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Why are so many people up at this hour ?

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SummerDad · 27/01/2013 01:25

Just wondering ...

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SummerDad · 20/02/2013 02:01

Thistledew what do you do if you don't mind me asking Smile.

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Thistledew · 20/02/2013 02:02

Barrister.

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SummerDad · 20/02/2013 02:05

Thistledew my goodness, working at this hour, just wonder in which professions people do have sensible hours.

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plinkyplonks · 20/02/2013 02:07

Tried to sleep - failed miserably Brew

kittyandthegoldenfontanelles · 20/02/2013 02:07

I can have paracetamol and codeine at 3. can't wait.

thank you for the flowers cafe and the advice both of you. I don't have any fizzy lime I'm afraid. does it really work?

ice cream seems to help Hmm
fatty

Thistledew · 20/02/2013 02:08

Not this one, that's for sure. Deadlines is deadlines, and really serious consequences for your client if you miss them. It just gets rather frustrating when I get sent stuff to work on at the very last minute, then people wonder why I can't do about 15 hours work between the hours of 9-5.

cafecito · 20/02/2013 02:09

when I grow up, I would like to be a barrister... :)

cafecito · 20/02/2013 02:09

IF I grow up

cafecito · 20/02/2013 02:09

the counsel I used to instruct on cases, were holy god creatures of knowledge

cafecito · 20/02/2013 02:12

I concluded I would need 8 heads and 17 arms and to double the hours in the day to even come close to getting stuff done in time, when I worked in law, thistledew. deadlines :( indeed.

kitty - yes fizzy lime's where it's at, best made yourself though (lime cordial/juice of some description, plus fizz)

cafecito · 20/02/2013 02:13

ibuprofen is antiinflammatory, so would be better than codeine really if you can have it

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SummerDad · 20/02/2013 02:14

cafecito if I remember correctly, you once worked for one of the big legal firms in the city. Are you a barrister too or still have to take exams. Sorry for sounding so ignorant about the legal profession Smile

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SummerDad · 20/02/2013 02:15

cafecito, X posted sorry.

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cafecito · 20/02/2013 02:18

it's espec difficult with a family, there'd always be some kind of conference the very next day or a hearing and I'd just have to stay and bash it all out before I could leave, just because it had to get done- mayhem with young baby at home- not that I am remotely sensible with hours now.

kitty ice cream is good, because it will help to reduce inflammation...cytokines...phospholipase....stuff....

tonsils are good things though, they filter stuff, so I wish I still had mine even though they are evil when you have tonsilitis, they're good immune defenders

cafecito · 20/02/2013 02:21

no I was a lowly solicitor, they pay barristers to do the real work for them Wink

cafecito · 20/02/2013 02:22

and barristers have garden parties, so they're all round much cooler creatures (except in crime)

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SummerDad · 20/02/2013 02:33

What do you think guys, is it not the time to split this thread?

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kittyandthegoldenfontanelles · 20/02/2013 02:59

summerdad eh? split? waddya mean? who would get who in the divorce?

drcafe the codeine is for the pain interspersed with volterol for the inflammation.
Dr saucy Eric stolz ENT specialist recommended that cocktail. It had been working a treat since Sunday till 21.30 last night then all the pain broke through. I've just poked some yellow bits at the back with a
q-tip....do you think I'll have done irreparable damage? Confused

jynier · 20/02/2013 03:30

SummerDad - When I saw your original thread, I thought that it would help people who were suffering with insomnia caused by grief; realised very quickly that this was not the case!!!

Hate the bereavement sites; suggestions come up on the right-hand side with pics of the dead in their coffins.

Don't think that this thread is the right place for me.

cafecito · 20/02/2013 03:31

custody battle!? *tugs at kitty's skirt, wide eyed, clutching dishevelled teddy.. muttering about ice cream and alphabets..

cafecito · 20/02/2013 03:32

stop prodding kitty!

cafecito · 20/02/2013 03:34

Hi jynier, I figured this thread was just for anyone who was awake, you don't have to go to a bereavement site though (have personally never visited one) have you seen the bereavement section on mumsnet? if you wanted to chat, specifically, that is, but we're all here for you, when we are awake also, if you ever want to talk about it

cafecito · 20/02/2013 03:39

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/bereavement I sometimes prefer nocturnal randomness here, but sometimes I post in one of the threads there too. I lost my DD a good few years ago, but still have trouble sleeping as a result of it (I say it's work related, but really I have made my life like this because I have chronically bad insomnia), I know there are specific threads for other losses too - my best friend died in bizarre circumstances shortly after DD and my grandparents, who brought me up. I joined MN when DD was ill, but was very glad for it after she died (I took a 3+ year MN break then came back). It can be so isolating, handling such raw grief on your own. Hope you find something that helps you jynier x

cafecito · 20/02/2013 03:43

we are all 'here' for you though, remember that. we may be a crazy bunch Smile but each and every one of us will understand on some level what is going on for you, and even if we haven't been through it ourselves, we are all here to listen if you just want a rant sometimes. I had quite bad PTSD for some time - I also get very bad nightmares. I have found counselling through my hospital is very helpful. I didn't have counselling initially as I was told they wouldn't be able to help me, but actually it really has. Do you ever speak to anyone?

jynier · 20/02/2013 04:03

Cafe - Am so very sorry for your loss! What happened to your DD? Don't answer if it's too painful to recall. Thank you for your kindness! x