Wow. July went by quickly. I've had quite a week.
I started crafting chain jewelry. I had a necklace I purchased 2 years ago when I was working at the mall, and I didn't like it. It was one of those shell necklaces in an upside-down triangle. My neck is very thick, and it looked more like a cravat around my neck than a dainty necklace.
I went to Hobby Lobby and got some jewelry pliers, and I turned it into a bracelet. It's better, and I'll probably wear it more often now.
But when I was done, I was unsatisfied. I went back and I bought more supplies, and I started making chain mail again. It's been a long time, but I missed it. I always wanted to make jewelry, and I've made a couple of nice pieces so far.
Once my collection is completed I'll post some pictures. But my hands are weary from chaining today, and it hurts to type.
Jul 27, 2008
Jul 21, 2008
Update
Yeah, I'm getting lazy on the titles. So? :D
Thank you for the shout out for Raffy's B-day Alice. That made him very happy! We had a great week last week.
We went on a huge shopping spree last Saturday. Raffy did a great job at work saving a huge project, that his company gave him $250 in gift cards. We got to pick. Raffy gave me $100 at Zales, we chose $50 at Benihana, $25 to AMC theaters, and the rest at Borders.
We went to Borders and I bought a bunch of cool things in a clearance sale. I got the Narnia series for 50% off, a couple cool interactive books for $3 each, a Velveteen Rabbit storybook with a plush Rabbit (looks just like in the book!), and we bought the Barbeque U guy's Indoor Grilling recipe book for $8.
We still have about $50 for Raffy to buy manga, but he wanted to do it online so he could finish some of his neglected series.
Then we went to Zales, and they were having a clearance sale too! 50% off then 30%, and 60% then 30%. I got three things: I got a couple of latch-back earrings. One is a princess cut sapphire with diamond accent, and the other is a solitare emerald cut white topaz. I also purchased a set of white sapphire earrings and necklace with the journey style - Lemme get a picure:
This set I got in Sapphire, and it was white gold for the metal.
This is white sapphire, and I got matching earrings. They're only about the size of my thumbnail, but I like the look.
This I got in white topaz (slightly bluish, but white) and minus the diamond accents, they look like this picture.
I came home, and when I looked through all my jewelry I noticed that I never wear most of it and I have some really nice things. I decided to go for it. Why wait for a special occasion? They never come up and I always forget about it. So I cleaned everything, and I vowed to wear a different pair every day.
I want to buy a peridot and an emerald set, and I'll be done. I already have ruby earrings, and I don't want diamond. Not after I learned how the diamond trade works. Even though alot of dealers promise that their diamonds are not blood diamonds, they cannot guaranty 100%. That's enough for me to go with something else as a consumer.
Anyhow, I'm going to go read me some Narnia. Later.
Thank you for the shout out for Raffy's B-day Alice. That made him very happy! We had a great week last week.
We went on a huge shopping spree last Saturday. Raffy did a great job at work saving a huge project, that his company gave him $250 in gift cards. We got to pick. Raffy gave me $100 at Zales, we chose $50 at Benihana, $25 to AMC theaters, and the rest at Borders.
We went to Borders and I bought a bunch of cool things in a clearance sale. I got the Narnia series for 50% off, a couple cool interactive books for $3 each, a Velveteen Rabbit storybook with a plush Rabbit (looks just like in the book!), and we bought the Barbeque U guy's Indoor Grilling recipe book for $8.
We still have about $50 for Raffy to buy manga, but he wanted to do it online so he could finish some of his neglected series.
Then we went to Zales, and they were having a clearance sale too! 50% off then 30%, and 60% then 30%. I got three things: I got a couple of latch-back earrings. One is a princess cut sapphire with diamond accent, and the other is a solitare emerald cut white topaz. I also purchased a set of white sapphire earrings and necklace with the journey style - Lemme get a picure:
This set I got in Sapphire, and it was white gold for the metal.
This is white sapphire, and I got matching earrings. They're only about the size of my thumbnail, but I like the look.
This I got in white topaz (slightly bluish, but white) and minus the diamond accents, they look like this picture.
I came home, and when I looked through all my jewelry I noticed that I never wear most of it and I have some really nice things. I decided to go for it. Why wait for a special occasion? They never come up and I always forget about it. So I cleaned everything, and I vowed to wear a different pair every day.
I want to buy a peridot and an emerald set, and I'll be done. I already have ruby earrings, and I don't want diamond. Not after I learned how the diamond trade works. Even though alot of dealers promise that their diamonds are not blood diamonds, they cannot guaranty 100%. That's enough for me to go with something else as a consumer.
