Cottonwood
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I used to use avocado oil, but it was too stinky.
I will say I smell the avocado scent initially but I learned how to apply it ever-so-thinly, while still being effective and the scent just vanished after I put my clothes on.
Better yet, and I really stumbled upon this idea I consider 'genius' by accident........... I simply pour some sugar into a cute jar, saturate it with AO, and put the jar in the shower. After bathing, I scrub my body with the sugar scrub and it 'grinds' the oil right into my skin while sloughing off dead skin. Once I rinse the sugar off, which in turn rinses off EXCESS oil, my skin is super SUPER soft and I leave the shower, sugar and oil free, but my skin feels like a baby's butt. I use on almost all skin except my face if I'm going to put make up on after a shower. If I'm headed to bed, I do my face, too. It was my perfect solution to a rich oil that REALLY moisturized, yet didn't sit on my skin or smell. Kept me soft all day. And I lived in the extra arid, super cold state of Montana, where everyone really needs to use something or your skin splits.
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I have been using thermography as my annual 'scan' for 7 yrs. My (military) insurance doesn't cover it. It's only 125 for the breast area, 225 for two areas and around 375 for whole body. I save a little before the yrly appointment and just go do it.
Because the instruments used detect heat (thus inflammation), the doctors that read the scans are able to pick up on tumors forming at the cell level as the blood vessels and such are making new paths to feed the new growth. Long before other, more conventional types of scans can recognize an already-formed mass. My technician told me that once I got my baseline images done, the doctors reading my thermo scans, in the future, be able to see any changes in tissue down to the pixel when zoomed way up.
Early on my images showed some concerning high levels of lymph blockage along the tops of the breast area, which can be dangerous if not cleared out so I was able to get lymph detox done and I changed all of my habits to keep that stuff flowing. I would have never known why the tops of my breasts hurt so bad all the time w/o thermography. Even ultrasound didn't show up anything there. I've even had my head scanned b/c on my left side of my cheek I had weird pain for a long time. It showed a visible spike of inflammation right where my dentist later diagnosed a tooth infection. His x-rays previously didn't show it up, but once I showed him my thermo scans he did further testing, which did reveal a serious abscess.
No one touches you for the scan, you just sit in a way they instruct you and turn at small increments so they can capture the image. You have to sit in a cool room so that your temp will regulate then they point the thermo camera at you and take the shot of you. No squishing (which can be a problem if you squish a tumor), no pain....
AND...AND this is what got me... I have read reports (don't ask me to drag them up, I don't know where I filed them) that the tissue that ends up being mammo'd accounts for only 40% of the area where cancers that are considered 'breast cancers' are found. My Nana died of BC and she completely agreed with this data after being diagnosed. She had mammos done every other year and never did it find her cancer which was off to the side of her typical breast area...sort of under her arm pit a little, yet still attached to what is technically considered breast tissue. One year she INSISTED they do further tests b/c she felt a sizeable lump off to the side that no one else seemed to feel and the mammo didn't have access to find. Turns out it was BC. Thermography can be taken of the entire body if you want it to.
THermography can diagnose a ton of things super early and can be a super helpful tool. If anyone would like me to post some of my scan pics I can.
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google bokashi
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avocado oil
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Does anyone else think its unfair when they have people on the show who have dance experience? Like...a Backstreet boy.. It happens to some extent every season.
