And that goal: Be able to run a mile faster than I did when I was in high school.. which was 9:10 (as I recall). Yesterday was a beautiful day.. cold, but beautiful. So I took the moment and went for a jog. Normally, I hate jogging, but as of late, I find myself more open to all areas of physical activity. And in the end, I quite enjoyed it (especially how I felt after). Grant it, it was only 20 minutes.. and yes, I did walk a small portion of it.
Then today, I discovered the "dare" section on livestrong.com. Essentially, you can take on different dares (and give them as well). So I took the dare to run every day! Then mother dearest and I went to the gym (I had to drag her..heheheh) and I got my run in. 2 miles in 20 minutes.. not so bad, especially since I'm not a runner. Though if I keep this up, I just might become one sooner than I think! :D
My cold is almost gone... All I have left is a little cough now and again.. and sneeze now and again.. and snot that's more like glue than anything else. Oh.. and little red spots EVERYwhere (which happens now everytime I get sick). Oh platelets, how to tease me so. I don't know the current count, but it is down down down for sure. I get really light headed whenever I stand up when they get really low... and that's currently happening... sooo.. yeah.... My guess is high teens, perhaps. I went and bought a bunch of celery to help get them up a little after this illness.
But besides that, I feel wonderful. Ahhhh. :D
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Green Glop Goodness
This is what I've had for breakfast nearly every morning for over a year now. It is so absolutely wonderful and I can't seem to get tired of it.
I call it.... Green Glop :)
I call it.... Green Glop :)
Essentially, it's a bunch of veggies (mostly green)
blended with a banana and coco powder, and then
poured over oatmeal, fruit, and some nuts.
Nom nom nom, as the saying goes.
Ingredients (all these are raw)
Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Then pour on top of oatmeal/cottage cheese/grains/whatever you desire, and top it off with some chopped nuts and fruit. Wallah! A nutrition packed breakfast, but still tastes great!
blended with a banana and coco powder, and then
poured over oatmeal, fruit, and some nuts.
Nom nom nom, as the saying goes.
Ingredients (all these are raw)
- 1 medium Banana
- 2 Carrots
- 1/2 cup Chard
- 1/2 cup Spinach
- 1/4 medium Zucchini
- 1 tbsp Cilanto
- 1 tbsp Parsley
- 1 tbsp Cacao Nibs or powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 8 drops liquid Stevia
Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Then pour on top of oatmeal/cottage cheese/grains/whatever you desire, and top it off with some chopped nuts and fruit. Wallah! A nutrition packed breakfast, but still tastes great!
You can find the nutritional information here: http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/green-glop-goodness/
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Why hello cold... you can leave now
My trip to the Bay Area was quite wonderful. Good quality time with good friends always makes for a pleasant weekend. The only bummer was I was sick the whole time.. and unfortunately, still am. It started out as a tightness in my chest, and has now worked it's way into my nose... all the while slightly coughing. Now the question is, did I just manage to snag what's going around (apparently) or is this the h-pathy doing it's thing. I mean.... I wouldn't be too surprised that it's the latter, cause I've had my fair share of colds and then some. I was telling my mother today that having a cold is very nostalgic to me. That's right. I said 'nostalgic.' I was sick with a cold SO much as a kid, that having one brings back all the good memories of my younger years.. romping and playing about. Colds never stopped me. They were just nearly always there. That gives a better idea of how often I was sick, I think.
At any rate.. I'm pooped. I have more I want to write, but don't have the energy.... Early bed time for me. *Zonk*
At any rate.. I'm pooped. I have more I want to write, but don't have the energy.... Early bed time for me. *Zonk*
Friday, February 18, 2011
Off to the Bay!
I'm off today to visit my best friend in the Bay. It'll be a good weekend, and we'll get some quality one on one girl time! Finally! :D
I stumbled across a website today: http://www.livestrong.com
It's fantastic.. and GREAT for keeping track of what you're eating... I'm supposed to keep a food journal, to see if I'm eating anything that isn't working well for my body (To accomplish that, I also need to be journaling about how I feel everyday). It can be a bit much, but if I get to find out how many calories I'm eating along with it, it's easier to do. So with that said, I'm discovering I'm eating more calories than I though.. which would explain why I'm having a hard time loosing weight. I'm maintaining like a champ!... just not loosing. We want losers here, people! Not maintainers. After this discovery, I started jogging around the house everytime I was up to get something.... lifting my knees as high as I could. It looks tramendously silly, but hey! I need to burn some of those extra calories off.... and there's only one way to do that now isn't there.
