Proctor Silex electric kettles are everywhere, but shouldn't be.
the smell. But that was not true.
When mine continued to smell as
the water heated I replaced it with
a stainless Farberware coffee maker
from which I removed the percolator
parts. No more Proctor Silex smell,
and I feel better physically than
when I was using the plastic kettle.
(If it released a smell, what did it
release into the water I used to make
my coffee and tea? And, just because it's
a small amount of toxins being released does NOT make it safe.)
- They smell when heating water because there is
decomposition. The
manufacturer insisted
- I just had to boil
the smell. But that was not true.
When mine continued to smell as
the water heated I replaced it with
a stainless Farberware coffee maker
from which I removed the percolator
parts. No more Proctor Silex smell,
and I feel better physically than
when I was using the plastic kettle.
(If it released a smell, what did it
release into the water I used to make
my coffee and tea? And, just because it's
a small amount of toxins being released does NOT make it safe.)
Heat and Light -
Long ago my friend, Barbara Okray, had classes in Heat and Light. I
was astonished: elements of daily life are college subjects? But, things
change. Now, in order to be warm in winter, cool in summer and see at
night cheaply, I study both.
I've learned that plants, even weeds, cool my yard and ultimately my
home. So while my neighbors have rock lawns and use swamp coolers,
I enjoy dandelions (nearly as much as the bees do), wildflowers and
whatever grasses thrive on minimal drinks of water.
When I first read that dirt and rocks are tens of degrees hotter than
plants, and asphalt ten degrees hotter still, I wanted to see if that was
true: I let one side of my mostly clay back yard go to weed, while on
the other I plucked out dandelions to the tips of their roots. In the fall I
was surprised at how early
frost came to the weed-rich
side of my yard and how many
weeks later it came to the
few-plants-in-barren-clay side.
Now I water dandelions, carpet
dirt with wildflowers and enjoy
my home being ten degrees
cooler in the summer than when
I favored a rocky landscape. If
I still lived in Wisconsin I'd do
the opposite and expose a dirt
border on the sunny sides of
my house for the winter, perhaps
in the same areas where I had
flowers during the summer.
The thermometer I bought shows
twenty degrees hotter where there's
dirt as opposed to plants. That's
about what I expected, but it's fun to
see the actual numbers. Twenty degrees
is a lot of difference! And, that's twenty
degrees that isn't associated with any
electricity use, so it's basically free cooling
except for the cost of a bit of water.
Another "heat thing" thing is that my 2 quart
copper bottom pots become much hotter much faster than 3 quart pots.
Because I cook using candles (solar doesn't support an electric stove
which is fine because candles work great!) the efficiency of the pot
makes for a big savings in the
amount of wax I have to buy.
If you want to save money on
gas/electricity you can pare down
your pot size and use one with an
especially conductive bottom.
(I got rid of all my Teflon pots and
pans after finding that every time
I browned garlic or onions I "had
the flu" the next day, and, my
friend she said she'd had
several pairs of love birds until
she burned onions in her Teflon
fry pan and they all died. Now I use stainless steel and nothing sticks as
long as I use olive oil... which is good for us, to boot.)
I have several aluminum core, 2 quart saucepans and am pleased.
Aluminum conducts heat very well but it's NOT good to cook
directly in or on aluminum. (While
manufacturers say it's fine, I
believe the decades of reports
by people who say aluminium in its
many uses contributed to their
Alzheimer's Disease. I don't think
there's anything to worry about
if you use aluminum foil to cover
a turkey for roasting, but
everyday use in cooking, or in
diet drinks may after some years
have a bad effect.) I'm unwilling to
chance using it regularly for cooking.
Long ago my friend, Barbara Okray, had classes in Heat and Light. I
was astonished: elements of daily life are college subjects? But, things
change. Now, in order to be warm in winter, cool in summer and see at
night cheaply, I study both.
I've learned that plants, even weeds, cool my yard and ultimately my
home. So while my neighbors have rock lawns and use swamp coolers,
I enjoy dandelions (nearly as much as the bees do), wildflowers and
whatever grasses thrive on minimal drinks of water.