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OMG....no one?? :lol:
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If you've emptied the trash and set aside valuables or other things you want to hand carry, just surf the web or make phone calls while they work. You shouldn't have to work too hard watching over them if the driver of the truck is there, or if another supervisor is there. They are usually responsible for anything not packed right or broken. All drivers have told us it comes directly out of his paycheck if not delivered in the condition it was before packed. For this reason I always took pics ahead of time, so on the day of the pack, I'm sipping a cold drink on the couch. lol
The military has moved us around for 20 yrs and if I prepped right, all ever had to do is hang around, answer questions, fix the kids lunch, offer water, relax. It is awkward. All the pre-pack prep is a crazy busy time..then the movers come and suddenly there's nothing to do while strangers work around you. There's tons of work ahead of you, just take a day off right now and figure out which pizza joint will deliver dinner. :laugh:
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I'm still getting used to the line up this year. And it started accidentally but I have really been rooting for Gary Busey. I'm not a fan of his at all, and I know he's pretty well lost his every-lovin' mind to drugs and such, but from the first show on...he's had me dying laughing. True, it's b/c of his 'issues'...but for pure entertainment value, I am so glad he's lasted another week. He actually DID the dance assigned this week, according to the judges and for once, was not in jeopardy! Truth be told, yes, he's on borrowed time, I know.
Otherwise, Bindi is amazing, as is the young Youtube teen, Hayes Grier, and Alek Skarlatos.
Should be a fun season. :) Who's your fav?
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We are outsourcing everything for DD in high school as we have enrolled her in American School. She is, however, also doing a couple of subjects I have added on the side as well. But for the sake of what is affecting her GPA, I voted 6+
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I know you need a job.... I just want to make sure you know about living near a paper mill. I can't even stand to drive through where they are, it really, really stinks. Like turn the a/c off in your car even if its over 100 stink...
Well, I guess DH will have to decide if he can handle that. LOL Since we plan on living about 45 miles away, maybe we won't have to experience it much. However, I did live in the same town as a paper mill (Panama City, FL) for a long, long time and when the smell of the paper mill stuck around, or the wind was 'just right', it was horrible But at the time we just learned to live with it. Some of my friends whose husbands worked there says it smelled like money to them. LOL
I went to law school in Macon. Not a fan of the city - sort of closed off to outsiders. Pretty high crime, poor schools, etc. It does have charms - the city wasn't razed by Sherman so there's some cool architecture. Also some cool parks and other historical things. But the people aren't really open to new people. The joke in Georgia is like this: In Atlanta they ask, where do you work; in Savannah they ask what do you drink; in Macon they ask, who is your family. WR is (was) like a nice suburb of Macon. If I were going back, I'd chose WR.
Yeah, I've experienced some of that while in the AF. And, right here where my parents live. :/
I live in the Warner Robins area . . . And, yes, I had to look up Oglethorpe, even though it's only about 45 minutes from where I live! I have, however, heard of Montezuma. The Warner Robins area is okay, and it is close, as you know, to Robins AFB. You could live right nice in this area with a six figure salary! I feel there are limited options in the area, but I think the area is very liveable for a few years. Most people say it's a nice place to raise a family.
Is there much to do in WR? I googled a few things to do with the kids like movies and shopping and it all seemed to be there, or in Macon. What do you think of Perry?
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What do we want out of a place? Right now, DH is jobless and we are pretty much homeless (living with parents) so a paycheck would be right up our alley right about now. Ya know...food on the table and all that jazz. ;) They are offering close to six figures and that matters a LOT right now, also. That being said, we would consider this a stepping stone and very temporary. DH and I have been moving around the world with the Air Force for 16 yrs so that would be nothing new to us. In our area of choice where all family is, the job market is either depressed or going backwards. So, this will get DH a nice pay check and will buy him/us time to keep job hunting in North Florida (preferably Jacksonville, but maybe Orlando as well). Albeit, slowly since he'll be employed full time. I have found some key 'must haves' for our family in nearby Macon. And, listen..........I grew up in Chipley, Fl. Five stop lights and poverty at every turn. I'd do just fine and the kids have proven to be pretty adaptable. I think they would be ok if it was temporary. Again...AF kids. It's closer to family that Montana was!
We determined pretty quickly that we would very likely live in nearby Perry or Warner Robins. DH doesn't mind the idea of the commute and with the size of the mill and possibly other managers making similar to what they offered him, we are betting there's a fair bit of commuting or carpooling going on. No way they are living in Oglethorpe.
So anyway, they are offering an all expenses paid family trip for us to go see the area and visit the mill. I guess it doesn't hurt to go look.