So even though I'm not loosing weight yet, I've been feeling so great these days... and espically in the past couple of days. WHOO! Talk about on the up swing! On Tuesday I had my hair up in a clip all day and when I took it down in the evening it looked..well... fabulous. So I took a picture:
I stumbled across a website today: http://www.livestrong.com
It's fantastic.. and GREAT for keeping track of what you're eating... I'm supposed to keep a food journal, to see if I'm eating anything that isn't working well for my body (To accomplish that, I also need to be journaling about how I feel everyday). It can be a bit much, but if I get to find out how many calories I'm eating along with it, it's easier to do. So with that said, I'm discovering I'm eating more calories than I though.. which would explain why I'm having a hard time loosing weight. I'm maintaining like a champ!... just not loosing. We want losers here, people! Not maintainers. After this discovery, I started jogging around the house everytime I was up to get something.... lifting my knees as high as I could. It looks tramendously silly, but hey! I need to burn some of those extra calories off.... and there's only one way to do that now isn't there.
So even though I'm not loosing weight yet, I've been feeling so great these days... and espically in the past couple of days. WHOO! Talk about on the up swing! On Tuesday I had my hair up in a clip all day and when I took it down in the evening it looked..well... fabulous. So I took a picture:
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Fresh beginning and old reminders
Before I start this actual post, I just want to say that I bent my pinky nail backwards whilst playing with the kitty. It hurts like crazy and the corner has now turned purple (as one would expect). It's making it difficult to type.
And now for our regularly scheduled posting:
Mom and I went to the gym today. I went with her last week, but was quite out of it having just received the notice about my blood sugar. Needless to say, today was a far better workout. I made a new booklet to keep track of everything... workout, food journal, etc. It's cute and compact and gets the job done. Really now, I'm feeling quite good about all this.
While looking through my gym bag trying to find my gloves for rowing, I found my old workout booklet. The start date was 12/28/09... and apparently, I was feeling like absolute crap... and continued to feel like crap for a solid month plus. The last entry is 2/2/10, so I don't know exactly what happened after that. I do know I started riding my back again shortly there after.. and shortly after that got diagnosed with ITP. I find it quite interesting that I was feeling so incredibly terrible just before my platelets dropped. I don't even remember feeling that way... but it's written out quite clearly in the 'notes' section. It's moments like these that I wish I had journalled (that's right... I made up a new verb.. If the noun can be made into a gerund, then by golly it can be a verb!) every single day.... cause you just never know when you're going to need to look back. I guess that kind of goes against the whole 'don't look back' thing, but in times like these, it's real helpful.
I love the way I feel now.. and it's only getting better. :D
And now for our regularly scheduled posting:
Mom and I went to the gym today. I went with her last week, but was quite out of it having just received the notice about my blood sugar. Needless to say, today was a far better workout. I made a new booklet to keep track of everything... workout, food journal, etc. It's cute and compact and gets the job done. Really now, I'm feeling quite good about all this.
While looking through my gym bag trying to find my gloves for rowing, I found my old workout booklet. The start date was 12/28/09... and apparently, I was feeling like absolute crap... and continued to feel like crap for a solid month plus. The last entry is 2/2/10, so I don't know exactly what happened after that. I do know I started riding my back again shortly there after.. and shortly after that got diagnosed with ITP. I find it quite interesting that I was feeling so incredibly terrible just before my platelets dropped. I don't even remember feeling that way... but it's written out quite clearly in the 'notes' section. It's moments like these that I wish I had journalled (that's right... I made up a new verb.. If the noun can be made into a gerund, then by golly it can be a verb!) every single day.... cause you just never know when you're going to need to look back. I guess that kind of goes against the whole 'don't look back' thing, but in times like these, it's real helpful.
I love the way I feel now.. and it's only getting better. :D
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Is that a cold I feel? Or just crap leaving my body....
Day 3! So far nothing big has happened that I’ve notice... well.. unless you count feeling AMAZING big. Heheheh... Yes, I feel very good right now. Need to kick up the exercise, but emotionally I'm doing very very well. There’s been a few small things that may or may not be because of the treatment. Tonight, however, I'm starting to get a sore throat... so I think that's a good thing... crap is exiting the body! Pack your bags, it's time to go!
