Hellooooooooo.....Oluwa? You there?

Oluwa · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject:

Jennyfoo,

Hey, thank you...With my stubs, they would cover my fingers.....nice. Cool, they have other great stuff...

The one I had purchase were black and were like a glove...but I may just get those..Jody, whacha think...? Check out the link and browse too.

Love,
Oluwa

mnjodette · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:05 pm Post subject:

Jennyfoo, thanks for the link! Those look like they would really help. I need to do something for those days I work and have to be on the keyboard for hours (or other things that really use my fingers.)

Oluwa, I ordered the Anti Inflammation Zone - it should be here on Monday! I'm anxious to learn about it - I've read about it so many publications.

I like a lot of healthy foods - no reason I can't eat healthy - just takes a bit more time to plan. We're simple eaters - a small piece of health fish or poultry and a fresh vegetable will work most days. Sometimes, something cheesy and spicy starts calling your name, though.....and it's hard to resist!

How are you, Oluwa???

Jody
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Oluwa · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:46 pm Post subject:

Great Jody..

I think you will enjoy the book...The Omega Diet, is quite similar too...

Simple is good. Just switch up your oils to Olive or Canola...Make homemade vinaigrettes. Need a recipe?

I just ate a plate of Caesar's Salad with anchovies, fresh lemon, omega 3 eggs..homemade.. and a fillet of beef. Washed down with Green tea. That was it, no starch but my husband does a couple of spuds.

It is good to indulge the craving. I find if you do instead of avoiding it all together, you begin to eat other junk to try and curb it. It never gets curb..cheese and spicy is good. Quesadilla cheesy? Whole wheat tortilla wraps...2% fat cheese? Non-fat is gross, turns to rubber.

Frankly, I am not a non-fat girl...I feel whole or light is better. Too many other ingredients when they start to de-fat things and fill it with gum, modified food starches, fructose and etc...Yucka kaka.

I am doing pretty good. Just the usual moans but nothing standing out demanding my attention except my Jack Russell.

My dog, my little girl who turned 13 on June 3, I think either has an inner ear infection or a brain lesion. AKA Vestibular Syndrome from my Internet research.

It is sad and I have to wait till tomorrow to get her into a vet. She doesn't known up from down, or left from right. Her head is tilted, she stumbles about, flips over, somersaults down the steps. I now carry her. Motor skills are off. Even struggle to get head to her food, so I hand feed her. She doesn't know where my voice is coming from, so I wave my arms about..Here I am..

She just woke up like that..sigh.

And from all this imbalance she has motion sickness and looses her food....

It makes me so sad...but she has taught me something. Her, she is so out of her norm...yet she is happy, tail wagging, following me about despite knowing which way to walk. Forward or back around... going in a circle...adapting and not affecting her spirit at all. If only I was so resilient.

She is just as happy and hyper as if she drank a cup of espresso.

I am hoping it is just an inner ear infection from all the swimming we had been doing...but sometimes they say it can just pop out of nowhere or it is a lesion....

For either, there is really not much they can do...treat the inner infection if that is what it is. But they can live with it...

I just love her so and it would just tear me up inside if I had to make a decision...

How is the tummy, results...anything new and improved...? Hands?

Hugs,
Love,
Oluwa

mnjodette · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject:

Hi, Oluwa. I love fruit-flavored vinegrettes; husband likes Balsamic vinegrette. I'd love a recipe. I have found a very natural raspberry vinegrette in a local fine-food grocer - can't remember brand right now. I buy that. But I'd love to be able to make one.

We both love quesadillas - so easy, so quick. I can't stand the 'fat free' dairy stuff - look very suspicious to me...sour cream, cheese...just not natural. Light is OK though. I'm sure I can find other things to keep the tummy happy. I made halibut today (on the grill) for a father's day dinner; aspargus - simple dinner. Our younger son caught this halibut in his last Alaskan fishing trip. Yummm. I did use a bit of butter on it - not good, I know, but it was tasty!

I'm so sorry to hear about your sweet pup. Let's see....what is her name? It's two names, right? Mathilda? Can't think of it ... foggy head. We've had to make hard decisions about both a beloved dog and a beloved cat (one 12 years old; one 17) and it was so hard. My heart goes out to you. I hope it's just an ear infection....

