Night Shift

Dear @Former-Member

If you press this button, I have sent you a brillliant "Russian," "American," skit that should make you giggle.

Please press the word.....

here

If you press that, you will see something I have posted for you !!!

Dear @Former-Member

It's a real congradulations for not going to hospital for so far this year. Good for You honey xx

I think it's about little steps.....

The anxiety, maybe you could stay at home and just be yourself? This is helping my husband. He can't even catch a 5 minute bus to the centre of our town to get his medication this year. He gets very anxious easily and we work around that.

Fortunately he is coming home tomorrow. The first day he was in hospital, I sat on his bed. He says, you can't it there, it's illegal, only sick eople can sit on the bed. Get off.

I'm definately getting that book that @Kurra suggests. I live on Amazon, I get a big order once a year in October for presents for friends and shoes for me like............ sketchers. They can be bought really really cheaply via US Amazon. I'lle post you last years sketchers I bought for work.

How are you @oceangirl73 ??

Yeah, 'Ive done half a GRaduate Diploma and a BA in Visual art and a successful art exhibition.....the Greek Gods from were smiling down on me and a twist in the air got me to do well........

Can I be tutored by you @Decadin? I'm witing my novel on Anglo SAxon England and it's so exciting......just pages and pages of notes right now.......

@TAB

I'm still smiling re: your dollhouse cute comments.......

I think I agree about your comment to @kurra...let me get my slow head around it first......your a little quick and clever for me this time of night.......

hi @Kurra

sorry to hear that bedtime is the worst for you too. my anxiety is really high all the time at the moment too, im so over it. i hope you get a decent sleep soon.

hi @Former-Member

sorry that you're anxious too 😞 im sitting here trying to do my deep breathing but have a cold and a blocked nose that is making it hard and frustrating!

hi @PeppiPatty hugs hugs and hugs

lj

@PeppiPatty not tonite Nanette lol nah am slow generally, just how my brain works

Glad I made you smile @PeppiPatty

You're amazing. @Kurra

sweetheart @Former-Member

thinking about you ! how are your children? How are you? I need to go beddy bye but am so happy that your here. You are a little light in my life.......

---

@Teej wrote:

Hi @Faith-and-Hope. I'm sorry I've been quite self obsessed lately and haven't had a chance to ask you how you are REALLY going at the moment. How are you feeling and travelling? 💜😊💐

---

Hi @Former-Member

Thanks for asking .... 💕

Short answer - I'm doing okay ....

I have a lot of coping skills, and my faith keeps me believing that there will be a good outcome to our situation in the longer term, so on that basis it's a matter of shouldering my backpack for the day and getting up and on with things .... 🎒 (found one 😏)

If we were purely practical and logical creatures, that might do it .... but we're not ... we're heart and soul .... and we have emotions to contend with .... 💜💕

So the long answer is ... I am carrying sadness in that backpack .... 😔 .... grieving the loss of my mate to this insidious illness that crept up on us. I don't put the pack down and open it very often, since I have gone through all available avenues to try to find help .... and there is support to walk this walk .... (EDV, SANE) .... but no solutions for WH where he is at for the moment 🙁

But like I said to you yesterday, life is dynamic .... it doesn't stay the same .... and there are things I can not only get up and on with while I am waiting for an outcome .... but they are things I need to see to .... for the good of the rest of us .... and to keep the torch alight for (hopefully) WH to return to in recovery ....

Every now and then I have a cry, 😢 .... because things keep falling down around me and need picking up and putting back together again and again .... and that can be lonely and frustrating .... and very tiring .... but this is what it is for now ....

So grateful to have you guys for company on the trail .... 💜🌷💕💗💐

Hi @Former-Member

Thanks for thinking of me

I'm applying for a few jobs but the one I really want atm is just a learn to swim teacher because I want a job that is fun and satisfy. I have a few study options (public health, education, nursing, psychology, exercise science).

I've not really decided yet, I have to do something that I feel passionate about but also were I can find steady work and job security from this.

I was in hospital last year too, just for two weeks and the year before for eights weeks and this year I have not been in hospital. I wouldn't say no to going back into hospital, if it prevents me having another severe bout of depression etc.

I know you mention that you were in hospital last year- did you find the admission helped you. I was able to start my recovery journey and felt a bit of my old spark come back. From there I have started on a wellness journey and slowly getting fit and happy again.

Btw I did do some laps today and I generally swim 2kms.