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Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Hi All

There is a thread operating on the Lived Experience Forum under Night Shift where members who are having trouble sleeping for any reason give a bit of a shout-out, to see if there is anyone else sleepless and looking for company. It's been such a great thing, I thought I would start one over here too.

I have had the odd few nights where I have woken up on and off, and my kids have been having a bit of trouble some nights too, depending on what has happened during the day.

Being a carer can be lonely too, so if you are making an after-midnight cup of something hot, and wonder who else might be doing that too, maybe have a look-in here and see if anyone else is about.

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I have spent the afternoon getting bills paid that my hubby was responsible for before utilities got cut off - last chance day today .....

Stress ?? What stress ??!!

He has been too busy walking for hours a day on a leg he is under dr’s orders to stay off, pending surgery .....😔

Anyway, it’s done (bills paid) .... so life limps on ..... roll on diagnosis !!

I started back at uni today 🎉 and got great results on last semester’s work 🎉🎈🙏

Sticking to the positives as much as possible .....

@Determined @Smc @Former-Member @Adge @Former-Member

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There is a love-bond thing to walking dogs too @Former-Member , adds to the health benefits in body chemistry terms .... 👍

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@Faith-and-HopeBig big congrats on your last semester results! If you did really well with so much else going on behind the scenes, that's a real affirmation of your abilities. 🙂

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@Faith-and-Hope

Leaving bills to last minute = grrrrrr

Sounds like WH limping on as well as life....

Great uni results = yay

Sticking to the positive = yay

Choc coated blueberry stress relief = double yay

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Thanks so much @Smc @Former-Member .... 💕

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Lol @Faith-and-Hope I think One of.our boys has developed a love bond in walking the dog. Only I suspect it has more to do with the little lady from up the road who comes out and walks the dog with him 😍

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And congrats on the uni results @Faith-and-Hope

Big effort with so much more going on around you.

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Thanks @Determined 🙏

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Hi @Determined @Smc @Former-Member

I was very under-weight for the past 4 & 1/2 years - due my bowels (& digestion) not working well at all.

That happened, because when my 2nd major surgery disconnected my bowels (for 6 months), with a stoma & a bag - the good digestive bacteria all died.

When re-connected (3rd surgery for Reversal of illeostomy) - things never worked well, since.

I'm now happy to say that in the past 3 months (for the 1st time in 4 & 1/2 years) - I have gained all my weight back (& more), despite digestion still not working well.

So I got a happy surprise, when I weighed myself (on scales)....

Adge

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That is good news @Adge on the weight front.

Once apon a time I used to be able to eat anything I wanted and never went over lower end healthy weight. Then I began a career that had high pressure and stress with long hours in front of a computer and a diet of coffee and cookies. 5 years on from leaving that enviornment and my metabolism still does not know what to do.

My mum keeps telling me one can't fix 15 years of abuse in 5 minutes. Seems she is right lol.

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