Yesterday was wordless Wednesday well today is F***ked off Thursday!!!
I knew today wasn't going to be fun as BG was having her 3rd set of jabs, she's always grumpy after them so I was prepared, what I wasn't prepared for was my meeting at work!
A few weeks ago I wrote to work requesting that when I returned to work in July that I work part time hours. Ideally I wanted 3 days a week but was happy to work any day that they wanted. When they wrote back and offered me a meeting I thought fantastic they have agreed and this is just a formality, assuming if I could not do part time that they would just write and say so, how wrong I was!
Whats the saying never assume it makes an ass out of you and me!!
They had already decided that they we're going to turn down my request, they were armed with arguments and evidence to help back them up, Including a nice little tracker to show the work that needed to be done on a daily basis etc
Everything I offered to do to help they turned down including the offer to split my hours over 5 days!! (what I was trying to avoid) but no, they used words like "detrimental"! I Had no chance.
Why they couldn't put this in a letter instead of subjecting me to this I don't know, I even cried oh the shame!
So now I have to make the decision to either go back full (which I can't afford because of childcare costs, hence the part time request) or leave and find another job (great looking for a job when we're in a recession)
What really annoys me is that my role didn't exist until I join. I was hired to cover a managers maternity leave (who became my manager, who turned down my request) . The role to start with was very basic mainly just admin, working with one customer only. By the time I went on mat leave I had turned it into a permanent position, was working on all the accounts with all the customers and had built some great relationships with them. I also implemeted systems and checks that saved the company hundreds of thousands of pounds!! and they wouldn't even try to accommodate me.
There is no point in appealing the decison as they were well covered in their arguments and they conformed to the flexible working agreement!
Hey ho back to the drawing board looks like I'm job hunting!
If only I could find something to do from home
Right rant over, thank you for listening
NM x
Thursday, 28 May 2009
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Monday, 25 May 2009
An Award, Becoming An Ambassador and A Featured Blogger!!!
What a week!! While cleaning up snot and trying not to have a heart attack every time BG coughs and chokes a little I've been given a blog award, become a welcome ambassador and been made a featured blogger! How much more excitement can I take??
Let start with my lovely award from Amy at and 1 more means four
OK so this is what I have to do with the award
1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.
2. Pass the award to 10 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.
So here are my 10 new blogs I've found:
Let start with my lovely award from Amy at and 1 more means four
OK so this is what I have to do with the award
1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.
2. Pass the award to 10 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.
So here are my 10 new blogs I've found:
arkonite's place
Being a mummy
Bringing up charlie
Diary of a surprised mum
Hullaballo
More than just a Mother
Being a mummy
Bringing up charlie
Diary of a surprised mum
Hullaballo
More than just a Mother
1 Lateness
2 Rudeness
3 Drivers that don't indicate
4 Cold Callers
5 Litter bugs
Next I along with some other lovely ladies have become welcome ambassadors for
My role is to say hello and help new parent bloggers with the site
And finally http Mum Bloggers Club has made me a featured blogger which is a great honor!!
Who knew that when I started my little blog that this would happen, I would have been happy if just one person read it! But I'm very very happy that not only do people read it but the like it enough to follow and give me awards.
So thank you very much for reading my blog and leaving me comments it really cheers me up when I see someone has taken the time to comment!
So on that final note before I go and wipe BG's nose again thank you again to everyone and enjoy the rest of the bank holiday
NM x
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Not What I Meant!
When I said in my last post I wonder what Baby Girls next first would be I didn't think it would be her first cold!!
Yes BG is bunged up and has a chesty cough!
Finally get rid of the runny bum and now I have snot and phlegm to deal with!
Oh well back to grumpy snotty baby, I maybe quite for the next few days
NM x
Yes BG is bunged up and has a chesty cough!
Finally get rid of the runny bum and now I have snot and phlegm to deal with!
Oh well back to grumpy snotty baby, I maybe quite for the next few days
NM x
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
She Finally Did It!!
After weeks of teasing me, yesterday Baby Girl finally rolled over!!
She rolled on to her front then back again!
She's been lying on her side for weeks looking like she was going to roll on her front then she would just fall back on to her back.
I'm so very proud and excited, its another first which are just so precious.
All day to day she's just been rolling and rolling like she's been doing it for ages its so cute!
I wonder what he next first will be?
She rolled on to her front then back again!
She's been lying on her side for weeks looking like she was going to roll on her front then she would just fall back on to her back.
I'm so very proud and excited, its another first which are just so precious.
All day to day she's just been rolling and rolling like she's been doing it for ages its so cute!
I wonder what he next first will be?
Sunday, 17 May 2009
The Diet Starts Monday!!
No laughing, shaking your head!! I hear you going "yeah right" , trust me it does!
Not only have I got 2 1/2 stone of baby weight to lose , I was overweight before I fell pregnant.
However the main reason for the diet is that OH has been diagnosed with diabetes and high cholesterol!!
