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Hey!!! :) Yes all good, though we're going to hospital tomorrow for follow up on Beth's good knee (her other one has been injured for over forty years so this one decided to protest last week). Good old NHS. Hope life is good with you. Still waiting for you to come to Rhymetime! :)

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Aggghh, damn.  I’m back at work now.  Baby is a year old in a couple of weeks!  I still hope to get to the coast this summer and will definitely message you.   :D


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Aggghh, damn.  I’m back at work now.  Baby is a year old in a couple of weeks!  I still hope to get to the coast this summer and will definitely message you.   :D
Wow, time flies! Yes do. x

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So I know we have knitters, origami peeps and all but do we have stress eaters yet?

Legitimately just ate an entire bag of crisps. Not a small bag. And I don’t feel that bad about it  ;D

Stressed out this early on in the wait process makes me wonder what I’ll be like if it goes past 30 BD.  ::)

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So I know we have knitters, origami peeps and all but do we have stress eaters yet?

Legitimately just ate an entire bag of crisps. Not a small bag. And I don’t feel that bad about it  ;D

Stressed out this early on in the wait process makes me wonder what I’ll be like if it goes past 30 BD.  ::)

I'm a big time stress eater.  Well, emotional eater.   ;D


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So I know we have knitters, origami peeps and all but do we have stress eaters yet?

Legitimately just ate an entire bag of crisps. Not a small bag. And I don’t feel that bad about it  ;D

Stressed out this early on in the wait process makes me wonder what I’ll be like if it goes past 30 BD.  ::)
Yes! I ate all the comfort food. Thankfully for me that's still sorta healthy, but I did gain a few pounds over the wait. You are not alone! And.... Eat all your favorite things because you will likely miss them over here.


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So I know we have knitters, origami peeps and all but do we have stress eaters yet?

Legitimately just ate an entire bag of crisps. Not a small bag. And I don’t feel that bad about it  ;D

Stressed out this early on in the wait process makes me wonder what I’ll be like if it goes past 30 BD.  ::)
I was so stressed out after the visa wait & then the move (+ planning three weddings), that I barely remember my first month here. I think averaged more hours of sleep per night than I ever have before. But it does get better! The wait only *feels* like forever.

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When I'm really, really stressed I loose my appetite so it's a little bit of a compensation!  ;D


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When I'm really, really stressed I loose my appetite so it's a little bit of a compensation!  ;D

I’ve only ever done that once lol. I still am having a formal wedding (my husband and I eloped) so I have a dress to fit in to lol. I’m glad to know I have friends in the eating club  ;D Hoping the wait isn’t too long.
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Yes! I ate all the comfort food. Thankfully for me that's still sorta healthy, but I did gain a few pounds over the wait. You are not alone! And.... Eat all your favorite things because you will likely miss them over here.

So far the only thing I miss while I’ve visited Scotland is diet Mountain Dew. The sugar fee version is so not the same. My irn bru is my replacement soda  ;D
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So far the only thing I miss while I’ve visited Scotland is diet Mountain Dew. The sugar fee version is so not the same. My irn bru is my replacement soda  ;D
They cut the sugar in Irn Bru and replaced it with fake sugar so it will likely be different when you get back here!


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When I'm really, really stressed I loose my appetite so it's a little bit of a compensation!  ;D

I wish I was like that.

When I got divorced, my ex lost about 40 pounds.  And I found them!   ::)


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I’ve only ever done that once lol. I still am having a formal wedding (my husband and I eloped) so I have a dress to fit in to lol. I’m glad to know I have friends in the eating club  ;D Hoping the wait isn’t too long.

I'm a great baker! Been baking a ton lately. Luckily all low carb/gluten free. While no weight has been lost in the past few months, I've maintained at least! LOL
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I'm a great baker! Been baking a ton lately. Luckily all low carb/gluten free. While no weight has been lost in the past few months, I've maintained at least! LOL

I’m back and forth the same 5 pounds so hopefully I don’t gain too much. I try to stay away from cookies but ate two last night and bought some ice cream sandwiches today.   ;D

I had been on a great workout streak and yesterday it went bye bye lol
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I'm a great baker! Been baking a ton lately. Luckily all low carb/gluten free. While no weight has been lost in the past few months, I've maintained at least! LOL
Yeah, that was how I didn't gain too much. I've had a hard time over here with GF ingredients but I just found out the landlord IS replacing my broken oven next week so I can finally bake again. I am hoping my struggles were oven temp related and not broken baking skills.


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Yeah, that was how I didn't gain too much. I've had a hard time over here with GF ingredients but I just found out the landlord IS replacing my broken oven next week so I can finally bake again. I am hoping my struggles were oven temp related and not broken baking skills.
I'm thinking I'll be ordering a lot on amazon...
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