tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post5977594629345760925..comments2024-03-18T10:20:40.061+00:00Comments on Jennifer's Little World blog - Parenting, craft and travel: Listography - 5 reasons I know I'm a ...Jennifer Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-37982548057357605492012-03-22T21:26:25.345+00:002012-03-22T21:26:25.345+00:00That's very impressive! I'm not brave enou...That's very impressive! I'm not brave enough to try the clothes on yet, but I do think that some new (baggier) tops might be a good idea. You're right, I'll feel more confident with some new clothes.Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-33786983889118508692012-03-22T21:25:26.489+00:002012-03-22T21:25:26.489+00:00Thanks! It seems such a long time when you leave w...Thanks! It seems such a long time when you leave work, and then just when the baby gets more interesting and you start to enjoy it, it's back to work!Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-78549683109011892222012-03-22T21:24:41.484+00:002012-03-22T21:24:41.484+00:00Thank you! Luckily I have good teeth so no problem...Thank you! Luckily I have good teeth so no problems there this time!Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-8415933782200472272012-03-22T10:35:18.028+00:002012-03-22T10:35:18.028+00:00My dentist was impressed I managed to get an infec...My dentist was impressed I managed to get an infected wisdom tooth just before my maternity exemption certificate ran out ;-)<br /><br />Get some new work clothes that fit you and make you feel confident. It's not extravagant, it's essential!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063220599409166120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-77180162520573114982012-03-21T13:45:22.122+00:002012-03-21T13:45:22.122+00:00Enjoy your last few weeks, they certainly fly by!!...Enjoy your last few weeks, they certainly fly by!!!! I remember thinking my maternity was a long time (I took only the paid 9mths) but before I knew it it was over and I was back at work (although only one day a week now)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09124486847647582681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-56592395127139064992012-03-21T09:28:11.916+00:002012-03-21T09:28:11.916+00:00Good luck going back to work and enjoy your last f...Good luck going back to work and enjoy your last few weeks at home, even if it does involve a trip to the dentist!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-25828330536859345542012-03-20T08:16:36.761+00:002012-03-20T08:16:36.761+00:00Thank you, I know that it won't be long until ...Thank you, I know that it won't be long until she's toddling about!Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-6993248587071675472012-03-20T08:15:45.869+00:002012-03-20T08:15:45.869+00:00I don't go as often as I should, and it's ...I don't go as often as I should, and it's a good incentive to get people to go!Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-67865114062162038092012-03-20T08:15:19.028+00:002012-03-20T08:15:19.028+00:00It is a lovely benefit to have isn't it! Altho...It is a lovely benefit to have isn't it! Although luckily I've only had to use it for the dentist.Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-88210762417284031792012-03-20T08:14:50.521+00:002012-03-20T08:14:50.521+00:00Thank you!Thank you!Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-68029646667611834472012-03-20T08:14:40.196+00:002012-03-20T08:14:40.196+00:00I know that I'm very lucky to be able to take ...I know that I'm very lucky to be able to take the full year, it seems such a long time when you leave work but looking after a baby takes up so much time that it goes so quickly!Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-44394720938178108952012-03-20T08:14:01.641+00:002012-03-20T08:14:01.641+00:00Good luck with organising keeping in touch days, h...Good luck with organising keeping in touch days, hope that you can fit in lots! The childcare is a worry, luckily we are just slotting the baby into the arrangements that we set up for the older one but I remember how stressful and unsettling it was with him.Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-8108159325719581262012-03-20T08:13:01.450+00:002012-03-20T08:13:01.450+00:00Thank you, I know, at least I'm lucky enough t...Thank you, I know, at least I'm lucky enough to be going back part time so I'll still have a couple of days at home in the week!Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-33640392603358701172012-03-20T06:16:10.789+00:002012-03-20T06:16:10.789+00:00Make the most of your last few weeks and good luck...Make the most of your last few weeks and good luck going back to work! It really does go so fast, I have been back for 18 months now and my baby is currently next to me picking his nose refusing to take his finger out. The joy of a toddler :-)Grenglish (Sarah)http://grenglish.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-10882021571654347502012-03-19T20:51:35.219+00:002012-03-19T20:51:35.219+00:00I didn't go to the dentist until I was pregnan...I didn't go to the dentist until I was pregnant LOL Might as well make the most of it! Enjoy your last few weeks off. It really does fly by!Leadership Learninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969626763450950102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-74166716771943200222012-03-19T20:19:37.075+00:002012-03-19T20:19:37.075+00:00I made the most of my certificate!! Got to get you...I made the most of my certificate!! Got to get your money's worth as it were! Enjoy the rest of your maternity leave.Discontented Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241398299196093621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-9248215615106141092012-03-19T20:02:26.425+00:002012-03-19T20:02:26.425+00:00I remember that shock of having to return to work....I remember that shock of having to return to work. Good luck!Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-33125724607691752332012-03-19T19:22:25.586+00:002012-03-19T19:22:25.586+00:00Loved your list! I remember going back to work ful...Loved your list! I remember going back to work full time way too early! (little man was only 5 months old) and have always wished that I had taken a little more maternity leave! <br />Enjoy every last minute of it!<br />xxxcloudy days and moonbeamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534699858148703951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-55574533234391734422012-03-19T18:31:23.254+00:002012-03-19T18:31:23.254+00:00Oh, this is brilliant and exactly what I should...Oh, this is brilliant and exactly what I should've written! 'Call Dentist' has been written on the notice board in our kitchen for 10 months...I also emailed work this morning to book in some 'Keeping in touch' days...after all, you get these paid too, every little bit helps!<br />I would have had to include: Find a Nanny...this is causing me no end of worrying, finding someone I like enough to leave my babies with! boo hoo<br />Good luck on your return!Carolynhttp://blurbinsuburbia.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-84673350342349869352012-03-19T15:13:46.167+00:002012-03-19T15:13:46.167+00:00awww I read that and it's as if I was reading ...awww I read that and it's as if I was reading my own words back last year! Enjoy every minute left but it's not too bad I promise xxxamummysviewhttp://amummysview.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-66746766033099519322012-03-19T14:48:17.423+00:002012-03-19T14:48:17.423+00:00Thank you! I'm too scared to try the trousers ...Thank you! I'm too scared to try the trousers on yet, I'll find out on my keeping in touch day whether or not I can manage it!Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-26069680149909608832012-03-19T14:28:16.285+00:002012-03-19T14:28:16.285+00:00Oh it's a tough time the last little bit of ma...Oh it's a tough time the last little bit of maternity leave! Try to enjoy and hope you fit in to those clothes (or not and buy a new wardrobe?).Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346951374357324691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-46933990449574341812012-03-19T09:15:00.565+00:002012-03-19T09:15:00.565+00:00Thank you! I was ready to go back after my first b...Thank you! I was ready to go back after my first but it's not so easy to think about this time. I've really appreciated having all the extra time with my oldest too.Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-40082883388832327362012-03-19T09:13:31.186+00:002012-03-19T09:13:31.186+00:00Thank you! I think that it's worse because it&...Thank you! I think that it's worse because it's likely this is my last one, once I go back to work that's it, with no nice year long break to look forward to in the future!Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423082959141413481.post-79087422132292346552012-03-19T06:19:55.403+00:002012-03-19T06:19:55.403+00:00I hope you enjoy the last few weeks of leave and f...I hope you enjoy the last few weeks of leave and forget about work as much as possible. I was dreading going back and then my husband was transferred and I am still a SAHM with my daughter having just turned two. The idea of working is increasingly appealling though!Claire Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657778540760045412noreply@blogger.com