Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

[Faith-and-Hope]

Hi @JennyK 😊

The beach walk sounds great ..... ❣

I am in a family situation where circumstantial depression threatens us all .... exercise is one of the best coping mechanisms there is, I think ..... unfortunately for us my husband has taken exercise to an extreme, likely in an effort to control something that has gone awry with his inner world, cos that's not the only issue ..... but I walk as much as I reaonably can.

Most mornings I go looking for the local dolphin pods in the river just down from our house, and the trek between two bridges is about 10km .... very nice on the days I feel up to it, or find the time free.

Don't know whether your daughter would find this appealing, but I posted a recipe for "Adult Play Dough" on another thread yesterday ..... I think of it as aromatherapy in a tactile form .... it might be something you could make together as an alternative to a stress ball ....

Calming Lavender Play Dough

 I like to add in rose oil and rose petals .... I am sure it would work just as well with peppermint oil and dried oeppermint leaves ....

Ingredients:
* 2 cups of flour
* 4 tablespoons of cream of tartar
* 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
* 1 cup of salt
* 2 cups of boiling water
* few drops of lavender oil
* few drops of rose oil
* dried lavender petals
* dried rose petals

Method:
* Mix together the flour, cream of tartar and salt in a bowl.
* Add the oil and water and keep stirring until it all comes together.
* Leave it in the bowl to cool and don’t worry if it looks a little gooey at this stage.
* Once cool enough add to a dry surface and knead knead knead! This is the most important part and helps to get rid of all the stickiness.
* Store in a airtight container or ziplock bag and it lasts for months. Keep somewhere cool, ours is usually in the fridge

[Lost1]

A fairly good day for me today I had a small victory LOL

My ever charming schizoaffective husband has been back on his meds for 4 days....things are slowly becoming manageable. Anyway this morning just before meds time he puts on the 'Oh I feel poisioned, I think I'm at theruputic level and could easily miss today I think' act.....I almost found myself worn down and relectantly agreeing (In my defense he was putting on a sweet convincing look haha) BUT then I told myself....hell no, I've learnt he does this everytime around the week mark and every other time he tries to weasel out of his meds so I firmly told him 'you poor thing BUT here's your pill' 🙂 Yay go me.

Hope everyone else is having a good day today ❤️

[Shaz51]

Coffee please @Faith-and-Hope, @Lost1, @JennyK, @Karren, @Anony18, @Former-Member

thank you @Faith-and-Hope, have been through a lot in my life , it is just something else , and then I do what i can to carry on xoxo

[Lost1]

I'm around....knitting in my lap 🙂

@Shaz51

[Faith-and-Hope]

Just making dinner, but I will be back a bit later ..... 😊

[Anony18]

Hi. I am on train home now. Been a flat day for me - anxious and worried about things.

How has everyone's day been?

[Faith-and-Hope]

Hi @Anony18 .... 😊

Dont know if you're still around .... have cleaned up after dinner here and settled in to unwind free a long day .... my youngest is still struggling with getting herself into and through a school day.

My household is quiet at this time of day .... I get to start unwinding into my own head space. 

💜🌷

[Anony18]

Hi @Faith-and-Hope

Still here.....what was for dinner? Not good to hear about your daughter.

Real good you are unwinding now. I have to be honest and say that I don't think I appreciate having my own head space as much as you guys do. I always like to be kept busy and occupied cause moment I am in my own head space that's when my mind goes a bit crazy thinking the worst particularly of late. But they is when I do come to this forums to just write it out and sometimes write in my diary. It helps - even if it's for that moment. 

What's plans for the weekend?

[Faith-and-Hope]

@Anony18

Dinner was Mexican here tonight .... salsa, rice, guocomale, and salad .... family fave, expspecially for a Friday night 😊

Daughter 3 has 3 weeks of school left .... I would like to think she could finish in some sort of style, but at the moment it looks llike she's gonna be crawling over the line .... and not soon enough .... we have had several years of illness and injury with her.  It's really time to be done with it.  She just needs to graduate really .... then take a gap year to work part-time at something .... and just regain some strength and life-focus ....

Actually have the quietest weekend for a while !  D1's wedding invites went out this week, so it's gonna start getting really busy again really soon ...

My hubby is off interstate again after the weekend .... so some of it will have to go to getting him sorted ... and this Sunday is Father's Day ....

Are you doing anything special ?  Don't have to answer if you don't want to ....

💜🌷

[Anony18]

@Faith-and-Hope

Yummyyyy. Making me feel hungry now ☺️

If you don't mind me asking what injury and illness. How long has this been going on? Any plans for school hols since coming up? 

Exciting times for D1. When the wedding? 

Going mass this Sunday and then family brunch. It's Dad's 11th anniversary tomorrow so Father's Day is not really the most joyous for me. I wonder if that's reason why been having a flat week or work pressures or fact missing my partner and also slight fear he may shut me off as things sounds bad at home. It could be a combo of all. Found myself humming "My Way" by Frank Sinatra yesterday out of blue. Was dad's favourite and we played it at his funeral.

I know this Sunday going be tough for my partner as he lost his father almost 4 yrs ago plus his family seems like they all have mental illness and he appears to be the main carer 😑 His brother been more disruptive and Wed he texted me he having major issues with his mum. Wish could be there for him. 

Oh on top I had an instinct my brother may have potential mental health issues. I came across a psych appt letter and I asked him but I said he didn't have tell me but know am here. Obviously he kept quiet. Asked mum the other day and she said yeah he wanted to go see one. Good sign he initiated it but of course as an older sis it's a worry. None of my other siblings are aware. 

Despite all above still trying keep positive - as best as I can. Dance and practising for my concert helps 😊 Definitely talking to all of you and hearing about your days helps

Apologies huge post. Hope it didn't the mood down. 

Think its time for bed. Will speak to all you lovelies tomorrow! 

❤️🌷