Bruun's Titting UP

[LadyLush]

Bruun's Titting UP

Bruun,

Murph at his best. It is Gearheads birthday, wow. Hope you are all well.


Peace!

LL

[Doggygirl]

Bruun's Titting UP

Good morning Brutus & Friends. How is life looking this morning?

rudyb!!! yes this is definitely awesome therapy around here. hard to believe it's free! i don't think i'm my human development teacher's dream. she keeps putting questions on the weekly quizzes that could have more than one answer, straight out of the book. i inevitably guess the wrong one, then e-mail her with my justification for why she should give me the point. she apparently got so tired of that - my e-mail from her yesterday said "we will no longer be having fill in the blanks on the quizzes....." :H i will be taking the mid term this morning. first time ever for a major test - open book from home. i'm sure it won't be as easy as that sounds.

LadyLush is is fabulous to see you!

What is everyone up to today? I'm going for a pedicure after I finish my test. Seems like an indulgence since sandal season is over. I still let my toes peek out now and then until the snow flies!

Have a good one...

DG

[Isolde]

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Hey all. Didn't have time to catch up with everyone yesterday. I was busy at work and then got the blahs big time. But I did manage to go get a little black dress after work yesterday! I had seen the one online that I wanted at a department store, but it was the ONE that they didn't have any of, of course! So off I walked into the mall, feeling like I would have a very long night ahead of me. But there was this little shop just to the left when I walked out that had nobody in it, but seemed to have lots of cute tops and dresses, so I went in and tried on just about every little black dress they had! :H It came down to 2, but I finally picked one. The prices were phenomenal as well. Not really great quality, but I don't really have many opportunities to wear little black dresses anyway. I'll save the pricey dress for the wedding (my brother's - which I need to start shopping for, because it's in 3 weeks!).

Been down lately because I am still dealing with this medical issue. Oddly enough, coconut oil of all things has greatly decreased my symptoms. Except that my body has been hanging onto water weight like CRAZY. So much so that I've started not eating very much in response (that is also coupled with the depression of thinking I might have a lifelong chronic condition). Dunno if anybody's heard of it, but it's looking like interstitial cystitis. If you're really interested (and want to be horrified at what people have gone through dealing with this condition), you can google it. All of those stories scared me so much, that I was elated when the coconut oil began mitigating my symptoms immediately. So I've been sucking down 3 Tbsp. a day (usually melted in ginger tea) and trying to follow the IC diet. Which cuts out a LOT of things. NO COFFEE! No tea, not even non caffeinated herbal blends (the ginger has very few ingredients and so is apparently safe), no chocolate, pickles, yogurt, sauerkraut, most FRUIT! :upset: No alcohol. Well, no beer or wine, and pretty much all mixers are out. Nothing carbonated and no fruit juices. Which means that if I really wanted to drink, I could just drink hard liquor straight. Aside from scotch and some good aged rum, that's never really appealed to me. Not that it matters while I'm indifferent anyway. That's one good thing at least. No mustard or mayo, must nuts are out, anything with citric acid (which is in a LOT of things!), anything with citrus, nothing spicy, no CHEESE, nothing with vingegar... the list goes on and on.
So I thought that by keeping with the coconut oil and following the IC diet, I could fix myself and that I would eventually (and hopefully soon!) get back to "normal". And I read so many horror stories about people dealing with this for years and years and going to so many doctors before being diagnosed and conventional treatments not helping, that I actually cancelled an ultrasound that I'd had scheduled for this morning, and was going to cancel the appt. with the specialist as well. Now I am kicking myself for that. I am actually going to wait until the doctor's office opens and see if they can still fit me in. Can't hurt to see if they find anything, right?

Anyway, sorry to burden you guys with all of that. But it was such a bummer shopping for the dress last night with my body hanging onto all of this water weight that it just won't let go of. I've been eating so little in response to all of this, that without the water weight, I'd actually probably be way too skinny.

Roo, hope you got to sleep at a decent time. I was doing really well with that the last few nights, but I had a hard time last night. I just had too much on my mind.

I don't mind helping out in the kitchen either. I used to spend most of the time in the kitchen when my ex and I would host parties (damn, that was a great kitchen!). It worked out well for me because it kept me from having to socalize, and I actually enjoyed it anyway. But Bruun, it doesn't sound like the best group of people to hang out with. It would've been nice if more people had helped out.

I believe that HOA is Home Owner's Association. And O!P is Bruun's shorthand nickname for Pete - O! Peteus! (did I get that right?).