My lab results came in.... I haven't seen them yet, nor know the numbers, but according to the nurse everything is in normal range and looks very good. I'll get a copy when I go to see my GP in a few weeks. I suppose I could go up early and just get a copy.... I may..... it's a little bit of a drive.... 30 min..... I'll think about it.
I've set a few goals for myself school wise, and have now set some health wise:
GOAL 1: Weigh 130 by my birthday (which is about 5 weeks away.. so that’s 2 pounds a week)
GOAL 2: Workout in some way EVERY day... even if it's just some push ups before going to bed (like I'll do tonight), or planking, or yoga... but at least SOMEthing EVERY day. :) I like this goal... it's easy and simple.. and day to day. So everyday I can feel accomplished in completing a goal, so long as I do something. Clearly it would be most beneficial if I get in a good workout... but some days it's harder to get in because of work/school.
20 past bed time! Ciao!
My lab results came in.... I haven't seen them yet, nor know the numbers, but according to the nurse everything is in normal range and looks very good. I'll get a copy when I go to see my GP in a few weeks. I suppose I could go up early and just get a copy.... I may..... it's a little bit of a drive.... 30 min..... I'll think about it.
I've set a few goals for myself school wise, and have now set some health wise:
GOAL 1: Weigh 130 by my birthday (which is about 5 weeks away.. so that’s 2 pounds a week)
GOAL 2: Workout in some way EVERY day... even if it's just some push ups before going to bed (like I'll do tonight), or planking, or yoga... but at least SOMEthing EVERY day. :) I like this goal... it's easy and simple.. and day to day. So everyday I can feel accomplished in completing a goal, so long as I do something. Clearly it would be most beneficial if I get in a good workout... but some days it's harder to get in because of work/school.
20 past bed time! Ciao!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Day 1 for hpathy! Happy Valentines Day to me!
Back tracking....
Saturday was just absolutely gorgeous! Sunny.. slight breeze... and I had good energy the whole day. Sunday, however, was a different story. True, it was still beautiful outside, but I was beyond tired. I had to give a welcome speech to the incoming music students for next semester... which went over fabulously, if I do say so. Let's just say, Impromptu should be my middle name. But at any rate, I was exhausted afterward. I collapsed on my bed upon arriving home and slept for a few hours... then pulled myself into the kitchen to make some food. I was pretty much a zombie for the rest of the day; barely able to hold a knife to cut some chard for soup (which turned out fantastic. I took all the veggies that needed to be eaten, chopped them up, and threw them into a giant pot with some yam and corn.)
I went to bed early, and in my zomebiesque state, forgot to set my alarm. My cat didn't do her 'good morning' ritual like she normally does; which consists of parading across the blankets onto my chest, and sticking her nose in my face whilst purring as loudly as possible. So needless to say, I didn't get up until 8, making it pointless to even try getting to work.. missing an hour and a half of a two hour schedule doesn't exactly work.
That brings us up to speed to today, which just so happens to be Valentines Day! I used to hate this day in high school... all of us boyfriendless/girlfriendless ones would say "Happy Singles Awareness Day!" I'm over that. :) I'm too tired and sick to be bothered right now. It's a fun holiday anyway. My love will come someday... or at least... he better, the nincompoop!
Once I finally rolled myself out of bed, I popped in my Phosphorous. I'm not exactly sure how I feel right now.... still groggy, I think. It's hard for me sometimes, because I know how mental stress makes me tired.... But I guess either way, I should rest today.
Saturday was just absolutely gorgeous! Sunny.. slight breeze... and I had good energy the whole day. Sunday, however, was a different story. True, it was still beautiful outside, but I was beyond tired. I had to give a welcome speech to the incoming music students for next semester... which went over fabulously, if I do say so. Let's just say, Impromptu should be my middle name. But at any rate, I was exhausted afterward. I collapsed on my bed upon arriving home and slept for a few hours... then pulled myself into the kitchen to make some food. I was pretty much a zombie for the rest of the day; barely able to hold a knife to cut some chard for soup (which turned out fantastic. I took all the veggies that needed to be eaten, chopped them up, and threw them into a giant pot with some yam and corn.)
I went to bed early, and in my zomebiesque state, forgot to set my alarm. My cat didn't do her 'good morning' ritual like she normally does; which consists of parading across the blankets onto my chest, and sticking her nose in my face whilst purring as loudly as possible. So needless to say, I didn't get up until 8, making it pointless to even try getting to work.. missing an hour and a half of a two hour schedule doesn't exactly work.