Glad you're doing OK. How's your back?

Hands and hips are very sore tonight - eyes feel swollen; face burning. Did a bit too much this weekend (gee...what a surprise!) and I always pay for it come Sunday night. It'll be a busy week, so I need to pace myself. Seems to be something major going on every week for the next 2 months!

Hope you rest well tonight!

Jody
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Oluwa · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:37 am Post subject:

Blueberry Spinach Salad....for Jody. Whom I got this from? Dunno..

1/2 c canola oil
1/4 c raspberry vinegar
2 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp sugar or Splenda
1/2 tsp salt
10 ounces of fresh baby spinach or the adult size torn.
4oz of crumbled bleu cheese
1/2 c toasted chopped pecans

Shake the first 5 ingredients in a jar.
In a large bowl toss spinach, bleu cheese, blueberries and pecans...add dressing and toos gently. For 6-8 to heads...

Toasted pecans are best...roast for about 5 minutes in oven...flip once. Make a bag full and Ziploc the rest.

If no raspberry vinegar is found..I use frozen raspberries, thawed and add them to white vinegar. And keep refrigerated.

Can you belief after being in the south for two years I finally found some. I use frozen because I can have them on hand all the time. Or I freeze my own....clean and toss into a Glad Freezer Bag...

Her name is Riley Mildred...We have an appointment at 4PM today...

Back is still doing, I am aware of it..but I can manage the pain. I protect it..one more week until my appointment. Yahay!

How are the pains and swelling today. You know, NSAIDs make me swell...puffy eyed, puffy feet...tight hands and drugs like Ultracet, Percocet. Iwas taking Ultracet for a long while. Who knew. I did when I stopped...

Hope today the pain hides and your eyes deflate...

Hugs,
Oluwa

Oluwa · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:15 am Post subject:

How about a citrus one? I hope you like bleu chees, as this one has it too. I make this one in Florida with the abundance of citrus trees at my Dad's.

1/2 red onion
1 grapefruit
1 orange
2 mandarin oranges
1 oz crumbled bleu cheese
1/4 c olive oil, extra virgin or extra light if you prefer
2 TBLS red wine vinegar
Salt and fresh ground pepper
4 c escarole..or I use baby spring mix that has it. It is a bitter leave alone, but mixed with this dressing, I love it. I hope you do too.

Cut onion in half then slice thin, paper thin slices..then cut the half slives in half again..basically it ends up being a 1/4 paper thin slice...

Section citrus fruit from the membrane in to a bowl and let juice drop into the bowl too...
In another large bowl, add olive oil. Using a fork mash the bleu cheese into the oil till blended well. Stir in the vinegar, 1/2 salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Add the leaves and coated gently..add the citrus with the juice, red onion. The recipe asked for minced fresh chervil, but that is a hard find.I omit it...

L.
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mnjodette · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject:

Oluwa, thanks so much for the recipes....they sound so good! I'm having a good day today, but being careful not to over use the fingers....they get so darn painful.

Did you take Riley Mildred to the the vet today? What did you learn?

Jody
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Oluwa · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:46 am Post subject:

Hey you, Jody...

Fingers being kind to you today still..you're welcome on the recipes. I have a great one for a Caesar's. Want it? Bon Appetit. Did the book arrive?

Mildred..has was I suspected. Vestibular Disease...regardless if it is inner ear or a brain lesion, I guess they both resolve in time 2 - 3 weeks. The only way to determine if it is a brain lesion was to have an MRI.

Not cost effective since there isn't any treatment. So, presuming it is an ear infection we are treating her with antibiotics..

She still leans, staggers, and flops down when she fluffs up her fur coat...head still tilted but the puke piles have stopped..

So she should be fine, maybe some residuals..a bit of leaning, tilt head. I hope not...my neighbor said she looked cute..I mumbled in my head, she looks sick, like disable despite her happy, loving jumping attitude. Only if I was so quick to recover my spirit like Riley....

When she jumps up, as JRT do..she falls in a heap when landing..crazy girl..

Keep your fingers relax, and rest...a I am alive is enough..I will get it...

Having a great day I am, swam...had a fresh vegetable sandwich...just an overall good feeling...

