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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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Hi @Jacques

yes my hubby has gone to the shed to fix something , that`s good ,

Isn`t it lovely to stand in the rain

when I used to do childcare , the children loved playing in the rain

Have you ever had hail -- we have , only once in 1974 -- I am showing my age ,

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Hi @Shaz51

I'm having a bit of a blah day, but also just resting, my kids are at a holiday care excursion so its nice to have some quiet time... though im feeling guilty because i should reallybe doing some work or house work but.. sometimes rest is more important 🙂

Hi @Jacques I havent seen swamp monsters but my daughter loves river monsters (not sure if they are similar shows lol but it reminded me of the name)...

It rained most of the night here last night. though its unusually warm for this time of year so its a bit muggy... such weird weather at the moment. hope you get some rain up your way soon!

LJ

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Oh that is great, something to occupy his mind is really important.

Yes, it is the only time i feel anything, i a so numb all the time, it is nice to fele the pitter patter on my face, helps me realise i am still alive.

Oh yes we get hail every year during the spring storms, thye only usually last about 2-3 weeks, and we usually get at least 1 hail storm out of it. nothing major usually the size of a little pebble, nothing that does any damage.

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Hi @Former-Member,

oh no not another blah day, but at least you can rest, try to remember their is always tomorrow for housework and work 🙂 i am glad you are getting some quiet time it is really important for you to rest and recoup for the next installment of life 🙂

Oh that would have been nice, i love rain at night too, it helps sooth me into a deeper sleep, i also love the smell of rain.

hugs to you @Former-Member, you are a super mum, i can't believe what you have achieved this year, it is so amazing to me, keep up the good work 😄

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Hi @Jacques, yes i hear that hail can get pretty big

Oh , hubby is finished now , we are watching house doctors now

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Thanks @Jacques so wish that i coudl see the future! a week and a half ish until fam court... just need to be really ok and strong looking for that lol!

you are pretty amazing yourself 🙂 hope your day is going ok today, you're surrounded by friends here 🙂

LJ

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Hello @Former-Member

I know totally how you are feeling ,I am feeling guilty too , but having a rest is important too so try to enjoy the afternoon , we don`t get very many of these afternoons

It is raining here , and it rained heavy all night so no mowing today

We love watching river monsters

Swamp People go out catching alligators

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I totally agree @Jacques

@Former-Member, you are a super mum xx

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@Shaz51 I'm doing ok thanks but only had about 2 hours sleep last night so have had a couple of short naps today. Hoping I get a better sleep tonight as I'll have house guests from tomorrow for 8 days.

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No @Former-Member, you don't need to show strength, you kust need to show the courts what you have been doing, you are a wonderful mum, the courts will see how hard you work and how well you care for your children, that is all that matters.

hugs to you @Former-Member, you are stronger than you know 🙂

I am very low today, i had to stop contact with 4 gaming friends yesterday over online bullying, it is very sad because they helped me get through the nights, it was sad because one of them i confided in about my MH issues told the bully what i told them 😞

I am off to mow the lawns now, thank you so much ladies for keeping me company, you are such wonderful friends, so kind, caring and compassionate.

I am sorry for the long absense, i will make more of an effor to chat to you all.

hugs

Jacques

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