Not a good week.

Joe's hip is inflamed again so I am busy worrying about him. It seemed totally better, so I - in hindsight stupidly - agreed he could do volley ball club after school. And then when he came out of school he was running around and jumping with his friends and laughing his head off having a wonderful time. But the next day he couldn't get out of bed. God I felt/feel bad about it. I know he will get better again, he just needs to take it easy and let his body heal, but it's very frustrating for him and for me.

And the food?

I'm loving my juices at the moment - carrot, orange and ginger juice is going down a treat.

As well as eating whole fruit I've been making up fruit salads for all of us - Joe loves them. I chop up whatever fruit I've got around - oranges, grapefruit, apple, banana, pineapple, and sprinkle on frozen raspberries and blueberries. I usually serve a bowl of romaine lettuce along side so we can help ourselves to some greens too.

Do you eat when your stressed?

I'm tending to feel thirsty rather than hungry - hence my love of juices.

But in the evening if I'm stressed I sometimes feel like eating chocolate and escaping into a good DVD. I did this last night - watched "The Devil Wears Prada" and ate half a bar of organic milk chocolate. The film was an enjoyable bit of escapism, but as soon as it stopped I was right back feeling stressed again. And the milk chocolate left a bad taste in my mouth although I did enjoy it at the time.

To sleep perchance to dream

When I eat lightly I have the most vibrant dreams - not always pleasant, but fairly lucid so I can usually alter the dream reality if I don't like what's happening. But if I eat later in the day, and especially if I have a heavy cooked meal I don't remember my dreams at all. Do I still have them?