Hope you are too.
Hugs,
Oluwa

mnjodette · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:00 pm Post subject:

Hi, Oluwa. No, no book yet. Should be here soon. I'd love the Caesar recipe, too.

So glad Mildred will be OK....dogs are resilient, a bit like children that way. You must be so relieved!!

Hands hurt, but I'm managing OK. It's not a big deal - but annoying. I just wish I felt better. Tired, and just a bit depressed. Probably because I'm not exercising like I should. I know if I do I'll feel better. Getting lazy...

My boss is moving me to another floor in our office - a little cube; no windows (I have nice windows, facing north now - no sunlight, but a nice view.) I don't mine being in a cube - I'm in one now. Makes sense not to have a big office when I only work part time. I know it's silly, but I feel a bit badly about being shuffled to a much smaller, kind of stuffy space. I've been working for this place for 21 years...

Sorry...very small problem....very big whine. When I'm not feeling so hot, little things get bigger than they are.

I read your post (here....somewhere else....can't recall) saying that you are only on plaquenil right now. That's wonderful!! I'm so glad that you are managing on just a little medication. And you've made a decision about the D&C - I hope it really makes a big difference....I bet it will. Find a good GYN......

Hope you rest well tonight, dear Oluwa!

Jody
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Oluwa · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:09 am Post subject:

Hey Jody,

Isn't funny how we can reason out, understand things like being moved because you are part time in our mind, but yet it still feels in our hearts somewhat like a rejection, feeling unappreciated, eh? Head hug..

Maybe make you own sunshine...pin pictures of trees, flowers...sky on the wall so it feels like a window of bring is some low light plants...will they fit? Need some pictures I can email you some from my collection I have taken...

A size of room doesn't show your self worth...if it did you would be sitting in a coliseum..

I know pain can magnify things in life, hugely....but I don't mind listening, so do tell. When I hurt from it, and stub my toe one would think I broke a leg from my wails and river of tears...

Yes, yes..I am weeding the tablets and capsules out, and trying to strengthen my core and skeletal muscles through swimming. I do still hurt, but I am trying to manage it through stretching and meditation too.

Focusing on the pain mentally, till I feel it is cold and numb. I see a hole and I focus on it...I am trying also to maintain a calm heart, calm mind. Starving IT so to say...

Accepting my husbands traveling. I'm living life with me instead of trying to be just a weekend wife and sulking in the week when I am alone. Doing for me, eat for me, swim for me. With the changing of my emotion associated with his travel I feel better inside.

And you know what my diaper face rash even seems a bit less pink...

I am grateful that I am able to focus basically just on me, my mental well being as well as my physical...and not needing to work financially. I am grateful for retirement plans, my sense to have invested...and my husband who provides us with a life of not wanting for anything. A stress that most everyone feels I am fortunate not to have that stress..I am most fortunate indeed.

I am only taking my Plaquenil coupled with CoQ10 and Fish oil. I have swallowed a few Tylenol here and there...but I am determined I can make a change by tweaking my thoughts, and physical activity...and keep eating clean...

Out with the Lortab, Ultracet, Flexeril, Elavil, Protonix, Prometrium, Lyrica, Miralax and etc...I do have Protonix ordered, on stand by...

I was just so tired of the muddle thinking...I just wanted my thoughts to be straight up without any mixers. I felt they contributed to my bleak feelings, my exhaustion. I hope I am doing more good than damage..

My stomach is sooooooo much better, so much. Before I use to be upset because my RheumBA wasn't listening...but I replace it with..I am so thankful my Primary listened when I asked why Protonix still for 18 months. He ran the test and it all fell into place. A little probing, a little antibiotics, a little dilation and I feel great. Very slight burning...but I just drop a bread or a cracker in, keep a bit of something in there..

My back..still keeping it in a neutral position. Buttocks tight and tucked. Stomach taunt and tight...shoulders back and dropped. Only four more days till my appointment. The structure, the muscle or the spine does need medical care though of some sort. Hopefully a site injection, PT..anything but surgery I pray....

How is your stomach? Any diagnose? Any line of treatment? I wish your tummy could feel like mine does now...Maybe make that upper and Lower GI appointment..

Do you have Fibro too? I forgot..sorry...

How are you hands and hips...is the weather changing there now, barometric changes? Summer arrive yet?..that could be affecting your joints, the change...maybe when the weather remains constant it will subside..

