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Blood Work Results
I am so thankful to have a general physician who believes in yearly physicals and recommends blood tests to gain greater insight into her patients’ overall health.Here’s what the results say from my recent test:
Your blood sugar, electrolytes, kidney, thyroid, liver, and blood counts are normal. Your iron studies are normal. Your lipid panel/cholesterol is normal. Your female hormone test (progesterone, FSH, LH, and estradiol) is normal and implies at time of testing you were in “follicular” phase of cycle. Pap smear is normal.
Phew! I’m especially relieved to know that have normal iron and protein levels. As a vegetarian, it’s something I worry about. The delightful and … Read More
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Avoiding Home Improvement Overload
Pictures of our house from the real estate websiteTaking on home improvement projects can be a bit daunting. And the truth is, Matt and I bought a 1930s bungalow that had recently been completely updated, so we didn’t have as much to do as the average old-house homeowner might have.
Even still, our “to-do” list is long. Here’s what we’ve already accomplished in the two years that we’ve been here:
- Refinished a mailbox and hung it
- Hung window coverings on every window
- Attached a hose to the side of our house
- Bought furniture for our front porch
- Made cushions for the front porch swing
- Closed off our house with
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Dry Hair (Ugh.)
Every time I go to a new hairdresser, s/he inevitably says, “What kind of products do you use on your hair? It’s so dry!”For some reason, it feels perpetually like pool hair (even though I stopped swimming competitively over ten years ago).
I was using Aveda’s Be Curly shampoo, but my newest hair dresser (at an organic salon in Houston!) recommended an organic shampoo called Mop. I just started trying it (I waited for my other stuff to run out), so we’ll see how it goes.
She also recommended that I get some Jojoba oil from oil foods and spread it into the ends of my hair … Read More
