lynny

We brought the Wii fit game last week and are having so much fun with it. you can get a good workout from it if you put the effort into it

If you are into serious fitness training it is not the game for you

We have also brought so Wii games that we are not too happy with eg Star trex Cooking mania

Lynny

I have actually already moved back to my home country. I lived in USA for 3 yrs but could never quite get used to the fast paced life style. I am very luckly that my husband loves living in Australia.

There is something seriously wrong with Australian people. Something in the water, perhaps?

A mature minded person would of worded that better, so they dont offend Australians who read this forum

lynny

Hi I am still here No longer living in USA but still read the forums

Lynny

If this person is in so much danger, why have you not kept her at your house (when she has been visiting) and called the police.

You have told us yourself that she is in danger but you are not doing anything to help her,

I was wondering if there is any who can help me draw a design for a tattoo

My sister lost her 25yr old son to suicide 3 weeks ago and wants to design herself a tattoo in his memory

She has a picture of what she wants with a few changes

If there is anyone who thinks they can help please email on lynnyellis@bigpond and I will forward the picture and her ideas

Thanks Lynny

I have just moved back to Australia after lving in USA for 3 years, We applied for my American Husbands visa while still living in USA and it was a lot easier than when I applied to live in USA

If there is anything I can help you with I would be more that happy to help

Lynny

My hubby chose mine all my himself, I had no idea he was going to propose,

I love my engagement ring because of the very reason it was something he chose all by himself

I know that not many people would think the same way as me, but i think that chosing the ring together takes the personal touch away from the proposal

Country Boy ,

What a lovely sweet idea, I am so homesick today, missing my 2 adult kids who are back home in Australia

My favourite flowers are Carnations

this proves the NOTHING can stop TRUE LOVE

CONGRATULATIONS :dance:

Paul

Steve Erwin was such an icon here, When He died about 10-15 people asked me if I was going home to his funeral.

What are your first impressions of Boston?

Wow you didnt have to wait long for you SSN#, at least as soon as you get that you can go and get your state id card or license

take care

Lynny

Welcome to Massachusetts Paul, At least the weather is being kind to you, cold at night but wait till you have survived a New England Winter and the weather we had over the last few days will seem like a heat wave to you

say hi to Cheryl for me

Lynny

Thank you all for your advice,

My boss is wonderful and is proberly the reason I am still there 3 years later and he took time to listen to me when I first arrived in Mass and he gave me the job straight away and has always made sure I was never feeling uncomfortable

The sad part is that this co worker has taken all the confidence I had and the enjoyment I had with the job and distroyed it all, to the point that I now feel it is time for me to move on althought I dont want to because now I will always be watching my back and dont think I want to work in conditions like that

Lynny

Well, the meeting was a waste of time. 10 minutes into the meeting the co-worker burst into tears and claimed that she was being framed by the other co worker who had seen it happens, she ran out of the meeting and went home sick

The workl iasion officer is going to contact her at home to see if she is ok

and myself and the co worker who stood up for me have been asked to give a written statement of our claims and that was the end of that for now

Lynny

Thank you everyone one for your great words of advice

I went through another day of her playing her head games, and was just about to explode when my boss asked to speak to me, He had noticed I wasn’t my happy self and wanted to know if I was ok, I am sitting there saying I am fine just stressed and not telling him the reason why because I had not worked out the best way to say anything without risking my job, when another co worker interrupted and told all for me, Apparently she had seen a few things and didn’t know what to do about it, until she realized how badly it was affecting me

So at the moment the outcome is, the coworker who has been playing these games with me is going to be asked into a round table meeting with my boss, myself, the co worker who had seen things and a HR employee. This is going to happen at 9am tomorrow morning.

I am not sure if the nasty co-worker has been told about the meeting or they will tell her in the morning

Thanks again for all the advice, it is so good to get a range of answers in situations like this

Lynny

Can anyone advise me on how to handle a co-worker who has decided to make my life a work very unpleasant?

I have work for the same company for nearly three years and have always enjoyed it

My boss is really cool and will over look little things like clocking in 5-10 early or staying back 5-10 mins to finish any reports

This one co worker has always been able to stretch this to half a hour each way giving her 1 hr overtime each night, totally 5hrs a week no one has ever said anything and personally it never bothered me, I just do my work and go home

Anyway I had to do a budget for the big boss, which included overtime hours for each employee for the past 3mths

Well obviously this co workers overtime hrs showed up on the report and she got a warning, (we have the 3 strikes and your out policy at work)

And now she is determined to get me fired, and has told me it will happen

Twice reports that I have written for different clients have gone missing of my desks, minutes before the client is due (lucky I keep backups)

Twice a coffee cup has turned up on my desk (a big no no)

And today a huge report that has nothing to do with me was found on my desk

I do not know whether to complain to my boss or try and ignore it

Any advice would be great

As long as your ticket is in the same name as your passport you will be fine. and like louisnida said take marriage cert with you, I travelled to Australia last year with passport and ticket in maiden name and had no problems

have a great trip

Lynny

Reeces Peanut butter cups should never have been invented, I have never tasted anything so digusting in my life

We had exact same problem and I was very sick and hospitlized just before xmas with Asthma, My hubby actually called the health inspector and she took a look at the problem and told the landlord to let us out of our lease, we were also able to get our last months rent back, 4months later and that apartment is still vacant

lynny

I was lucky enough to get the first job I applied for and still work there 2 1/2 yrs later

After my first interview, i followed up with an email asking them if they needed any more information , I then got a second interview, which i followed up with a phone call to see how i went

2 days after my second interview i got the job

I have always believed in showing the ompany you are eager to work by follow up emails and ph calls

Lynny

My husband doesnt drink beer, loves to cuddle, loves to shop, does all the vaccumming, makes the bed, does the dishes but does draw the line at watching the lifetime channel

lynny

there 3 Dunkin Donuts stores on my way to work, and i only live 10 minutes away from work. When I first move here to Mass My husband used to stop every morning for a coffee and I swore I would still make my coffee at home just like i always did in OZ,,GUESS who now stops every morning for a coffee at Dunkin Donuts

what about giving him some kind of reward for him to strive for, instead of punishing him for not getting good grades

He is getting B"s surely that doesnt deserve a punishment

only my thoughts

Lynny

good luck to those that have their interview soon, you will do great , just remember to be organized

Paul what part of Massachusetts are you moving to

Hi Kath

My Greencard was actually approved in Oct 2005, but I did not received it till June, the person who interviewed me forgot to sign some paperwork so the greencard was not printed , lucklly he stamped my passport ( which they dont do now ) so I was able to continue working and i could travel home to OZ for xmas of 2005