Is anyone in contact with @JenniferM55? As normally she is active on the main 'What have you eaten' thread, but she's not posted on there since the 21st December. I do hope both she & her husband are okay. Maybe gone off on holiday or something.
She last posted on december 23, according to her profile, but was online last thursday.Is anyone in contact with @JenniferM55? As normally she is active on the main 'What have you eaten' thread, but she's not posted on there since the 21st December. I do hope both she & her husband are okay. Maybe gone off on holiday or something.
It's lovely to be on such a nice friendly forum with those who completely understand. XSo pleased you're okay, @JenniferM55.We all know that Christmas is difficult, especially if being a foody. I have my nan & dad to thank for being that, wouldn't change it though. Don't punish yourself too much for it, we're all in the same boat & I think, sometimes, we earn a little wobble or a bigger wobble, we soon feel guilty & make up for it. Great that you've kicked yourself enough to get back where you really wanted to be. So now, onwards & upwards (not weight!
) & back on the forum! x
THANK YOU XThat's a success story if I ever heard one @JenniferM55 !
I don't think you've failed at all, you just temporarily stepped off the wagon during Christmas for only a couple of days. And got right back on it after those hard to deal with days had passed!
Not a crime, nor a sin, just being human, nothing to apologise for or be ashamed of. And you even used the opportunity to learn more about your diabetes, which in my book is a great win.
Welcome back!![]()
Thank you for your kind suggestion @Annb !My friend, here on the Island, always felt very low in the winter. As the days got darker, so did his mood and, living here, life was very difficult for him. I discussed with his wife a few times the effect that the darker days had on him and whether one of the, then new, light boxes would be helpful and eventually she bought one for him. He hasn't lifted completely out of his dark moods in the winter, but it made a big difference. Much more willing to go out and do things, rather than sit in the chair brooding and dozing most of the time from October to March. Would something like that make a difference for you Antje?
I'm a bear!Bears hibernate, why shouldn't humans?
They also dive into icy water and eat fats.
And anniversaries are hard, but they also be celebrations.
I think there's a story that wants out here, who knows how it may help, and this is in General Chat, so why not. Stop reading if you don't like to read about funerals and dying, keep reading for some interesting bits and bobs about the differences between our countries around the end of a life.And anniversaries are hard, but they also be celebrations.
The occasional "duvet day" (hiding under a blanket)can be good for one's mental health. Only you will know how many in a row is counter productive.
Bears hibernate, why shouldn't humans?
They also dive into icy water and eat fats.
And anniversaries are hard, but they also be celebrations.
I love the Mexican idea of festival de Los muertos where they celebrate all those gone before. We attended a couple of amazing parades while travelling. People carrying placards of their loved ones, celebrating the fact they lived, not the fact they died.
Just ideas that may help you stop berating yourself so much for being a caring, loving human being
Xx
Well, apparently there was a story that very much wanted out!I think there's a story that wants out here
That was a wonderful story, Antje. Much more comforting than the traumatic way my loved one's lives have ended. You couldn't do that in this country, of course. I don't think my father would have gone for such an end, but my mother probably would have and my husband definitely would have. You have good memories of a brave, determined, a loved and what sounds like a very charming man to comfort you. And the memories of your beloved Hidde. These are blessings even though bringing it all to mind may make for a sombre mood for a while. The kindest and most loving thing you can do is to make that passage out of this life as comfortable and easy as possible. I hope that there is an existence beyond this life and, if there is, I'm sure your dad was there to welcome Hidde but I have my doubts about them having liverwurst there.Well, apparently there was a story that very much wanted out!
It felt good remembering.
I'm not sure what part of your post triggered this waterfall of words, but thanks a lot.
I just found out it isn't possible in the UK a couple of months ago, and it shocked me.You couldn't do that in this country, of course. I don't think my father would have gone for such an end, but my mother probably would have and my husband definitely would have.
It lifted my mood! Apparently I needed to be with them for the time it took me to write (and coax the forum into accepting my too long post).You have good memories of a brave, determined, a loved and what sounds like a very charming man to comfort you. And the memories of your beloved Hidde. These are blessings even though bringing it all to mind may make for a sombre mood for a while.
How are you holding up yourself?I love the Mexican idea of festival de Los muertos where they celebrate all those gone before.
3 very different people with 3 very different ways.How are you holding up yourself?
May the third one be wonderful, and shine a bit of light on remembering the first ones as well!3, I'm looking forward to. A lovely creative, vibrant unconventional person who died after long battle with cancer. I'm really hoping she's asked for something to suit her, a true celebration of an amazing person. Don't know any actual details yet.![]()
Thank you.I loved your stories @Antje77 . Remembering the good times even if they happened at sad times.