tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2009-11-15:/Been there, done it and threw up on the T-Shirt! My life at times seems strange to me. I wonder how I have gotten into similar situations that I often find myself watching on TV when I can't be bothered to find the remote to change channels. To those around me however, I lead a seemingly straight forward 'normal' uneventful life...and that's the way I like it!MokoFeed2009-11-15T03:47:09+01:00tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2009-03-06:/2009/03/05/getting-fat-5700917/#c9300254juliahames2009-03-06T12:51:29+01:002009-03-06T12:51:29+01:00ok can I just be absolutely clear on one thing - any 'stuff' coming out of you unless it's swear words will not be visible to me because I'll be clamped to the top end (as it were!)tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2008-07-30:/2008/07/30/race-against-the-clock-4521797/#c7404714juliahames2008-07-30T21:32:18+02:002008-07-30T21:32:18+02:00er, can I just say, as one of the elderly, that time does indeed fly by whether you're having fun or not, and dare I say that being a mother doesn't necessarily mean growing up. I didn't. I get more fun out of paddling pool than they do :)tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2008-07-16:/2008/07/16/wake-up-calls-4457976/#c7301610juliahames2008-07-16T22:43:00+02:002008-07-16T22:43:00+02:00It's not your fault...it never was...and actually you know...you're pretty Ok as you are :)tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2008-03-14:/2008/02/23/picture_purrrfect~3769645/#c6314052sula362008-03-14T23:22:29+01:002008-03-14T23:22:29+01:00cool blog, I have been reading my way back. You do know though that a little kid is way more work than 10 hours a day at the office don't you? The call on your time is often underestimated believe me, I know I wouldn't believe it either till I had mine.tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2008-01-20:/2008/01/20/here_we_go_again~3604682/#c5802251juliahames2008-01-20T15:55:08+01:002008-01-20T15:55:08+01:00Maybe it will be ok...different - but ok. I'm on the case...xtag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-11-18:/2007/11/17/some_quiet_time~3312038/#c5238591juliahames2007-11-18T00:17:35+01:002007-11-18T00:17:35+01:00Are you sure you hope you're not already pregnant..? Hmm?????? You look very skinny if you are! Oh, here's a hug since you need some (((((()))))) xtag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-11-13:/2007/11/09/i_now_pronounce_you~3272919/#c5200758Shamatari2007-11-13T17:54:26+01:002007-11-13T17:54:26+01:00<i>Well I hauled myself into work and told everyone about this tragic lump. There was more concern from colleagues in the office than I got from husband… exactly. </i><br> Really? I Think they went home and forgot about it immediately.<br> You have to do something with your head. Cut it? No, I think :) You can do one investigation. In Poland it names "tomografia komputerowa". In GB - it may be named "Computed Tomography" or ...something.<br> Do it, before it will be to late.<br> Cheers :)tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-11-09:/2007/10/20/awakening~3168489/#c5168092debbiecole19792007-11-09T21:34:55+01:002007-11-09T21:34:55+01:0030 won't be so bad I am sure, still a little scary though, another milestone to walk through. Any tips would be great!tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-11-09:/2007/10/26/moving_sleeping_and_throwing~3200932/#c5168043debbiecole19792007-11-09T21:31:33+01:002007-11-09T21:31:33+01:00You just have to let them get on with it really, then use it for ammo or bribery later!tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-10-30:/2007/10/20/awakening~3168489/#c5069370Shamatari2007-10-30T10:50:39+01:002007-10-30T10:50:39+01:0030 is not to bad ;)tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-10-30:/2007/10/20/awakening~3168489/#c5069357Shamatari2007-10-30T10:48:52+01:002007-10-30T10:48:52+01:00If you really want it, I'm convinced you will know what to do. You are a woman, aren't you? Clever woman.<br> Get smile :)tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-10-29:/2007/10/20/awakening~3168489/#c5060619Sienna2007-10-29T13:40:17+01:002007-10-29T13:40:17+01:00You lucky thing, having managed to amass an engagement ring, husband, kids and house all before you're 30- things I can only dream about.