This is going to be a crazy week, what with Fourth of July on Friday, so I'm going take a vacation from blogging this week and I'll be back next Monday.
Have a great week and a wonderful holiday. Be safe!
Monday, June 30, 2014
Short break...
This is going to be a crazy week, what with Fourth of July on Friday, so I'm going take a vacation from blogging this week and I'll be back next Monday.
Have a great week and a wonderful holiday. Be safe!
Friday, June 27, 2014
A bit of inspiration, if you will
Found this gem the other day and as I haven't been particularly inspired of late, I thought I'd share. A good bit of wisdom to hold on to.
Have a great weekend.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Cramps vs. Calcium
It's time for an update on the cramps versus calcium fight. This is month four now...
So I'd been taking about 1700mg of calcium everyday--it's the higher end of the threshold, just FYI, but I'm still taking the calcium carbonate tablets (because I have them) and it's harder for the body to absorb that variety so...
Anyway, leading into the onset of my last period, I didn't notice any cramps. Only maybe a slight feeling of being uncomfortable in my mid-section, but only if I really focused and felt for them.
First day was a light day and still no pain to speak of. Second day was a normal flow day and I could definitely feel the cramps. I held off on taking ibuprofen until mid-day as I wanted to see how bad they might get. They were tolerable, but just barely. I really hate pain, so my tolerance is rather low. I finally decided the heck with it and took some pain reliever. It seemed to kick in faster than I remember, so I'm not sure if that's due to the calcium or my activity levels or what, but it was a bonus.
I stayed active once I got home and even though my dose of ibuprofen wore off, the pain didn't return. Even better.
Day three was another normal flow day, but the cramps remained minimal all day. No pain reliever needed.
In the interest of full disclosure, it had been a week (six or seven days) since I had any ice cream, but I did have bowl of cereal or two within one or two days of starting. It seems direct dairy intake is always involved so not sure how that skews the results. But I guess the point is calcium ingestion one way or the other, so...
So far, things are leaning toward calcium helping to reduce cramping overall, but not eradicating them altogether.
On another note, I discovered that the body cannot absorb that much calcium all at once, so it I had to alter the experiment. It was recommended that the dosages be taken with a meal so that was my intent. It didn't work out so well. I had a really hard time remembering to take my tablet with lunch and then dinner, so this month seemed pretty much a bust. At the first sign of cramps I caved and popped some ibuprofen.
Getting back on track and determined to remember to take that darn calcium when I'm supposed to.
Monday, June 23, 2014
John Williams and Beyond...
This past Friday, due to a random sequence of events, I attended a Concert in the Garden--the annual series of outdoor concerts put on by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra in the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens.
I've never been to the Botanic Garden, though the visit is now on my list of things to do in Fort Worth.
But back to Friday and the concert...we had table seating and everyone was enjoying dinners of various types al fresco. It was really quite delightful.
The concert began as it was getting dark--and were treated to the most famous and well known compositions of John Williams: E.T. the Extraterrestrial, Pirates of the Caribbean, Hook, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, Harry Potter and Star Wars (not necessarily in that order). We also heard music from Star Trek and Mars (a movie or documentary) even though Mr. Williams did not compose either one.
We were also treated to a laser show...
Can you see the Star ship Enterprise there??
And the STAR WARS words there??
And a fireworks show.
What a wonderful evening!
If in the local area--have you ever attended a Concert in the Garden?
Friday, June 20, 2014
T.G.I.F. and some updates of minor things...
I'm pretty tuckered out and stressed and very glad it's Friday.
On the other hand, I'm the fill-in speaker for my writers group tomorrow...yikes. I'm going to talk about the most common issues I correct while proof reading/copy editing. A subject I know and that other writers should find informative. I hope.
In other news, the de-weeding of the back yard is coming along. Slowly, very slowly. The dandelions seems to mostly be gone, so that's good. And I've deduced there are at least two kinds. Well, I'm sure there multiple varieties, actually, but I think my yard contains two. Along with some other dandelion-like weeds.
But since those don't seem to be growing much anymore--I'm now concentrating on the weed that grows stickers. It looks very much like crab grass, but it, of course, sprouts those blasted stickers. Mostly I try to pull out the whole base of the plant, including the roots. But sometimes I just have to resort to plucking the sticker pods so they don't dry out, fall off and go to seed and infest my poor yard with even more of themselves...
And last for today is my new fan love----the BBC's SHERLOCK. The show is smart and funny and filled with subtext to the nth degree and features the delightful and delicious Benedict Cumberbatch!
(Sherlock promo image)
(Benedict Cumberbatch--isn't that a great name?)
Anyone else watching Sherlock? What do you think??
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