My husband and I have now reluctantly accepted that we are only going to get through this if we have separate bedrooms. We have never slept apart before, and we always said we'd stay in the same bed whatever happened. But we are both becoming increasingly tired and irritable with each other due to lack of sleep.
I'm one of these people who needs, and usually has, a good 8 hours sleep every night. At the moment…
It's Sunday morning and I am very tired. I probably only have myself to blame. I think I have not been resting properly. I suppose I have done just a little bit too much housework and tidying up since Thursday. My husband is going to visit my parents this morning, so I decide I will go with him. Yes it will make me sit still for a couple of hours, but it doesn't help my mood.
Firstly I am frustrated. My parents…
A small triumph this morning. My husband weighed me this morning, as he usually does on a Saturday morning, and I had put on a pound! This may sound insignificent to a lot of you, or perhaps even a mini disaster. But I have been struggling with weight loss and this is my first gain in many weeks. I felt quite proud as it was recorded onto the record chart.
I am still very tired but I managed to catch up on quite a few…
I can only describe Friday as a day of irritability. It started off OK. Slept badly again but had a shower, made the bed, and loaded the washing machine. It felt good to do something normal like the laundry again, and it'll be less for my husband to do when he comes home from work.
Then the petty irritations started. First there was the feeding tube. There are days when I hate that thing and this was one of them…
Woke up determined to try to have a positive day. First thing that cheered me up was going into the shower and being able to use whatever I wanted on my hair, or should I say on what is left of my hair! So plenty of conditioner and some hot oil treatment. I then removed 7 weeks of hair growth from my legs, shame that didn't fall out, and I varnished my toenails. Slapped on some make up and found something pretty to…