Enjoy your pedicure DG! That's the one thing I've always done myself. I could just never be comfortable sitting up in those big chairs with someone down on the floor working on my feet. :H It's just a weird hang up of mine. Good luck on your test! I'm sure you'll do great. Too funny about your professor no longer offering write in answers for quizzes because of you!

Speaking of childhood issues. I actually always thought I had a great childhood growing up. It's only been in recent years that I realized that there was a lot missing and what kind of an impact that has on me now. I guess at least now I can recognize it and work on it though, right?

Sorry this post was a bit of a downer, but well, that's what I'm dealing with right now!

Hope everyone has a great day!!

[Doggygirl]

Bruun's Titting UP

Wow Is - I just googled up the condition you think you have and just want to send you a cyber :l. It is so scary to think about the possibility of something chronic and untreatable like that. :egad: I'm so glad the coconut oil and dietary changes seem to be helping. Please please please do not let yourself get malnourished due to the water retention concerns. :l I think if I were in your shoes I would try to get into the doctor just to see what they say. Can't hurt, and maybe they will find something else to explain the symptoms that IS treatable?

The site I was reading was the Mayo Clinic site. The references to other autoimmune type disorders made me think again of the Whole Approach web site where I found help for my candida problem when I first sobered up. IIRC, there were quite a few people there that seemed very knowledgeable about some of these "untreatable" chronic things. Might be worth a look at their forum to see if anyone is posting there who might be helpful. (I haven't visited the forum in a very long time now, so don't know what you might actually find there)

You are SO CUTE and will look fabulous in your LBD. I just know you are much harder on yourself in the mirror than you should be!!!!!!!!!

I aced the multiple choice / T-F part of the mid term. The on-line stuff is great getting your score right after you finish. There was also a short paper. I think I did OK on that too but won't know for sure for.......who knows. Not worried though - moving on to the next topic! I haven't worked out in a bunch of days now. Had a cold and didn't feel like it. Feeling much better today so need to get out my wimpy resistance bands and load up Heather the torturess on the computer and do a circuit.

Brutus!! Can you believe how much stuff happens here at your 5 star hotel while you are still sleeping?????? Hello to everyone yet to come today.

DG

[redhead77]

Bruun's Titting UP

It does sound an awful lot like an anti-candida diet. When you write citrus, Is, do you mean lemon juice too? Can you have dressings made from lemon and lime juice? How about tomatoes? I know on some IC diets, tomatoes are out.

[redhead77]

Bruun's Titting UP

They probably contain citric acid, don't they?

[redhead77]

Bruun's Titting UP

Oh, and hi everyone! Congrats on the one part of your test DG.

[Doggygirl]

Bruun's Titting UP

Hi Red!!

WHERE THE SAM HILL IS BRUTUS!!!! CHECK INTO YOUR 5 STAR HOTEL ASAP!!!!

Otherwise we are going to steal ALL of the handsome, good natured, fun, gainfully employed guys before you get a chance to pick one. So there.

DG

[Doggygirl]

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Oops. Forgot to also mention that said handsome, fun, gainfully employed men also have full heads of hair. And built. They are REALLY built. So you better get here fast if you want one. Really.

DG

[RudyB]

Bruun's Titting UP

i knew there was a reason i checked back in here at the campfire hotel. shit, these men are hot! am i dreaming?! is it the bac talking? frig, i've been doing so well at being on my own. look, i even pick the least-available-men possible! but now i'm sick of it! i WILL NOT spend another long hudson valley winter lonely! UNIVERSE! PLEASE PROVIDE!

well, i've got my health at least, and that is not nothing. sorry, isolde, about yours. what a drag! i am so sorry to read about it. coconut oil is a true elixir, isn't it? i'm going to mix some in with lanolin for a fabulous, nourishing lip gloss.

doggy, your teacher sounds not-progressive. drag. but she sure listens to you, huh?! you've changed her way of thinking about quizzes! ergh.

i know i've missed stuff, but it's a small miracle i've gotten this far.

i'm going to take my grumpy ass to bed now, and prop myself up for an episode of 'medium,' which show i watch, i now realize, almost mostly to see the loving, functional relationship between the wife and her husband. corny, right? but i need my models.

send me positive vibes, gals. i need some!

xo ru

[Doggygirl]

Bruun's Titting UP

++++++++++++++vibes++++++++++++++++++++++

enjoy your show rudyb!! i was looking on netflix for a movie but nothing caught my fancy. so i guess it will be either south park or 2.5 men. you can see what sort of role models i pursue. :H where the heck is brutus today? is she out of town or something? did she get a hall pass for this? hot men aren't enough to get her to check in? are we going to have to give away money?

