrigation as I nearly killed off half his garden :whistle:
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