When I first read that dirt and rocks are tens of degrees hotter than
plants, and asphalt ten degrees hotter still, I wanted to see if that was
true: I let one side of my mostly clay back yard go to weed, while on
the other I plucked out dandelions to the tips of their roots. In the fall I
was surprised at how early
frost came to the weed-rich
side of my yard and how many
weeks later it came to the
few-plants-in-barren-clay side.
Now I water dandelions, carpet
dirt with wildflowers and enjoy
my home being ten degrees
cooler in the summer than when
I favored a rocky landscape. If
I still lived in Wisconsin I'd do
the opposite and expose a dirt
border on the sunny sides of
my house for the winter, perhaps
in the same areas where I had
flowers during the summer.
The thermometer I bought shows
twenty degrees hotter where there's
dirt as opposed to plants. That's
about what I expected, but it's fun to
see the actual numbers. Twenty degrees
is a lot of difference! And, that's twenty
degrees that isn't associated with any
electricity use, so it's basically free cooling
except for the cost of a bit of water.
Another "heat thing" thing is that my 2 quart
copper bottom pots become much hotter much faster than 3 quart pots.
Because I cook using candles (solar doesn't support an electric stove
which is fine because candles work great!) the efficiency of the pot
makes for a big savings in the
amount of wax I have to buy.
If you want to save money on
gas/electricity you can pare down
your pot size and use one with an
especially conductive bottom.
(I got rid of all my Teflon pots and
pans after finding that every time
I browned garlic or onions I "had
the flu" the next day, and, my
friend she said she'd had
several pairs of love birds until
she burned onions in her Teflon
fry pan and they all died. Now I use stainless steel and nothing sticks as
long as I use olive oil... which is good for us, to boot.)
I have several aluminum core, 2 quart saucepans and am pleased.
Aluminum conducts heat very well but it's NOT good to cook
directly in or on aluminum. (While
manufacturers say it's fine, I
believe the decades of reports
by people who say aluminium in its
many uses contributed to their
Alzheimer's Disease. I don't think
there's anything to worry about
if you use aluminum foil to cover
a turkey for roasting, but
everyday use in cooking, or in
diet drinks may after some years
have a bad effect.) I'm unwilling to
chance using it regularly for cooking.
I started out at 280 so there was a long time
when the progress I was making wasn't visible.
Not that there weren't significant changes in a
month or two.
For instance I'd had trouble with sleep apnea:
waking up unable to get a breath and feeling as if
I was going to die for want of air; after a bout of
coughing I'd go back to sleep.
Only sometimes people don't wake up. So, when
the doctor said that sleep apnea and wheezing at
night can be caused by excess flesh around the
neck, and that it helps to sleep with ones head
raised I decided that I'd double up my pillows
and do three minutes of exercise a day. That's
when I was recovering from tetanus and my
muscles were still clamping.
The tape measure showed that my effort was
paying off, but the mirror didn't show it, so I
looked at clothing ads and imagined myself
wearing smaller and smaller things and looking
prettier and prettier. (I'm old, so "prettier" was a
bit of a stretch. Sometimes in order to make
myself continue to believe I focused on my
garden where change came slowly, but also
beautifully.) The sleep appnea went away in less
than two months.
when the progress I was making wasn't visible.
Not that there weren't significant changes in a
month or two.
For instance I'd had trouble with sleep apnea:
waking up unable to get a breath and feeling as if
I was going to die for want of air; after a bout of
coughing I'd go back to sleep.
Only sometimes people don't wake up. So, when
the doctor said that sleep apnea and wheezing at
night can be caused by excess flesh around the
neck, and that it helps to sleep with ones head
raised I decided that I'd double up my pillows
and do three minutes of exercise a day. That's
when I was recovering from tetanus and my
muscles were still clamping.