<br> <br> The headaches though: not so nice! Are you on the Pill, as this can trigger migraines? I've not had one since coming off it! xxxtag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-10-29:/2007/10/26/moving_sleeping_and_throwing~3200932/#c5060349Sienna2007-10-29T13:05:10+01:002007-10-29T13:05:10+01:00Oh dear, that is hilarious! I wonder how I'd cope with that sort of thing, having only ever lived with one man 10 years ago (for less than 6 months)...<br> xtag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-09-12:/2007/09/07/getting_older_but_not_sure_about_wiser~2941310/#c4623439juliahames2007-09-12T21:34:44+02:002007-09-12T21:34:44+02:00So it is downstairs as well then....I'm gutted for you, suggest you request a c-section to spare your blushes. I'm sure this is why women really have c-sections...! tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-08-27:/2007/07/02/babies_babies_and_more_babies~2561955/#c4467281yanks45a2007-08-27T23:45:51+02:002007-08-27T23:45:51+02:00About the most joy I have had has been travelling and<br> doing things with my children. My wife doesn't like much of what I like or do, but sex. So I enjoy the kids more then her, most of the time. Without my kids<br> our marriage would be very irritating.tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-08-27:/2007/08/19/house_proud~2833781/#c4467262yanks45a2007-08-27T23:42:35+02:002007-08-27T23:42:35+02:00I would clean everything in the house in one day.<br> Spotless, and my wife knows it, so she doesn't have<br> me do much of anything, I might move some of her messy piles of things. This would upset her, so we<br> continue with a house of dust and messy piles.tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-07-29:/2007/07/27/p_a_r_t_y_coz_i_gotta~2713662/#c4217031juliahames2007-07-29T22:53:50+02:002007-07-29T22:53:50+02:00Do your worst! I may decide that fighting kefalonian fires is more fun anyway...!tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-07-21:/2007/07/16/anger_in_the_showroom~2646969/#c4142953debbiecole19792007-07-21T21:47:45+02:002007-07-21T21:47:45+02:00Nice to see that some car dealership want to keep their customers happy. Not something I have ever experienced. Some acknowledgement would be good when walking in, but being ignored or pounced on are far worse.<br> <br> I would like to think we will receive a glass of wine and have the car delivered to us, but I doubt very much we will be that lucky!tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-07-21:/2007/05/28/in_laws_innit~2349060/#c4142930debbiecole19792007-07-21T21:44:51+02:002007-07-21T21:44:51+02:00Yep, a combination of wanting to get away from his lunatic family and an excuse to move out of home whilst having no job to go! At least one person in the family should have an education!tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-07-21:/2007/03/11/being_a_semi_grown_up~1887046/#c4142911debbiecole19792007-07-21T21:43:04+02:002007-07-21T21:43:04+02:00Recruitment - what a great understated career! How did you manage to escape out of it, perhaps you could give me some tips?!!tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-07-20:/2007/03/11/being_a_semi_grown_up~1887046/#c4128219nicola662007-07-20T08:29:15+02:002007-07-20T08:29:15+02:00Oh dear, I wondered if there was anything we had in common, other than champagne, shopping and a good time. I started out in recruitment .....having studied Archaeology......tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-07-20:/2007/05/28/in_laws_innit~2349060/#c4128155nicola662007-07-20T08:20:05+02:002007-07-20T08:20:05+02:00How did Hubby escape then? Ambition?tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-07-20:/2007/07/16/anger_in_the_showroom~2646969/#c4128134nicola662007-07-20T08:16:38+02:002007-07-20T08:16:38+02:00Exactly, dont get angry get even! No comission for you!<br> <br> We went to buy a car when we were living in Dublin a couple of years back - went into to a conjoined - Merc, Audi, VW dealership in Ballsbridge and were practically well no we were IGNORED. We had a look around and thought it was great to be able to look without pushy sales people maybe this was how it was done in Ireland. No one acknowledged us, approached us, welcomed us. So after 20 mins we just left and said no way were we buying from them.