pjlla
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2003
drive by posting just to say hey. Life is crazy busy here. I'm still plugging away.
You are missed, of course, but glad you are still plugging away! Any pictures from your Disney run to share??
I'm still plugging away...last week was difficult, trying to regain my momentum now.
what I was looking forward to this week --- DISNEY CRUISE big announcement today of summer 2015 itineraries and FINALLY tomorrow I can move our reservation to our Alaska 2015 cruise! I'm so so so stoked!!!! i'll be up and on the phone first thing, likely on hold for hours with millions of my closest friends LOL
WOOHOO on vacation planning!!!
the cause that is dear to me, most of you probably know.... Cushing's disease awareness. I was diagnosed May 2011 with Cushing's which is a rare endocrine disease that most doctors aren't familiar with, let alone know how to diagnose and treat. it's frustrating to have a rare disease which does not get attention and that translates to money from the industry to find better treatments and maybe one day even a cure. Dr Oz did a segment a year ago and he focused on the obesity factor of the disease, with a dramatic intro of '"Could you have a brain tumor that's making you fat?" while that is the biggest and most obvious symptom..there is so much more to the disease that he glossed over b/c it's not as trendy to talk about. frustrating. the link you see in my signature is a message board that literally saved me...this was the place I found answers and direction which led to my diagnosis
How wonderful that you got a diagnosis AND that you are willing to help others find answers!!
Hope you enjoyed your breakfast this morning! You earned it!
It was DELICIOUS!! Nothing unusual.... just nice to have something warm and filling!
Do it! Go take a mother-daughter one!! Seeing the country on the ground, without flying over the fly-over states - oh man, it changes you so much.
We do take a trip together every year and some of them have been road trips (although nothing so crazy as 80 days! ), to some degree. This summer we are hoping to head to upper NY state with a side trip to Niagara Falls.... but that will definitely depend on DD's summer work/internship/school/research status.
My family has had all sorts of cancer situations - mostly breast and thyroid. But, the cause nearest to my heart is RAINN. Rape, abuse, and incest national network. They have counselors available 24/7 on hotlines to talk with people who have been victims of sexual assault. But, their hotline is a website where you can chat virtually with someone - which to me, is revolutionary, not just for people who feel more comfortable using the internet, but any way to make it easier for someone to get help gets an A+ in my book.
Their staffers go through months of training and become incredible resources, not only on pressing charges, but also on medical issues, trauma support, support groups and doctors in your area who can help you - its really amazing what these people can do. And it is all anonymous.
My best friend was sexually assaulted in Israel on her second day of a birthright trip. In a country where she didn't speak the language, was traveling with a group of people she just met, she was able to log onto Rainn's website from her hostel and talk to someone. Without it, I honestly don't know if she ever would have recovered.
I know it doesn't support a disease or help find a cure for something, but for the millions of survivors of sexual assault, it is a lifesaver. I also like that 92% of my money goes towards the cause.
JUST AS important as any other cause! How great that there is that resource out there.... just hope the right people know about it.
Well, very weird to be back at work today. It feels like Monday even though its Tuesday since I was out yesterday. Of course, I'm glad I was because three people are out today from being sick (and they weren't yesterday). I, however, have mostly recovered and have no intention of backtracking!!
One of my goals for this month was to have better arm skin - I know, it sounds super weird. But, I have keratosis pilaris on my arms (otherwise known as chicken skin). Nothing too terrible, but most docs will look at it, prescribe some kind of thick lotion and tell you the chances of it going away are slim to none.
Well, I spent this month doing a lot of research - started out by putting coconut oil on it, which worked okay, but was mostly just making my arms shiny haha Then, in the process of finding out what works best for my face, I discovered Cerave Renewing Lotion that has Salicylic Acid in it. In a review, a couple of people said that they tried it on their keratosis pilaris and it worked. And I'm here to tell you, after a week of using it - it totally does!!! About 50% of my bumps and red marks are gone!!! It feels SO weird to look at my arm in the mirror and see just my arm!!
Here's hoping with continual usage, I'll be chicken skin free!!
How wonderful that you have been able to find such a relatively simple solution!! And coming from the Mom of a child afflicted with a long-term, ongoing skin condition, seeing just "arm" is a huge cause for celebration!!
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Evening all! School day is done, WW prep work is done, and it looks like I might actually remember to wear my Activelink to my meeting tonight! I don't wear it regularly guilty: ) and I think my members are thinking I'm lying when I talk about it because I have NEVER remembered to wear it to a meeting! But it is charging right now! I WILL remember it tonight!!
Just throwing this out there..... I know I told you all I was making a nice weight loss chart to help me be more motivated (and I promised to share a picture and I haven't done so yet.... sorry), but I decided that I need a SECOND chart.... for EXERCISE! That is where I need the MOST motivation!! I think I'm going to do it as a "minutes completed" per day type chart. Probably no time tonight to do that, but hopefully Thursday (I'm working at school tomorrow). Anyone else do things like this? I know someone on here has a "bead jar" for pounds lost.
Hey.... I've got 30 minutes before I leave for my meeting and I've already had my tea and my afternoon protein snack (a MUST on these days when I don't get dinner until 8pm and have to be ON MY GAME for a few hours), so I'll get that photo taken care of now!
BB in a minute to share the picture.......P
Here you go. I intended to find enough motivational quotes to frame the entire chart, but I'm just doing it a few at a time. BTW, the quote in the upper left hand corner says "Dear Fat, Prepare to Die. Love, ME