Anyhow, I'm going to go read me some Narnia. Later.
Jul 14, 2008
Saddie needs to Get Checked!
Saddie should really get checked for diabetes. One of the signs is weight loss, and especially if the cat is eating more.
I have to say, though, that if you do require to give her insulin shots, she is going to need more attention and care than a normal cat. They can probably put her on the DM food, but she may need to be hospitalized too.
Or it could be something else, you never know.
It's been quite an adjustment to wake up in the middle of the night to feed Moses. I'm getting better at giving his shots, but he still gives me the "eye" when I have a needle in one hand and a cotton ball in the other. Raffy and I are dedicated, though. We love Moses as a part of our family and we take good care of him. He's been responding from the shots.
I haven't seen him pull out fur lately, and he's been more alert. He has a follow up on Thursday to measure his blood sugar curve to see the effects of the food and the insulin. We may not need to give him more shots, or they will adjust his dosage. He's been such a trooper!
Tomorrow is Raffy's birthday. We've been celebrating all weekend - we went to our favorite Greek restaurant, and I made him a cake and bought him some new DS games. I got him a copy of Myst!! He was happy because the game we had for the PC did not work on XP.
I'm halfway through my training sessions with the gym. I'm looking forward to working out on my own now. Sometimes, the workouts are too intense, and I am very out of shape. I have not lost any weight yet, and I don't want to build muscle yet, until I can loose about 50 lbs. I think the best thing to do would be a heavy cardio routine, with light strength training for now, mostly focusing on the legs and lower back. Then I can seek out a trainer if I want to build sexy muscles, or if I want to look normal, then keep to myself.
I realize that building muscle burns fat, but you lose muscle before fat if you become sedentary again. I'd rather burn alot of fat right now, especially since I'm 43% fat. I don't want to look like Helga on Gladiators.
I did gain some knowledge and tips from the sessions, so that is good. It wasn't a total loss. But I don't want to continue at this pace, because it's not in line with my fitness goals.
Raffy and I are doing great! See you all later.
I have to say, though, that if you do require to give her insulin shots, she is going to need more attention and care than a normal cat. They can probably put her on the DM food, but she may need to be hospitalized too.
Or it could be something else, you never know.
It's been quite an adjustment to wake up in the middle of the night to feed Moses. I'm getting better at giving his shots, but he still gives me the "eye" when I have a needle in one hand and a cotton ball in the other. Raffy and I are dedicated, though. We love Moses as a part of our family and we take good care of him. He's been responding from the shots.
I haven't seen him pull out fur lately, and he's been more alert. He has a follow up on Thursday to measure his blood sugar curve to see the effects of the food and the insulin. We may not need to give him more shots, or they will adjust his dosage. He's been such a trooper!
Tomorrow is Raffy's birthday. We've been celebrating all weekend - we went to our favorite Greek restaurant, and I made him a cake and bought him some new DS games. I got him a copy of Myst!! He was happy because the game we had for the PC did not work on XP.
I'm halfway through my training sessions with the gym. I'm looking forward to working out on my own now. Sometimes, the workouts are too intense, and I am very out of shape. I have not lost any weight yet, and I don't want to build muscle yet, until I can loose about 50 lbs. I think the best thing to do would be a heavy cardio routine, with light strength training for now, mostly focusing on the legs and lower back. Then I can seek out a trainer if I want to build sexy muscles, or if I want to look normal, then keep to myself.
I realize that building muscle burns fat, but you lose muscle before fat if you become sedentary again. I'd rather burn alot of fat right now, especially since I'm 43% fat. I don't want to look like Helga on Gladiators.
I did gain some knowledge and tips from the sessions, so that is good. It wasn't a total loss. But I don't want to continue at this pace, because it's not in line with my fitness goals.
Raffy and I are doing great! See you all later.
Jul 9, 2008
Moses, and his Diabetes
Hi Rach. Your target heart rate should be 50-85% of a basic formula - 220 beats per minute minus your age (that's the 100%). You're 23, so that would be 197 bpm as your HIGHEST that your heart should be working. I would say, because you are fit, you would fall closer to the 85% range, so that would be 146 - 166 bpm.
If your heart is working too hard, you will not benefit from the workout as much and you could go into cardiac arrest. Please see a doctor about that heart rate, if your heart is working too hard. It could be because of your allergy problem, your lungs are working harder, and your heart because your autoimmune system is working against the environment. Are you on any allergy medications? I've been taking generic Zyrtec from Walgreens, and I have not felt this good in a long time!
