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Hey Mr. Tangerine Man - 10 / 10 thread

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FrannyandZooey · 04/05/2008 15:41

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

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FrannyandZooey · 05/05/2008 16:10

have a good rest
come and mop your brow at us again soon

kisses on behalf of everyone - they will be cross they missed you!

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MrsCarrot · 05/05/2008 16:10

It was superb, the dcs loved it too. I can't really change my name now can I?

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FrannyandZooey · 05/05/2008 16:11

nope

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cyteen · 05/05/2008 16:16

Oh, I remember now that you posted a thread about how worried you were about it - I'm so glad that everything went smoothly. Extra glad Wishing you lots of quality rest over the next few weeks

littlerach · 05/05/2008 16:29

Good to hear form you MrsC.

Lol at crumpet.

Make sure you get lots of rest now.

Veg gratin for lunch.
With peppers, courgettes andf tomatoes.
Dried apricots.

Lots of digging in garden

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FrannyandZooey · 05/05/2008 16:50

am making roasted veg thing: peppers, mushrooms, sweet potato, courgette, aubergine

it keeps going mushy lately when I have done it - not sure why
too much oil? trying to cook too much veg all at once? I normally do two big oven pans full to last for a few meals
maybe there's too much steam in my crap little oven

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Boco · 05/05/2008 17:38

Oh I'm sorry I missed MrsC!

Gosh don't they send you home early! So early - i guess you'll be much more comfortable at home though . Glad you're feeling brighter.

Don't apologise, felt like I was badgering you a bit but just wanted to check you were ok. Good, you sound positive and yourself and like it will be ok with all the resting and reading.

TooTicky · 05/05/2008 17:50

MrsC!!!! [smile[smile
You are sounding delightfully carrotty. Well done!!

BBBee · 05/05/2008 17:54

mrs c

Fullmoonfiend · 05/05/2008 18:20

MRSC!!!!

I went out to the allotment and you came in my absence!

so good to hear from you, we have all been pacing and pacing.

I know the carrot is spectacularly useless, i just wanted to make you smile...

Now my dc want me to make them one ''or an apple person''

stuffitall · 05/05/2008 18:21

hurray for Mrs C
glad you are feeling better
wishes for a speedy convalescence x

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FrannyandZooey · 05/05/2008 18:39

FMF I wish you would make me some pretendy felt things for my groups
can I talk to you after I have had my maternity leave and try to convince you to make me felt bits and bobs?

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Fullmoonfiend · 05/05/2008 18:43

well I'll certainly try (it's very therapeutic) but I am actually the world's crappest art and crafter - loads of ideas and enthusiasm but zero practical talent

The carrot was easy. I supose I could do a banana. Or a parsnip...

TooTicky · 05/05/2008 18:45

Parsnips and cabbage. Is there such a thing as a cunting parsnip? I think there is.

Fullmoonfiend · 05/05/2008 18:51

I have had a shocking 10/10 day (we went to a community gala so it was ice cream all the way and bad sweets.
We will be having fajitas and salad for tea though.

Anyone feeling inspired want to come over here
and help me think of a boat name?

stuffitall · 05/05/2008 19:00

there is a lot of boatery among veggers it seems
I have a box of pears which has cunted its way to swampification

FrayedKnot · 05/05/2008 19:02

MrsC! I wasn;t expecting you to be back home yet - but definitely preferable to being on crackly sheets in a stuffy ward I imagine.

Lol at the crumpet

Have had cauliflower and lentil poppadom stacks for supper. They were rather tasty.

Didn;t get to ride my bike because DS insited on taking his to the park so I just did speed walking behind him as he sailed off into the distance every tow minutes.

And we picnicked.

DH at home doing badly necessary DIY. Same again tomorrow - different venue, different picnic, I think - No work - we have a week off! Hoorah!!

Fullmoonfiend · 05/05/2008 19:05

oohhhh! Did you make those poppadommy things?? How? recipe please!

berolina · 05/05/2008 19:17

MrsC! So glad you're home and sounding fairly bright (am surprised about the being home already bit too) - take it really really easy.

