When i wrote my entry  a few days ago i then chatted to a great person who confirmed that what i was expecting from my husband was completely reasonable. Thanks so much downbutnotout!!!

I am on my own now as my ex has taken the kids to Wales on holiday. I originally suggested it to him as a way for them to spend time together but all he did was ask the girlfriend and her kids  too!! My situation is very difficult as he lives around the corner and has taken up with the mother of my daughter's best friend. So when they go for the weekend it is to spend time with all of them too! He sits and

It's 3.15 in the morning. I ought to have gone to bed before midnight. There was too much to do. Now, if I go to sleep, I might miss the alarm. And I absolutely have to get up in the morning. Insomnia would be better. Sleep would be better still.

My eyes feel as though they're coated in sawdust. My skin prickles. Wine would be good but it might send me to sleep. Coffee could send me spiralling out of control.

I wonder if there are ways to go to sleep and ensure I wake up in two hours. How much do I have to do first?  Washing up - there's always washing up. If it weren't for the

 I am so frustrated with my lawyer - she suggests things and then
takes weeks to do anything about it! She also seems to be unused to dealing with the situation of divorce when a partner has a serious illness. The latest is whether to get a doctor's report - she suggested it
and then decides we should wait until he has made an offer! I suffer from fibromyalgia
which is like ME but worse and am struggling to keep going with the kids an work and all
he can think about is getting us out of the house and paying as little as he can! I am on
a very low income - his is nearly 5 times more than mine