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I spy with my 10/10 eye, a snifter of currants in a fat mince pie

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FrannyandZooey · 20/12/2007 08:40

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.

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SantaBabyBeenAnAwfulGoodGirl · 31/12/2007 01:12

ok romantic rauchy and intense..if i was 29 it would probably just be normal

but uhuh being me it was complex

SantaBabyBeenAnAwfulGoodGirl · 31/12/2007 01:13

and that was just the breakfast..toast mushrooms poached eggs and bacon and two large coffees

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FrannyandZooey · 31/12/2007 09:32

midwife is coming

I am tidying and trying to hide ds's vast pile of presents

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SantaBabyBeenAnAwfulGoodGirl · 31/12/2007 10:04

do new year intentions stat today cos it's monday nor tomorrow cos it's new years day or wednesday cos tomorrow is a holiday or for me next monday cos that us the start of term

fullmoonfiend · 31/12/2007 10:14

Hide them franny? Why would she be shocked by a pile of mangos??

Hurrah. We have gone from stay-at-home saddos to People In Demand! Today we have a wedding reception followed by an all-night party (kids included to sleepover) complete with fire pit

Must go do shopping. Mucho Fruit and Veg to be bought! But I am rather jaded due to DH and I having our own premature NY celebrations last night...

Someone pass the milk thistle please.

fullmoonfiend · 31/12/2007 10:15

Deffo Wednesday Zippi. new year's day is a Vaccum. Nohing you do on NYD counts.

TooTicky · 31/12/2007 10:17

If you really want to procrastinate, Zippi, you could wait until Chinese New Year

Franny, a home-visiting midwife?

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FrannyandZooey · 31/12/2007 10:34

yes, if you say you want a home birth you get all your antenatal care at home

I've eaten melon, raisins and grapes

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TooTicky · 31/12/2007 10:48

Goodness. Did you have ds at home?

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FrannyandZooey · 31/12/2007 12:20

ooh no

I had the full works, stirrups, instruments up me insides, the lot

niccccce

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Grouchyoscar · 31/12/2007 15:26

Hello again

I'm/we're definatley getting there. I walked round town today and bought dried apricots as a snack

Last night's dinner was fab. Lancashire Hotpot made with leeks, onions and celery served with peas carrots and savoy cabbage

Lots of F&V there

I'LL ENCOURAGE THE FAMILY TO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK a worthwhile resolution

lullabyloo · 31/12/2007 15:45

I am failing miserably at motherhood,housework & everything really
The house is a shambles,I still havn't unpacked & ds is watching fingerbobs......again.

oh woe...& I have to get out of these pyjamas & shower & put on a smiley face for dh when he returns home in an hour to take us to pizza express

coughs,sniffs,wails & gets back under duvet

lullabyloo · 31/12/2007 15:47

does everyone get chatted up constantly while playing s@$£*?
I seem to attract foot fetishists

fullmoonfiend · 31/12/2007 15:48

wishing you all a fabulous New year and a 2008 filled with sunshine, smiles and sparkles...off now to wedding and then to a party

love you all, more power to your elbows my fabulously fruity friends, may all your hopes, dreams and plans for the next year be fruitful!
xx

Grouchyoscar · 31/12/2007 16:19

I probably won't get chance to be online again today so I will wish you all

A HAPPY NEW YEAR

and wish you everything you wish yourselves

I'll be popping around in 2008

TooTicky · 31/12/2007 16:56

Fmf, you always say such lovely things

LL, come here and be useless with me. I have been feeling useless and lumpy for days and the dcs have watched far too much television.
Must motivate myself now though as I thought I'd do fun food for this evening. And it's ds2's white monkey's birthday today and he needs a banana cake.

Bestest new year wishes to everybody; may you all feel light and sparkly.

TooTicky · 31/12/2007 16:59

GrouchyOscar, as a Lancashire lass, I am ashamed to say that I have never made Lancashire Hotpot. Not even sure I've eaten it Is it something I could veganise?

FrayedKnot · 31/12/2007 19:38

Hello all

U nfortunately I have a headache so I can;t see we will be doing much celebrating

Hope evryone has agood evening

We bought an HDD DVD thingie in the sales because our DVD player had died and DH has been fiddling, faffing, huffing sighing and generally irritating me with it all blinkin day.

I can;t undersdtand why it couldn;t just be taken out of the box and plugged in, but no, he has spent about 5 hours on and off faffing with it so far.

Muxch longer and I will be taking it back to the shop

I have made some tuscan bean soup and we had salmon & lots of veg for supper

OverRated · 31/12/2007 19:46

I haven't had lancashire hotpot for years. Grouchy - I looked at your profile and I think you live at the next stop on the railway to where I used to be. I did my teaching practice in your town. And a traffic survey

How funny that FMF and 100x know the same person.

Today I had a Ripple. And a flake. For comparison. V. little F&V but think I'll start that again tomorrow. No point doing it today, is there?

Hope you all have a lovely NYE - I'll be working, but HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you

OverRated · 31/12/2007 19:48

OOo, I love tuscan bean soup. Isn't it silly how all these new techie things take forever to set up? I agree, they really should be plug in and play things. It annoys me no end.

FrayedKnot · 31/12/2007 19:50

Yes and the one thing I really wanted to do which was to record things without the adverts, apparently, isn;t going to be possible. Although I think they can be edited out.

pinkspottywellies · 31/12/2007 20:13

Happy New Year Veggers!!!

Hope you all have a lovely night. I have to log off now so that we can watch movies and eat cheese, ham, olives, crackers etc our fave meal! Then tomorrow: Health Kick

Night all and best wishes for a peaceful, happy, healthy start to 2008.

Tatties · 31/12/2007 20:35

Hello!

It feels like I haven't been here for ages, have I missed anything?

I don't know if I will be on much tonight (ds very restless, that makes a change, eh? ) but I wanted to wish you all a very happy and healthy 2008 xxxxx

TooTicky · 31/12/2007 21:24

Hello Tatties
No, you haven't missed much. Franny had to move a pile of mangoes before the midwife came, 100x has been encouraging people to steal diamonds, Lully has been poorly, Fmf has been wishing everybody lovely things, OverRated has lots of snow, Zippi has had a raunchy weekend, GrouchyOscar has been eating hotpot, FrayedKnot has a complicated new machine and I am going to offend people horribly by not mentioning everybody. My memory gets worse every day....

lullabyloo · 31/12/2007 23:15

Happy Happy New Year Darling Ones