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Apologies if anyone thinks I've been ignoring them or any comments they have been kind enough to take the trouble of making on my journal or anything else I've written on this site, but I have been experiencing all sorts of problems both on and off here for the past few days. I am constantly being locked out of my account on here, both via iPad and PC, which is very frustrating. I get access for a short time and then it all goes @&£# up and I'm thrown off and locked out again, so I'll make hay while the sun shines now.
I seem to be spending a lot of time at the local hospital over the last few weeks. The last time a few days ago was on behalf of DS's ex, who was taken in to the ER with a problem brought on by her recent chest infection, poor girl. Her family are unable to physically assist her and she is like one of our kids after being together with my son for over five years, so we step in as surrogate parents for her when she needs us. We really like DS's new girlfriend, don't get me wrong, but his ex has a special place in my heart in particular and always will. They just weren't compatible as a couple long term and I am happy that she still wants to meet up with me and do stuff - it leaves a hole when you get to love the partners of your children then never see them again when they split. I have room in my heart and life for both her and the lovely girl who followed in her footsteps and count myself very lucky that I have them both.
Having said all that, I am still trying to get over the very silly o'clock return home to bed from the ER experience, but am happy that her problem is almost gone, although she still has to shake off the lingering virus completely. I have kept to my w.o.e., although I must say I hit the 74% dark choc very heavily over the past couple of days, so goodness only knows what my calorie count was like as I didn't track. I have now resolved to only buy 85% or above from now on as I get a real blast from one or two squares of that, which is more than enough; I can chomp through a 100g bar of anything lower with no effort at all if I am stressed. The meditation challenge is helping, as does journaling on here when I can, but it's not quite the same as a nice bar of chocolate!! :0)
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