Ask Me Anything: Ask Natalielongstaff Anything

[KayleeUK]

Good Evening Natalie

My questions are inspired by Mandy

Do you like Christmas?

Do you have a real or a fake tree?

Do you cook Christmas dinner?

Do you make sure the children have an equal amount of presents?

When do you start Christmas shopping?

 

[ely3857]

Good evening

Which supermarket do you shop at?

Who is your Internet Service Provider?

What model is your mobile phone?

What colour socks, if any, are you wearing?



Jodie

 

[natalielongstaff]

Good Evening Natalie

My questions are inspired by Mandy

Do you like Christmas?

evening Kaylee
yes i do, not as much as mandy does though

Do you have a real or a fake tree?

its fake im afraid.

Do you cook Christmas dinner?

no, my brother was a chef so we make him do it, i buy it and he cooks it, seems a fair deal to me

Do you make sure the children have an equal amount of presents?

more or less, certianly an equal amount of money is spent

When do you start Christmas shopping?

not early enough ! usually early october.

 

[KayleeUK]

Describe a typical Childminding day

 

[natalielongstaff]

Good evening

Which supermarket do you shop at?

hi jodie
asda

Who is your Internet Service Provider?

virgin media

What model is your mobile phone?

its a sharp gx10i

What colour socks, if any, are you wearing?

not wearing any, i should though my feet are freezing tonight

 

[natalielongstaff]

Describe a typical Childminding day

there is no such thing !!!!!

i start work at 7.30am when the baby arrives, she has her breakfast at 7.45 before the next child arrives at 8am.
we leave the house at 8.30 to take my two kids to school before going back to my house to pick up another child who arrives at 9am ( depending on what day it is this is actually 3 different children over the course of the week )
we then do a quick pre-school run before going out for the morning .
we pick up from pre-school at 11.30 and go home for lunch before leaving for a toddler session at the local church then back on to the school run to collect my two kids and drop off the child who goes home at 3pm (this is one of the 9am kids)

are you still with me ????

after school we do a variety of different activities or go to the park.
the children leave between 4.30 and 5.30 so at 5pm if they are still here we do a tidy up and then have a half hour calm down session.

twice a week i work till 6.30pm so wind down starts later

ive probably made that sound really boring now

 

[KayleeUK]

Nat

I am shattered just reading that! Just one Joseph is enough for me

 

[DisneyJo]

there is no such thing !!!!!

i start work at 7.30am when the baby arrives, she has her breakfast at 7.45 before the next child arrives at 8am.
we leave the house at 8.30 to take my two kids to school before going back to my house to pick up another child who arrives at 9am ( depending on what day it is this is actually 3 different children over the course of the week )
we then do a quick pre-school run before going out for the morning .
we pick up from pre-school at 11.30 and go home for lunch before leaving for a toddler session at the local church then back on to the school run to collect my two kids and drop off the child who goes home at 3pm (this is one of the 9am kids)

are you still with me ????

after school we do a variety of different activities or go to the park.
the children leave between 4.30 and 5.30 so at 5pm if they are still here we do a tidy up and then have a half hour calm down session.

twice a week i work till 6.30pm so wind down starts later

ive probably made that sound really boring now

Um Natalie I think you left out the most important part of your day.................................. constantly checking the DIS of course

How much time do you spend on the DIS?

What are your favourite non UK boards/threads?

Do you constantly check your CP?

 

[natalielongstaff]

Nat

I am shattered just reading that! Just one Joseph is enough for me

i think joseph would be an ideal childminding child, he is adorable

 

[natalielongstaff]

Um Natalie I think you left out the most important part of your day.................................. constantly checking the DIS of course

How much time do you spend on the DIS?

What are your favourite non UK boards/threads?

Do you constantly check your CP?

Ssshh don't tell the parents that i spend ages on here , i have a compulsion to check so see if ive missed any new threads and now the dis dieters and this thread give me any excuse to pop on

my other favourite boards are the dining boards

i don't subscribe to threads so i never check my cp

actually you can probably see how hectic my day is by how many times i get on (lunchtime is a favourite, failing that its early evening and after the kids go too bed )

 

[ely3857]

Do you like popcorn?

Whats your favourite WDW/Orlando guide book?

Do you plan your WDW/Orlando trips with military precision or wake up and see what you feel like doing?

Do you own a pair of Crocs?



Jodie

 

[natalielongstaff]

Do you like popcorn?

yes but only salted not sweet

Whats your favourite WDW/Orlando guide book?

a brits guide

Do you plan your WDW/Orlando trips with military precision or wake up and see what you feel like doing?

dh is wetting himself now !! i am a fanatical planner and he says he feels like he is being marched round by a sargeant major wake up and see how you feel HONESTLY JODIE !!

Do you own a pair of Crocs?

eww no way ! dd saw some in drayton today and fell about laughing, they just look too wierd ( sorry crocs fans )
my mum brought some in new york ( bloomin traitor !)

 

[ely3857]

yes but only salted not sweet
wake up and see how you feel HONESTLY JODIE !!

Salted? Ewwwwww

Don't yell at me SOME people, or so I hear, leave things until the day now that is scary!



Jodie

 

[natalielongstaff]

Salted? Ewwwwww

Don't yell at me SOME people, or so I hear, leave things until the day now that is scary!



Jodie

wow imagine that

before i found this site i think we would have just turned up and expected too see/do everything and been very dissapointed
it was a great question Jodie, dh is still chuckling now, i might smack him over the head with my brits guide in a minute !!!!!

 

[jen_uk]

Would you rather go to WDW for a week or Mauritius for 3 weeks?

How long is your hair?

What is your worst habit?

 

[natalielongstaff]

Would you rather go to WDW for a week or Mauritius for 3 weeks?

hi jen
i would choose WDW for 1 week

How long is your hair?

its shoulder length

What is your worst habit?

i bite my nails

 

[Nubbedy]

Describe your ideal day off.

What three words describe you best?

How much TV do you let your kids watch?

Is Drayton Manor worth a visit for an adventurous, quite tall four year old? DS saw it on telly and wants to go, but it's not cheap, is it?!

Sara.

 

[Nubbedy]

What is the most romantic thing your husband has ever done for you?

What's the most romantic thing you have ever done for him?

Sara.

 

[natalielongstaff]

Describe your ideal day off.

hi Sara, thats easy its just chilling out and not rushing around on school runs and stuff

What three words describe you best?

kind, organised and tired

How much TV do you let your kids watch?

they are not ones for watching a lot of tv !!

Is Drayton Manor worth a visit for an adventurous, quite tall four year old? DS saw it on telly and wants to go, but it's not cheap, is it?!

no its not cheap, there are a lot of rides that a four year old can go on on his own though, my two enjoyed that !

 

[natalielongstaff]

What is the most romantic thing your husband has ever done for you?

What's the most romantic thing you have ever done for him?

Sara.

these are really hard questions, we are not overly romantic people i suppose we both do little things to make each others lives easier, such as having a lie-in and taking the kids out to give each other a break