I think we need to upgrade our water filter system. The water tastes too salty, and the water softener guy says there is nothing we can do about that. I don’t believe him, so I have to do some research on the issue.
Health Category
Friday, July 18th, 2008
Getting a nose job
My sister needs to have her deviated septum in her nose fixed. The procedure is known by several different names; rhinoplasty, nose surgery, nose job are all names for the same procedure. (I think.) She’s been putting off having the procedure done because she is concerned about the discomfort level during the healing process. But she really needs to have it done; her deviation is so severe that it is causing her to have chronic sinusitis. She has a constant sinus headache, and is sniffling all of the time.
I am trying to encourage her to have the procedure done, I am sure that once it is done she will be much more comfortable the rest of her life. At this point in time every time she catches a cold it always turns into a sinus infection and she is miserable for weeks on end. Especially since she moved to a different state and her new doctor doesn’t want to give her the antibiotics that she needs to clear up the sinus infection. Last winter she was sick for four whole months because of that! So, she really needs this nose job. I’m going to try to get my girlfriend that had the surgery done last year talk to about it and see if it might calm her nerves about it.
Friday, July 18th, 2008
Mosquitoes
The mosquitoes have been particularly bad this season; I suspect it is a result of all of the rain we had a while back. We’ve been trying to avoid going out during the mosquito feeding hours (sunrise and sunset) but they seem to be bad all day long the past couple of weeks. One of my neighbors told me that she had heard that there was a new breed of mosquitoes that is smaller than the “usual” ones that has stripes on it that feeds around the clock! Oh, lucky us!
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
What to eat, what to eat
I have been trying so hard to be a good calorie, health conscious person who eats only the “good for you” foods. You know, fresh fruit, veggies, yogurt. that sort of thing. Well, today I went grocery shopping and for some reason the store was out of yogurt. I don’t have any idea why. Perhaps their cooler unit broke down and they all spoiled and had to be thrown out. It was weird. Well, I need SOMETHING to snack on during the day, so I decided that this “all out of yogurt” incident was a “sign” of some kind to give myself a break and buy something sinful for snacks this week. So I bought Little Debbie Nutty Bars instead. You know, the chocolate covered peanut butter wafer bars. I was surprised to see that they have the exact same number of calories as a container of yogurt! So I won’t feel quite as wicked when I eat them!