That brings us up to speed to today, which just so happens to be Valentines Day! I used to hate this day in high school... all of us boyfriendless/girlfriendless ones would say "Happy Singles Awareness Day!" I'm over that. :) I'm too tired and sick to be bothered right now. It's a fun holiday anyway. My love will come someday... or at least... he better, the nincompoop!
Once I finally rolled myself out of bed, I popped in my Phosphorous. I'm not exactly sure how I feel right now.... still groggy, I think. It's hard for me sometimes, because I know how mental stress makes me tired.... But I guess either way, I should rest today.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Time to get this train a movin'!
Guess what arrived today in the mail!? If you guessed 'remedy' then you won a gold star! :D
I've already popped in my Prednisone antidote.... and then Monday will be Phosphorous! Stoked is an understatement of my feelings.
My mom said something awesome to me the other day from coming home from the clinic. I was a little upset and my brain was racking for answers. And out loud I dramatically sighed, "What's going on with me! What's going on!?"
Mom gently took my hand and said, "Jesus is going on."
I love it! It's got bumper sticker written all over it. :) Jesus is going on.
I've already popped in my Prednisone antidote.... and then Monday will be Phosphorous! Stoked is an understatement of my feelings.
My mom said something awesome to me the other day from coming home from the clinic. I was a little upset and my brain was racking for answers. And out loud I dramatically sighed, "What's going on with me! What's going on!?"
Mom gently took my hand and said, "Jesus is going on."
I love it! It's got bumper sticker written all over it. :) Jesus is going on.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
The plot doesn't thicken.. just continues...
Thinking ahead of the game, I didn't eat breakfast this morning. Unfortunately, by the time I saw my GP, I hadn't eaten for 14 hours, and that was too long of a fast (apparently). She said even diabetics would have low blood sugar with that amount of time passed. And indeed mine was lowish(69). So I have to wait until tomorrow to get the labs done. LOTS of labs this time. Last time we ordered labs, she had order a TSH (that's to test thyroid function). The result was in normal range, but just on the outskirts. She didn't mention it, and I didn't think too much of it, cause I was just getting over being sick at the time, and that can always screw with things. However, she thought that it was now something to consider, in light of my high blood sugar and all. So we're not only testing for diabetes, but also thyroid problems.
Labs are: Fasting glucose, HGBA1C (that's for diabetes), TSH, Tree T4, Free T3 (all that is thyroid.. extensive testing)
And of course.. it'll be Friday.. which means results won't come in till Monday (or later?...). She had me set up another appoint THREE WEEKS from now. I'm thinking to myself, "Uhhhh.. that's a long time..... shouldn't we be getting on this ASAP?" But whatever. I have my arsenal of doctors to consult with. And believe you me, as soon as I get my hands on those labs, I will be consulting with all of them.
1 hour past best time! And my cat is cooing at me..wanting to play.
Labs are: Fasting glucose, HGBA1C (that's for diabetes), TSH, Tree T4, Free T3 (all that is thyroid.. extensive testing)
And of course.. it'll be Friday.. which means results won't come in till Monday (or later?...). She had me set up another appoint THREE WEEKS from now. I'm thinking to myself, "Uhhhh.. that's a long time..... shouldn't we be getting on this ASAP?" But whatever. I have my arsenal of doctors to consult with. And believe you me, as soon as I get my hands on those labs, I will be consulting with all of them.
1 hour past best time! And my cat is cooing at me..wanting to play.
So what happens now?
So after finding out yesterday about my glucose, I hoped online and posted the question to Dr. Fuhrman on his website. His reply, and I quote: "Wow, you are diabetic then. Get your fasting glucose checked and a fasting HBA1C too. Lets get the data together as fast as possible."
I then attempt to call Dr. Awesome, but he never got back to me. At this point I'm wondering if I should tell me GP in Auburn... I don't really want to, cause all she likes to do is give me drugs... and I didn't want her to upset that I had another doctor order labs for me (I don't know how doctors feel about that... *shrug*). But fortunately for me, I didn't have to make the decision.. for at 5 o'clock, her nurse called me... informing me that there were some abnormalities in my labs that were quite serious and that they made an appointment for me for today at 1:15. She didn't tell me what was going on, just that I needed to come. She said that they technically didn't have any spots open.. but they made one for me. And that was that. No other info. She didn't tell me what it was, or what they wanted to check, or anything. Just... come in at 1:15.