<br> <br> In the end we ended up in Alfa - always desperate for a sale and with some style and bought a demo model there and then that fitted what we needed and even got an unheard of discount in old Celtic Tiger Economy Dublin. Got treated like royalty, even given a glass of wine and car delivered to us! tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-07-20:/2007/07/02/babies_babies_and_more_babies~2561955/#c4128078nicola662007-07-20T08:08:05+02:002007-07-20T08:08:05+02:00See you know you want more than 1! Good luck with whatever happens in the future!<br> <br> My only worry about twins would be twice the poo all at once - no thanks!!!!tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-07-16:/2007/07/02/babies_babies_and_more_babies~2561955/#c4090687debbiecole19792007-07-16T20:01:41+02:002007-07-16T20:01:41+02:00Yeah you're absolutely right. There is never really a good time to have a child and everyone tells me that. I think an accident is almost the best way, no time to be worried about it then! Just have to deal with what comes.<br> <br> I just hope I have twins to save me going through it twice!<br> tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-07-15:/2007/07/02/babies_babies_and_more_babies~2561955/#c4078315nicola662007-07-15T15:07:31+02:002007-07-15T15:07:31+02:00Its never the right time whenever .... I wasn't maternal, would still say I'm not. Got pregnant at 35 unexpectedly... yes I'd heard of contraception managed well for the previous 20 years! No broody, maternial, madonna feelings - I was sick, fed up, terrified of getting it out, losing my figure, my career. Yet. I think because I was with a man who could commit, who wanted a child and I thought if I don't do this will I spend the next part of my life regretting - I had my son.<br> <br> He's 4.5 years now. I'm still not maternal, I hate being a stay at home parent - not my choice more due to the circumstances of living abroad but I couldn't not have him despite the endless sleepless nights, the crappy whining and tantruming that we had for the first 2 -3 years. I'd still go for a lovely meal somewhere glam all dressed up then do McDonalds. I just don't do it as often as before.<br> <br> However, the thing that changes when you have a child (well it did for us) is your perspective, your focus, your point of view. All of a sudden its not just about you, no matter how selfish you are. There is someone here in your life who you have to help make the best of things for, you want more for them then you do for you. Never thought it would happen, especially as I spent the first 6 weeks of his life either terrified of the responsibilty I had been given, or sobbing through lack of sleep. Yes, life changes, you change and often I'd say its for the better.<br> <br> But, do all you can and want and enjoy for more years and when its right you'll know. It won't be perfect timing but it will be right.<br> <br> tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-07-10:/2007/07/02/babies_babies_and_more_babies~2561955/#c4029464Natalie Currie2007-07-10T13:01:37+02:002007-07-10T13:01:37+02:00I think this is exactly what I feel like, however I don't really have any broody feelings at all. I was holding my 2nd cousins' baby the other day at a family gathering, and it seemed like a nice baby and all that, but the feeling just isn't there for me.<br> <br> I'd probably adopt a child, but this isn't for everyone. You shouldn't have a child because you feel that other people want you to either, just do what is right for you.tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-05-27:/2007/05/24/rollercoaster_of_love~2328597/#c3632515Debbie2007-05-27T00:13:29+02:002007-05-27T00:13:29+02:00I think there are maybe two lessons here then: 1) if it ain't broke keep jpr away and 2) if for some strange reason you dont feel I've annoyed you enough, i will have to take the feedback and work on it. Watch the results... Any regrets?!<br> tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-05-24:/2007/05/24/rollercoaster_of_love~2328597/#c3617042juliahames2007-05-24T23:11:19+02:002007-05-24T23:11:19+02:00I did not sabotage your back space. Well, not intentionally, I seem to be in an electro-magentic zone at the moment and things keep breaking. So maybe it was me. And by the way...you haven't annoyed me (no more than usual anyway)tag:highmaintenance.blog.co.uk,2007-05-19:/2007/05/19/viva_la_holiday~2298341/#c3575549juliahames2007-05-19T20:45:35+02:002007-05-19T20:45:35+02:00bloody hell...i hope my adorable kids and my 'WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE' brave fire office husband sit behind you...as I'm sure you do. Bad enougb sitting opposite the most irritating person in the world when you're a t work eh?!