DG

[Isolde]

Bruun's Titting UP

Doggygirl;1194882 wrote: Wow Is - I just googled up the condition you think you have and just want to send you a cyber :l. It is so scary to think about the possibility of something chronic and untreatable like that. :egad: I'm so glad the coconut oil and dietary changes seem to be helping. Please please please do not let yourself get malnourished due to the water retention concerns. :l I think if I were in your shoes I would try to get into the doctor just to see what they say. Can't hurt, and maybe they will find something else to explain the symptoms that IS treatable?

The site I was reading was the Mayo Clinic site. The references to other autoimmune type disorders made me think again of the Whole Approach web site where I found help for my candida problem when I first sobered up. IIRC, there were quite a few people there that seemed very knowledgeable about some of these "untreatable" chronic things. Might be worth a look at their forum to see if anyone is posting there who might be helpful. (I haven't visited the forum in a very long time now, so don't know what you might actually find there)

You are SO CUTE and will look fabulous in your LBD. I just know you are much harder on yourself in the mirror than you should be!!!!!!!!!


Thanks DG, I really needed that hug! :l
Well, with all of the calories I'm getting from the coconut oil, I'm not too worried about being malnourished! I do actually have to factor those into my daily intake, and it's running at about 400 calories right now.
I'll take a look into the Whole Approach website when I have some time. Lately I've been completely devoid of energy. I came home from work last night (well, got home early after closing on the house), read some stuff online, and my eyes just didn't want to stay open. I climbed into bed around 7pm and just laid there and watched tv, kind of half awake. Ate something a little later and got ready for bed and fell asleep around 10. And supposedly coconut oil is good for energy! It ain't happening yet.
It almost feels like I'm waiting for a fever to break. That eventually the coconut oil will finally infiltrate whatever the hell is going on in there and the water weight will all drop and the rest of the symptoms along with it and I'll be able to drink coffee again! :H

redhead77;1194911 wrote:
It does sound an awful lot like an anti-candida diet. When you write citrus, Is, do you mean lemon juice too? Can you have dressings made from lemon and lime juice? How about tomatoes? I know on some IC diets, tomatoes are out.

Yup, tomatoes are supposed to be one of the worst offenders for IC. I've seen some people say that they do ok with lemon juice, but not with any other kind of citrus. I haven't tested that yet. Although I did have a little bit of pasta with tomato sauce last night and don't seem to have suffered any ill effects! I don't want to test too many things right now. I figure the fewer inflammatory things I put into my body, the sooner it will realize that it doesn't have to keep fighting and will let it go, y'know? I don't know if that makes any sense.

Anyway, where the heck IS Bruun??

Roo, sorry to hear that you are still feeling grumpy and crappy. I know the feeling. I'm thinking of titrating down to 140 today. My anxiety is still higher than I'm comfortable with, though I'm trying not to take any xanax and just deal with it. And I'm back to sleeping like crap during the night, after 3 nights of blissful sleep. I've got too much going on at work right now to be anxious and sleep-deprived. I'd send some positive vibes your way too, but honestly, right now I just don't have any.

At least we are finally getting a cold front here tonight! I am looking forward to that. It's been nothing but torrential rain for days and days now.

Happy Wednesday, y'all. :l

[Doggygirl]

Bruun's Titting UP

+++++++++++++++VIBES+++++++++++++++++

There are some for you too IS! :l

I think we need to send out the search party.

DG

[Doggygirl]

Bruun's Titting UP

Brutus. Am I going to have to spank you??? :b&d: Where the sam hill are you?? Are you OK?

DG

[RudyB]

Bruun's Titting UP

is, sheesh! how 'bout next time you're tired at 7 pm you just turn off the screen and close your eyes? take sleep when you can! you'll get the energy from it that you seek, maybe? that's what it's designed for anyway, among other things.

i am going down to 120 tomorrow, so we'll be hot-steppin it together! i have zero cravings for ale, even with the numerous times, like today, that i've tried to tempt myself to have some, to feel better, to deal with that hint of hunger. but when i shopped, i didn't even notice the beer. the less extra medicine i take, the better, just like you seem to think.

good news is also that i'm feeling a bit of a spring in my step again today. this morning upon arrival at the school, i was down. but i got some loving vibes from some beautiful people, and the lights came on inside again. what a blessing it is to have positive people (mostly) around me all day, and to have many friends in my orbit to lift me up. give thanks.

so, dear ones, i hope all are well out there in your respective dens of existence. i'm off to put my grumpy angel to bed.

love you!

oh, shit! i have a whole list of alternatives to 'vosotros' and 'ustedes' that i made with my students, but it's at work. i'll be sure to get back to you on it!

bruuuun!!!! where arrre youuuu????

xoxo ruby dee