http://www.onmedica.com/newsarticle.aspx?id=950078eb-f2b7-4630-8579-cd9eb3533052
i always knew i had a monster in my head when i had a migraine, thankfully dr. zameel cader has confirmed it. i am excited for what this discovery has done for the future of migraine treatment. i hope one day that my children's children will not know the pain i feel. (my migraines are hereditary from BOTH SIDES and they seem to skip a generation! thus, i mean what i say when i say my children's children - they'll get the bomb shell i have.)
[incidentally, i'll start back with my 30 days of green blog when i take more pictures. that WAS part of my challenge... i've been terribly busy this past week - so busy that i haven't had time to catch up on pictures from 2 weekends ago. funny what a new job does to your life! i'm not complaining though.]
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
"i told you be careful"
i wish i had a picture or a video to add here.
holly was holding onto the end of the nilo (train) table, bouncing on a balloon. i said to her "holly, be careful, that balloon is going to pop!"
not 15 seconds later, it popped.
"oh no!" said holly.
i turned around and she had this look of horror on her face. (she was, of coarse, on the floor.)
kendal walked over and said "i told you be careful!"
together they walked over to put together puzzles and he was still saying "i told you be careful..." over and over.
holly was holding onto the end of the nilo (train) table, bouncing on a balloon. i said to her "holly, be careful, that balloon is going to pop!"
not 15 seconds later, it popped.
"oh no!" said holly.
i turned around and she had this look of horror on her face. (she was, of coarse, on the floor.)
kendal walked over and said "i told you be careful!"
together they walked over to put together puzzles and he was still saying "i told you be careful..." over and over.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
30 day green challenge - day 2
day 1 - we air-dry our clothes.
day 2 - we compost grass trimmings. we plan to use this compost in our future garden (a garden that we've located downslope from our house, from which we can collect rainwater from our downspouts - and also that is downgradient from our yard thus catching any rain that falls. because we have poor soils on our property, we also intend on building up the garden rather than applying numerous chemicals to "improve" the existing soils - this garden will be bound by downed-trees that we drug out of the woods into our yard, and will be back-filled with topsoil and mixed with the compost that we're making in our yard out of grass trimmings and leaves that we rake/mulch in the fall. we've been collecting these piles for a while (we have more, this is just a picture of one pile).
PS this picture will be repeated because this compost pile isn't just grass!!!
day 2 - we compost grass trimmings. we plan to use this compost in our future garden (a garden that we've located downslope from our house, from which we can collect rainwater from our downspouts - and also that is downgradient from our yard thus catching any rain that falls. because we have poor soils on our property, we also intend on building up the garden rather than applying numerous chemicals to "improve" the existing soils - this garden will be bound by downed-trees that we drug out of the woods into our yard, and will be back-filled with topsoil and mixed with the compost that we're making in our yard out of grass trimmings and leaves that we rake/mulch in the fall. we've been collecting these piles for a while (we have more, this is just a picture of one pile).
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
30 day green challengs - day 2
day 1 - we air-dry our clothes.
day 2 - we hand-wash our dishes. this saves both water and energy. i know most of you are like "no freakin' way am i going to hand wash our dishes!" but, technically, we don't actually have a working dishwasher, thus we are forced to do it. (our dishwasher broke the first month we were in this house and we never replaced it). and, i'll tell ya - practice makes perfect on this one. we can wash dishes REALLY fast - because we do it day in day out, and have done it for years now. we just replaced our drying rack (which was bamboo) because the pieces started to break. we got a new one just like the old one, which lasted about 3 years. and though i say (and have said) for years i want a dishwasher, i suppose that i am just fine without one (though occasionally - like when we have a big party - a dishwasher would be nice!)
chris is also taking my 30 day green challenge! make sure you check out his blog.
day 2 - we hand-wash our dishes. this saves both water and energy. i know most of you are like "no freakin' way am i going to hand wash our dishes!" but, technically, we don't actually have a working dishwasher, thus we are forced to do it. (our dishwasher broke the first month we were in this house and we never replaced it). and, i'll tell ya - practice makes perfect on this one. we can wash dishes REALLY fast - because we do it day in day out, and have done it for years now. we just replaced our drying rack (which was bamboo) because the pieces started to break. we got a new one just like the old one, which lasted about 3 years. and though i say (and have said) for years i want a dishwasher, i suppose that i am just fine without one (though occasionally - like when we have a big party - a dishwasher would be nice!)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
30 day green challenge - day 1
so, as i promised (to myself - to you?) here is the start of my 30 days of "what we do green" challenge - plus pictures (that i take myself - in our own house/yard).
