This thread has just made me laugh a LOT, very loudly (thank goodness am in my kitchen and not at work), especially at your dd and ds's picture of Dr Who Marina, ha ha, bless her, she sounds lovely. They both do, yoga, ha ha. Hanging up the skirt sounds like a good idea and you're right, diets almost certainly all work if we stick to them. Although I think I can stick to this. It's eat less, exercise more, basically, innit?
JJ that book looks interesting, I just read the Amazon reviews. Have you read it?
Sympathy on your ds, poor love, that will be tough for him and you. But I laughed at your bit about your mother too, sorry. But much sympathy as well. My mum came for 5 days when dd was born and it really was long enough. If doing all this stuff helps you feel better then great. Some of us have found that when we're stressed all this looking after ourselves stuff helps a lot. With odd forays into vast vats of vino, obviously
Ts, is it measles then? And if so are you all ok?
L&S, I remember saying (well, might have been shrieked actually) to dh#1, when we'd just had ds and he'd asked 'why is he crying?' "THERE ISN'T ANY LOGIC TO IT, I DON'T BLOODY KNOW!" Hope it stops soon and you gotta do what you gotta do to get through it.
Bundle, how lovely being taken out to lunch, please do come and report back so we can slaver over it!
Dino (I was thinking who's sixspotburnet?) of COURSE you can come back! How's your new (ish) job? Sorry you feel crap but honestly, this stuff will help you feel better.