Official October Team Bumpkins

[Maffie]

My parents live over in Yorkshire, My brother drives over every week though so I can get out and do stuff. I am lucky.

Just chilling a bit then going to make a plum loaf, oh is already looking forward to a slice and ive not even made it yet

 

[Kte]

Thats not too bad, my parents only live about an hour away but we always have to 'book in' a visit as they are always doing something!

Your baking makes me jealous! (In a good way )

 

[Maffie]

I'll make sure to post a pic of the cake

 

[florabean1981]

Kte- I have to book visits with my mum & step-dad as they live in Dorset (anout 2 hrs drive away) & are always insanely busy, plus my step dad works in Dubai every other month too, so we always have to plan it around the flights & writing up of reports, etc etc.
My dad & step-mum live nearly 340 miles away in Norfolk (where I grew up) so seeing them means booking annual leave, or them coming to us, and all my friends live either still in Norwich, or in Bangor (north Wales) where I went to uni, so I feel miles away from everyone. Still, it's nice that my house is my house & other than my sis & nephews & my OH's dad, we rarely get visitors.

Aimee-Lou: we're getting married april 2010 at Amberley Castle in west sussex. It's stunningly beautiful & antiquated- proper fairytale style, but at the same time, just out close family & a couple of friends from uni. It's costing us a fortune!!! I feel a bit guilty I've spent more money on holidays & wedding stuff than I have on my soon-to-be son! Oh well, I've got a lifetime of spoiling him I suppose.

 

[aimee-lou]

I went to Bangor!!!! 2002-2005

And don't feel guilty about your wedding. It will bring you so much joy in the long run. I can't help but smile when I look at the photo's on the wall....and you do have a whole life to spoil you're LO....your wedding day is just that, one day that should be the best you can make it! I have been really careful with budget for our LO and the way I see it, the money is better spent when they will actually know what's going on around them!!

 

[florabean1981]

I was at Bangor 2003-2006!!! My OH was there 2004-2007. Loads of my friends are doing post grads, plus I used to coach trampolining & gymnastics at Maes Glas so I still know a lot of kids & parents there. I always loved being in bangor. I actually get a bit home sick from it every now & then... Neferet lives in bangor at the moment & she's a bumpkin too. Small world, innit?!!!

 

[florabean1981]

hehe, my 1 yr old chunky bum nephew caleb learned how to use the tike thingy we got him for his birthday last week! Bless him. In a year's time, that could be my little boy... (hopefully mine wont be quite so chunky tho!)

 

[aimee-lou]

Very small world. A number of my friends are still there doing postgrads (4 years on lol!) - I do miss it, especially the actually studying which is a really sad thing to say lol.

 

[Maffie]

Aimee I think its normal to miss the studying, i'd love to do a post grad. Bangor is a lovely place. What did you all study?

 

[florabean1981]

I did clinical psychology.... as did half the student population of Bangor, lol. That being said, I spent more time doing trampolining & gymnastics & getting far to drunk in Yellow Pub than actually going to lectures or god forbid, the Mac Lab, lol.

 

[aimee-lou]

I have ambitions to do my postgrad once hubby has finished his teacher training....until then I'm just going to have to hanker after it and keep doing random courses at home study! lol

I studied history. I'm an Early Modern specialist but also did some sections on Museums studies so that my career would actually work lol.

 

[Maffie]

I keep wondering why I did a degree then didnt even try to get a job using it I studied at Salford, not so pretty and did Human biology and infectious diseases.

 

[littlekitten8]

Wow you girls sure can chat! Am at the old house for the last time cleaning. So sick of it cos the other girls said they were going to have done most of it before I came over as I'm bloody 8 months pregnant. When I got here there was a list as long as my bloody arm! They have cleaned all the kitchen cupboards except for mine and OH's!! How bloody pathetic. Had enough. I've ended up paying the window cleaner cos they didnt leave any money. They want me to hoover everywhere yet there is shit all over the hallway waiting to be moved out so they can go jump. I have my own house to clean when I get home too as DSS has trashed it lol.

