The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[betty rose]

I love this one, too:

 

[betty rose]

Sympathy like! Is it all tea that you can't have? Can you have rooibos sp? It's not the same plant, similar taste but a bit on the sweet side.

I'm not sure, I have never heard of that kind of tea. No sweetener to add, sounds great! It usually only takes one or two glasses to tell. Thanks for suggesting something I can look for...maybe a health food store? I haven't shopped for tea, for a long time. I'm not sure what is out in the market.

 

[betty rose]

Yes, that is the best, no side effects. The meds make you, at the very least, feel weird (other than excedrin, which really doesn't have any side effects), and in my case, they make me fall asleep. I do occasionally have to use the meds (though if I do, it's a good bet I'm getting sick) but other than Excedrin, they're not my first line of defense, which is good. I'm just glad I've got something that works. My poor aunt, who is the worst saddled with the migraines out of all of us (it's me, my grandmother, who was just recently diagnosed with a rare migraine form that actually is painless, aunt, and hers and my dad's younger half sister, plus I believe my cousin as well) cannot find a medication that works. For her, it's ibuprofen and bed, and sometimes it's so bad that she can't sleep. So I'm very fortunate that something natural works well for me. Senior year of high school, I had them very badly. I would go to the nurse, and she would take one look at me and hand me my Excedrin. I wish I knew then what I knew now.

One benefit for me was menopause, I only occasionally , get a migraine. Coffee along with meds really help. It's the caffeine. If I remember correctly, Excedrin used to have caffeine in it.

 

[betty rose]

Though I'm pretty sure no one here is drinking 16 cups of tea of day.

On a side note...I love black tea. Earl Grey, English breakfast, Irish breakfast. Rooibos which is a red tea but we'll just add that in. I tried green tea and camomile and didn't like it. Peanuts are a weakness of mine also.

As for coffee, I have k-cups but as soon as my current batch runs out. I don't think I'm buying more. Which leaves me coffeeless. I also hate Dunkin Donuts coffee....too watery and light, which I go by 50 of them on the way to work.

I get crystals after just one glass of tea, it depends on the person, as to tolerances.

 

[JenniferS]

@JenniferS , Happy 4th of July! I know you just had Canada Day celebrations, so I just wanted to share ours with you--our favorite neighbor from Canada!

Happy 4th of July to all my American Peeps!

 

[betty rose]

Out for today. Hope everyone is having fun.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

We have some decorating our basement. I think my dad stuck one around a lampshade. Why? Who knows, except it's a good spot.

Talking about different places to hang stuff,
my mom has all the leis she's gotten from Ohana hanging from the beams of her canopy bed like a floral display.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Yup, but unfortunately, we're leaving Sunday. We were going to leave Saturday, but decided we didn't want to fly home on a national holiday.

Wow your vacation went fast. It seems like you were just posting about arriving in Hawaii. This summer is flying by. (Six weeks until school starts again.)

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Well, you know . . . sometimes things just sort of "end up" in odd places and all . . . I can relate; it's scrambled brain syndrome. For example, I hang the fly swatter off the leg of the folded up ironing board.

Then you can swat or steam a bug when ironing.

 

[donaldtoo]

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Congrats and safe travels. 4 day weekend for us. We have yard work to do both at home and my in laws. Food shopping for the army, but for fun we're getting out the smoker and having a BBQ with some of our neighbors. That reminds me I have to add a few rub spices to my shopping list. THNX

Do you have a holiday vegan bbq dish you make?

 

[donaldtoo]

Yay! No rain here either.

Wooohooooo...!!!

Scattered clouds and 87 here right now, with a heat index of 93.
Possible afternoon t-storms. Hopefully not.

 

[catmom46]

Wooohooooo...!!!

Scattered clouds and 87 here right now, with a heat index of 93.
Possible afternoon t-storms. Hopefully not.

Cloudy and 67 here right now. Not exactly 4th of July weather. Plus, clouds aren't good for fireworks, right?

Happy 4th to everyone!! May your day be filled with lots of yummy food. Oh, and be safe!

 

[catmom46]

One benefit for me was menopause, I only occasionally , get a migraine. Coffee along with meds really help. It's the caffeine. If I remember correctly, Excedrin used to have caffeine in it.

My benefit was having a child apparently. While I was pregnant I would get the migraine aura, but not the pain. After she was born, the pain gradually returned, but never back to full force. Now I can just take motrin once an aura hits and pretty much avoid any pain. Before it was completely debilitating and sleep was the only solution, so I'm happy for this trade-off!

 

[catmom46]

Happy 4th of July everyone! Hope you all have a great day!! Just watch out for the village idiots...

Although they do seem to be everywhere these days, don't they? Present company excluded of course!!

 

[catmom46]

Funny how, some things that are good for other's and not good for some people. Thanks a bunch for looking that up!

You're welcome! I love looking up stuff. I'm definitely geeky like that.

 

[catmom46]

Yes, that is the best, no side effects. The meds make you, at the very least, feel weird (other than excedrin, which really doesn't have any side effects), and in my case, they make me fall asleep. I do occasionally have to use the meds (though if I do, it's a good bet I'm getting sick) but other than Excedrin, they're not my first line of defense, which is good. I'm just glad I've got something that works. My poor aunt, who is the worst saddled with the migraines out of all of us (it's me, my grandmother, who was just recently diagnosed with a rare migraine form that actually is painless, aunt, and hers and my dad's younger half sister, plus I believe my cousin as well) cannot find a medication that works. For her, it's ibuprofen and bed, and sometimes it's so bad that she can't sleep. So I'm very fortunate that something natural works well for me. Senior year of high school, I had them very badly. I would go to the nurse, and she would take one look at me and hand me my Excedrin. I wish I knew then what I knew now.

Wow, I had no idea there's a painless migraine. Does that mean she only gets the auras?

 

[donaldtoo]

I'm beyond passing out now!

Hahaaa...!
We're used to that, and much higher down here. This is our coolest summer in recent memory. By this time last year, and summers past, we'd already had several 100+ degree days.
This summer, aside from the heat index, we have yet to have even one 100 degree day. Feels so weird...

 

[catmom46]

The photo you saw was just a stock photo that @donaldtoo found. The funny thing is that the dog in that photo actually looks a bit like my bathtub-loving dog!

Hee-hee. Yep, I figured that wasn't the actual dog since Donald posted it. That would've been extreme dedication to authenticity for him to get over to your place to take the pic and then post it!

Although a bit eerie that he picked a photo of a similar-looking doggie…perhaps a duck is watching us after all?

 

[donaldtoo]

You have learned well!

I don't know about well, but, after being married for almost 27 years, I would hope I've at least learned a few things...!