Since Dr. Fuhrman wanted a fasting flucose level.. I'm assuming they're going to want to do the same... so I haven't eaten yet today. Bah! I fasted for FORTEEN DAYS and it's only been 12 hours.. and I'm all mopey and want something to it. It'll be interesting to see what happens. I'm a little surprised that the nurse didn't tell me to fast. I want answers as fast as possible people! None of this waiting around nonsense. I'll be ready for lab work as soon as I step my foot into that door.
Speaking of which... better get going!!!
Here's a great quote I found from my fasting days:
The Way of the Duck: Calm and serine on top, but paddling like hell underneath.
I then attempt to call Dr. Awesome, but he never got back to me. At this point I'm wondering if I should tell me GP in Auburn... I don't really want to, cause all she likes to do is give me drugs... and I didn't want her to upset that I had another doctor order labs for me (I don't know how doctors feel about that... *shrug*). But fortunately for me, I didn't have to make the decision.. for at 5 o'clock, her nurse called me... informing me that there were some abnormalities in my labs that were quite serious and that they made an appointment for me for today at 1:15. She didn't tell me what was going on, just that I needed to come. She said that they technically didn't have any spots open.. but they made one for me. And that was that. No other info. She didn't tell me what it was, or what they wanted to check, or anything. Just... come in at 1:15.
Since Dr. Fuhrman wanted a fasting flucose level.. I'm assuming they're going to want to do the same... so I haven't eaten yet today. Bah! I fasted for FORTEEN DAYS and it's only been 12 hours.. and I'm all mopey and want something to it. It'll be interesting to see what happens. I'm a little surprised that the nurse didn't tell me to fast. I want answers as fast as possible people! None of this waiting around nonsense. I'll be ready for lab work as soon as I step my foot into that door.
Speaking of which... better get going!!!
Here's a great quote I found from my fasting days:
The Way of the Duck: Calm and serine on top, but paddling like hell underneath.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Labs are back.. with an interesting twist...
Platelet count is 31, (I was guessing 30.. so I was close!!) The 'celery' theory seems to be true.... I could tell my count dropped, due to the natural order of things for us women. So I upped my intake of celery ten fold. :) Seemed to help a bit!
So there's that..
Here's the twist:
I also had Dr. Awesome order a metabolic panel, right? Juuuuust to make sure things are in working order and all groovy. HOLY SMOKES I'm glad I did!!! Glucose is 352!!!!! YIKES!! What on earth!??!?! That's screamen high, for those of you just joining the program. (Reference range is 65-99). What does it mean, you ask? I'm not totally sure... I DO know it means I've got a crap ton of sugar floating about in my blood stream..... and maybe this is why I'm having a hard time concentrating these days. Good grief! Time to change some eating habbits. I may not be eating refined sugar.. but I've been eating a lot of dates and honey. Good grief good grief good grief!!!
So there's that..
Here's the twist:
I also had Dr. Awesome order a metabolic panel, right? Juuuuust to make sure things are in working order and all groovy. HOLY SMOKES I'm glad I did!!! Glucose is 352!!!!! YIKES!! What on earth!??!?! That's screamen high, for those of you just joining the program. (Reference range is 65-99). What does it mean, you ask? I'm not totally sure... I DO know it means I've got a crap ton of sugar floating about in my blood stream..... and maybe this is why I'm having a hard time concentrating these days. Good grief! Time to change some eating habbits. I may not be eating refined sugar.. but I've been eating a lot of dates and honey. Good grief good grief good grief!!!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Paging Dr. Janzen
Before I start the homeopathic treatment, I figured it a good idea to get a CBC. However, I did NOT feel like talking to my GP... I couldn't imagine her being so keen on the idea of what I'm about to embark on, and most likely wouldn't order a lab just because I wanted to order them.
So I sent an email to Dr. Awesome in Santa Rosa, explaining that I wanted to test before I started..just to have the foundation. What's nice is I can take the order to LabCorp and get it done for free! So I asked if he could order a CBC and Metabolic panel (just cause I haven't tested that in a while).
I never got a reply to the email (which I've come to expect now), and today it came in the mail! In the envelop were two things: A copy of my email, with "Ok" written under it. And a lab order. :) I love it. I really am becoming my own doctor.
So Monday I'll go in and get my blood drawn (Hopefully they won't screw up!...it's been known to happen with me). As always, I'm excited to see where they're at. For sure they were down a week or so ago.. but I feel like they went up a bit. Mid to upper 20's instead of low 20's/teens.
