We had peaches, we had plums, we had strawberries in the sun, but the peaches and the plums, like the strawberries are all gone - 10 / 10 thread

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Can you call them OB?
They're not going to not have you do the course because you don't have a card, there will be a way round it, is temporary frustration but you'll figure it out. Do it when you feel stronger, call them and ask advice.

oh dear - then you have to go and they come but they will love it and remember it and you will need to store it in the 'virtuoues things I have done' bit of your head and make sure that you reward yourself for your kindness at a later date.

you do sound a bit tense ob

i am sure it will be fine

the frirst few days have there own strangeness but a week or two after it will all seem like yiou have been there for ages

i put on loads of weight gradually eating the same as exp and not getting any exercise and drinking wine in the evenings while he was working nights

i am definitely never going to let myself put weight on again

it is easy to slip back tho

i am not getting much exercise at the moment and i have had to concentrate on food

i just looked dumpy frumpy a lot older etc

I have decided that the real solution is to become a lesbian / celibate.

Bloody men.

It's an every week thing Bee, not just today - just today would be fine, it's just losing that doing something quietly on your own thing, but you're right, it'll be nice and hopefully they'll love it.

I'm very lucky to still have grandparents, not many people my age have still got 2.

OB lovely, give them a call when you feel a bit better. If there really is no other option - but surely they can't just assume everyone has a card? If they did I would be pretty cross IIWY -, you can use our card if you like and transfer us the money?

Boco, entirely not-mean and reasonable to feel sad about losing peaceful uncomplicated lengths. That time of free-headedness is just so precious, isn't it? It is why I end up staying up much too late even on work nights because of just being peaceful and alone.

UR/SB

oh Boco, I hadn't really appreciated your post below when I first read it. I would feel a little aggreived too at losing my precious lone swimming. Is there another time you can go alone at all?

oh or could you explain to your mum taht you need 10 minutes lone length-swimiing at the start of the session for 'health reasons'..
I used to go swimming with my mum and she is one of those women you see at pools with full make-up and coiffured hair who do a very sedate breast stroke for 5 minutes. Then stop in shallow end for a natter etc. I used to demand some 'vigorous' swimming on my own first. She understood.

Not really because I have to get a lift with a friend as there's no pool in The Village. However, when I've passed my test!

I'm not being entirely reasonable, but am tetchy due to dp kicking all night again - his sleep disorder has been better for a while, but I finally booted him out last night after being kicked, and he slept on the floor, randomly kicking the cupboard door at intervals, and whacking the chest of drawers. Gah. He'll be nackered and grumpy tonight too. AND I have cystitis for the billionth time.

Thanks, am going to give myself a little shake.

Will stop fretting on here now.

That's a good idea FMF, will try something like that.

i think you are being reasonable and you seem tired.

I think you are very nice nad very kind - I guess that dones;t help or do anything but I still think you are.

Thank you, is nice to complain and have friendliness.

OB hope you can get it sorted out

Franny I love your innapproriate children's books thread.

Hello

OB >

UR >

Everyone else have some too

I don;t very often do that.

I too am feeling like I'm at the bottom of a pit at the moment. I am just off to the Dr to talk about my recurrent thrush (if it even is thrush) which went away for a few months and has COME BACK.

I cried in the car on the way to work this morning because it was DS last day at nursery, and him starting school next week, the thrush, and work, and stuff. Then of course I had to make myslef stop in time to not go into work all puffy and bloodshot.

I feel like sitting under a duvet and never coming out again, well at least until we get some of that crispy weather, anyway.

oh thank you FMF
there was this terrible moment after I had started it where no-one replied and then someone went "" and I had put the bulgy veins thing and no-one was laughing and I thought oh dear

sorry for angstiness on here today
the swimming thing would drive me really MAD, being selfish and controlling as I am

mou hello again! join us again when you have worked out how to let the children get their own breakfast, like the rest of us

ds1 and I took ds2 to library singing thing
he slept through entire session of course but ds1 and I liked it

I have taught ds1 how to cross stitch

FK you need probiotics
proper ones from health food store not silly yogurt ones
and will ask my glowy lady about other thrush things if you like
MrsC very good for thrush (IYSWIM )

ta Bee

FK I get recurrent thrush, and assorted other candida infections. Probiotics help enormously - I use these. You are supposed to avoid sugar (not just refined, natural sugars too) and yeast. Marmite sandwiches a no-no. However I find that just taking the capsules is enough to keep the infections at bay. Cappucino is a mine of info on candida ishoos.

SO many veggers under a cloud the weather is shite and that doesn't help does it?

have cheered up a little. apparently there is an email for me at home from uni saying 'there there dear'.

Or words to that effect.

Am now freaking out because ex best friend who is a complete nightmare in so many ways I really couldn't begin to describe, but lets just start with - cannot survive without male attention in any situation in any form - is moving back from NYC to Bristol after her multi millionaire partner dumped her when he flew in to London yesterday and saw what she must have been up to in his absence.

NNNNOOOOOOooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And needs 'places to stay'. I was noncommital. I served my penance last w/e.

Hope everyone elses day perks up. I fucked off my diet and had two packets of hula hoops. Maybe I'm just high on MSG. Whatever. Get yer kicks where you can.

I am having recurrent cystitis. About as much fun as recurrent thrush.

Boo! Hiss! To bottom badness.

Yay to cold gin n tonic in fridge. That'll help with the cystitis.....

Me too with the cystitis, bloody pain. Had to give sample at docs today, was in queue to hand it over with dd2 shouting 'why did you do a wee in that tube? Why are you giving it to that lady? What will she do with your wee? Why? Why mummy? etc. Should have done patient explaining but I hate it when everyone is listening and your skills all fall off.

Sorry you're feeling so low FK, is grim day today. Hope you get a relaxing weekend.

gin and cranberry juice??