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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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@Former-Member Love that cartoon... I like this one too.

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@Faith-and-Hope@Appleblossom@Anony18 and anyone else who wanted to know- discussion with daughter re. DID/"Split" movie has happened and turned out well. Have posted more details in the "Dissociative Identity Disorder Carers?" thread that I started a while ago.

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So pleased for you @Smc .... ❤️

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On top of my little piece of good news ^ I've had a reasonably productive day. Sometimes "cleaning up" ends up being "put everything on the floor into a box and sort it out later. However, when life is unpredictable, "later" is likewise a very indefinite time. So today I dragged a couple of such boxes from two weeks ago along with a couple from today outside and sorted them out. Not really ultra-sorted, but at least now they're at "rubbish-recycling-oooh, better keep that" level of "sorted". And instead of 3-4 boxfuls, I've got 2 left. Will follow that up with an easy but late dinner once our son gets home. So what should my treat drink be... maybe the rose milk I've mentioned previously.

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Mmmm…it was yummy!

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Wow ..., that looks great ❣

Recipe pleeaase .... ?

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@Faith-and-Hope, there's a few recipes online. I winged it a bit. Petals from 2-3 roses (white "heels" removed) , a bit of quince jam and sugar, a little bit of vanilla and some rosewater essence, all in a blender until smooth. Mine came out a little bit purplish compared to the pic I put up, because I used a dark red rose. Stir it as you're drinking so that the tiny bits of rose petal don't settle to the bottom, or you could strain it through a fine mesh tea strainer.

More conventional recipes use a pre-made rose petal syrup, which also turns up in an online search.

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(If you're not using roses from your own garden, be careful that they haven't been sprayed. Florist shop roses are a big no-no for that reason.)

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I have roses in my garden, and rose syrup and quince paste in my cupboard at home in Aus ..... I'm gonna make some when I get back.

Thanks .... ❣
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