Turmeric (Curcumin) and Black Pepper (Piperine)

Every since I started taking Turmeric whenever I feel a boil flaring up, I have had no outbreaks of full blown boils.  I was reading up on it today.

Curcumin, a compound from the herb turmeric, is known for fighting  pain, inflammation and infection. The action of curcumin, and thereby its effectiveness, is increased twenty-fold when it is taken with piperine.

I’ll be stopping by the Vitamin Shop in Manassas today to see what they have available since I don’t have a pepper mill.  If I did, I would ground my own and put it in capsules.

Something else that I’m going to check out while I’m there is bromelain which may reduce swelling, bruising, inflammation. In Germany, bromelain has been approved for these uses by the Commission E since 1993.

The main reason that I want to try this is because I’m working on a toothache. :)  I wonder how much it would cost to have 21 teeth removed.  Will they give me a discount for having more than one or two removed at the same time?  Volume discount?

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I hope that everyone had a un-stressful, relaxing holiday yesterday.  I know I sure did.  Had a great dinner at my little sister’s home with my parents and her family.  I ate way too much and really shouldn’t have had that slice of home made apple pie with ice cream, but today is another day :)

The Best Thing About Signing Up For Online Coupons Is……

Not having to pay for food on your birthday.

 

LOL…if they keep on coming, I won’t have to pay for food for an entire week.

We closed early at the dealership last night and I got home before 9 PM.  I almost had an accident on the way home.  It was very foggy and I almost ran over an idiot that was walking in the street in dark clothing right after I drove on top of a hill.  Scared the crap out of me.  Good thing no one was coming towards me. I still wonder what was on the guys mind. :(  I swerved to avoid him not a minute to soon.

Happy Thanksgiving to those of you that celebrate it.  I hope you have a great day and that all involved are kind to each other.  I’m going to my little sister’s at around 3 PM to enjoy a meal with her and her family.  I wish my son could join us, but Wal-Mart doesn’t celebrate holidays.  I feel for him being there today, but at least he does have a job to go to.

Here’s to enjoying today…..’cause tomorrow isn’t promised. :)

I Finally Found A Poang Chair

After e-mailing a few times with Robert on Craigslist yesterday, I now finally have my chair. :)  I was almost late for work because I kept on pulling over on the way to e-mail him back.  People behind me were probably going, WTF?  I really didn’t think I was going to get a chance to pick it up until today, but Robert was kind enough to deliver it to me at Miller’s around 8 o’clock last night.  It fit on the backseat of my xB without any problem.  By 10 PM I was sitting on it drinking a cup of tea. :)

Our dealership is closed tomorrow and I will spend the day at my sister’s in Manassas.  My Mom and Pop will join us there.  I can’t wait. :)

I have a few car chases today and some other stuff to take care of.  The only thing that could possibly happen to make my day would be for the sun to peek out a bit.  Oh well….can’t have everything, eh?

Here’s wishing that all of you have an enjoyable holiday!! :)

Back to Normal

It’s been a rough week, but today I feel awesome!!!  Woohoo….because I hate to be sick!  I think it’s kind of bizarre that after all these years of not getting a cold…..I get one!  I must have been in the wrong place at the wrong time?

I’m still looking for chairs for my tiny living room.  I missed a Poang chair and foot stool for 25 bucks yesterday.

Meanwhile, I have re-arranged my home again to make room for a chair or two when I find them.

  

It seems huge in here now and I can’t wait to fill up the empty space.  It’s funny that now I don’t feel comfortable in big spaces.

Ever since we went digital I haven’t been able to get certain channels with the roof top antenna.  It was getting on my last nerve, so I picked up a small indoor antenna last Sunday.  That did the trick. Now I get a ton of channels without an extra bill each month.  I don’t really watch much TV, but it usually watches me.  I like the background noise.

 

LOL….notice the tape measure hanging from the knob.  It helps me to decide whether I need to take something apart to get it through my 24” wide door.

