A Cold Morning!

Well I woke up with a bit of a cold this morning! The temperature here in Philly is in the 50's and I'm up before sunrise so its still very dark outside!

It's a good thing that I work from home because I thought I would get a little computer work done before I go eat breakfast! I'm giving it some time to get light outside before I go downstairs to eat breakfast.

I seem to have a bit of a cold - woke up sniffling and sneezing! I think it had to do with me going outside yesterday to buy a few groceries and feeling some of that chilly air and wind as I went to the store.

So now its time to dress warmly and drink some tea with honey and lemon!


I can definitely feel the temperatures getting cooler and it seems that summer went by so fast! The kids have started to go back to school and I can see the leaves changing colors.

Now its time for me to get ready for the winter. That means lots of hot chocolate and buying some rock salt so that I'll have it ready for when it snows!

I'll also have to check the radiators because I heard the water running through them which means they are trying to come on.

So for now I'm working on getting rid of this cold that I have. I think some nice hot chicken soup would be good for me now!

I Guess I Should Explain What A Keloid Is.......

As far as I could find out a keloid is when you have a break in the skin and it doesn't heal correctly! I was going to post a picture that I found on the Internet but they were just too disgusting to look at! As a matter of fact I kind of consider myself lucky because the keloid that I have doesn't look as bad as some of the pictures I have seen on the Internet!

Mine seems to be prone to infection as I am feeling it right now. It's 70 degrees and I'm sweating - which is a good sign of infection but I am taking care of myself. I am washing my hands often and I'm taking it a little bit more easier - even though I do feel a little guilty about taking it easy. I work from home so what could be more easier than that!

I have thought about getting rid of my keloid but the cortisone treatments that I have had in the past were very expensive but I may try them again at a later date.

Much As I Hate To Say It - We're All (including Me) Getting Older!

Just saw this ad for vericose veins and spider veins and it made me think about stretch marks!

I really don't think that there is a be all/end all solution for stretch marks - although I do use cocoa butter on them and that has seemed to make them fade a little!

I guess a lot of us strive for a perfect body - you know one with no stretch marks or veins showing, no cellulite, etc.....................

Cellulite!

Yes I know! Cellulite is an ugly word and it became even more uglier when I realized that I saw some of it on my own body! Where did that come from!

I prided myself on having a very firm body but lately I have noticed that certain areas of my body are not so firm!

Looks like its time to go to a gym or just to exercise more!

I think one of the areas that women are most concerned with is that flabby part of the upper arms. I know that there are exercises to help firm up that part of the body and I'm going to have to have a look around to find out what those exercises are! Another problem area - the thighs! I was most proud of my legs and now my thighs are going to need some firming up too!

I am in my mid 40's and I just never thought that this kind of thing would happen to me. Naive - huh?

Unfortunately My Teeth Are Not In The Best Of Condition!

I was thinking about this while I was eating dinner and a small piece of tooth broke off. It's nothing major but when it happened I thought "oh well more work for the dentist to do when I go to them". It's been quite a while since I have been to the dentist and the problem, of course, is the lack of money to do so.

I know that when I do go to the dentist it will probably cost a lot because there is a lot of work that has to be done to my teeth. There were quite a few times when I was in so much pain from my gums hurting that I probably took more aspirin than I should. Taking a lot of aspirin made me feel stuffed up but aspirin is all I had at the time - and there were quite a few times when I didn't even have the aspirin! Fortunately I haven't had that kind of pain in a long time.

I know that there is a lot of talk about providing low cost dental care but so far that is all that it is - talk!

So a trip to the dentist is on my "list" of things to do.

Oh Aches And Pains!

I was going up the steps and I realized just how tired it made me! Much as I hate to face it I am getting older! - Yuck!

I tire a lot more easily and I have come to the conclusion that it might be a good idea for me to take naps more often - Isn't that a terrible thing to realize?

I also think I'm beginning to see why people have so much trouble with their hips! There have been times when I have laid down and after some time wanting to get up and my hip just says NO!

I'm also thinking about exercising more. I live in an area where I could take walks to the store, to the mailbox or even to some of the other places in the neighborhood. I see people all the time that live in my area taking walks just for the sake of taking walks and more and more it seems to be a good idea for me to do it too!

I have to face it - I'm getting older (and hopefully better!)