if anywhere along the way you have any questions about how or why we do what we do, please ask. or, if you have a suggestion about how we can do what we do better - feel free to suggest it! also, keep in mind that this list is going to be pretty specific. as an example, i may say one day "we recycle aluminum cans" and the next day i'll say "we recycle plastic" - mainly because i have to come up with 30 days worth of things. however, that being said, i am trying to not say things generic like "we recycle cans and coke bottles" or "we use low watt bulbs". i'm trying to come up with the things we do that go the extra mile that lessen our carbon footprint.
day 1 - we air-dry our clothes - outside, on a clothesline! we just started doing it this summer. my only stipulation to the clothes line was that i didn't want to have to walk on the grass to get to a line, so we found one at lowes that was a pop-up-round one. so, we mounted it (with bungee cords) on the deck corner so it is out of the way. you're wondering what we'll do in the winter? well, it came with a stand. so, in the winter it'll also help increase our indoor humidity. :) and if you're wondering if it helped our electric bill - well, i wash probably 3 to 5 loads of clothes a week and i'd say that not using the dryer has lessened our bill probably 20 to 40 a month this summer. i still put the clothes in the dryer with a dryer sheet for about 15 minutes - but probably 2 loads at a time (it isn't like they are getting dry, i just want the spiders to die). it is hard to know exactly about our $$ benefit because we also kept the thermostat a little higher (warmer) than last summer (that is another day entry...) - but overall our electric bill has been lower this summer, even though rates went up last year. yay!
if anywhere along the way you have any questions about how or why we do what we do, please ask. or, if you have a suggestion about how we can do what we do better - feel free to suggest it! also, keep in mind that this list is going to be pretty specific. as an example, i may say one day "we recycle aluminum cans" and the next day i'll say "we recycle plastic" - mainly because i have to come up with 30 days worth of things. however, that being said, i am trying to not say things generic like "we recycle cans and coke bottles" or "we use low watt bulbs". i'm trying to come up with the things we do that go the extra mile that lessen our carbon footprint.
day 1 - we air-dry our clothes - outside, on a clothesline! we just started doing it this summer. my only stipulation to the clothes line was that i didn't want to have to walk on the grass to get to a line, so we found one at lowes that was a pop-up-round one. so, we mounted it (with bungee cords) on the deck corner so it is out of the way. you're wondering what we'll do in the winter? well, it came with a stand. so, in the winter it'll also help increase our indoor humidity. :) and if you're wondering if it helped our electric bill - well, i wash probably 3 to 5 loads of clothes a week and i'd say that not using the dryer has lessened our bill probably 20 to 40 a month this summer. i still put the clothes in the dryer with a dryer sheet for about 15 minutes - but probably 2 loads at a time (it isn't like they are getting dry, i just want the spiders to die). it is hard to know exactly about our $$ benefit because we also kept the thermostat a little higher (warmer) than last summer (that is another day entry...) - but overall our electric bill has been lower this summer, even though rates went up last year. yay!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
30 day green challenge
so, here is a challenge for you AND me. for the next 30 days, i want to post one thing that i do that is "green" - now an added bonus challenge for me is to photograph it in my own house/yard.
thus, this will not start today for me.
anyway, i will post yet another couple of pictures (i am trying to catch up on september's pictures) of the kids on thursday night (sorry, still not a birthday party post...) during dinner. these are too cute not to share right now.
we cut open a pomegranate and they kids wanted some. i was concerned the seeds would freak them out so we got out the food mill and put all the seeds INTO it. then, we juiced it. the kids LOVE grinding on the food mill. so, we drank the juice. kendal has a juice-stain mustache (and a spaghetti-stain goatee). and yes, i know he is wearing holly's bib. but, technically he is sitting in holly's chair too! :)
cake anyone? (yes, her mouth is dirty too! but, why clean it for cake? and, i also learned that she will not pick up a cupcake with her hands. it was the fork or she'd lean over and bite it like a dog. funny little girl she is!)
thus, this will not start today for me.
anyway, i will post yet another couple of pictures (i am trying to catch up on september's pictures) of the kids on thursday night (sorry, still not a birthday party post...) during dinner. these are too cute not to share right now.
we cut open a pomegranate and they kids wanted some. i was concerned the seeds would freak them out so we got out the food mill and put all the seeds INTO it. then, we juiced it. the kids LOVE grinding on the food mill. so, we drank the juice. kendal has a juice-stain mustache (and a spaghetti-stain goatee). and yes, i know he is wearing holly's bib. but, technically he is sitting in holly's chair too! :)
A worm named Joe
There once was a worm named Joe.
Can you see Joe? Maybe you can look a little closer.
Joe was a nice worm
who really liked to squirm.
Joe went to the park,
I found him on some tree bark.
Next he met a squirrel
who had a sister named Pearl.
That was all we saw of Joe.
(I know Joe technically isn't a "worm", but I wasn't sure if he knew that yet.
I wasn't gonna spoil the news to him about his upcoming metamorphosis!)
I wasn't gonna spoil the news to him about his upcoming metamorphosis!)
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