The tape measure showed that my effort was
paying off, but the mirror didn't show it, so I
looked at clothing ads and imagined myself
wearing smaller and smaller things and looking
prettier and prettier. (I'm old, so "prettier" was a
bit of a stretch. Sometimes in order to make
myself continue to believe I focused on my
garden where change came slowly, but also
beautifully.) The sleep appnea went away in less
than two months.
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"Beauty is truth, truth beauty --"
- Keats, 1819
"A thing in itself never expresses anything.
It is in the relation between things that
gives meaning to them."
It is in the relation between things that
gives meaning to them."
- Hans Hofmann, 1967
"The meaning of things lies not in the
things themselves but in our attitude
towards them."
things themselves but in our attitude
towards them."
- Saint-Exupery, 1948
"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything
beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.”
beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- (1803 -1882)
“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time
after time have given me new courage to face life
cheerfully have been kindness, beauty, and truth”
after time have given me new courage to face life
cheerfully have been kindness, beauty, and truth”
- Albert Einstein
- (1879 - 1955)
"Time deals gently only with those who
take it gently."
take it gently."
- Anatole France, 1881
"The longer I live, the more beautiful life
becomes."
becomes."
- Frank Lloyd Wright
"The taste for well-being is the
prominent and indelible feature of
democratic times."
prominent and indelible feature of
democratic times."
- Alexis de
Tocqueville, 1835
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"The dream was always running ahead of me. To
catch up, to live for a moment in unison with it,
that was the miracle."
catch up, to live for a moment in unison with it,
that was the miracle."
- Anais Nin
I can't stand to diet! I always fail and I can't exercise the amount
Oprah says I must if I want to lose weight. But, I lost 10 inches
around my waist in a year by doing three minutes of exercise a day,
and not all days --
Oprah says I must if I want to lose weight. But, I lost 10 inches
around my waist in a year by doing three minutes of exercise a day,
and not all days --
"A smiling face is half the meal."
- Latvian Proverb
"A good meal makes a man feel
more charitable toward the world
than any sermon."
more charitable toward the world
than any sermon."
- Arthur Pendenys
"Kissing don't last: cookery do."
- George Meredith
"Cooking is like love. It should be
entered into with abandon or not
at all."
entered into with abandon or not
at all."
- Harriet Van Horne
"Strange to see how a good dinner
and feasting reconciles everybody."
and feasting reconciles everybody."
- Samuel Pepys
“The French peasant cuisine is at
the basis of the culinary art. By
this I mean it is composed of
honest elements that la grande
cuisine only embellishes.”
the basis of the culinary art. By
this I mean it is composed of
honest elements that la grande
cuisine only embellishes.”
- Alexandre Dumaine
Health Boundaries Bite
What's Working Well?
And, because I added brown rice, which tends to promote weight loss,
to my diet I ate more, not less.
I had a pair of Italian
leather shoes that I loved
so much. I can see them
as clearly as if I had them
now rather than when I
was in high school. I think
I would love an Italian
handbag as much as I
loved those shoes, and so
I dream.
leather shoes that I loved
so much. I can see them
as clearly as if I had them
now rather than when I
was in high school. I think
I would love an Italian
handbag as much as I
loved those shoes, and so
I dream.
I think, no, I BELIEVE that if I had enough money to buy this bag
without worrying about the cost that I could also become well enough
to travel again. And that is a very happy making thought.
I can see myself carrying this handbag in Greece and Crete. I've wanted
to go to Crete for a long time. Okay. I'm determined.
Having a clear image in mind, being determined and believing work
well to fashion the future, I know that. In order to change today into
the particular tomorrow that I want to see in 2010 there are practical
things I need to keep in mind and do.
For instance I can't lose the next 50 pounds I need to lose in a week,
nor can I regain the flexibility I had when I was younger by doing a lot
of exercise. Overdoing things is counterproductive due to residual
muscle problems from having had tetanus. (I think everyone over a
certain age, and the age varies from person to person, benefits more
from a gradual approach than a pain-for-gain approach.)
That said, here is something that works incredibly well at not overdoing
while doing a lot of cleaning: I ordered a cordless vacuum because my
solar system doesn't have a
large enough inverter to run my old
Eureka vacuum. There were many
excellent reviews so I felt good placing
my order.
