The positive mental health thread:-pt 5

[tobee]

How's that?

I've been surprised the number of people I've seen wearing face masks.

I must get back to listening to World Service; I've listened on and off for years! I tuned into Classic FM a few times recently thinking it would be calming and chill but they keep playing really depressing stuff instead!

Love that pic!

Here’s my bunny picture! Not as good as yours though! And a little chick I painted as an Easter card for my mum.

If you are seeing people in face masks, that is great! The more, the better.

In fact, I bet Mumsnet could make it a fashion. Oh help, do I have to venture into the main threads to try to tell people about this?

I love those @Pinkarsedfly ! Is the chick a watercolour?

Went for a very long walk in the sunshine alone this morning. Have noticed how much better I feel for these walks, so thanks to those who encouraged me to still do it earlier.

Something is weighing heavily on my mind- I’ll share it in case anyone has some advice for me. Basically I’m estranged from my mother (and sister, but we weren’t close anyway). My mum was a lousy mum and very selfish until I was about 30 and was pregnant and she suddenly got all keen and wanted to be my best mate. I have had years and years of counselling over my childhood and have had at least three nervous breakdowns over my life. She has acted like a total knob at times in the last few years. Turned up at my son’s nativity play uninvited etc, wanted me banned from visiting my dying grandmother. But god I miss her sometimes. She became like my best mate for a while. In the midst of all this I sometimes so want to reach out to her- she sent me an emotional message saying she hoped and prayed we would be ok- but I’m afraid of how I will cope. I’ve had to fight tooth and nail for my mental health.

Thanks if you read that. Just needed to get it out because it’s so painful.

Oh Bunnyflop... That's a hard one. My instinct is to say "don't", simply because she has been bad news often before, and you don't need any more at the moment. But it's not really my business to say that, because I don't know her. I hope that whichever way you decide will turn out right for you.

The Telegraph good news is a bit random today but says rates are steadily dropping in Spain now which is good news

@Bunnyflop I’m afraid I have no experience of this kind of situation to advise you, but hope you find a peace with whatever you decide is right for you and keep yourself strong and feeling good and safe.

Well, I am checking in here for a quick calm-down after going to the shop. Sorry to be such a wuss but am finding it a really uncomfortable experience. Got a meat delivery today, if I can find a veg one that’s actually taking orders going to put off next supermarket visit for as long as possible this time I think.

Also annoyed as I forgot beef stock to make gravy... any opinions on whether I’m good to use a stock gel pod thing I found in cupboard that has no expiry date packaging with it? Feel like it’s the kind of thing that should last a while but have no idea how old exactly it is...

Just scrolled back and seen @Pinkarsedfly’s pictures - those have put a smile on my face. Chick is so cute!

I've been going to art classes for years now and my work is way craper than the examples on here ☹️Some things can't be taught!

Or is it crapper?

What's everyone having for tea? Stroganoff here. I'm excited to have some rice!

@Bunnyflop what a difficult situation. I can sympathise. My sister and I haven't been speaking for a while and I flit between wanting to reach out and just hardening my heart to it.

@M0reGinPlease I feel your pain.

Dinner: smoked salmon, lemon and creme fraiche pasta. One of my faves.

Oh @Bunnyflop that sounds scrummy!! Simple pleasures these days eh.

Feeling a bit sorry for myself today. I've been struggling to get hold of my mini pill because of manufacturing issues. I've been prescribed one that I didn't get on with, I've started taking it again and feel awful 😢

Pizza for dinner tonight - it’s a Tuesday tradition in our house!

I’ve had a most unsatisfactory baking day. I made some cookies but left them in for a bit too long, and some bread that didn’t rise 🙄 I didn’t think to adjust the amount of liquid to allow for the cheese I put in! Hopefully it will taste good though. And DS and I have already demolished two of the cookies so we’re soldiering on through the difficulties 😉

Oh that's rough SureTry!

I'm having a healthier eating day today (sort of 5:2 diet) and just having herb omelette for dinner.

Lol Spudlet!

I made bread machine granary loaf today but haven't sampled it because of aforementioned healthy eating day. Others have said it's nice but it looks a bit like a breeze block.

We're going to be thoroughly unhealthy tonight, because I am going to try (for the umpteenth time!) to make a toad-in-the-hole that actually rises instead of being sausages balanced on a large oblong pancake. It's going to be a toad-in-the-beer-hole because I have been told that using beer instead of half of the milk makes a batter that rises more readily. We shall see. I have sprouts to go with it, which I shall boil and then fry in garlic-salt. And himself can drink the rest of the beer as a pre-supper treat, since the pub is shut. (He doesn't know about the bottle of beer I have in my desk.)

I saw a frog in the garden today and stroked a horse in a field on our daily walk Also looking forward to celeb Bake Off tonight

@spudlet pizza on Tuesdays is a tradition for us too!

I was in tears just now after seeing DS doing his best to keep away from his friends who are neighbours. At the same time I was just reading a depressing thread about prepping for the worse. Then the news popped up on my phone of today's deathtoll. I burst into tears and thought where is my positive mental health?...and here you are! . We're being unhealthy and having sausages and chips and i've had a bit of wine already for my nerves!

@booseysmom never stray from the positive mental health thread! Hope your sausages and wine make your day better 🍷

Thanks Tobee ☺️ We're having jacket potatoes today with tuna cheese or beans & cheese. I need simple food today 😔

@BooseysMom

Honestly stay away from the other threads! They're awful honestly it's been the worst place I've seen online for posting scaremongering shit

Someone said ages ago on this thread that (I paraphrase) it's important during this to remember that just Cos someone on the internet says something (that's worrying) with authority and it sounds plausible it doesn't make it true x

Wobble alert ... handhold needed ...
My DH has texted again to say he will be late back from work. Again. Not medical but working for NHS at hospital in stressful job. He's getting so tired I'm worried about him, plus risk of infection ☹️
He will have to work over Easter as well as the weeks with maybe just one day off.
I lost my Dad when I was just a bit older than DD is now and can't help thinking about it.
Plus I'm being furloughed from next week and scared of losing my job. And will have more time to worry.
Feeling cut off socially now, feel that people aren't in touch as much as initially, friends are busy and we haven't had the time and energy to arrange drinks nights etc with friends that other people seem to be doing.
Sorry for self pity fest we're so lucky in many ways but just too much time to think.

Robin has laid eggs in its compost bag nest. So excited.

Home made burgers on the patio for tea, with a cold glass of wine, listening to the birds.

What a joy.