February 18, 2010 - Posted by Erin- 5 Comments
Like many folks, I took health and well-being for granted in my younger years, and being raised in the middle-class American Midwest, I took many “modern necessities” for granted, as well; frozen dinners, soda pop, all manner of automated gadgetry to make life ostensibly either easier or more convenient.
As it turns out, a lot of [...]
February 7, 2010 - Posted by Erin- 7 Comments
Ah, the feeling of a (mostly) completed task – I should really better acquaint myself with it.
Give me a few days and a fever of 102, and I can get you results.
Apart from the trim, the fan, the wall plates, the light fixture, the hutch and the toilet (and the quality time spent with a [...]
February 6, 2010 - Posted by Erin- 1 Comment
That’s the name of the color – “Sweet Molasses.”
I am in love with this color.
As Mike was helping me put up the ceiling tape, he remarked it looked a lot like molten chocolate. I’d had that same thought myself numerous times, wondering if it would be as delicious as it looked. I reckoned not.
Here’s the [...]
February 5, 2010 - Posted by Erin- 3 Comments
Today, I had my follow-up visit to discuss my gluten intolerance labs. Do I have gluten intolerance? Oh hell yes; yes I do. My IgA (mucosal) value was normal, but the IgG value, which should have been 17 or less, was apparently well over 100. Awesome. Gluten intolerance.
Barbara was right – but this should come [...]
February 4, 2010 - Posted by Erin- 2 Comments
Mike Neir may have come home tonight to a bathroom that is a slightly different color than when he last saw it.
So, y’know how when you have a fever, you’re supposed to stay in bed, rest and generally not try to do anything?
Yeah. There’s a reason for that.
Last night, while I slept, the viruses which [...]