Still curious about the area if someone has more to add!
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Macon is only about an hour south of Atlanta. Also, Mercer University is in Macon, and they have a music department, though that is the extent of my knowledge of Mercer. I know nothing about Warner Robbins other than that I got a nasty case of food poisoning at a wedding there. Don't eat the chicken in Warner Robbins is all I've got on that one.
There is a board member who lives in Macon. If she doesn't see this and chime in, I'll PM you her board name.
I would love that pm, thank you!
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Warner Robbins may be somewhere to look at living. It's a little closer to Oglethorpe. I'm also in Georgia and had never heard of it!
yeah, I'm looking at that since DH is retired military and we would need to be in close proximity to a base, well..ideally.., for doctors and other stuff.
Ok, so now I'm needing input for Macon and Warmer Robbins as well. :)
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looks like it's near Macon. Wondering if DH will be willing to live in Macon and drive an hr to work everyday. LOL I don't mind rural. I think it would be a problem for the kids and their interests. Wondering how DD's dream of continuing her training as a Violist in a Symphony would work out there. :/
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Hmm, all he told me was he'd be a high level manager at the Weyerhaeuser paper mill plant in Oglethorpe, GA.
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DH is entertaining a job offer in Oglethorpe, GA. Can anyone tell me about the area? Or the nearby areas of Macon and Warner Robbins? :coolgleamA:
The salary would be ..super nice... wondering how much it would take to sway us into living in a town where there was 1200 people according to the census in 2000 (Oglethorpe). :laugh:
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I have never roasted beets. What herbs do you use?
I know you didn't ask ,me, but I have to answer...one of the biggest, BEST surprises in my kitchen happened when we roasted beets for the first time. I peeled them, then sliced them and the cut them long wise again into fingers?, put them on a pan, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled salt, roasted on 425 for 30 min....and we fell in love. Even my picky eaters. the next year, we planted several huge boxes with beets instead of of other stuff and everyone LOVED it. You don't need a bunch of stuff to make beets taste good. just some oil and salt and high heat for a bit. And, YUM!
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I really enjoy it. I'm a from-scratch cook..which I started doing when DD was young and developed a wheat allergy. Since then I have really come a long way and now I write recipes and create new meals on my own. I bake a lot as well. NOw I make nearly everything we eat. Bread, condiments, etc etc etc. To lessen the drudgery of doing it daily, I often over cook on purpose and freeze pans of food, or pots of soup. I make 4-5 loaves of bread and freeze a few.
Ironically, my mom is...well, lets just say anything kitchen related is absolutely not her gift.... and she didn't teach me how to cook as a young girl at all. Maybe rice dishes or baked chicken. That's it. I cooked my first meal once DH and I were dating and it was grilled cheese and tomato soup! lol Now, I actually teach people hot to cook, methods, fermentation, flavor pairings, bulk storage, etc. A couple friends bring their daughters and all of us have a 'kitchen' day and I teach them all sorts of helpful things.
All that...and DH cooks as much or more as me..and better! I really hope our kids are learning something!
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I do exactly what your neighbor does. Takes just a few minutes.
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Kids! Kids in our practice love to come. Again, we don't accept kids who are crying or upset. We will not have a kid upset with his appointment. That is our doctor's preference. We are a general practice. Pedodontist offices were designed to handle those kids.
See...I think this office is designed to be where the upset/unruly kids are sent as well. I can see laying some ground rules when ur practice is the one doing that. The sign out front says Pediatric Dentistry. It's the nature of the ground rules that upsets me.
And for the record, even before we went, I didnt intend to return. We are very temporarily living here and needed a doc to just peek in on/bend back her retainer. I was moreso wondering if my level of upsetness was over reacting. Cause man, I was pissed.
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I'm still on the never-ending hunt to get off this nail salon train and do my own nails with something of a gel nature. lol I REALLY need something that lasts a couple weeks. Does anyone have experience with the OPI Gelcolor? HOw long does that usually last? And how about the Infinite shine?