I was catching up on the Tales from Technomadia blog the other day and they mentioned using a  Elgato EyeTV Hybrid connected to their Mac Mini that they use to tune into local HD TV channels.  I started to look for something for the spare laptop  that I have.  I almost bought a Avertv Hybrid Volar Max and found out that I already had the hardware for that laptop, I just never bothered to hook it up.

Now…..if I want to, I can watch TV in the bed. :)

I was catching up on Guy's blog and got to the comments on “The Ears Have It”.  I thought I was going to pee on myself when I read Auntie’s comment about   the The Turd Twister  LOL…for those of you that still exchange gifts during the holidays….this should take care of the person that has EVERYTHING.

Well, It’s Been A Swell Week ……………NOT!!

I thought I had started doctoring on myself in time NOT to get a cold on Saturday night, but it was too late.  By Sunday night I had a full blown cold…..the first one in years.  It got so bad that I took off from work on Monday and Tuesday.  I slept 17 hours on Tuesday.

I really should have stayed home Wednesday too, but I just couldn’t take any more days off.  Apparently, Alka Seltzer Cold doesn’t work for me anymore. :(   Jeremy at Miller’s told me that Tylenol was helping  him, so I picked up some and it’s doing the trick. 

I’m happy that the car chases were slow this week so that I didn’t have to cancel any of them.  I’ve got a few lined up for Sunday so far and will probably be back in tip top shape by then. :)

Sunshine…..Finally!!!

What a nice feeling to have the sunshine warm my back while I’m sitting at my computer.  It’s going to be a great day….I just know it.

Cyndi, Ken, little Asia, Scott, and I had dinner after I got off of work at Tommy’s Place last night.  LOL…Cyndi took our picture.

That’s a Captain Morgan and Coke that I’m nursing there.  Yes, I know “Where is the Grey Goose?”.  I only wanted ONE drink and figured that this would last longer than straight shots of Vodka.

Can you believe how empty this restaurant is on a Saturday night?  Amazing….every other place would be packed at 7:30.  They have great food and I really don’t know why it doesn’t stay busy.  We have had SE car club meets here plenty of times.  It’s one of the few restaurants that can usually seat us together on weekends.

I was home around 10 and started playing doctor.  Hot tea and Alka Seltzer Cold Plus to stop this cold I feel coming on.  Hopefully I caught it in time.  I feel fine this morning except for an occasional cough.

I stopped by the cashier’s office at out dealership the other day and saw that Sharon was getting busy putting up holiday decorations for Thanksgiving.

She does this for every holiday.  It’s always cheery to stop by her office. :)

Still no luck on finding chairs for my living room.  Maybe I’ll find something today while I’m out doing my laundry.  It’s a beautiful day and there ought to be some yard sales going on in my travels.  I’ll have to remember to take my tape measure with me. :)

Hanging Out With My Sister

I postponed my car chase to tomorrow and spent the day with my sister.

She finally made it to my home after I gave her screwed up directions.  We stopped by Buckland Farm Market first.  It turns out that she used to stop at their previous location and was very disappointed that it had been closed down.

Then we stopped in Warrenton for lunch.   LOL….MMMhhhhhmmmm…Sushi!!

Then stopped at an antique store and at a second hand store.  I kept my eyes out for chairs for my home, but everything I saw was so huge.  What’s up with that?? Don’t they make small furniture anymore?

I had a great time.  We just don’t do this often enough.   It’s a shame because we only live about 11 miles apart.

Then it was time to go to work at Miller’s.  One of my friends was there when I arrived.  He did a few inexpensive modifications to his xB which I think look really nice.

Looks like the rain has finally stopped.  I’m such a happy woman.  I’ll go wash on Sunday, so it will be nice to park in front of my door.

It took me 10 extra minutes to get home because of two accidents.  This is within 10 miles.  It’s sad that people are so careless when driving in the rain.

Well, tomorrow is another day.  Time to catch some winks.

Hope everyone has a great weekend! :)