Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Thanks @Faith-and-Hope. ❤️

I try everyday. The tough part this week is getting out of bed lately and finding the motivation as I lay there knowing the stress of work to come and also the worry of my partner. Hoping he is alright and he will break his silence so I can be finally honest with him about my feelings. Once I am up it is just go go go.

Patience is so hard when you want to just get things off your chest. The good thing about it all is that it allowed me reflect and write down/articulate what I want to say. Gotta look at the glass half full I say 😊

I'm a glass half full gal @Anony18 .... I can relate .... but try not to carry more stress forward than one day can hold.

I'm finishing the edge of a table cloth for my daughter's Kitchen Tea, and have ended up staying up really late working on it .... but I'm in the west .... a couple of hours behind the eastern seaboard ....

Try to get some rest ... breathe deeply and try to relax every muscle in your body, starting with your toes .... you need your rest to be able to keep up with work ...

Heading to bed myself now .... see you for coffee in the morning ....

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Good morning Everyone ... 😊

Tea or coffee ? Will that be with Carrot Cake, Dark Chocolate and Almonds, or a sensible breakfast ?

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Good morning @Faith-and-Hope,

A Soy Latte would be amazing... and I could be wrong but your post indicates that carrot cake and chocolate are in fact not "sensible breakfast foods"... I just cant agree, carrots are vegetables and chocolate is full of great minerals... which obviously means they are healthy and thus perfect for breakfast! haha!

So with that said... carrot cake it is! 🙂

How are you doing today?

I'm with you on that @Tiggeroo ❣

How good are these ?

That looks amazing @Faith-and-Hope, thank you! YUMMM!!!

We are so lucky to have you!

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Tigs

@Tiggeroo

Ditto ❣ How are you doing ?

I had a late night, which I am probably going to pay for today .... but I am hand-stitching a lacy border onto a tablecloth for my daughter's Kitchen Tea (D1) and D3 was up late doing assignments anyway .... got a lot to fit in this week, but now I think I need to fit a nap in somewhere this afternoon ....

My hubby has been letting this house go a bit .... don't know if you're following along with our story .... and now that the Kitchen Tea is happening here (kids don't have their own place yet) we've got a big scrub-up happening these last two weeks ....

Its a silver lining ..... I was beginning to despair over the state of the house, and as stressful as it might be with all this last-minute chaos, doors are opening and it's all fitting together ....

And D3 is fitting together .... looks like she's gonna make her graduation ....

And the wedding is fitting together .... although those two are still battling issues in the background .... think he's not had much practice at processing his emotional world and just gets very reactive and controlling instead .... and weddings really amp up the emotional pressure on everyone. Hope they're gonna be okay. They're having good days and bad days, and it's a bit hard to work out how normal that is ..... considering the family pressures involved, probably they're doing fabulously well.

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@Faith-and-Hope I am so glad you are managing to find the path through. Your daughters are lucky to have someone so supportive in their lives, and coming from a family where my mum is the same, I promise that it doesn’t go unnoticed!
I cant say hand stitching sounds fun to me but im sure you will have it all under control. I make custom shoes (my little arty escape) and I have let the ball slip a little in the last few weeks so I am looking forward to spending the weekend getting into it again and restocking my etsy store as it is looking a little sad haha. My partner quite enjoys helping me as it lets him clear his thoughts so it is some nice time we spend together and he gets to relax too away from his constant barrage of thoughts.
We have honestly had a rough few weeks, my poor boy has come unstuck but we are taking all the right steps, he is back to weekly sessions with his psychologist and we have made an appointment for a medication review with the psychiatrist later this week. So whilst we are not out of the woods, we can see the path forward. And my amazing mum has been supporting me every step of the way.
I have been thinking about heading along to like a MI community group… (GROW specifically) but I am a bit nervous, my partner has agreed to go and check it out, but unlike here, you are really putting yourself out there in person aren’t you. I feel a bit strange about it. I know I shouldn’t, but it almost like I feel anxious haha! Maybe I need meds too! 
I am excited for you about the wedding, they are a stressful event in anyone’s life so mounting it on top of family MI issues would be challenging. But honestly, I think people who have been exposed to MI have an amazing resilience not often seen in the wider population. Take D3 for example, despite everything, having graduation back on track is a wonderful achievement! She deserves a big hug!
I definitely think you deserve a nap! Make sure you pencil that into the plans!
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Tigs

Thanks @Tiggeroo .... I think you're right about MI developing empathy and resilience in people .... families .... I know my in-law family have ploughed onwards through incredibly awful and difficult circumstances, despite the MI issues that are a part of it all ... they are incredibly amazing people .... just hard to live with ....

All the best with your hubby's "recovery" .... as in recovering his balance ....

I'm that if you turn up at GROW you will likely meet the same sort of people who are on the forums here .... and probably as intimidated as you are .... lol .... but there will be a lot borne out in common experience that glues you together almost immediately .... and probably a lot that doesn't even need to be said ....

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@Faith-and-Hope i am I the West too hence probably online or heading to bed around same time as you.

I decided work from home today. I couldn't handle going into work with people asking a lot of questions of me. Needed time to just focus as I have a lot on. It is a bit selfish given should be there to answer staff questions but today it is a real big struggle with these deadlines 😞

The cake looks amazing btw.

Hi everyone else. Hope you all have a great day!!!!