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[Lavande]

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Good 'Itchy' Afternoon everyone

Yep, I'm still itching. It's poison ivy ............ I don't think I'm going to do anymore outside work this season! That nasty stuff gets me every time!

Wow Opal, congrats on your 30 days, great job
Thanks Dill for posting that quote again..........good to read and remember every day!

Have a good day everyone!

[dill]

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Hey, Lav, Sorry 'bout the poison ivy! I CAN RELATE! I came across an article yesterday that I thought you might find interesting as an ex smoker/drinker, as well as being a nurse.

Smoking Interferes With Recovery From Alcohol-related Brain Damage

I don't think you have alc related brain damage, I really don't. Your frontal lobes seem to be working just great!!! But, I still think you'd find this interesting and make you happy you are quitting the cigs.

[Lavande]

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Thanks so much for the article Dill - my nurse friends all believe that we suffer from 'Drain Bamage' - sad thing is, we probably really do........ We've often talked about all the nasty habits we picked up while we were still in nursing school. It's a miracle any of us are still here I am truly happy with my 55 day Quit so far. I still think quitting the smokes has been harder.........

We have tried to rid this property of poison ivy for years but you just can't kill it, no matter what you do. My immune system seems to be non-functional anymore where poison ivy is concerned. I can remember coating myself with calamine lotion as a kid - not very attractive. I always seem to get it on my arms & my neck, guess I could cover up with a nice turtleneck, ha ha ha.

Thanks again Dill and a good evening to all!

[ronnie]

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Hi everyone
Lav...you poor thing...I hope it all goes away soon for you, and well done on 55 days without the cigs, I am a smoker but at the moment there is no way I am giving them up!!!!
Hi Dill, how are you doing?
It seems really quite on here at the moment
Where is everyone??????
Well once again I am feeling great, I can get use to this feeling, im loveing it.....
I hope you all have a great Tuesday

[Liath]

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Hi Lavande-

Sorry you got poison ivy! I am super sensitive so I have done a lot of research on this malevolent little plant. Its actually your immune system over-reacting that causes the symptoms. It gets worse every time you are exposed. I found this over the counter cream called Zanfel (sp?) that actually neutralizes the toxin instantly! There is other stuff on the market nowadays that is similar if you look around..but as you likely already know, calamine, technu, etc does not work. I just thought I'd mention it in case you hadn't heard of zanfel (its like 30$ but worth it!). I cringe to think of my bouts with poison ivy as they were torturous. I hardly set foot in the woods any more!

[cyntree]

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You are all great support

Long day of work here in the desert, and another hot one. I felt the familiar voice(s) come at me around 5:00 pm - 'good job working so hard all day'....'wouldn't it be nice to'.....

Thank goodness I stopped for food on the way home, took a Kudzu the moment I walked in, gulped down dinner, and slept for an hour. Whew - dodged that bullet! So I have to remember to keep some Kudzu and water with me during the day. BTW - if any of you have a phone that gives you alerts, I've now set mine to ring me up at 3:00 each day (my 'slippy' time), to remind me to take the supplement. Otherwise I lose track of time, and before I know it, it's too late.

Wonderful thing was today, once I managed to wake up (at 7:00 pm!) I have not had another thought of drinking until posting this message.

Thanks to everyone for being there - and Dill especially for the great words.

OK, I'm off to listen to that damn stream all night!

[Pamina]

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Good day all from grey and rainy London. Enjoy that sunshine, Opal, and congrats on your AF month!! That's fantastic! I'm not a smoker but have problems with my weight, and I can relate to the 'one project at a time' philosophy. Cyntree, I like the phone alert idea, I think I'll use that for some strecthing exercises I'm meant to be doing for my shoulder. Hope you're on the mend, Lavande and Peanut. Hi Dill, Ronnie, Liath and all to come. I'm going for my Bowen Therapy session again tonight. It's very relaxing, am looking forward to it. Happy Tuesday, everybody.

[dill]

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Hi Jammers!

Liath, thanks for the tip about zanfel. I'm going to google it.

It's just 55 degrees here this morning and sunny. I'm going to meet a couple of friends for a walk. It should be lovely.

Drain Bamage? I might have some of that!:H

cyntree, :goodjob: on the planning! Keep up the good work!
Opal, Pamina, and Ronnie, good to see you all!

[Lavande]

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Hey Jammers,

Still here, still scratchin........
I will look into zanfel as well, thank Liath.

Working on extremely low energy today..........maybe an afternoon nap is in store???????

Hi Opal, Ronnie, Sunni, Pamina, hope your day is going well

[dill]

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Lav, if you try the Zanfel, let me know how it works for you. I googled it and it got lots of good reviews from folks. I wish I would have known about it a few weeks ago when I was being driven absolutely mad by poison ivy and chigger bites simultaneously!

Quiet day here in Jam Land! How about a song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89V7hvEmSD8[/video]]YouTube - P!nk - Sober

[dill]

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Well, the Harry Potter movie is out today and I believe I will go see it either today or tomorrow. I love the Potter series. It will be good to see this one AF!

[Lavande]

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Hi Dill, Hi Opal,

How are you? Where is everybody????????

I'm happy to report I have the upper hand on the poison ivy today! God, that was nasty! I never did get out to buy the zanfel yesterday. I will keep that stuff in mind for next year though! Washing the affected areas 3-4 X/day with antibacterial soap (for drying) and reapplying the cortisone cream has helped. Good thing I work from home.... Took a big dose of Benadryl last night, slept like a baby.

Half way through the month already, that's amazing! I'm really beginning to feel proud of us
I'll wait for your latest movie review Dill!

Blessings on us all..........

[Pamina]

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Hi Jammers! Good going with the poison ivy, Lavande. That sounded pretty horrible, good thing you're a nurse!! Dill, we've had Pottermania here for a while now with loads of 'behind the scenes' type TV documentaries interviewing the young actors. Looking forward to your film review.

I was given keys to a kingdom today... Some friends are going on holiday for 2 weeks and want me to water their plants. Goodness me, they have all sorts, from flowers to tomatos, even a grape vine (in London!!). I sure hope I don't kill anything. They've got great lounge chairs in the garden, though, now all we need is a bit of sun this weekend.

Hope everyone's doing well.

[ronnie]

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Hi everyone
Glad you are better Lavande, I can just imaging you going to work smothered in cream...lovely.... good job you do work from home....
Pamina..... Have they got a pool as well, maybe you can have your own holiday in thier house for 2 weeks :H
Well its Day 16 here for me and I am feeling great, I have got up early and I am hoping to do some work around the house today........ I did say hoping........
My youngest boy is sleeping over at a friends house tonight, his first sleepover without his brothers he will be 5 yrs next week, and I have got my eldest sons friends over here, so I should be in for a fun night.....
I hope everyone has a great Thursday

[dill]

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Hi Jammers,

Well, I blew it last night. I am really feeling low right now. I'm back to day 1.

I didn't go to the Potter movie yesterday. I wish I had. It would have been a better choice. Pamina, wow! "keys to the kingdom"! Ronnie, well done on day 16! I'll get there again some day. How many children do you have and what are their ages?
Opal, you sound like you are doing great!
Lav, glad you are less itchy! I spent a lot of time outside yesterday trimming back small trees and bushes that are growing up in the fence rows. I hope I don't suffer chigger bites from that. I saw poison ivy, but stayed well away from it.

I hope you all are doing well.