Samphire's Gotten Hold of My Chard - 10 / 10 club

[FrannyandZooey]

For anyone who wants a boost to their general health. The suggested goals are:

EAT 10 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EVERY DAY - if you don't usually eat much fruit and veg I would build up gradually or you could upset your digestion.

DO (AT LEAST) 10 MINUTES OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY - can be yoga, stretching or something more energetic. The plan is that the idea of doing 10 minutes is not too daunting, and having started you may well find you want to do more.

There are no restrictions on what you eat so long as you get your 10 fruit and veg as well. The focus is not on weight loss but on improving our energy levels and hopefully our general mood and well-being. Sign up below and post here to tell us how you're getting on and how you are feeling.

Basic guidance on what constitutes a portion of fruit and veg here and you can download more detailed information by following the link at the very bottom of the page

Go-on Franny have another baby
then you can MN for many years
10/10 needs you forever aye

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Go-on Franny have another baby
then you can MN for many years
10/10 needs you forever aye

mumsnet.com/Talk/1374/409177 - the voucher haiku thread, good luck with entering, not winning

samphire got hold of my posts then... not around for weeks then its all go

Its all hot and cold with me

Hey, DS1 used to call you (and HC, and Greeny), all "Greeny". So I think calling you Frances is fine. Particularly with it being your name.

If HC and Greeny weren't there, what was with the party rings? HC You brought out a big plate of party rings, and then changed clothes and you replaced it with a plate of kale.

I have a spare 6-year-old this morning, and must head out to do things or something. And buy maths books. Oh, and send Frances a gossipy email.

I'd love to have root vegetablespeople send me filthy poems via email....

It's not filthy - it's Franny's mind

actually I shouted that and then quickly deleted it before Boco sees.

Boco - weekends are fine but a bit busier, after this one there are birthdays and holidays and stuff going on for a bit. So either this one would be fine or early December which is course after the meet up and I may find it exhausting trying to remain meek and mild all through lunch.

I am feeling much better today thank you wombling, and thank you everyone else for advice and concern

My boob is still sore but not just as bad, I think the bath really helped and I am carrying on with ibuprofen. I still feel delicate and tired but not achey or fluey any more. I'm just going to try and take it easy today. Maybe do some bulk cooking I bought the veg for yesterday.

Just trying to catch up with the thread a bit now...

FMF at your dh on MN without you knowing! How did the birthday go?

FK sorry to hear about dh's job... it's a miserable situation isn't it, you feel quite helpless.

MrsC poor ds

TooT how are you feeling about dd's hair now?

Avi, yes ds is still in out bed half the night; he hasn't been pooing again so I think that's what has made him particularly restless at night. Last night was good, he was in his own bed from 9.30pm-4ish He has never slept that long before!

Littlerach, lots of sympathy for PMT... I am the same atm, feeling screamy and wanting to throw things

Lully sorry you are feeling rubbish too I agree with the others that you just have to do what is right for you atm. Would you be able to have a chat to your friend if it's still making you feel lousy? Re. ds being an only child... sometimes I look at ds and feel sad that he doesn't (and very possibly won't) have a sibling... but then I think what he really needs is a companion his own age to play with. Sometimes relationships between siblings are good, sometimes not, you just can't predict it. (I haven't had an email from you btw, you could maybe try to CAT me if you like?)

Paps hooray for pumpkin curry

Hello to everyone else I need a rest now...

MrsC how about this Sunday? Dp has a contact lense appointment in Norwich in the morning and then wants to go to the climbing wall, so we could get dropped off for a couple of hours?

REally don't worry if it's all too busy or not a good time - i know Sundays are usually family days.

ha franny nqc has seen him too s o you have to believe me

Hmmm, given Frances and I are currently disputing how many people were at her house yesterday, I'm not sure she takes my views terribly seriously, tbh ...

Afternoon all

LL sorry to hear baout DS cold and you feeling a bit down about things. about your friend not understanding.

Ifeel very tired. Have had a satsuma, dried fruit with cereal, leftover veg & lentil stew.

I have quinces and bramleys to do something with and DS wants chocolate biscuits so as per my new not buying stuff from the supermarket I need to bake them

Thanks for kind words about DH. he seemed happier for having got things off his chest last night. He finds it very hard not to become 100% wraped up in work and feels personally responsible for loads of stuff he shouldn;t be taking responsibility for.

The problem is, he is and probably always will be the main breadwinner chez FK, and he works in a field that means while he is probably always guaranteed of a job, it could be anywhere in the country. I found it a dreadful wrench to move away from Norfolk and all my friends and family - now we are settled here, and have made the best of it, I don;t want to have to go through it all again

We talked about him looking to see if there are any alternatives within commuting distance of here, Franny. He wa offered a job a while ago by a friend not too far away, so he might be able to revisit that option.

Anyway, it's an ongoing thing that isn;t going to go away, so we plod on.

