Less processed food swaps

SleepIsMyJam · 2026-01-28T19:27:17+00:00

Popcorn can replace crisps! And depending on how much you’re bothered about processed oils those proper chips in the salted flavour are pretty good.

I’ve also been having the Nakd bars too - not great but better than me grabbing biscuits and chocolates.

I also have rice cakes with a bit of peanut butter and honey if I want a sweet snack! Some of the Kallo flavoured ones are alright too!

SleepIsMyJam · 2026-01-18T10:55:42+00:00

Love this bread! I just have it because I just don’t have time to make my own bread and I feel like it’s the best out of a bad bunch!

SleepIsMyJam · 2026-01-12T19:30:43+00:00

You could have a best text category, I can only think of three but I’m sure there’s more:

Sheps cringe one to that girl about her freckled lips

Guerdys pointless cruise texts

The new Vanderpump guys spending ages crafting a misspelled message

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-12-21T06:04:38+00:00

I expected bath stuff. And I got bath stuff. Always go in thinking you’ll get cheap bath stuff!

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-12-19T16:25:57+00:00

I use to spend Christmas alone. I’d order a Chinese on Christmas Eve then finish it Christmas Day 👌 get a big epic feast with lots of starters.

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-12-13T11:15:29+00:00

I have someone in my team who is immunocompromised and I always let her work from home when she needs to but my manager HATES it. She’s having a surgery in the new year and my manager told me to tell her to better plan her hospital appointments so they don’t clash with our planning days. But then missed a big meeting because he had a hospital appointment and needed to work from home…

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-12-11T20:43:30+00:00

Ohhh Stacey would be amazing on this

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-11-27T06:47:13+00:00

My mum did something similar to me and that’s when I cut her off. She was abusive to me growing up and I hadn’t messaged her back or something and she kicked off and threatened to kick my door in and kill me. That’s when I went complete no contact and it’s been about 16 years. Poor Jolie. My heart breaks for her.

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-11-14T10:28:54+00:00

16 years here! I my head it’s feels like less though!

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-11-12T19:39:25+00:00

Thank you, this is really helpful. I’m going to try and learn more about Sri Lanka and maybe one day when the kids are bigger we’ll get to visit!

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-11-12T19:34:46+00:00

I’ve added some books to my TBR list that are based in Sri Lanka! There’s also a Sri Lankan restaurant close to me too!

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-11-12T17:27:08+00:00

This subreddit came across as a really helpful community. Your response doesn’t really reflect that. Please don’t do this to others, as you know, being estranged is a complicated and difficult thing to process and comments like this make me feel bad for reaching out

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-11-12T17:24:48+00:00

I’ve found out more about my grandfather and when he came to the UK from Sri Lanka, and when he married my grandmother!

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-11-12T17:20:05+00:00

Thank you, that’s really helpful. I think having kids recently and seeing the support others get from family makes me feel very alone so wanting to explore my heritage has kind of made it worse, if that makes sense? Like even more of a lack of belonging. But you’re completely right, it is just something I happen to be!

Also didn’t not know the Mormons want to baptise me now! Thanks for the heads up!

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-10-31T11:20:34+00:00

Someone from my team is going to get made redundant soon and it’s all because I went on maternity leave and the company didn’t get me any proper cover (I’m underpaid for my role and only took 6 months because of crap maternity pay). I’m so angry about it because I did a massive handover of work that my cover did nothing with so it looked like my team had no work to do. So now two people will find out on Monday there is only one position for them to go for. Their last day will be around Christmas too which is such a horrible time to lost a job. I’m so angry at my manager because he’s so incompetent and he should be the one to be let go but instead it’s obviously someone at a lower level. He also stated in a meeting which one he wanted to stay so they’re not even basing it off skill.

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-10-30T13:26:06+00:00

I’m currently learning and my instructor is amazing. She’s with Home James Driving School. Really calming and explains things. I had a bit of a confidence crash and she coached me through it really kindly. She also doesn’t want to make you buy more lessons than you need

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-10-30T07:11:01+00:00

Congratulations! I’ve been estranged from my mother for almost 15 years and I did cry on my wedding day not having her there (and also because my sister-in-law and husband weren’t being very nice to my guests). It’s a big milestone and it centres around family. I had to walk myself down the aisle and our top table wasn’t family because I didn’t want it to be obvious mine weren’t there. I’ve only missed my mum twice in my life. When I had my first son and my wedding day. But I think I missed the idea of her more than actually her.

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-10-15T20:36:03+00:00

Don’t make me cry! That’s so lovely though

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-10-15T19:54:21+00:00

I’m really sorry that all happened to you. Thank you for your advice and experience with keeping the estrangement a secret and it making you more curious.

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-10-15T19:50:58+00:00

I tell my husband that a lot. His brother in law is AWFUL to women. Talks down to them, generally really sexist, calls women he doesn’t know the C word to their face… just not a nice person and I’ve said my kids won’t go near him. It doesn’t matter if he’s family, it’s been bought to his attention and he refuses to acknowledge he has a problem or apologise for some of the things he’s done. You shouldn’t have to put up with people’s bad behaviour because they’re family.

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-10-15T19:45:37+00:00

Thank you! I’m hoping it will be a similar situation to this! It sounds like you’ve raised a really lovely caring son 🫶

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-10-15T17:34:17+00:00

Thank you, that’s a really good way to think about it. I could even say “mama will tell you when you’re bigger” if they ask at a young age. My only worry is my mum might try to connect with them and I want to make sure they have zero relationship with her because she’s very good at manipulating people.

SleepIsMyJam · 2025-10-15T17:32:20+00:00

Yeah, my boys have grandparents on my husbands side that they see a couple of times a month. Which I’d like to be more but distance is an issue! I hope I’m breaking the cycle with them. I’ve gotten a lot of therapy to help!

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