Do you massage your hands..tried to pull gently or have someone do it. PPull you fingers between the meeting of the index and middle finger..like milking a cow...and pull. You squeeze with the muscles of those two fingers and not the bone.. And use your thumb, or someones to push in and up from the base of your palm, the fat pads to the top of your palm. I wish I could show you, it feels really good...

Or milk you finger with the inside of you palm..squeeze with the fat pad and there is no bony pressure.

And do stretch your body..oxygenate it..get the blood flowing. This may help you to start a small exercising regime...Even just a head to toe to finger tip while in bed stretch..reach, reach. Hey...stand up and do one right now...yes...right now...feel it.. Stretch, breathe...reach higher...breathe. Feel good?

Enjoy the morning...off to take a dip...
Be well, Jody, be well I ask...
Hugs,
Oluwa

Oluwa · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:48 am Post subject:

Oh, I almost forget...when I went to fill up my bowl full of raspberries, strawberries and blueberries for my breakfast...I thought Jody's Caesar's Salad...

Caesar Salad

2 minced, through a press garlic cloves
4 anchovy fillets, the one in olive oil
1 tsp salt. I use Kosher, less sodium..half.

In a bowl...mashed together the three ingredients with two forks, ripping the anchovies in small pieces than making a paste..

Add:
1 tsp black freshly ground pepper..or from the box is fine.
1 TBLS fresh lemon juice...bottled is fine.
1 tsp of Whatsthisheresauce. Worcestershire sauce.
1/2 Dijon Mustard.

Then beat in with a whisk 1 large egg yolk. If you don't like the idea of a raw egg...boil the egg with shell for 1 minute, then separate.

Then slowly pour while whisking 1/3 cup of olive oil...virgin, extra light, your taste bud calls it. I always you extra light virgin ...

Toss with two heads of chopped Romaine lettuce with the spine removed.
Toss in crotons if you like and then about 1/3 c. shredded or shaved Parmesan cheese. Place on plate and top with more cheese please.

Me, I omit the crotons. I use to make them. Marie Calendars make some tasty ones.

Sometimes I mixed up the romaine with iceberg..depends on who is dining and what I have in the cupboards...

Bon Appetit'
Oluwa

Oluwa · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:58 am Post subject:

Hey Jody,

I know your hands and fingers hurt...so I understand..don't feel you need to reply. If you feel you do, just pick a smiley face to post...

Hugs.
Love,
Oluwa

mnjodette · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:41 pm Post subject:

A bit better today, Oluwa! Thanks for checking on me, and for all of the wonderful advice.

I guess I DO feel a little under-appreciated sometimes at work. But, on the other hand, they gave me this job when I couldn't do my other job any longer. In fact, they CREATED this job for me. I am grateful, and shouldn't whine about something as minor as a move to a smaller space. I plan to buy a poster or two of the lake views that I used to have (two offices ago!) and put them up in my little space. That will give me the illusion of a view! I will also plan to spend a few minutes everyday in the conference room that has a great corner location, overlooking the lake. I can do this without whining! (In fact, I bought a plaque that says "no whining" and put it up in my space today. Laughing

)

I did some exercise today, and I also stayed busy when I got home. Put in some annuals in some pots on my deck. My hands are (for some reason!) not too bad today. For one thing, it's warm outside, but it's very dry. We often have a lot of humidity this time of year. This year, once the spring rains quit, all that changed - very dry. I think my joints like dry!

Tummy has it's ups and downs. I'm being careful about what I eat. No GI tests yet. I see my rheumy next week and we're going to talk about ending the colchicine - we'll see.

I like your new philosophy about your husband's travel - taking good care of yourself; focusing on the good things you can DO when you're alone - for yourself - instead of focusing on 'being alone.' You're so smart, Oluwa! Smile

(P.S. Thanks for the caesar recipe! I'm not an anchovy eater, but the rest sounds yummy!)

Jody
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Oluwa · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:52 am Post subject:

Jody, Jody..

Haven't we chatted it up recently on another thread...so many.

Toss the anchovies, still good. In lieu of the anchovies I would toss in another yolk to give it a more thicker texture..

Hugs...enjoy the day. It's Friday..weekend plans?

Hugs.
Love,
Oluwa
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