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Night Shift

Night Shift

Since I am awake at 4am I thought I'd start this thread for those of us who have trouble sleeping and might find it helpful to have a place to go to chat. Whatever gets you through the night is alright.

To get the ball rolling, I'll just say that I enjoyed being part of the Topic Tuesday discussion tonight. I wish it was possible for these events to be weekly rather than monthly. Either way, thanks SANE and all the people I've met on here over recent months.

Edited June 2016 and February 2017: Night Shift is now open 24 hours a day. To join in, just click through to the last page of the thread at the top right of this post to get to the latest message.

Edited April 2017 and June 2017: For the sake of better communications between members here, I am adding that this thread is meant to be a caring, kind and gentle place of sharing. Humour is welcome, as long as its not unkindly directed towards other members. Hope your time in this chat thread is rewarding.

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Lol @TAB ... just posted a couple on F&A ....

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HI @TAB

Taking photos and photoshopping or interferring with them on your phone is one of my hobbies - I have so many hobbies I don't know how to fit them into my time - but still - pics of clouds in one of mine

Here's a pic of the cloud that came with the asthma storm - I had to crop it a bit - to large for the computer-

I found some others while I was looking at what I have already posted

I am into clouds - like storms, sunrises and sunsets - it's harder using my phone because it is hard to focus if the light is bright outside

Yes - tag me for your pics please - I like photo-art - I had a great programme in one of my old computers - even the one I still have has come great pics in it with a good programme

I would really like to get myself a small and clever camera - maybe I will get one for Christmas - if someone else doesn't invent the idea I will get one for myself

Dec

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you have a nice turn of phrase this morning @Decadian ..'convoy of lights' ..'interfering' with pics .. yeah I know nothing about photography, I just seem to have an 'eye' and am lucky to be in some speccy places sometimes ..

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Hi @TAB

I love enhancing my pics - having the app in my phone is handy - with my old old computer I did interfer with clouds - I was able to change the colours -

But like you I really know very little about photography - but I can "see" things that are really wonderful and a camera has been a great thing to have - I have stack of art in my old computer - I just need to transfer it

It can certainly fill in time to fiddle around photoshopping - easy to delete mistakes and handy to show people

I might have a sunrise here - sure of it actually

We have to grab our moments

Dec

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One step at a time my friend @Former-Member

Hello @Mazarita, @Decadian, @Faith-and-Hope, @plasmo

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Glad you peeked in @plasmo

I am glad that I am not up all night all the time ..

Toot Toot

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Okay......

This is my meeting PINK in 2010.

She was having a meal down the street from where I lived so I grabbed a CD and went to see her.

My son was actually just down the street from where she was eating in the Children's hospital at the same time.........

I walked up to her and she says...." Oh, no, no, no Autographs.."

I say, "Pardon? You won't give me an autograph?? How much money did you make in your tour this time? I bet millions??"

Pink nodded her head.

I say "You can make my day signing this CD and give it to my son who's shunt just disintergrated in his head and he's in hosital??"

She says, what is a shunt?? I told her and she says, I'm sorry, I say thats fine, thanks.......

Got the CD signed and left...........

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Wow, I had (almost) a whole day pain free - what a feeling! The chiro reckons I can get full mobility back, but let's face it, sixty years of neglect won't be rectified in a couple of days or weeks.
It'll be my eldest son's birthday on Friday; he was with me only for a fleeting moment in time before he passed. I've no idea how I'll get through the next few days. I miss him so much.

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@Decadian

Hi and nice to meet you too. And thanks for getting it!

Hubby has an anoxic brain injury (oxygen starvation) from surgery. Every single thing about him changed and none of his brain, excepting old memories escaped. He became very nasty and super controlling. He believes I should be micromanaged every minute of the day. He argues with every single thing I say which I find is getting harder and harder to deal with. We have been living in the confined space of a caravan for over 3 years, moving every couple of weeks, and I do not cope well with his very abusive/agressive behaviour. He loses his temper frequently - obviously he gets very frustrated, but I suffer PTSD from childhood abuse and his temper is a major trigger. he frequently gaslights me (sets up things and tries to make me think they're my fault) It's taken me this long to come up with a new plan and I found land and a house to put it on that we could afford and some manipulation on my own part to make him think he wants to live there. He believed we were in hiding after we ran out of money and were forced to leave what we thought would be our permanent overseas home. He has many delusions and much paranoia. I really am over it all. But he was away for a night this week. And I loved it!

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Did this start directly after the injury
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