Whee. I'm passing out. Bed time 20 minutes ago!
Anti-superbowl party tomorrow! WHOOHOO! It's always a good time. :)
So I sent an email to Dr. Awesome in Santa Rosa, explaining that I wanted to test before I started..just to have the foundation. What's nice is I can take the order to LabCorp and get it done for free! So I asked if he could order a CBC and Metabolic panel (just cause I haven't tested that in a while).
I never got a reply to the email (which I've come to expect now), and today it came in the mail! In the envelop were two things: A copy of my email, with "Ok" written under it. And a lab order. :) I love it. I really am becoming my own doctor.
So Monday I'll go in and get my blood drawn (Hopefully they won't screw up!...it's been known to happen with me). As always, I'm excited to see where they're at. For sure they were down a week or so ago.. but I feel like they went up a bit. Mid to upper 20's instead of low 20's/teens.
Whee. I'm passing out. Bed time 20 minutes ago!
Anti-superbowl party tomorrow! WHOOHOO! It's always a good time. :)
Hey Spring! Thanks for the sneek peek!
My Saturday started out like any other day in which I didn't have work in the morning. My feet finally touched the floor about 9:15 (after my cat so graciously offered to wake me up at 5:45am.. I was actually tempted to get up, since I seemed fairly alert... But that thought fled from me within 5 minuets and was soundly back to dream land until 9:oo)
Breakfast was the usual awesomeness: A carrot, bit of broccoli, kale, cilantro, walnuts, and banana blended together and poured over oatmeal, chopped pineapple, cranberries, and sunflower seeds.
I enjoyed some mid-morning fresh air, as it was sunny out, but still cool and quite breezy, and watched my cat romp about in the year, clearly more comfortable with my presence there.
Then back inside to read and learn about homeopathy and do some emailing.
*Time passes*
I popped my head into my parents room and check the outside temperature. 71 degrees! WHOA! All types of fantastic. I threw on some shorts and tank top and jumped on the trampoline for about 15 minutes. Just wonderful. Sunny. Slightly breezy. Ahhhh. I was hoping the stronger g-forces would help pull out the gunk that's still hanging out in my middle ear. Something was definitely going on in that neighborhood, but it's still there. :P
All in all, it was a beautiful day, and I thoroughly enjoyed the time outside.
And it ended with ice cream:
Blend all that in a blender. (Sometimes I add honey and/or stevia to sweeten it more). Add as much ice as you want. The more you add, the less sweet (and more cold, obviously) it becomes. And there you go!
Breakfast was the usual awesomeness: A carrot, bit of broccoli, kale, cilantro, walnuts, and banana blended together and poured over oatmeal, chopped pineapple, cranberries, and sunflower seeds.
I enjoyed some mid-morning fresh air, as it was sunny out, but still cool and quite breezy, and watched my cat romp about in the year, clearly more comfortable with my presence there.
Then back inside to read and learn about homeopathy and do some emailing.
*Time passes*
I popped my head into my parents room and check the outside temperature. 71 degrees! WHOA! All types of fantastic. I threw on some shorts and tank top and jumped on the trampoline for about 15 minutes. Just wonderful. Sunny. Slightly breezy. Ahhhh. I was hoping the stronger g-forces would help pull out the gunk that's still hanging out in my middle ear. Something was definitely going on in that neighborhood, but it's still there. :P
All in all, it was a beautiful day, and I thoroughly enjoyed the time outside.
And it ended with ice cream:
OREOESQUE ICREAM
(Why this kind of tastes like Oreos, I don't know... but there you have it)
About a 1/4 - 1/2 tsp vanilla- A small cup of water
- About 1/3 cup of nuts (I have walnuts and cashews here)
- A few dates
- A scoop of choffee (ground, roasted coco bean)
Blend all that in a blender. (Sometimes I add honey and/or stevia to sweeten it more). Add as much ice as you want. The more you add, the less sweet (and more cold, obviously) it becomes. And there you go!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Spring please!
I don't know if it's just me and my low platelets or WHAT.. but I am SSSOOOOOO COLD!!!! Bah! I want to curl up in a warm blanket with a book, and read/sleep the days away until it gets warmer. It's so beautiful outside, but deceptively frigid! I don't recall ever struggling so much to stay warm.... I wonder if it's my count... Hmmmmm. Apparently eating celery can help platelet counts? I just read that today on one of the forums on PDSA.org. Interesting. Huzah for 'ants on a log'! I think I'll have some for lunch. :)
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