When my Extreme Power vacuum arrived
it was rather more toy-like than I had
expected: it wasn't heavy at all, and it was
rather cute. I could imagine playing with
the likes of it as a kid. But, would it work,
I wondered.
YES! It is just as good as the reviews say!
I used to vacuum once every week or two.
I hated unrolling the cord and contorting my
unwieldy body to plug in the cord under
tables and between pieces of furniture.
Now I just grab my powerful little vacuum
off its charging stand and away I go.
It is the most Working Well thing I have
and my house is happier for it.
There are two more things that are working
well that I want to note, but it's late. So, which
to give the final minutes of today?
I called a friend to borrow money for a couple of days, but couldn't
reach her. It was after that the really good thing happened, the thing
that is the best "working well" of them all: I decided that since there
was nothing I could do I was going to enjoy the day and my quilt and
pillow and the wonderful way they made my living room look like a
poet's loft in Paris or London or New York. Previously the llittle bed
frame with it's pale quilt, moved in from the spare bedroom, looked
uncomfortably like a sickroom escapee. I also thought about my friend,
a Realtor, who has been braving out the financial meltdown's affect on
the real estate market with a real beauty of spirit.
In the end she called and lent me the money, which was great. But
even greater was that in between I realized that if bank overdraft
charges took all my extra money, I could still enjoy my life and the
beauty around me.
without worrying about the cost that I could also become well enough
to travel again. And that is a very happy making thought.
I can see myself carrying this handbag in Greece and Crete. I've wanted
to go to Crete for a long time. Okay. I'm determined.
Having a clear image in mind, being determined and believing work
well to fashion the future, I know that. In order to change today into
the particular tomorrow that I want to see in 2010 there are practical
things I need to keep in mind and do.
For instance I can't lose the next 50 pounds I need to lose in a week,
nor can I regain the flexibility I had when I was younger by doing a lot
of exercise. Overdoing things is counterproductive due to residual
muscle problems from having had tetanus. (I think everyone over a
certain age, and the age varies from person to person, benefits more
from a gradual approach than a pain-for-gain approach.)
That said, here is something that works incredibly well at not overdoing
while doing a lot of cleaning: I ordered a cordless vacuum because my
solar system doesn't have a
large enough inverter to run my old
Eureka vacuum. There were many
excellent reviews so I felt good placing
my order.
When my Extreme Power vacuum arrived
it was rather more toy-like than I had
expected: it wasn't heavy at all, and it was
rather cute. I could imagine playing with
the likes of it as a kid. But, would it work,
I wondered.
YES! It is just as good as the reviews say!
I used to vacuum once every week or two.
I hated unrolling the cord and contorting my
unwieldy body to plug in the cord under
tables and between pieces of furniture.
Now I just grab my powerful little vacuum
off its charging stand and away I go.
It is the most Working Well thing I have
and my house is happier for it.
There are two more things that are working
well that I want to note, but it's late. So, which
to give the final minutes of today?
I called a friend to borrow money for a couple of days, but couldn't
reach her. It was after that the really good thing happened, the thing
that is the best "working well" of them all: I decided that since there
was nothing I could do I was going to enjoy the day and my quilt and
pillow and the wonderful way they made my living room look like a
poet's loft in Paris or London or New York. Previously the llittle bed
frame with it's pale quilt, moved in from the spare bedroom, looked
uncomfortably like a sickroom escapee. I also thought about my friend,
a Realtor, who has been braving out the financial meltdown's affect on
the real estate market with a real beauty of spirit.
In the end she called and lent me the money, which was great. But
even greater was that in between I realized that if bank overdraft
charges took all my extra money, I could still enjoy my life and the
beauty around me.
I think that while I love the redo of
my living room via a quilt and floor pillow (used as a divan
back), the real thing that is working well is my ability to love it
even though I ordered it by mistake, not realizing that a check
I'd written earlier had not been cashed and could be, thus
threatening to put my account into the red.
