What book are you reading now?

Have you read any good books about Jet engines?

Who is the the author of the nine degrees of autism please? I might have to have a read of that!

That sounds good, are you enjoying it?

The Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov. 

I do enjoy sci fi but more star trek and similar

Gardening books, I'm skipping between books depending on which plant I'm interested in next

I tried to read The Lord Of The Rings : Fellowship Of The Ring when I was about 16. I managed about half of it and gave up. I haven't managed to read a fictional book since school when I had to, and that was hard work. I like to read reference books or scientific books. Not sure if it is the way fictional books are written or just the way I am. I like watching films so do enjoy a fictional story, but reading them takes so much effort it kills the enjoyment. I find myself re-reading the same paragraph over and over for it to sink in. I simply don't bother these days and look for a book on the design and operation of the jet engine rather than anything by Anne Rice....  I was quite impressed with the nine degrees of autism which was recommended by my assessor and I read the other week. It gives a timeline to the stages in life dealing with ASD and a positive model for moving forward.

I'm reading "The Wolf" by Leo Carew. It's like "Game of Thrones", but without the unnecessarily detailed descriptions of people eating!

What a love triangle with the android? Seems interesting!

He decides that if he configures the personality himself he would just create a replica of him or create his perfect person, so to avoid this he allows his girlfriend to configure half of it so the android will be it's own person. It becomes a love triangle and is quite interesting :)

Thank you for the spoiler :-)

Aw a 'happy ever after' vampire story, that is highly unusual!

Should I spoil?

Weeeelll........

The heroine's vampire friend Fon Simon Ysidro, has been kidnapped and poisoned by an enemy who wants to harness his powers, except, conveniently, Ysidro's poisoning and illness have stripped him of the compulsion to kill. So now he and Dr Asher can be friends with no guilt on the part of the latter.

I kind of had a vampire phase by proxy in reverse! I suffered the effects of my eldest daughter's obsession with Twilight when she was 12/13! She had her hair cut and styled like Alice Cullen and posters of Edward all over her walls!!! She owns lot of teenage Vampire books too, I've read quite a few of them! 

What was the interesting ending of Prisoner of midnight or is that off limits for the forum?

I haven't seen any of the Game of Thrones series I'm afraid. I'm not much of a TV watcher and I don't really have the time.

Oh wow! What sort of personality did he set his android up to have? It seems like an interesting book!

Is that a type of Bonnie and Clyde story?

6 is my OCD number!

Well I did have a big vampire craze once, though did find with Anne Rice, once you got past the flowery descriptions, that her characters do, well, suck. And her later ones got pretty indulgent I thought.

I did finish the latest one in the Asher series, by Barbara Hambly, Prisoner of Midnight. The ending of this last one was, well, interesting. 

Hi,

A Clash of Kings is in the Game Of Thrones series so if you've seen the TV series it covers season 2/3.

Machines Like Me is about a guy who purchases the first commercially available android and then wonders how to set up its personality and then living with the result. Very interesting book set in an alternative 1980's

Their Little Secret is a police based novel about a couple who go on a killing spree. This is the latest in a long series of books about the character Tom Thorne. They are all good books and the series starts with Sleepyhead.

Definitely my favourite number especially as I love The Prisoner tv series from the late 60's :)

Thank you again :-) I really do enjoy being a mum to my 3 daughters. Yeah it is nice not being pressured to work all the time, I just fit it in when I can.

That's ok, i think that the noise cancelling ear plugs are more subtle than the head phones which might be better for you at work.

It's ok. It was awful at the time but it's a very long time ago now. I guess what I did learn from it though, is that time does heal. It takes time but we do adapt and recover from loss. It is possible to feel happy again.

I'm not usually too bad with lights and sounds, except if I'm feeling anxious, then they really bug me! When it is bad it tends to be lots of background noise that affects me, such as lots of different conversations and stuff.

I'm sure you'll enjoy being a mum in your own time :-)

I am and Thank you again!

Kit x

Your children are very lucky to have you Kitsun, your everything a mum should be, obviously very kind, caring and have a big heart of gold . You obviously love your children very much, I can sense it and it's lovely to see. Your agency work sounds like fun, and not too stressful either which must be very good for you, and for your youngest son. I wish you, and your family, all the very best for a very healthy and happy future! .

It does make it an easier place to work yes, and as I struggle with the heat the cold environment there also helps me a lot. And thank you for the suggestion of noise cancelling ear plugs, I've never heard of them before but will speak to the head mortician tomorrow, hopefully she'll be ok with that! If she is then I'll buy some asap. Thank you so much for the suggestion .

I am really, really sorry that you lost your dad at such a young age . That must have been a dreadful time and very sad and overwhelming experience for you, and for your family! *hugs* I hope you are doing a lot better now, you sound like a lovely person with a wonderful family.

I'm sorry you're being bugged by lights and sounds... that happens to me a lot as well, especially if I use the hoover or put music on too loud. Hopefully it will pass for you soon .

Awh thank you, I hope I do as well, and thank you for the advice. I won't rush into it, I want it to be sort of natural and to happen at a steady pace I'm comfortable with .

Wow 21... You must be one experienced and proud mum now! .

Thank you for your reply, you've really made me smile today!

Astridlora. X

Thank you :-) I am very busy with the children, especially my youngest who has global developmental delay. Due to that I only do agency work and don't work too much just as and when. 

That's good that the head mortician is very supportive and understanding with you, it must make it an easier place to work?

I'm sure that many families feel reassured that their loved ones are being looked after right to the end.

Although I've never experienced anything as catastrophic as you have with losing your whole family. My dad died of cancer when I was 15 and the whole time surrounding that was very stressful and unsettling for me. It also took me a good few years for me to get over it. I'm having a day today where light and sounds are bugging me, it's a pain when that happens! Can you wear noise cancelling ear plugs at work? They might help with the noise. I'm not sure what to suggest for the smells! I hope you achieve your wish to become a mum, don't rush it though, my eldest is 21, I've certainly found it a lot easier being a mum the second time around with a lot more life experience under my belt.

Kit x

Aww that's lovely . You sound like a parent who deeply cares for their children. I can imagine you're very busy with your children! Also sounds like your busy with work too. Your children are lucky to have you in their lives .

Yes there is very little social stress, only with my co-workers, but 9 times out of 10 I'm working alone except for when I'm with the head mortician, she's an older woman and is very supportive and understanding with me.

It helps me to feel very close to them, and to those who have passed away. I like being with them at the end, I feel better knowing someone is caring for them. I like to think it makes their families feel a little more at ease as well.

Oh it can be very raw, but I cope very well. Sometimes the smells and noises can be really overwhelming, but slowly I am growing used to that. I've been doing this for 6 months now, not sure if I'll stay though. Like you have, I would like to be a mum one day soon.

Astridlora. x

with me it's a case of my youngest two children are 5 and 2 so they take up most of my time, especially the youngest. I've had to do 'last offices' at work on numerous occasions so it seems that your on begins where mine ends! I can imagine that it's a job with quite low social stress! I'm glad that your work helps you to feel closer to your family. It must still be really raw for you?