Comments on: I can whistle

By: Nic

Nic — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:48:50 +0000

((Helen)) we are on the edge of having to do a ‘once and for all’ type sort out of our finances and I’m not looking forward to it at all

Much as I envy you for having a ‘real career’ and a profession in some ways it makes it easier that I would prob not get a job paying enough to cover childcare and make any sort of great difference to the household finances so it’s not too much of a trade off for me to not bother

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:00:08 +0000

I think its the fact no-one has yet actually told me, when surely it must be obvious i would be planning to do the childcare on those compensatory days – isn’t it odd that its called childcare, as if a chore to be sorted!

the money does make us seriously short, but actually chris and i quite good at frugal living, just got into habit of indulging sprogs, and then our IT. think as long as we really properly budget and account we should scrape by just about, cos i really want the 4 day week. If it wasn’t that it would make us homeless, and we’ve spent so much on move anyway, would be tempted to pull out of sale, but think thats an overreaction.

Also think that i’m not good at uncertainty, and i’d been sayiing to myself, well if they don’t go with the flex working, at least i have 2 compensatory days alt weeks to look forward to.

whistling is fun isn’t it. SB really thrilled by it

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:58:07 +0000

C is still trying to whistle – she’s been trying for ages, but I guess the rapid changes in teeth recently don’t help.

I’m sorry work’s being so horrid Helen

By: jax

jax — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:39:14 +0000

(((Helen))) over the work hassles. Everything is telling us to want it all – it’s difficult to find an even keel.

You’ve reminded me that Big cracked whistling too this week – I’d forgotten, seems so long already