I saw this as I was scrolling through another thread in the middle of the night last night and it made me lol even if it is annoyingly true. Mine’s terrible at the moment too, Hotes.
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I’m sorry about bringing this up ~again~ but sometimes you just need to let off steam at 5.43. Catching up on the MT and there seems to be a discussion around whether Jack was suffering from AN in a picture (not a dig at you Vali- Jack is using our failings around this to weaponise.)
Cue people saying she doesn’t look thin enough etc. I too have taught people “wasting away”. Where I had to take their duck off water bottles off them and stop them walking around my classroom. But I’ve also taught/been around people (which might also be close to home
) who have been in the situation where extreme low body weight isn’t the indicator but extreme behaviour is. Taking scales everywhere. Exercising to the point of injury. Refusing to socialise for fear of what might happen. EDs are on a spectrum. For weight and for behaviours. People need to realise that and unless they open up to the fact that they can be hidden like many others disorders and conditions, people like Jack will continue to weaponise them using outdated stereotypes.
Cue people saying she doesn’t look thin enough etc. I too have taught people “wasting away”. Where I had to take their duck off water bottles off them and stop them walking around my classroom. But I’ve also taught/been around people (which might also be close to home
) who have been in the situation where extreme low body weight isn’t the indicator but extreme behaviour is. Taking scales everywhere. Exercising to the point of injury. Refusing to socialise for fear of what might happen. EDs are on a spectrum. For weight and for behaviours. People need to realise that and unless they open up to the fact that they can be hidden like many others disorders and conditions, people like Jack will continue to weaponise them using outdated stereotypes.Sorry for my rant. Can we celebrate early for Susan?
You’re so sweet to ask, and ugh I’m sorry you’re struggling with it.
Luckily the insomnia isn’t too bad, but my sleeping pattern is weird at the moment, I get home in the evening and just fall asleep for hours, then wake up and don’t sleep again until the middle of the night. It’s because of the antidepressants, the same thing happened when I was on fluoxetine a few years ago. But these ones aren’t even really helping. The good news is I’ve got an appointment with the psychiatrist soon-ish to review the meds, so hopefully I’ll be able to try something else.
Wow, sorry that turned into a ramble. People always give unsolicited advice when it comes to insomnia, so Hotes, I’ll just ask if there’s anything you think will help you? Or do you just wait for it to pass? I really feel for you, its so frustrating and exhausting.
Wow, sorry that turned into a ramble. People always give unsolicited advice when it comes to insomnia, so Hotes, I’ll just ask if there’s anything you think will help you? Or do you just wait for it to pass? I really feel for you, its so frustrating and exhausting.
@zetta buttons your “rant” is
I agree so much, and wish I could put into words why, but it’s too early. But thank you for saying it.on a happier note.. @BubbleDuck I love the way your mind works! TikTok Slopbot is genius!
@Valiofthedolls those pictures are so lovely, I love your love for the animals, it really shines though.
And @MaineCoonMama Happy early birthday to beautiful Susan!
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Happy almost birthday little friend Susan! I love how her ears have always been the same size
sending cat purrs to everyone, Happy Friday!
Oh God it's good to be home! Didn't realise how much I've missed Marmite - I tried asking for it in hospital for breakfast and they said they had it and sent marmalade instead. Slept for 11 hours last night with two very overprotective dogs cuddled up next to me. Stairs are still a bit of a challenge because my legs aren't used to them and I've lost nearly a stone with probably another stone of excess fluid still to drain off, but that will still leave me at a healthy weight for me, so not too worried - I think I've had fluid building up since the summer, because that's when my stomach started to change shape and my weight started to increase no matter what I ate or didn't eat.
Much as I want to go and see the horses, who are two fields away from the house, my plans for today are shower, meds, sofa and that's about it.
Much as I want to go and see the horses, who are two fields away from the house, my plans for today are shower, meds, sofa and that's about it.
So happy for you that you’re home! The overprotective dogs sound so sweet! Glad you’re taking it easy.
Glad you're home @Falkor 
definitely take it easy until you've got your strength back.
Love to all the ninnies going through stuff, and happy birthday to the Susan
I've got one of my regular bone marrow biopsies next week but they've scheduled it stupidly early in the morning so I have no excuse to take the day off like I usually do
definitely take it easy until you've got your strength back.Love to all the ninnies going through stuff, and happy birthday to the Susan
I've got one of my regular bone marrow biopsies next week but they've scheduled it stupidly early in the morning so I have no excuse to take the day off like I usually do
If you can, still take the day off and do something enjoyable after. Just because it’s a routine thing for you, it’s still not a fun thing and definitely worthy of a day off !Glad you're home @Falkor
Love to all the ninnies going through stuff, and happy birthday to the Susan
I've got one of my regular bone marrow biopsies next week but they've scheduled it stupidly early in the morning so I have no excuse to take the day off like I usually do
Morning ninnies. Im off for a harvester breakfast with a friend in a little while as I have a voucher 
Lots of love to everyone struggling. @Falkor so glad you’re home and enjoying marmite and @MaineCoonMama happy birthday to Susan!
