On your marks, get set, go...it's the countdown to Christmas 2020. Thread 1!

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Afternoon.

Here we go again! It feels slightly bonkers setting off again before today is over, but it's tradition, so who am I to argue?!

Fantastic weight loss Wreck, I lost 2 and a half stone 4 years ago, put it all and more back on.

You are welcome Mrs, maybe you could do something from it for your mum, might shut your sister up when you tell her it's all cooked from scratch

DD1 has a bit of anxiety going on trips abroad without us, in this country, fine, apart from Christmas markets, abroad, no, she wants to be with us, stems from losing her cousin I think when they were both 4.

Fluffy l knows it
Wreck that is great everything was fine tonight
That is an awful lot of money for a day trip Wreck! Does he even want to go ? What are they going to see in 1 day? They will be travelling most of it surely ? Perhaps it is more feasible it is from where you live though .
I am judging it from South Wales position . It would take us all day to get to Dover/Ashford

I haven't told dd about it yet I'm sure she would love to go though. They said they'll leave at 6am and return at 10pm. I think we're about two hours from Dover. Four hours on a coach is my idea of hell.

That's sweet fluffy ds was whipping me with his cuddly snake last night so I was too scared to go in for a hug

Your poor dd PJ, dd has struggled with anxiety in the past (had a panic attack in giraffe when I was discuss the Russian spy poisoning with my sister) but is doing much better now. I hope your dd can find some coping strategies.

Great idea PJ my Mum is SW mad but because she never moves from the chair/bed , even though she doesn't eat much she never loses weight. I will win the day with my SW/Pinch of Nom recipes! Yay !

Go for it mrs, then send a picture of the meal to your sister

She's getting better Wreck, but likes to know when we are home if we go anywhere apart from work etc, as long as she has rough time, she's happy, I'm hoping the older she gets the better she'll feel, as obviously she'll want to go out herself.

That is a very long day Wreck!!

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Eugh. I've had the worst night. Ds woke at about 2 (think the hot water woke him up) then I just couldn't get back to sleep. Managed at maybe 4? Then he came into bed with us at about 5 😴

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Morning! Dry and breezy here, so I hung two loads of washing out before I left the house!

Wreck, I hate nights like that. I've had a few recently, annoyingly. I hope you survive the day OK.

Your poor DD1, PJ. You've been through one hell of a time of it.

I wish I had your enthusiasm in the mornings Fluffy, although washing barely dries in our garden this time of year, by the time the sun gets round it's going down.

Dd1 is getting there bless her, the older she gets the better she gets iyswim.

Rubbish sleep here too wreck, going to aim for 10pm bedtime tonight, was 10.30 last night.

We have the coastal breeze, PJ. It's rather more still round your parts!

At least DD1 is improving. Just need to sort the other issues out now! 🙈

I didn't get as much sleep as I could have: too much sleep the previous two nights!

Morning all.

Trying to get another gp appointment this morning for dd. I think she has tonsillitis again. If it is, I'm going to save up to send her private. This can't go on.

Morning all,

Sorry to hear about DS and bedtime woes Wreck, but it sounds like you have a plan that should work. Is it worth, at a quiet time EARLY in the day (at least a couple of hours away from bedtime) having a chat with him to see what he thinks it should be like and what has gone wrong - to see if there are things that you can do differently, in general, that might make it easier? As they grow, so do their ideas and what works/doesn't, and their ability to let you know at the wrong time!! But I find with DD, even if it still goes wrong after a chat like that, we might have tried something different and she feels a bit more in control so the response is less.

Neros, MrsMad and Fluffy I hope you and the DCs are all feeling better soon. Lots of rest and fluids should help. Sympathies on the manful Fanny too, I give my same prescription although adding a soothing hand to the brow may hasten recovery !

I'm back to work today, I had to take yesterday off for a family funeral which was a slightly surreal one (lots of family there to catch up with, and media types, and media cameras, to avoid!). Then DD was hyper after her 1st day back at school - in a good way (but "nobody asked about our trip, not even the hockey coach" - and couldn't remember anything she'd done in school either...). I'd better get on with some work actually, there are a few deadlines creeping up on me...

Oh, and the wind was HOWLING yesterday, especially last night, but has died down to a lovely calm morning so that should be on the way across the sea to most of you...

Your poor DD, Neros. It's not good, is it?

That's very true Fluffy, it is much more still here, apart from tomorrow where we have a weather warning for wind
Fingers crossed the other issues are sorted sooner rather than later!!

Poor Dd Neros. tonsillitis is horrible bless her.

Wreck This May be a stupid question but what is mindful eating please?

So sorry for anyone / their dc's who are ill, it's rubbish isn't it? DH is ill (temp, shivers, headache) but he is adamant he's fine 🙄

I have been MIA again. Migraine got me yesterday, a colleague had to drive me home and I basically spent about 16 hours in bed. I'm assuming it's connected to my hormones so couldn't be avoided as they've been largely under control lately. It did mean I couldn't look at a screen though so I haven't caught up since Monday.

I put weight on at my weigh in Monday 🙈🙈 5lbs over 2 weeks which is awful but at least 2 of them are hormone related so it could have been worse

I'm bloody kicking myself now though!

Migraines are awful Crazy, I hope you are feeling better.

Don't worry too much about the weight gain, you can now get back into it, i'm not doing so well on the weight loss ha so I need to listen to my own words.

Crazy just really considering what I'm eating, portion sizes, no snacking and if I have a cake one day then reducing what I eat the next meal or day. Considering did I really need to eat those biscuits when I'm meeting my friend for coffee the next day and would be better saving myself until then. Also I very, very rarely eat breakfast. Fasting has proven health benefits plus it saves calories for the two other meals in the day.

I've phoned a private hospital to get dd tonsils out. It's unlikely though as she's only turned 2.

Sorry for anyone else with illness.

I lost 6lb over Christmas. It was mostly due to the appendicitis but also I was drinking a lot more water/tea when I was going to snack.

I can't cope without breakfast. I'm always bloody hungry at wake up time!

I don't eat then until lunch time though, and if I do snack at work it's on fruit.

I don't do too badly really. And any excess gets worked off at the allotment.

Crazy, I hope you're on the mend now. Migraines are awful.

Neros, fingers crossed re DD. Is there a minimum age for the op?

One of the children I've seen before had their tonsils removed and they grew back! Apparently it can happen when they're not completely removed.

Ds just smacked me in the stomach really hard. I'm hiding in my room because I've had enough.

It's a busy month of birthdays for me. My sisters tomorrow (a big one), then my best friends next week and my mums ten days later.

We've just booked next summer's holiday! A week in the Cairngorms at the end of August. It's cheaper in Scotland then as the schools have already gone back.

We're in Snowdonia this year.

Wreck, tonsils growing back is MENTAL! 😂

Dd2 has learned how to play Mario Kart, she's not a good loser, so I tried to let her win, it didn't work

Oh Wreck, kids can be so frustrating can't they, I would say bless him but I know I sometimes don't feel like saying that about mine sometimes.

Wreck tonsils growing back? 😱

Fluffy Cairngorms looks amazing. Sadly it would be too awkward to get to for us. But we'd rather holiday in uk/Ireland that go aboard because none of us are sun worshipers. I'd take snow over heat any day of the week.

No set age for a tonsillectomy but it's unusual for under 5s.