Cantaloupe, cantaloupe! Will you eat the bad mango? - 10 / 10 thread

[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

wombling I do that with ds when at end of tether
I don't think it is perfect but better than alternatives IMO
ds says "it doesn't help ME calm down but it helps YOU calm down"
fair enough

there you go, I did sharing

wombling can you quickly email me your address
am posting carrot seeds and kiki to 10 / 10 ers and I'll see if I can find that book

frannyandzooey at india dot com

sorry for tiredness etc

i am having a interesting discussion with JoDivine re vibrator satisfaction or dissatisfaction

wombling, that's what I have always done with my little hot-head. And he always did come and have a talk and a cuddle when he had calmed down.
He is the sort of child who, when he hurts himself, cannot cope with sympathy! He has to go and wail it out in private, Twas always difficult if he fell over in public - his anger at hurting himself (losing his dignity) meant he would lash out of you tried to comfort him.
Cue me yelling '' do not attempt to comfort the injured child, ladies and gentlemen, I urge you, do not approach him, stand back!''

Thanks for all advice FMF and Franny etc, need to go to work, will check in later.

Hello all.
I've been caught up in a whirl of ill (but recovering, thankfully) Grannies, husbands in India and dcs to get ready for compulsory school camp.
Sympathies, Wombling, I have a hot head too- let me know if you come to any conclusions. I'm one too, and that doesn't help in dealing with it. With dd1, we have a sign. When an outburst is on its way I raise my glasses slightly so the others don't see and she gets hold of herself before it happens. But she is 10. How old is yours?

Strawberries, redcurrants from the garden, banana.

There, you have loads to share now with all the poorly people and still have enough for yourself. Hope the spatone kicks in soon.

Sorry you're having a tough time Wombling. I am going to save your leaving-the-room-and-coming-back-when-calm method for when dd goes all unreasonable.

zippi are you talking about vibrators again [rolls eyes]

UR do you want your man to say "love ya"? (you are probably not around yet are you?)

a tomato

right, ds and I have appointment after school with teacher.
I need to stress to her that ds wants help in handling situation and is not tale-telling...And to see if she can give any insight into why this is happening. does that sound reasonable?
(oh god, hope I don't get emotional. Why do I always get emotional?)

Good luck FMF - all sounds perfectly reasonable. I get emotional in these types of situations too - sometimes I think it might not be such a bad thing for people to see how badly a situation is affecting you.

Good luck Fmf.

Hello Sauerkraut Glad your grandmother is rallying.

I am feling prickly and irritable, much like the thistles I have been uprooting.
I wanted to do gardening this morning but had to take dd1 to open a bank account.
Came back and harvested onions.

Franny, have a virtual sympathy blanket. It is soft and squashy and smells of fruit. It also has pockets full of chocolate.

Sorry, I have scared you all away with my prickliness

There.

your sympathy blanket sounds divine. Can I share?

I have done that too, WOmbling - when DS gets so angry that he's just yelling and kicking, I say, 'come and talk to me or have a hug when you're ready. I'm sorry you are feeling so angry' and he always comes for a hug when he's calmed down. LOL @ Franny's DS

Zippi was talking about vibrators before breakfast

Thank you for the sympathy nest I think I will crawl in later.

Hope Toots feels less prickly

Raisins

ahhhhhh
had 2 hours in bed courtesy of glowy lady who took ds for a picnic (and brought him back happy and reeking of garlic )

with combination of this and sympathy blanket have rallied enough to make playdough for TooT and also bulk cook some onions and mushrooms which when added to creme fraiche will make mushroom stroganoff

hoorah

have posted things to people but not playdough yet TooT
will try tomorrow or early next week

Bless you Franny!!

oooh

it's nice and stalky isn't it

apple, banana
and because I got to the new 4 pack of Rachel's yogurts before ds, I got the mango one
hahahahahhhaaaaaaaaa

Absolutleyt.m And when it wilts you can cook it

absolutely

I have eaten no fruit or veg. I think this is why I am prickly.

it's made of Fluffles

teacher wouldn't see me this week because she has to go and pick up her children. So have to pent it all up til monday. Today some child put sand in ds's water bottle.

Have gathered baby spinach, chickweed, beetroot tops, pea shoots, mizuna and baby lettuce for my scromlette salad...how wholesome does that sound!!
AAnd pineapple. Have eaten a lot again.

And am making rhubarb cake.