So Moses has Diabetes. We found out because he was pulling out his fur for the last couple of weeks. He would bite the fir on his legs, and pull it out in a big mess. I never saw that before, so we looked it up on the internet. It could be fleas, mites, mange, etc. So we gave him a couple of flea baths - with no results. (another reason I was not posting recently. Kinda hard when I had to wash him at night and make sure he dried before I went to bed)
So Raffy took Mr. Moses to the vet last Thursday. The vet gave him a blood test to check for Mange, but it came back negative. However, his blood sugars were way off, and they wanted us to bring him back for Diabetes screening with a fasting test. The vet said the fur pulling was behavioral, and we were concerned because Feline Diabetes sounds so complicated.
He was constantly begging for food and treats, waking us up at night to be fed, and dissatisfied with everything we gave him not being enough food. Plus the fur pulling made me think that he could be diabetic.
Yesterday Raffy brought him back to the doctor, and Moses was starving because we fed him up to 8:00 the night before. Raffy said a big dog came out of the back and attacked his crate. Moses was very agitated from that encounter, and when they went to get his urine to test, they had to extract it with a needle because he was in such a bad mood he wouldn't let the vet near him.
They called us immediately and we began the testing. They shaved his little paw, and hooked him up to a catheter and an I.V. to measure his blood sugar curve. This gave them the information to find his insulin dosage to give him, and when Raffy picked him up yesterday, they gave Raffy a crash course in giving Moses his insulin shots.
So we have new medicated food for Moses, and the shots were not that expensive. The initial testing, hospitalization, and food and supply costs came to $250.00, but on a monthly basis, we're looking closer to $35 to $40 per month for his insulin.
The good news is that he may be just fine with the new food and may not require insulin. The vet said he was more hypoglycemic than diabetic at this point. Moses is in heaven, because we can no longer portion his food. It's a kitty free for all over here, and because his sugar levels are regulated, he will not eat too much anymore, or just out of boredom.
I leave you with a picture of the Kitty. He was kinda grumpy. I'm going to go brush him now!
If your heart is working too hard, you will not benefit from the workout as much and you could go into cardiac arrest. Please see a doctor about that heart rate, if your heart is working too hard. It could be because of your allergy problem, your lungs are working harder, and your heart because your autoimmune system is working against the environment. Are you on any allergy medications? I've been taking generic Zyrtec from Walgreens, and I have not felt this good in a long time!
So Moses has Diabetes. We found out because he was pulling out his fur for the last couple of weeks. He would bite the fir on his legs, and pull it out in a big mess. I never saw that before, so we looked it up on the internet. It could be fleas, mites, mange, etc. So we gave him a couple of flea baths - with no results. (another reason I was not posting recently. Kinda hard when I had to wash him at night and make sure he dried before I went to bed)
So Raffy took Mr. Moses to the vet last Thursday. The vet gave him a blood test to check for Mange, but it came back negative. However, his blood sugars were way off, and they wanted us to bring him back for Diabetes screening with a fasting test. The vet said the fur pulling was behavioral, and we were concerned because Feline Diabetes sounds so complicated.
He was constantly begging for food and treats, waking us up at night to be fed, and dissatisfied with everything we gave him not being enough food. Plus the fur pulling made me think that he could be diabetic.
Yesterday Raffy brought him back to the doctor, and Moses was starving because we fed him up to 8:00 the night before. Raffy said a big dog came out of the back and attacked his crate. Moses was very agitated from that encounter, and when they went to get his urine to test, they had to extract it with a needle because he was in such a bad mood he wouldn't let the vet near him.
They called us immediately and we began the testing. They shaved his little paw, and hooked him up to a catheter and an I.V. to measure his blood sugar curve. This gave them the information to find his insulin dosage to give him, and when Raffy picked him up yesterday, they gave Raffy a crash course in giving Moses his insulin shots.
So we have new medicated food for Moses, and the shots were not that expensive. The initial testing, hospitalization, and food and supply costs came to $250.00, but on a monthly basis, we're looking closer to $35 to $40 per month for his insulin.
The good news is that he may be just fine with the new food and may not require insulin. The vet said he was more hypoglycemic than diabetic at this point. Moses is in heaven, because we can no longer portion his food. It's a kitty free for all over here, and because his sugar levels are regulated, he will not eat too much anymore, or just out of boredom.
I leave you with a picture of the Kitty. He was kinda grumpy. I'm going to go brush him now!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