The nurses advice (after telling him its not diabetes that will kill its the heartattack !!) was to cut out carbs for a month!! So helpful
So after alot of research and advice we are starting the GL diet. Which is supposed to be good for controlling blood sugar!
So today I'm pigging out, finishing of the wine, because the diets starts tomorrow!
NM x
Not only have I got 2 1/2 stone of baby weight to lose , I was overweight before I fell pregnant.
However the main reason for the diet is that OH has been diagnosed with diabetes and high cholesterol!!
The nurses advice (after telling him its not diabetes that will kill its the heartattack !!) was to cut out carbs for a month!! So helpful
So after alot of research and advice we are starting the GL diet. Which is supposed to be good for controlling blood sugar!
So today I'm pigging out, finishing of the wine, because the diets starts tomorrow!
NM x
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
We Are Weaning (and making a mess)
After careful consideration, conversations with HV and other parents we decided that BG was ready for weaning. We started this process almost 4 weeks ago, when BG was 21 weeks!
Now I'm well aware that the government guidelines say not to wean until 6 months (26 weeks) but trust me my baby was ready for solids! She had been trying to eat anything in her sight for weeks (though some of that was down to her teething), she watched us intently as we ate, she started to demand her feeds earlier and earlier which including waking up early as well and at the time we started weaning she had double her birth weight! Also BG is a big baby she was born 9lbs 2ozs and has been drinking 4 260ml/9ozs bottles a day since she was 14 weeks, milk alone just wasn't cutting it anymore!
I looked at both baby lead weaning and the traditional spoon fed puree feeding and decided on the old method, one of the reasons being as BG was weaning a bit early she can not sit up by herself yet and I was worried about her choking!
So I went out and bought some weaning spoons etc and spent about 1/2 hr deciding what make of baby rice I was use and we were ready for her first fed!
I choose her second feed of the day to do it which is about 11.30 and we began. I gave some milk first so she wasn't hungry and grumpy, from the first moment that baby rice went in her mouth I knew I had made the right decision to wean!! She loved it, lapped it up
We both made a huge mess but I didn't mind. Her hands automatically went for the spoon and she helped me guide it into her mouth, then her fingers went in but hey she was enjoying it who am I to stop her !
Now I already knew that I wanted to make as much as her food as possible and so far apart from baby rice and porridge I have !!
So far baby has tried and liked baby rice, porridge, banana, carrot, parsnip (but only mixed with other foods), butternut squash and pear! This week we are also going to try potato. Next week is sweet potato, apple and peas!
I have a nice little stash of frozen puree's already and have started to mix flavours together!
The only problem with weaning is not the mess (I think I make more mess then BG) but the nappies, my god that are awful!! I keep hoping that she will save them until OH gets home but no she saves for me, I'm sure she does it on purpose!!
One of OH 12 aunts bought BG a high chair which she loves to sit it and this made feeding easier as I was using her bouncy chair which was killing my back
Apart from the bad bad nappies and the orange stained clothes (If anyone can tell me how to get it out) weaning is a success so far, BG definitely loves her food!
NM x
Now I'm well aware that the government guidelines say not to wean until 6 months (26 weeks) but trust me my baby was ready for solids! She had been trying to eat anything in her sight for weeks (though some of that was down to her teething), she watched us intently as we ate, she started to demand her feeds earlier and earlier which including waking up early as well and at the time we started weaning she had double her birth weight! Also BG is a big baby she was born 9lbs 2ozs and has been drinking 4 260ml/9ozs bottles a day since she was 14 weeks, milk alone just wasn't cutting it anymore!
I looked at both baby lead weaning and the traditional spoon fed puree feeding and decided on the old method, one of the reasons being as BG was weaning a bit early she can not sit up by herself yet and I was worried about her choking!
So I went out and bought some weaning spoons etc and spent about 1/2 hr deciding what make of baby rice I was use and we were ready for her first fed!
I choose her second feed of the day to do it which is about 11.30 and we began. I gave some milk first so she wasn't hungry and grumpy, from the first moment that baby rice went in her mouth I knew I had made the right decision to wean!! She loved it, lapped it up
We both made a huge mess but I didn't mind. Her hands automatically went for the spoon and she helped me guide it into her mouth, then her fingers went in but hey she was enjoying it who am I to stop her !
Now I already knew that I wanted to make as much as her food as possible and so far apart from baby rice and porridge I have !!
So far baby has tried and liked baby rice, porridge, banana, carrot, parsnip (but only mixed with other foods), butternut squash and pear! This week we are also going to try potato. Next week is sweet potato, apple and peas!
I have a nice little stash of frozen puree's already and have started to mix flavours together!
The only problem with weaning is not the mess (I think I make more mess then BG) but the nappies, my god that are awful!! I keep hoping that she will save them until OH gets home but no she saves for me, I'm sure she does it on purpose!!
One of OH 12 aunts bought BG a high chair which she loves to sit it and this made feeding easier as I was using her bouncy chair which was killing my back
Apart from the bad bad nappies and the orange stained clothes (If anyone can tell me how to get it out) weaning is a success so far, BG definitely loves her food!
NM x
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