Sounds as if you're having a horrible time, MrsJC. Sleep deprivation is just the pits - no wonder losing weight is the last thing on your mind!
Lovely to see you back, Littlefish!
KC, I'm really looking forward to doing some regular work. It's not a job I ever saw myself doing, but it's good to be doing anything, really. I can't go back to the job I am qualified to do, and the chances of finding anything else part-time which fits in with school hours and school term times are very slim (unless I bump off the school secretary!). The big bonus for me is company - I get so lonely on my own, and this is giving me something to get out of the house for, and people to talk to (even if most of them are under three foot tall). Beats sitting at home talking to the wall!
It also doesn't give me any time for picking at food or for comfort eating - two hours after I get back into the house, I'm out again. And by the time I get home, I've only got another hour before it's time to pick dd up - so no time for sitting on my arse feeling sorry for myself and comfort-eating. I've also discovered a sensation I don't think I've felt for a long time ... I have felt hungry for the first time in ages, because I'm not spending the mornings picking at junk. It feels quite embarrassing to admit that, really.
Although Cook does lovely puddings, and there's always a big lump put away for the play leaders to pick up on the way out, so it's not all good news ...