My Bloody Clementine - 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

oh flipping heck
i forgot the meet
please remind me of date avi, sorry

Not been very focussed! Will attempt to catch up later

Btw, being away the whole day from them sort of happened co-incidenty...I obviously saw them in the morning before I went to work, but than after work I went to FIL (MIL for first time away in respite for a week...) and we talked a fair while and than I had to go shopping, so, byt the time I got home the lil oens were in bed...and Sven was staying over at a friends house...

Saying that...they are , right now, winding me up...fight and bicker....and not doing as they are told, and ripping their games apart, and losing several parts so you have to throw the games out,because they become unplayable...well...tbh...I will do their bedroom this weekend and I will chuck out at least half of their crap, because I am sick of it all...you cna't walk through their room without stabbing your toe on some toy or other...and they always do this...rip everything out and then leave it laying about whilst ripping out more stuff...argh...

Anyways, no f&v yet...shittypoop...

How is everyone? How do people enjoy halfterm wth their little darlings? Hope more than me...!

A very very nice man has just taken my DC's out for a meal ....and I really DO have to work....sigh.

But a couple of hours peace at least!

you have my every sympathy Fairlady and a big hug...they really take you tO places emotionally that you couldn't have imagined...do you text?

Invite friends around....I hated it at first but in the end they entertain themselves and apart from the odd packet of penguins are fairly maintenance free.

Ring me for a moan....can FB you my home number if you wany...there is nothing like a blardy good rant IMO!!

Put a personal stereo on but just listen to one earpiece so you can hear if there is any real trouble, but the music distracts you.... (but mine are 11 and 6)

Bribary and reward charts...a 'token' for every 1/4 hr thety get on that can add up to a treat of some sort.

SCREAM!!!!!

Devlope a fantasy desert island where you can learn to switch off and retreat (i like this one)

Trade of your time for their time...you will do X,Y or Z of their choice if you get some time to do what you want.

MN!!!!

The awful thing I find at times like that is I know doing something with them would improve things, but they make me so stressed and unhappy sometimes I don't feel like it and it seems like rewarding bad behaviuor...that can be a difficult hurdle to overcome

Thanks for advice - will look for the book, TooT.

Fairlady, not sure what to say but sorry the DC are pushing you so much.

I have almost no F&V in the house

Olives
lentils
peppers
courgette
onion
mucho garlic
apple

bloody hell. I cannot get further than 7.

Ah, I shall throw some salad into the mix. Still only 8....

Learnt about Joseph Bazalgette today, what an amazing man, he designed the sewerage system in London which is still goimng strong today, 140 years on.

I am still pretty glad not to have been alive in Victorian England, I have a sensitive nose and suspect I may not have been nobility which is not a pleasant combination.

Don't they do guided tours or something?

Also glad I wasn't around then, but really loved the value they placed on doing things well. We could learn a lot from them now.

Hello

One of my gt gt grandmothers ran a pub in the East End and had about 12 children so I'm kind of glad I wasn;t part of that generation. I think she must have been kind of formidable to have survived.

I haven;t done very well on f&v. Yet.

So far...

Grapes
Cabbage
Left over shpeherds pie with carrots & beans in

SB I think vegetarian fine, does DS eat meat with his Dad? I think once you said that he did. DS doesn;t eat meat every day, usually 3-4 times a week.

Co-sleeping - I thought you had some space constraints which dictated your sleep arrangements?

Are we talking general meet? I remember some mention of it. Can someone also e-mail me if there are any plans, please?

Yes, serious space constraints so we have 1 big bed and a futon which is, in theory, my bed. But we share the big bed usually because it works for both of us. I don't see a problem but I seem to be seen as a bit of a loon what with my pagan, vegetarian, co-sleeping, attachment/ playful parenting, non plonking DS in front of inappropriate DVDs ways.

god i just ate dp's dinner before he got home
i need strategies for dealing with hunger

bunny dr sears' website is quite good for simple explanations of the advantages of co-sleeping
i know YOU don't need it simple but your ex might

fk it's a general meet which i am meant to be arranging
i honestly forgot. i did, TooT! avi is telling me the date, as there are only certain days of the year she is allowed off avi island

Ooops, Franny!

I like Dr sears. thanks.

Mexican lasagne - peppers, onions, tomatoes, corn, black beans, refried beans (2 or 3)
Peas
Juice

If you don't mind me saying so SB, you are a brilliant mum. And the kind that your DS will be proud to have been raised by.

You are amazingly diverse in the range of influences you bring to a young mind under difficult circumstances, and seem to devote an enormous amount of time to his mental well being. I share a lot of your parenting philosophies, to the disapproval of some family members, and whilst I don't get it all right, am immensely proud of their amazing enquiring minds and awe at the world, and also of our close relationships despite some problems.

So stick to your guns, obviously it is hard to reconcile two different parenting styles but maybe with time Ex will become more flexible.

...xx

Franny, can you have a small easily pickupable, putdownable hobby, like crocheting squares for a quilt or something....it really helped me.

Have had a dreadful day physically, and feel very sick, but am perky and chipper so hopefully tomorrow will improve.

DS is going on an action break for three days, so the rest of my half term will be a breeze!!

i claim 20 portions well i have eaten enough for 2 people

how bad is this on a scale of 1 to 10 do you reckon? if someone ate my dinner before i could get to it, i would be homicidal i think
i just did it in a blur of hunger and greed

no i mean FOOD related strategies
things i can eat so i won't FEEL hungry
sorry but LOL at crocheting distracting me
i don't think so

bunny this might be touching nerves but presumably your ex did like or at least tolerate that side of you when you were together? can you appeal to him to respect you as ds's mother even if he does not agree with your views? it is good for a child to be exposed to different belief systems imo, as long as these beliefs are being treated respectfully by the other people around them

oh am doing core values tonight
what if my core values turn out to be greed and laziness

Thanks for saying lovely things

Ex did at least tolerate me. He's just being a total arse and other than smiling nicely and rolling my eyes privately, I am not sure what to do.

No idea re food strategies but if you find any, please tell me. I am one big greedy guts atm.

lol, DS just jumped out of bed after his nap and was all hot a sweaty. He climbed on me and said, "BOO! I'm all sweatery"

then you will have to embrace them Franny

at sweatery

Am struggling with ds2's eating atm. he seems to be refusing most meals. Is it okay for him to live on cheese sandwiches, apples and carrots? Maybe bananas and kiwis?
He is a skinny wee thing.

Just a quicky then I'm orf:

blueberries
banana x2
oj
dried fruit
cauliflower x2
carrots
cucumber
humous
tomatoes
leeks
onions

Woo-hoo

toot that sounds like an ok diet for now
ds1 always liked a 'snack plate' - tiny portions of everything arranged nicely on a plate - basically a meal, but lots of variety and when called a snack it doesn't seem so intimidating maybe?

bunny maybe we could do what attila advises and EAT the crocheting?

woo hoo indeed lemur