Because I'm bl**dy well worth it!

hypno06

Sorry I am making you think, Purps :rotfl:

I guess I am lucky in the fact that my children are that much older and are now taking more responsibility for themselves and away from me....of course there are plenty of parenting issues still there, but I don't have to work everything around them either on a physical "must be there" basis, or on a financial basis - DD now has her own job, and DS has a Saturday job and a paper round, so that takes the pressure off me to an extent.

I did hide behind the social thing too for a bit, but it wasn't quite right, hence my "issues" with the whole Friday night thing that I wrote about in my last diary.....but in the summer that all started to change when I started to address things properly, and with the help of the counsellor I have been seeing. Now there is far more acceptance about a whole lot of things which makes the true enjoyment of being me a huge amount better!!

We'll get there. We ARE getting there :T

Souk08

Hey lady, just caught up and as usual, you're doing great. LOVE the watch and the pictures. It's all part of YOU. X

hypno06

Thanks souk - you can hold yourself responsible for some of it :rotfl:

Souk08

Love it XXX

hypno06

Souk08 wrote: »

Love it XXX

Love you, lol xxx

gilligansyle

Regardless of the other changes in your life, some things that have happened recently would still have happened. Namely, your children are only lent to you, at some point you have to let them go and return to being *you*. But it will always be a different *you* than the one you were before they arrived, because you've learned so much along the way.
Enjoy yourself while you can.


P.S Fish finger butties rock!

P.P.S Another random meal thing. My Chinese friend can't understand why anyone would want to eat beans on toast, as she considers toast to be for breakfast only.

Double_Trouble

As usual I am in catch up mode and only just discovered the new chapter but some very very interesting posts that resonate with me a lot I have promoted myself up the list a bit but still room for some improvement - need to ponder on your ponderings thanks for the nudges :T

Glad to hear that you are going to have good company for Christmas I am sure it will be a good one and lovely to hear about your new ideas for your space I think it was a good idea to leave it a year you need to live in the space first to do it justice

DTxx

rtandon27

Hypno - has anyone told you lately just how amazing you are??!!

Thank you for sharing such wonderful & well thought out posts, giving us all such food for thought! Your last few post have retriggered some great points in regard to 'me' & 'self' & the emotional rewards of looking as good on the outside as feeling on the inside!

Back to hide under the sofa and ruminate...
...feel free to drop more crumbs of wisdom...:rotfl:

Lemon_Tree

i'm listening to the drops of wisdom as well, sometimes things take a while to sink into my head/ life but they get there eventually.

hypno06

Glad to be of assistance ladies, but remember, that you all help me along the way too!!

Have just got home from a pre-Christmas evening out with the girls. Very low key for me....just one diet coke all evening, but I did get a cab home which cost £15....still, a night out for under £20 in the run up to the festivities, plus the knowledge of a clear head for work tomorrow is not so bad really!

Had a few laughs, there were a few tears too - it has been a very emotional year for the whole group, and we are all at various stages of the same journey, but again I could see just how much of a road I have travelled.

x