Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Hi everyone, had a few distractions but good to see you all. Visited my twin sister this morning. She really struggles since her divorce and trauma. Was still in bed and looked like a wreck. She always gets down at this time of year. Its hard coming from a family where everyone is struggling with some kind of MI (from anxiety/depression, a brother with psychosis, mother with untreated bipolar, to dads fear of heights, crowds and small places). I take antidepressants so have to really work at being self-aware and leaving something for me to maintain myself. And I don't live with it. Don't know how you all do it - living with lived ones with MI 24/7. At least I get space from it. Take my hat off to you all.

@Faith-and-Hope, can't wait to try your scone recipe. Did I get it right - 1kg flour?(seems like a lot), 360ml tin of lemonade, and 600ml fresh cream? Is that all, really? I saved your instructions thank you 🙂

@Former-Member, and @soul, just felt to pray for you - sending a special hugzz, hang-in-there

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Woohoo @outlander - that is such great news. Hopefully that cheered you up.

@Spookytookims - savoury scones oh man I just thinking spinach and sundried tomatoes and cheese even....ok better stop talking about food. I know I shouldn't feel low but it gets hard being in this limbo and hard not to take his actions personally now given how SUPER distant he is compared to usual. Saying that I know once I am off camping I be fine - nature has this wonderful thing of helping me clear all my worries and troubles. It is good even if it is temporarily. Today....I felt like I was running away from home with my backpack and eski

Hi @Former-Member @Determined. Big hug to you @Former-Member

Oh I forgot to tell you all but on Wednesday at beginner jazz the teacher was talking about our concert piece. The idea is that we will be back in 20s and showing evolution of dance moves. We going to start with the Charleston and there will be an individual starting off first with a spotlight on her, then she drags a friend in and so on and so forth. Guess who was picked to be that individual to have her solo act????

Woohoo @outlander - that is such great news. Hopefully that cheered you up.

@Spookytookims - savoury scones oh man I just thinking spinach and sundried tomatoes and cheese even....ok better stop talking about food. I know I shouldn't feel low but it gets hard being in this limbo and hard not to take his actions personally now given how SUPER distant he is compared to usual. Saying that I know once I am off camping I be fine - nature has this wonderful thing of helping me clear all my worries and troubles. It is good even if it is temporarily. Today....I felt like I was running away from home with my backpack and eski

Hi @Former-Member @Determined. Big hug to you @Former-Member

Oh I forgot to tell you all but on Wednesday at beginner jazz the teacher was talking about our concert piece. The idea is that we will be back in 20s and showing evolution of dance moves. We going to start with the Charleston and there will be an individual starting off first with a spotlight on her, then she drags a friend in and so on and so forth. Guess who was picked to be that individual to have her solo act????

Terrific @Anony18

Hi @outlander @Former-Member @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope

I just read the Boundaries article on the Sane blog.

It was good. Something I probably always will be uncertain about, but glad to say I have made some progress.

I have asserted my rights over my little sitting room with piano and for a few months now I even have tv. 2 years ago I was a mess moving every time I was told. Going into other rooms etc if son wanted to use my piano. It wasnt really guilt, I think it was fear that if I stood up for myself someone would die. I wasnt really conscious of it and took a lot of encouragement to hold firm on it, but my son accepts it now and we are both happier for it. He now has 2 rooms one with acoustic and the other with a good keyboard and he can play at night and use computer programs with keyboard. The studio monitors that were sitting in thier boxes for 2 whole years are now hooked up .. So that is great.

The middle room has been officially "his" for 10 years but only last month did he take it up, remove speakers from boxes and start making it into something useful for him.

I am pretty delicato at the moment. Lot of dynamite type personlity issues around my brother dying. I spoke with him yesterday but a quick trip would not really help and we have communicated all that is needed. His wife & kids have got it hard, but kids are hooked into Canteen which are good at helping them process grief.

I missed a psych appointment today as I was doing singing with son. She phoned, I hope she stays nice.