Have had 2 days now of contractions. Have a couple of hours of quite painful contractions about 5-10 minutes apart but after I have a warm bath they settle down. Don't think it will be too much longer though as my plug went 5 weeks ago. Met my new midwife who is lovely. James' head is 3/5 engaged.

Hope everyone is well and I will try to get on again asap!

 

[aimee-lou]

I keep wondering why I did a degree then didnt even try to get a job using it I studied at Salford, not so pretty and did Human biology and infectious diseases.

Ooh my hubby would love that! He wants to do biology then do his teacher training.

I know a lot of people who just did a degree for the sake of it....then ended up back working in totally un-related roles. One lad I know did films studies, talked about nothing but being a journalist, and now works as a social work administrator!?

 

[Kte]

I'll make sure to post a pic of the cake

My friend loves being a student 'nerd' (her words) becasue of all the studying she gets to do! She will be doing Bio-Chemistry this year but really wants to do something with Marine Biology. I could never decide what to do so I just went stratight into to work. Now I do a degree part time (Educational Administration) with my job, although I am suspending this year to be with LO and will resume next year.

 

[Kte]

Wow you girls sure can chat! Am at the old house for the last time cleaning. So sick of it cos the other girls said they were going to have done most of it before I came over as I'm bloody 8 months pregnant. When I got here there was a list as long as my bloody arm! They have cleaned all the kitchen cupboards except for mine and OH's!! How bloody pathetic. Had enough. I've ended up paying the window cleaner cos they didnt leave any money. They want me to hoover everywhere yet there is shit all over the hallway waiting to be moved out so they can go jump. I have my own house to clean when I get home too as DSS has trashed it lol.

Have had 2 days now of contractions. Have a couple of hours of quite painful contractions about 5-10 minutes apart but after I have a warm bath they settle down. Don't think it will be too much longer though as my plug went 5 weeks ago. Met my new midwife who is lovely. James' head is 3/5 engaged.

Hope everyone is well and I will try to get on again asap!

:wave: hello LK! Nice to see your back!

Cheeky ex-flat mates! The nerve!

Glad to hear you have a lovely MW and that James in 3/5 engaged. It does sound like he is getting ready to make an appearence!

 

[florabean1981]

I was so sure when I started my degree that I would do an MSc, then my PhD or DClinPsy, but by the time I finished & was in debt etc, I just didn't see the point. I'm lucky that I got a job loosely related to my degree, so it hasn't gone to waste. My OH on the otherhand did his in Psychology with Child & language Development and works as a scuba diving instructor... So for him, was kinda pointless, lol.

LK congrats on James being 3/5th engaged- my LO is too. Let's hope it wont be too much longer! I dont care when my lil boy comes, so long as it's not on my birthday. It's bad enough I share my b'day with my own mum, let alone him too!

 

[Kte]

My sis did psychology and then it turned out there was too much sociology covered in the degree for her to get a job relating to psychology. She has being doing bits and pieces with it now to top it up but I think she has given in on the idea fora while. She wants to start a family now (think I have set her off, she was getting broody anyway before I got pregnant!) She stays at home and looks after my two nephews (as a friends and family foster carer). They are my blood relatives my nephews, just to a different sis.

That would be crazy all 3 of you on the same day!

 

[h702]

hey everyone, havent had time to catch up cos ive missed the last few days, so hope eveeryone is ok.

my first day of no work today, and i have to say im a little bored!! i dont know how you girls that have been off for months cope! thank goodness i only have 3 more weeks before lo arrives there is prob lots i should be doing but just cant think of it!!

at least i have next growth scan on thursday

x

 

[Maffie]

Good to hear from you LK,it certainly is petty them not cleaning your kitchen cupboard.

Cask is cooked, had a slice. Going to ignore it now till oh is home so we can have it with custard.

Debt and sproglet coming along has put a hold to me doing a masters, but im sure I will one day. I have looked at jobs in my field but without a post grad would be hard to get what im after.