When I snapped to my mistake I couldn't sleep and was still up
at three in the morning, repeatedly looking at my online bank
account to see if the check I'd forgotten had been cashed. It
wasn't, it seemed, but next day an insufficient funds notice for
the day before appeared. Darn it!
my living room via a quilt and floor pillow (used as a divan
back), the real thing that is working well is my ability to love it
even though I ordered it by mistake, not realizing that a check
I'd written earlier had not been cashed and could be, thus
threatening to put my account into the red.
When I snapped to my mistake I couldn't sleep and was still up
at three in the morning, repeatedly looking at my online bank
account to see if the check I'd forgotten had been cashed. It
wasn't, it seemed, but next day an insufficient funds notice for
the day before appeared. Darn it!
Back to heat and light for a moment: Last winter I didn't have drapes in
my living room, and I sorely wished that I had. I was sure they would
keep out drafts and
retain heat. For awhile I
tacked a duvet cover
over my French doors to
help a bit, but that was
unsatisfactory because
it was hard to take down
and put up when I went
outside, plus, I ruined
the cutwork lace on my
duvet cover. I was so
mad at myself for that.
I decided I should order
the velvet drapes I've
been wanting for at least
a decade and I went in
search online. I read
copious reviews on
several different kinds of
drapes and decided to get what I'd wanted for so long, velvet drapes.
They are like the suede in the picture except that since mine are hung
over French doors I opted for curtain rings so that it would be easier to
open and close the drapes. (The rings added dramatically to the cost.
But, in the long run I think the rings are well worth it.)
This year my living room is ten degrees warmer than it was last year
when the outside temperatures are the same. (I kept track of the
temperatures last year as a part of trying to save my avocado. But it
was too cold for it, and it died. I want another, but I want to be sure I
can keep it warm enough for it to live and be happy.)
my living room, and I sorely wished that I had. I was sure they would
keep out drafts and
retain heat. For awhile I
tacked a duvet cover
over my French doors to
help a bit, but that was
unsatisfactory because
it was hard to take down
and put up when I went
outside, plus, I ruined
the cutwork lace on my
duvet cover. I was so
mad at myself for that.
I decided I should order
the velvet drapes I've
been wanting for at least
a decade and I went in
search online. I read
copious reviews on
several different kinds of
drapes and decided to get what I'd wanted for so long, velvet drapes.
They are like the suede in the picture except that since mine are hung
over French doors I opted for curtain rings so that it would be easier to
open and close the drapes. (The rings added dramatically to the cost.
But, in the long run I think the rings are well worth it.)
This year my living room is ten degrees warmer than it was last year
when the outside temperatures are the same. (I kept track of the
temperatures last year as a part of trying to save my avocado. But it
was too cold for it, and it died. I want another, but I want to be sure I
can keep it warm enough for it to live and be happy.)
I've been wearing a dress I ordered from Macy's and it's making me
feel as if my goal to be healthier, slimmer and to travel is reachable.
(When I ordered it I questioned spending the money on something as
frivolous as a dress I did not exactly need.)
But, now that I have it and it's helping me stay focused on my goal, I
see it as something I did "exactly" need.
What's so great about it is that it minimizes the areas I have yet to
reduce, so I feel successful even though I'm not totally at my goal.
feel as if my goal to be healthier, slimmer and to travel is reachable.
(When I ordered it I questioned spending the money on something as
frivolous as a dress I did not exactly need.)
But, now that I have it and it's helping me stay focused on my goal, I
see it as something I did "exactly" need.
What's so great about it is that it minimizes the areas I have yet to
reduce, so I feel successful even though I'm not totally at my goal.
7/31/11 After two powerful Toshiba
laptops, followed by an inexpensive
Compaq, I won't buy another Toshiba.
I loved my Toshibas for their power, but
over time they were disappointing in one
simple area: internet.
My first one got very hot. In fact it came
with a warning not to get burned. (I got
burned when I bought it.) The heat
slowed my internet connection so any
episode I was watching would all but
stop. Even after I bought a fan, the
problem remained.
