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“Getting a cancer diagnosis is extremely stressful, and that brings a whole load of emotions, and lack of sleep certainly does not help. I think many of us have periods of insomnia. I experienced a long period of not sleeping. I could go off to sleep quite quickly, but after an hour I would find myself wide awake again, and would spend the rest of the night getting frustrated because I couldn't sleep."
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The dogs sound fab, even if they did give you the runaround!
Did you have a Flake stuck in the ice-cream? I love strawberry sauce on mine xxx
I am now imagining your personal back scratcher as sitting patiently on the floor of your living room, next to your punkawalla, resplendent in jewel toned velvet and silk exoticness, waiting to leap into action at the flick of an eyelash!
Cheers
Dogs had a fab time and needed a long snooze afterwards which actually sounded like a good idea to me too!
There was a chocolate flake ... and sprinkles
Cheers
No punkawalla unfortunately, I have to make do with wafting a magazine about but the tower fan does a great job otherwise.
Ah, we do own a backscratcher - he's one of those long handled numbers with a shoehorn at one end and a little curled hand at the other. We call him The Claw and he's from Paris, don'tcha know. Chic doesn't come into it! xxx
Oui oui you have a gratte-dos. Ooh la la! Have you been to Paris? Did you bring him back?
Or did you offer him a job and send for him before the visa clampdown?
About the craft group btw, it's a lot of chat and some craft although some are prolific producers. In the grand scheme of things, health, putting things off, doing stuff for other people etc I just feel better if I have actually gotten my butt there... even if like this week I did not craft.
Cheers
About The Claw first. My eldest went to Paris several years ago to see her favourite Japanese band in concert and asked what I'd like as a gift. As I'd always hankered after my granny's brass claw when I was a nipper, I asked for one of those and she obliged. We're unconventional when it comes to presents.
Yes, I went to Paris in 1995 with an ex. Paris was wonderful - he wasn't. The end.
Your craft group sounds lovely and I've tried to encourage OH to attend one that isn't too far away from home. He's not keen at all though, but I'll try again when the weather gets better, as in cold, rainy and dull. I think he'll respond with a little more vigour, hopefully.
Shimmer my love, if you want to settle down you do so, as chasing dogs on a dodgy ankle will need some rest and relaxation. If you think it's a good idea, I'll wish you a good night sweet cheeks xxx
Koo I am envious of your Paris jaunt!
Ok I will try for a snooze but you know how it goes, tired, tired, tired, till the opportunity to rest and then BINGO! Wide awake.
Sweet dreams, nyt
I know, and that happens to me every single night.
Here goes then, telly off and try to sleep Night night Shims and dream of Paris but not with a narcissistic ex! xxx
Glad you saved him from the brink of disaster You could have both gone over the edge. We had a very active border collie who once tried to round up and old man in our local park.He did the full circling around, then lying down, then circling into him again, just like 'One man and his dog.' In the distance we could here the man bawling a stream of profanities. Could we get our dog back. Not for love not money. He once jumped up at the back of a lan in a lovely clean cream raincoat. We watched the man walk away with two muddy pawprints on the back of his coat.
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