Midlife Musings and Measurable Goals

doingitanyway

another_casualty said:

If you are getting noise cancelling headphones , you may consider whereabouts you'd need them most .If using in bed, then Sleepphones are very good . Main reason is that you can actually sleep with them on , as there are no bulky parts. It's like wearing a headband in bed . Plus they do Bluetooth ones too . If you're going for the usual noise cancelling ones, AKG do good ones and are a bit cheaper than Bose. They're available at  richer sounds . Having said that , QVC advertise Bose so you get 30 day no quibble trial.
Sorry to hear that you are out of sorts DIA . I am convinced that are brains are like cds that play random things in our heads ,and the remote contol is broken. I think we all get ( and will always get ) bad thoughts now and again . In most cases it will pass and will happen less ,the more we progress in the right direction . Bear in mind you are still planning to go forward and put the past stuff behind ,so without knowing it and subconsciously there's still going to be the odd day here and there . 
I've just been watching penguins attacking each other, and we think we have problems 🐧

Thanks AC Really helpful.  I like your analogy re the remote control. I woke up late this morning but feeling less 'off' so that's good. I think stopping coffee threw me a little off balance more than I realised. I need to get some exercise today so will go for a cycle ride.

I looked at the headphones you suggested and I think the B0se Q35 will be the best for me (I don't need them for sleeping) but the prices are about £75 over what I can afford. I am going to see where I might be able to get the extra from...

doingitanyway

This is the time to be slow,

Lie low to the wall

Until the bitter weather passes.

Try, as best you can, not to let

The wire brush of doubt

Scrape from your heart

All sense of yourself

And your hesitant light.

If you remain generous,

Time will come good;

And you will find your feet

Again on fresh pastures of promise,

Where the air will be kind

And blushed with beginning.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Chrystal

Beautiful DIA, even though it's got me in tears.  Thank you. XX

HairyHandofDartmoor

What a lovely poem DIA and I love another_casualty's remote control analogy too .

I can't live without caffeine, I'm fuelled by it, but I don't drink alcohol or smoke and I rarely eat sugar, so I need a vice 🤣.

beanielou

Thanks for sharing.

another_casualty

The trouble with caffeine is that it's in so many things . Quitting that is a massive achievement. Sounds like you're enjoying your vices HHOD, and why not ?😼
I'm happy with mine. ☕️

doingitanyway

HairyHandofDartmoor said:

What a lovely poem DIA and I love another_casualty's remote control analogy too .

I can't live without caffeine, I'm fuelled by it, but I don't drink alcohol or smoke and I rarely eat sugar, so I need a vice 🤣.

another_casualty said:

The trouble with caffeine is that it's in so many things . Quitting that is a massive achievement. Sounds like you're enjoying your vices HHOD, and why not ?😼
I'm happy with mine. ☕️

Going low sugar and low alcohol (ish) have never smoked, but good chocolate is my vice. In place of coffee I've ordered some lovely Japanese tea that should be here in a week.  I've been in all the corner shops looking for eggs unsuccessfully, and none do nice chocolate. The search continues...

another_casualty

My fave ( almost affordable ) chocolate is green and blacks . Supposed to be best in the price range , but I'm listening to other options you may have . Chocolate is my weakness 😼

beanielou

Smarties chocolate for me 

savingholmes

I hate G&B - now Bourneville delish - and cadbury wholenut, curly wurlies etc.. galaxy hazelnut... you get the idea...