Lots of love to everyone struggling. @Falkor so glad you’re home and enjoying marmite and @MaineCoonMama happy birthday to Susan!
Check out Pooh's ears when he was a kitten. We could pick up pirate radio from Poland.Happy almost birthday little friend Susan! I love how her ears have always been the same size
I don’t know if this is funny or not so trigger warning references to death -
This was years and years ago but at work we used to have an old industry icon come over and visit every few months. He actually wasn’t even that old I’ve just checked and am stunned that when this happened he’d have been about the age of my in laws who are still closing their Apple Watch rings but I suppose they weren’t guzzling coke at studio 54 every night. Anyway visiting ppl like that would take a British big dog’s office, one day I’m walking through that section of the office and jump out of my skin because he looks bleeping dead behind a desk but one of the girls on the bank of PA desks saw me jump and laughed and said oh no sweetie he does that all the time sometimes mid sentence. And he did lol on subsequent visits I was like oh nvm. I know rich ppl have that toxic work ethic/attitude but if I was that rich there’s no way you’d catch me at the office ngl. Esp not in a state where young women think I’m a corpse.
100% still take the day off you need to relax and rest!Glad you're home @Falkor
Love to all the ninnies going through stuff, and happy birthday to the Susan
I've got one of my regular bone marrow biopsies next week but they've scheduled it stupidly early in the morning so I have no excuse to take the day off like I usually do
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A forum I used to frequent, we named a member’s cat
and she kept it, captain stripeypants
Also a huge Kondo fan here, but this is quite different, in ways that are very helpful for me at present. It's more gentle hints about how to set up a process that will support you and it doesn't suggest that there is 'one right way' to do things. (Although I think there's been a lot of quotes out of context that make Kondo seem bossier than she actually is!) This makes a lot of sense to me, I've had friends tell me how comforting they found sorting through the parental home after bereavement and finding their childhood lovingly preserved; I was very grateful to find my parent's possessions already edited down to the essential clothes and tools they loved and used. I've been organising my home so that the spaces I use regularly are comfortable and comforting, and the big advantage of retirement is that I now have time to do this. Things that I no longer need that may be useful for others I pass on (my walking boots, socks, coats left this autumn as part of the synagogue's winter clothing collection for street/refugee charities, my sewing machine and fabric stash has also gone). As @zetta buttons pointed out the other day, used books aren't greatly in demand; we've got a lot of them, we do regular sweeps for items to go to the Amnesty and Oxfam bookshops near us (but usually come home with more!) and I'm at peace with the idea that one day they'll be sorted out in a general house clearance. I also love clothes and have a lot of them, almost entirely from Oxfam, lovingly maintained and mended, they spark joy in me and I don't feel weighed down by them. I sometimes feel very defensive when online about the fact that I don't leave my home very much, and that it is very far from minimalist. I feel very privileged to have a safe home, and a garden that I love, and it feels quite constructive to go through it in very small steps, one drawer at a time, making sure that it keeps working.
Seconded!
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I very much like this idea and will be looking into it. I've Kondo-ed in the past and have a relatively minimalist home but still plenty of clutter in my eyes.
You always learn something new here!
You always learn something new here!
What’s clutter to some is treasure to others.
Insta quote of the day. I think I might print it out on swirly writing and put it in a frame at work later
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Insta quote of the day. I think I might print it out on swirly writing and put it in a frame at work later
.Badger's fleece has now been colour-sorted and carded and hopefully the cowl will get made next week 
That’s gorgeous! What does it smell like?Badger's fleece has now been colour-sorted and carded and hopefully the cowl will get made next week
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Should just smell like normal wool now, most of the lanolin will have been washed out.
Thanks Sideboard Boobra. Reverse sleep and insomnia is just part of ME. I have amitriptyline. I think I just accept it 
it is annoying though. I really think hormones play apart as I can just switch between falling asleep on my feet to wide awake, like a switch has flicked. Like I can “feel” it change. And it’s not related to how much or little I’ve done. Although, if I do a lot I can fall asleep afterwards.
I made Tesco plant-based sausage rolls in the air fryer and they were miles better than the oven!
it is annoying though. I really think hormones play apart as I can just switch between falling asleep on my feet to wide awake, like a switch has flicked. Like I can “feel” it change. And it’s not related to how much or little I’ve done. Although, if I do a lot I can fall asleep afterwards.I made Tesco plant-based sausage rolls in the air fryer and they were miles better than the oven!
Thank you for explaining. That‘s a good attitude, to even try and accept it, because it’s easier said than done, but if you’re not worrying about it, it hopefully frees up mental space.Thanks Sideboard Boobra. Reverse sleep and insomnia is just part of ME. I have amitriptyline. I think I just accept it
I made Tesco plant-based sausage rolls in the air fryer and they were miles better than the oven!
It must be so weird to be able to “switch“ like that! It takes me 84 years and two coffees to fully wake up. It sounds like you’ve really found ways to adapt to it.
Yay for more air fryer discoveries!
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