My second Toshiba turned its wireless
connection off, all on its own --
sometimes more than once in a single
episode. I thought it was my DSL until I
got the Compaq and found that the
Compaq had no similar problem.
When the Compaq wasn't powerful
enough to use for my website, I bought
a Dell with an i5 Intel processor. What a
completely different computer the Dell is.
First of all, the Dell is really beautiful,
mainly because I bought it in red. But
also because of its styling. Its keyboard
and touchpad are each surrounded by a
silver-ish edging and beyond that a
darker silver framework. It's lovely, but
more importantly, the edging makes it
easy to feel when my fingers are
properly on the touchpad.
The Dell Touchpad is a delight. I had
seriously been afraid that the Compaq
right/left click buttons were going to give
me carpal tunnel. They were so hard to
depress. The Dell makes everything
easier, and when I'm working on my site
which takes pixel by pixel fine tuning,
I'm much more accurate with the easier
to use Dell Touchpad.
Dell tech support was abysmal, but
when I googled the problems I found
solutions. As for instance, things were
getting really large. Now I know it's
because Control and something or the
other else can increase the size of
things... "Control -" (Control minus sign)
reduces their size.
My Dell laptop is definitely the best
computer I've had, and that includes my
desktop Macs and IBMs.
laptops, followed by an inexpensive
Compaq, I won't buy another Toshiba.
I loved my Toshibas for their power, but
over time they were disappointing in one
simple area: internet.
My first one got very hot. In fact it came
with a warning not to get burned. (I got
burned when I bought it.) The heat
slowed my internet connection so any
episode I was watching would all but
stop. Even after I bought a fan, the
problem remained.
My second Toshiba turned its wireless
connection off, all on its own --
sometimes more than once in a single
episode. I thought it was my DSL until I
got the Compaq and found that the
Compaq had no similar problem.
When the Compaq wasn't powerful
enough to use for my website, I bought
a Dell with an i5 Intel processor. What a
completely different computer the Dell is.
First of all, the Dell is really beautiful,
mainly because I bought it in red. But
also because of its styling. Its keyboard
and touchpad are each surrounded by a
silver-ish edging and beyond that a
darker silver framework. It's lovely, but
more importantly, the edging makes it
easy to feel when my fingers are
properly on the touchpad.
The Dell Touchpad is a delight. I had
seriously been afraid that the Compaq
right/left click buttons were going to give
me carpal tunnel. They were so hard to
depress. The Dell makes everything
easier, and when I'm working on my site
which takes pixel by pixel fine tuning,
I'm much more accurate with the easier
to use Dell Touchpad.
Dell tech support was abysmal, but
when I googled the problems I found
solutions. As for instance, things were
getting really large. Now I know it's
because Control and something or the
other else can increase the size of
things... "Control -" (Control minus sign)
reduces their size.
My Dell laptop is definitely the best
computer I've had, and that includes my
desktop Macs and IBMs.
I am hopeful that I
will to be able to
travel next spring, and
in preparation I'm
putting this low air fair
link on my site.
will to be able to
travel next spring, and
in preparation I'm
putting this low air fair
link on my site.
X
www.health-boundaries-bite.com
Your fingernails reflect your health --
Learn some warning signs --
Your fingernails reflect your health --
Learn some warning signs --
- Karen Kline
I have been a bit shocked to find that I'm not regaining my ability to
walk distances as I had hoped. Right now I can walk about 8 minutes
before my back becomes extremely painful. Two years ago I was much
better, so that's a bit distressing.
On the other hand I realize that there's been extraordinary stress since I
found on the internet that my home was being foreclosed... Wells Fargo
didn't bother to serve me the papers, which in itself is extremely
stressful.
For months all I did was work on legal things. I barely got into my
garden this summer at all. So, I wasn't walking to build up strength the
way I should have been. But, I am now turning over a new leaf.
As long as I slowly increase the amount of time I walk and exercise I
improve. When I rush it, I get worse because it's my nerves that were
damaged when I had tetanus, and nerves don't appreciate stress.