I was at Sally's Beauty Supply yesterday and the Manager said that this Thursday there'd be a sale on the Infinite Shine...buy 3 colors, get either the bottom coat or top coat free. My mom has a Pro card so each color will be very reasonable so I was thinking about getting 6 colors and getting a top coat AND bottom coat free. The Manager said the Infinite Shine lasts a solid 10 days according to her experience. She said slightly longer with the Gelcolor but I believe that one needs a light. The In. Shine doesn't need a light, instead the top and bottom coat activate the polymers to harden the polish.
And, supposedly no nail prep w/ the Infinite Shine?
Any other suggestions?
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Dh can't believe no one mentioned Hell On Wheels!
We love Longmire. He's a sexy sort of an older man lol
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West central Florida. Is that near you?
I'm in the Panhandle
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When my kids were 7 and 5, and after 2 yrs of lessons and seeing very little progress, we moved across the country and before I could line up lessons, we moved into a housing area with access to a large pool. One day I just asked them to swim into the deep section with me to see what would happen. They both did but cautiously. The next day both decided to get brave and with me watching closely wanted to just jump into the deep section w/o me in the pool. From that day on they have been swimming like fish with not another lesson. They quickly started diving down to the bottom of the deep section ..8 ft...to retrieve dive toys. All on their own. I was so shocked and embarrassed at ALL that money I spent with little result! So now I tell people...TOSS 'EM IN! Or..well, you know, see if they'll go ahead and jump in the deep end with you right there and see what happens! We now think swimming lessons just to learn to swim are a huge waste! I would only pay now if they wanted to compete or get life guard training.
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Moving to Jacksonville! Excited but need encouragement... or ..something
in The Chat Board
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I just wanted to share!
I posted a while back about DH entertaining a job offer in GA. While that was being kicked around, he got a job offer in Jacksonville and decided to take that one instead since my brother and his family live over there. And, we are originally Floridians and are somewhat familiar with Jacksonville and from our visits, we like it a lot! After accepting this job, the mill company in GA that really wanted to hire DH came back and said they would beat DH's offer in Jacksonville by 20,000 if he chose them. :mellow: But being close to family won over, of course. And the job DH accepted is a mighty, mighty fine one on it's own so...off we go.
We moved DH over this past weekend (living w/ my bro) since he started work Monday but we had to come back to continue to stay w/ my parents (4 hours away) until we get a house over there. We did put a contract on a very lovely house so we have to wait for it to close.
Our stress level has been absolutely sky-high since April, when DH decided to retire from the military, which meant we had to leave Montana, which we loved DEARLY. We have had scary health issues w/DD since them (I detailed it here) and now have to deal with my aging parents who are ornery and weird and OCD and wonderful and generous and loving and weird all over again. It's a daily struggle with them but we have to be here in the meantime. Now, I don't even have my DH close by to complain to lol My kids are fantastic people, but they are all out of sorts, too. We are in a TINY town with nothing...no, really.........nothing...to do. The kids feel so isolated, emotions are all over the place. Trying to keep a constant homeschooling schedule is different every day. Today it will be a strong, 6 hour day. Tomorrow, because of appts, it will be a 1/2 day and Friday, because we have to drive 45 minutes for groceries, there will be no school.
The house closes Nov 25 so the weeks leading up to that, while I pack up to move AGAIN will be crazy (we are living in a camper..whaaaahaaa) then, the move and delivery of our household stuff will be crazy. I can only hope that once the new year starts, we can really KEEP a strong schedule for the following 6 months. Because right now, I think we are only at about 2 full 6-7 hour days a week on average.
So, while there's light at the end of the tunnel, this has been a LONG transition since late Spring and I know that 'life' gets in the way of schooling, especially retirements, moving across the country, moving again soon...etc. I'm just frustrated at the lack of output and the lack of my partner by my side.
Also, if you know Jax well, and can point me to some fun parks or things to do on the west side, pm me! We've already found the library, my fav grocery stores and malls, the base, and of course the beach. What else?