Right, I need to find some recipes for this afternoon's bakefest, see you all later

This thread moves sooo fast!

My FIL arrives tomorrow form California, so we have been clearing up. I thought our house was pretty tidy, but it's taken all morning to get it ship shape. DH has 2 weeks off, so he has helped - phew.

Left over veg curry for lunch. Prob 2 or 3 portions?

Dd2 manged to not ave any bed dreamslast night, the filrst time in ages, but she did take a dice to bed, which her frind gave her, nad of course woke up at 3am having misplaced it. So I had to stumble blimdly around to find it, then put it inot a rabbit purse for her to cuddle.

I love half term this time - both girls have slept until at least 7.30am, which is so late for them. Admittedly, dd2 usually wakes at least once, but it is nice.

Anyone have any advice or ideas about her sleep, or her bad dreams?

thankyou lovely ones
fk..sorry you are both going through all this,poor dh...gosh it isn't easy is it?
Tatties...glad you are feeling a bit better ..will try & email again

Took ds to see the Seflish Crocodile to cheer him up,but they changed the ending somewhat & the crocodile carried on being mean to the mouse even after he extracted his bad tooth & ds welled up ,bit his lip for dear life & then sobbed his heart out wailing...'You are so mean,you are supposed to be the mouses friend now,he was very brave you know'
he buried his head in my chest & sobbed & sobbed....so much so that the lady playing the crocodile came up into the audience & whispered that it would be ok in two mins if he waited to see & gave him a pat

ds then cried again when it was over ,furiously wiping away his tears & stating that it was just because he was tired & his throat hurt
....cue me welling up & starting to cry
anyway,we huddled up in the theatre cafe on a pew & ds chatted to all the actors & the old ladies & charmed the pants off them all & we had a baked potato & big bowl of salad & felt decidedly better.
gosh today is one of those days where I love ds so much that it really hurts.

I have been thinking about adoption
I was an only child until i was 6,& would have been far happier as an only child.
My life changed dramatically upon the arrival of my brother,I was outcast,quite literally.
We have never bonded,never ever had any form of relationship whatsoever
However...ds seems to thrive in company,he adores people & comes alive when we have guests/family/friends here.We have so little family & what we do have we very seldom see.......I feel I am letting him down

Lullabyloo, you sound like the most amazing mother, I don't see that you are letting him down at all.
The fact that he thrives in ocmpny just shows what a confident little chap he is, which is down to you.

On;y children are all different, no cap fits them all. One of my best friends was an onmly child when we were growing uo, and she was "well adjusted" and always happy.
My cousin is an only child, and he is a delight.

Please excuse my poor typing....no excuses, just type too quiclkly and don't review.

Oh LL I have those feelings about DS too

I am one of 3 sisters, and I find it very difficult to reconcile my memories of family life (I am fortunate that these are all good) with the childhood that I see DS living, now and in the future.

DS has two half siblings but they are 16+yrs apart, so he will never have a sibling relationship with them as such.

He has cousins who he adores but they are not close by.

I do get very down about it sometimes but DH and I have agreed we are not having any more babies

One of my nieces is an only child and she seems incredibly happy. She is very confident, loves the company of others, etc, so I know I shouldn;t worry.

I do sympathise greatly with you though.

I have made some chocolate biscuits. And an apple cake which looks quite successful. One of the difficulties with my baking is I am only baking with gluten free flour which is a challenge.

The biscuits are OK and I know what to do next time to make them better.

DH keeps blinding me with scinece about gluten and long chain molecules and if I make something with gluten free flour I need to add something stretchy to the cake.

I know what he means but my kitchen is like one giant scinece experiment atm.

I am making spinach and lentil loaf for supper. Double

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....I can almost smell the aromas wafting for your kitchen fk ......we are on our way...expect a ring on the doorbell anytime soon

how do you make spinach & lentil loaf?
sounds delicious

Oh no, LL, you will just laugh

You were obviously a master baker in a previous life whereas I think I might have been digging turnips.

Um, lentil and spinach loaf is anotehr experiment..I usually do lentil and carrot which works fine...

Ha!
Now don't try & put me off fk...>
Now,I know we live in the same county...can't be that difficult to find you....>

Why did no-one warn me about quinces? They are a very odd fruit, aren;t they? Quite revolting when raw.

I am stewing some with cloves and cinnamon

LL I have probably completely confused your olfactory whatsits now...

And I expect the smell is masked by the Chinese takeaway up the road anyway

I am about to eat a big bowl of lovely wafty steamy stew.

AND

OK, wtf is a firepit? Well, I know what it is, but what is it in this context?

I am making ratatouille, I had a big bowl of tomatoes and mozzarella for lunch. Not enough fruit today. Not enough food really. Will have loads of ratatouille anyway.

which one did you get wenge or cheap worktop please answer

gosh you are all such wonderful people it is quite shaming for me