I can’t cope

The pizza sounds so good @Acanthiza - so you made the base as well? I don't like cooking because I don't like the mess. What sort of food do you like cooking?

@Captain24 - yeah, I'm so glad they are back. Last night, I couldn't take it anymore sleeping with the monkey child. I slept in my own place even though it was on the floor. I didn't care. I had the best sleep! My sister said that my niece had a good sleep too! So I'm going to encourage that. I might make a star chart for her and see how many consecutive days she can do this for.

I'm still looking for a bed. I think the issue is that there are so many to choose from that I can't choose! I've been looking every night.... I also see that a bed is an investment and I'll use it for the next 10-20 years, so it's best I get a good one. Who ever thought?

Take it easy @Captain24 - if it's the lounge for today. Then so it be 🙂

@tymeno I have been lazy the past few times and just use lebanese bread as a base even though it is not recommended lol. I cook things that are easy typically but also with an eye for nutrition so a lot of just dumping cans of things in a pot or a stir fry with some veg. I am not the best cook but I make food you can eat so that is good enough.

You stay with your sister Tyme? My sister has invited me to stay with her family which is incredibly nice but wouldn't work... their house is already too small! Maybe I could live in the flimsy tool shed, I am getting a taste for living in sheds.

@Captain24some days are just like that, go easy on yourself. I am glad as well that the forums are helpful. I haven't been here long but already I am liking what I am seeing, wish there was more out there like this / better known.

Oh that’s so good @tyme. Finally a night on your own. A star chart is a good idea. Give her a goal and maybe a prize at the end. It’ll do you both good.

By the time you find a bed you will be able to get yours back! But it is something you have for a longtime. I was lucky. I got my mattress for less than half price. It’s a beautiful mattress.

Yeah I can’t do anymore than the lounge.

any plans coming up?

Yeah..it’s all too hard @Acanthiza. I’m hoping my CM can see me tomorrow but I really doubt it.

You know what though @Captain24 ? They say sleeping on the floor is good for your back. Have you heard of it? I haven't looked into it. I generally like sleeping on the floor more than a bed. However, it's not very 'accepted' when people come and you don't have a bed... they think you can't afford one or something. But seriously, I genuinely love sleeping on the floor.

@Acanthiza - why is leb bread not recommended as a pizza base?

I reckon if I slept on the floor I’d never be able to get up @tyme. I struggle to get up off the floor when I’ve been on it for an hour!

I guess it isn’t the social norm! But if that’s what works for you then that’s good.

So does it really help your back?

What else has been happening?

YeaH! Some people like the think crunchy base... like eating loaded crisps lol @Captain24 Yeah, I fin sleeping on the floor helps realign my back... however, it's a bit hard on the hips if I sleep on my side. It's like all your weight in on your hips so I get bruised hips after a while and revert back to the bed. When on the floor, I tend to do more back exercises too which helps. Because it's been so hot, I haven't been wearing shoes with orthotics which means my back goes outta whack.

@Acanthiza . I live next door to my sister, but the kids always want me to sleep with them. I'm so done with sleeping with them though... so I pretty much got upset yesterday and said that I can't handle being with them 24/7 and just want my space! On retrospect, I was a bit harsh, but I'd just spent 6 weeks with them while they've been on school holidays!!! It's been a killer. I also had my other sister's kids which means 5 kids running everywhere.... I'm used to living on my own and have been for 10 years lol.. then along comes all this noise pollution!