Muscles love exercise, nerves don't love exercise once they are tired.
Recently I had Del move my massage chair into the living room where
I'm now using it nearly every day to relax my muscles so that my
nerves feel happier. It feels very similar to a massage by a massage
therapist. The good news is that I'm feeling better. Whether I'll be
enough better to travel next year... who knows how I'd have the
money, anyway!
I have an older vcrsion of this
iJoy Massage Chair. It's
massage is very similar to the
massage you get from a massage
therapist. Massage chairs that give
vibration massages are hugely
different.
walk distances as I had hoped. Right now I can walk about 8 minutes
before my back becomes extremely painful. Two years ago I was much
better, so that's a bit distressing.
On the other hand I realize that there's been extraordinary stress since I
found on the internet that my home was being foreclosed... Wells Fargo
didn't bother to serve me the papers, which in itself is extremely
stressful.
For months all I did was work on legal things. I barely got into my
garden this summer at all. So, I wasn't walking to build up strength the
way I should have been. But, I am now turning over a new leaf.
As long as I slowly increase the amount of time I walk and exercise I
improve. When I rush it, I get worse because it's my nerves that were
damaged when I had tetanus, and nerves don't appreciate stress.
Muscles love exercise, nerves don't love exercise once they are tired.
Recently I had Del move my massage chair into the living room where
I'm now using it nearly every day to relax my muscles so that my
nerves feel happier. It feels very similar to a massage by a massage
therapist. The good news is that I'm feeling better. Whether I'll be
enough better to travel next year... who knows how I'd have the
money, anyway!
I have an older vcrsion of this
iJoy Massage Chair. It's
massage is very similar to the
massage you get from a massage
therapist. Massage chairs that give
vibration massages are hugely
different.
One of the first things I did when I had money from selling my rental
was buy new dinnerware. I'm so glad I did because it continues to give
me joy.
Years ago I used to find excellent cookware
items at GoodWill here in Santa Fe. But
recently the things seem overpriced for
what they are, especially when I can buy
new things for nearly the same price, and
sometimes even less.
Healthy eating is composed of so many
things: there's the finding and buying (or
growing) of good, healthy ingredients,
and the cooking of them so that the most
nutrients remain when it comes to eating,
and then there's serving the carefully
prepared food so that it shows off its
beauty, reflecting the care you've taken.
It has seemed to me for many years that
the reason my grandfather who ate out
of his garden lived decades longer than
my grandfather who was President of
the American Farm Bureau Federation
was because my farmer grandfather no
longer ate locally. He most often ate in
restaurants as he traveled for work, and
while that used to seem to me as if it
would be the most fun imaginable, I now
think that healthy food is far different
from what looks like fun as food.
When I lived in London we regularly gave
dinner parties, and went to them. Some
of my fondest memories are of sharing
food, like the first time friends and I
made spaghetti and shared it and a
bottle of Chianti. That was many
many years ago, but the memory
remains fresh and vibrant.
was buy new dinnerware. I'm so glad I did because it continues to give
me joy.
Years ago I used to find excellent cookware
items at GoodWill here in Santa Fe. But
recently the things seem overpriced for
what they are, especially when I can buy
new things for nearly the same price, and
sometimes even less.
Healthy eating is composed of so many
things: there's the finding and buying (or
growing) of good, healthy ingredients,
and the cooking of them so that the most
nutrients remain when it comes to eating,
and then there's serving the carefully
prepared food so that it shows off its
beauty, reflecting the care you've taken.
It has seemed to me for many years that
the reason my grandfather who ate out
of his garden lived decades longer than
my grandfather who was President of
the American Farm Bureau Federation
was because my farmer grandfather no
longer ate locally. He most often ate in
restaurants as he traveled for work, and
while that used to seem to me as if it
would be the most fun imaginable, I now
think that healthy food is far different
from what looks like fun as food.