Am feeling a little at your magical Bank Holiday days - today was just an ordinary day here. But I did spend a large part of the afternoon in the botanic garden with the boys, and we went right over to the end of it we never usually get to, where there is a water garden with lots of basins and a little pond, and saw frogs I took some lovely pictures of ds1 playing amid the cherry blossom. Might try and put some up later, for a limited time.

ds2 BIT me in the post office today because I didn't get him latched on quickly enough for his liking (was in the sling). Cue me yelping and saying rather loudly and crossly 'Don't bite me, please, ds2'. Cue odd looks. But fortunately nobody felt impelled to try out their English on me, which usually happens when pßeople hear me speaking to dses in a public place. if it isn't for speaking English, I get odd looks for having ds2 in a sling. People do use slings here, but they are quite few and far between. In a lift once a silly bitch woman started saying to her friend how 'carrying them like that' was the worst thing you could do to a child, terrible for their legs . I think she thought I couldn't understand her. I was too gobsmacked to respond as I should have done. Altogether, I am fed up of being a curiosity when I go out with the boys tbh.

berolina · 05/05/2008 19:19

oh!
apple juice, two lots of salad (mixed leaves, tomato, cucumber, carrot, sunflower seeds), banana, pear, leftover pumpkin and chickpea soup.

TooTicky · 05/05/2008 19:24

Oh Berolina, have a hug! I thought Germany was quite sling-friendly and child-friendly and right on. How old are your dses?

berolina · 05/05/2008 19:39

ds1 is 3 in 2 weeks, ds2 is 7 months.

There are more slings in some areas of Berlin, but in my area it's all Peg Perego and Bugaboo and if someone is carrying a baby it's usually in a Baby Björn. What I also think it is is that ds1 looks young, and I tend to still use the pushchair with him as we need to walk quite far to get places (we use public transport), and I look a lot younger than I am if you don't get too close , and small age gaps and 'young' mothers are more unusual here. Add the sling and the English and the whole effect is evidently quite eye-catching I do get a lot of smiles and some nice comments too Just sometimes I don't want to be looked at curiously.

berolina · 05/05/2008 19:45

I actually really hate people assuming I can't speak German. But I have to speak English to dses all the time, even in public, as we do the one-parent-one-language thing and I'm the only daily English influence in their lives (barring Julia Donaldson story CDs). We do have English friends etc but don't always meet every week. It just so grates on me when someone hears me speaking English, their eyes light up and they dive towards me to try out their English skills. It's horrid and mean of me really, as Germans are by and large touchingly anglophile and mean well, but I just then feel it's not me at all they're interested in. And my German's near native - I don't feel 'foreign' here actually, but I do in those sorts of situations.

ahundredtimes · 05/05/2008 19:56

Oh dear Bero, I think it must be very tiring. Perhaps you could just turn to them and say 'yes we live here' in German? And then they might back off a bit?

Mrs C. Oh Mrs C, Mrs C. [I feel like thingy in a Passage to India saying Mrs Moore, Mrs Moore]

I hope you do get lots of rest, and don't do too much. It all sounds pretty rough going, but a day of crying is not such a bad thing for the system, and now you are home again. Which is good. Lots and lots of rest.

Now somewhat contraversial - Franny I think you should let dp and ds go to the festival. It will give him something special to look forward to, something just for him and his Dad and something the baby can't do because it is too small and too silly. ALSO you get to stay in bed all weekend with your baby, and devote yourself to the baby, in the way one wants to but can't quite do when other children are around. Those are my thoughts.

We've done nice things and eaten things but I can't be bothered to write them now.

FrayedKnot · 05/05/2008 19:57

The poppadom stack was easy because I bought ready made poppadoms

I'm not very good at making things like that myslef.

Then I made a curried lentil, tomato and cauliflower stew (for want of a better word) and layered it with the poppadoms, with yoghurt on top - delish.

Bero that sounds pretty annoying. I admire you for being true to yourslef, however.

Being a novelty that everyone wants to meet / stare at / practice English on / quiz about their weird habits.

I remember really idiotic things from when I lived in Italy, like

"Is it true the English don;t rinse their dishes?"

Very tiresome.