Nikki, Snowbee is dead on. It's not the friendship itself that is the issue, it's the hiding. There is no reason to hide anything about a friendship. My oh and I have our own sets of friends and we both attending outings with each other's friends on occasion. There was one period of time in my relationship where I was texting constantly with a lesbian friend who was going through a bad time- in an abusive marriage and needed support with the split. I was open about it with my oh, obviously still keeping my friend's confidence, but my oh knew why we were chatting all the time, why I was going out with her and crashing at her place. I made sure to keep the communication open and my oh was invited to join us for outings and she did a few times. But, there was a good reason for all that communication. Now, we text a few days a week to keep up and hang out a couple of times a month.
Dovekie - fybrogel and lactolose can be taken for constipation. I've used both. The latter is preferred for me, but it's not advisable if you're lactose intolerant. Lactolose isn't absorbed, it pulls the fluids to your intestine to soften the stool.
I'm exhausted. I didn't get much rest this half-term at all. We do finally have our sofa, which is so comfy and looks great. We also got our rug and our bedroom furniture, which my in-laws have kindly put together! It's nice to have everything coming together. I spent all week shopping and then taking my in-laws all over London. I opted to stay home today because I just can't take another long walk. My hips and lower back are really feeling it. We finished the day at Harrods and I went into the cinema room set up in the technology are and sat in one of the reclining chairs. It was an ugly chair, but damn it was comfortable. I so wanted to take it home. It was the most comfortable I'd been in weeks- complete relief for my back, hips and feet. I would live in the chair.
I'm finally getting my pram. I'm getting a used bugaboo plus (2013) in denim with the cocoon. I'm collecting it next weekend. I can't wait. It's a little bit of a trek to collect, but worth it. I would respond to adds posted within minutes and would never get a reply. I'm taking this one. Next up- changing table, crib, bouncer. Hopefully some clothes shopping too. We have one sleepsuit at the moment, so lots more to buy. We'll be bargain hunting for newborn and 0-3 month clothing.
I can't believe I'm back to work tomorrow. Gosh I wish I could take more time off. There is still so much to do and I'm not ready to go back.