When I lived in London we regularly gave
dinner parties, and went to them. Some
of my fondest memories are of sharing
food, like the first time friends and I
made spaghetti and shared it and a
bottle of Chianti. That was many
many years ago, but the memory
remains fresh and vibrant.
Sabra Velvet Jacket
Dress
Dress
Printed Jewel Neck
Dress
Dress
Rumba Knit Dress
9/6/10 - Similar, but different, I'm going to get a cellular shade for my
solar battery room. I was going to get velvet drapes, but since I have a
window seat, I was concerned
about spider, which love to live in drapes.
Which is good, in that they battle flies
and mosquitoes, but... I think for my
window seat I'll get a cellular shade. I
love the way they filter light, and from
experience I know they work great as
insulation. So... here goes! And...
Happiness!! They offer Ivory as well
as white.
solar battery room. I was going to get velvet drapes, but since I have a
window seat, I was concerned
about spider, which love to live in drapes.
Which is good, in that they battle flies
and mosquitoes, but... I think for my
window seat I'll get a cellular shade. I
love the way they filter light, and from
experience I know they work great as
insulation. So... here goes! And...
Happiness!! They offer Ivory as well
as white.
10/17/10 - My red rolling chair is working VERY well! I ordered it to
use in the kitchen after I've pulled onions and my back is telling me to
sit down rather than peel the onions and put them into my pot.
When I saw how sturdy the
chair's steel base is I tried it in
my garden, where I was doing
far too little because of how
often I have to return to my
deck to sit down, due to pain.
The rolling chair is fantastic.
I can rotate to trim many
different plants and do far
more than ever in the past.
And, its height is perfect
for my knees.
use in the kitchen after I've pulled onions and my back is telling me to
sit down rather than peel the onions and put them into my pot.
When I saw how sturdy the
chair's steel base is I tried it in
my garden, where I was doing
far too little because of how
often I have to return to my
deck to sit down, due to pain.
The rolling chair is fantastic.
I can rotate to trim many
different plants and do far
more than ever in the past.
And, its height is perfect
for my knees.
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Toshiba and Compaq
laptops starting at $278,
with 97 cent shipping to
home. Both come with
Windows 7 Home
Premium, which I love.
Toshiba and Compaq
laptops starting at $278,
with 97 cent shipping to
home. Both come with
Windows 7 Home
Premium, which I love.
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Cooking with stainless is healthier
than cooking with Teflon. Olive
oil keeps things from sticking and
Olive oil is healthy!!! If you're
using non-stick pots and pans and
having flu-like symptoms, it could
be because the coating breaks
down and gives off toxins at the
temperature used to saute onions.
Buy stainless cookware. It will
reward you for decades to come.
than cooking with Teflon. Olive
oil keeps things from sticking and
Olive oil is healthy!!! If you're
using non-stick pots and pans and
having flu-like symptoms, it could
be because the coating breaks
down and gives off toxins at the
temperature used to saute onions.
Buy stainless cookware. It will
reward you for decades to come.
Dark Chocolate Sea Salt
Caramels Divine Dark
Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels
just in time for Valentine's.
Treat your sweetie..
Caramels Divine Dark
Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels
just in time for Valentine's.
Treat your sweetie..
Valentine's Petite Cookie
Box Send your sweetie these
sugar cookies, each designed
and iced in Valentine colors.
Box Send your sweetie these
sugar cookies, each designed
and iced in Valentine colors.
| We coffee drinkers are less likely to have kidney stones or commit suicide. Happiness! |
Black and Decker's cordless canister vac picks
up with full-size strength. It's beautifully light
and easy to use. If you need a picker upper...
this little vac works great!!! (I bought it because
the inverter for my solar electric won't run a full
sized vac. Now, I love this little vac far more
than I ever cared for my big vac.) It has cleaned
up some HUGE messes for me. :-)
up with full-size strength. It's beautifully light
and easy to use. If you need a picker upper...
this little vac works great!!! (I bought it because
the inverter for my solar electric won't run a full
sized vac. Now, I love this little vac far more
than I ever cared for my big vac.) It has cleaned
up some HUGE messes for me. :-)
