My tooth is acting up again. I limped home yesterday evening, took two pain killers and flopped into bed yelling at the kids, please don't bother me tonight I'm on the injury list. My husband called from work a couple of times (he's on the night shift), trying to lend support giving me his remedies and telling me what I need to do. All I want is to be left alone - dammit! I told him quite nicely, I'm just going to lay down for a while. The pain woke me up again at 4am so now i'm going t...

I just returned from the dentist's office. What a collosol waste of time! If there was ever a profession that need overhauling, this would be it! I went in the hope of getting my tooth taken care of. As you know, I have a tooth ache from a loss filling and it's been giving me hell. Anyhows, I was so happy my dentist (this is actually my first time seeing him too) could see me today. I was early for the appointment, at least I got there 10mins early. Waited for 15-20mins then was calle...

While away I saw a news report about pharmacists who are refusing to fill certain prescriptions because of their religious beliefs?!! OK, so I go to the pharmacy to fill my prescription for birth control pill or the morning after pill and I'm going to be refused because the pharmacist doesn't beleive in birth control or abortion? What is wrong with this picture? Actually, let me rephrase that. Doesn't anyone see something wrong with this? My spin on this is that if you are a pharmacist...

There has been a persistent murmur about deodorant and antiperspirant that one of them or both causes cancer. I’ve been hearing this for sometime now. I’ve ignored it but it keeps coming back and it makes me wonder, is this something I need to worry about? Earlier today I was reading responses to a blog thread by Greywar or Gideon, forgive me guys, now, let me stop to see whose it was….it was Gideon’s (see link below), fellow JUser, Kobrano responded and one of the things he menti...

I feel... tired, old, worn out, hungry, hot, cold, bothered miserable, I want my mommy.... I feel achy, weak, limp, listless I know they're words with the same meanings but I really don't care.... It's been a while since I've been sick with the flu or is it the cold? I have no idea, but a bug is going around, and I've caught it My baby had it, she caught it from her brother I caught it from her because she kept slobbering kisses all over my face And insisted that I eat from her...

I'm still sick. Not as badly as last week, but I'm still not a hundred percent yet. That's partly my fault though cause I've not gone out to get my vitamins yet. But I will do so this weekend. In the meantime, people around me are dropping life flies! It's been a skeleton staff this week. some people here have been out for two, now three to four days. The Flu does not discriminate! It doesn't care who you are, how fit you are or even if you did everything under the sun to protect yo...

Hi Everyone! I wanted to create a blogsite where I can focus mainly about working out, weight loss and anything in between. Basically, the road to wellness and serenity! When the New Year started, I made a decision to not be a couch potato anymore. That is, I will no longer sit by and let things happen to me, my body, my kids, my life. I will no longer just sit and whine (except for a few rants here and there!) and not focus on my goals anymore. Let’s face it; life happens to ...

A couple of months ago, I read an article written by Dianne Holes in the Health on Parade section of our local paper where she says you can think yourself thin. She said the focus of dieting shouldn’t be on the belly, apparently where most of the fat is, but rather the brain. You can think yourself thin with affirmations. The brain is a powerful tool that can make you believe whatever you want to. So by being positive and repeating affirmations to yourself, you can actually think your...

I feel like a bad mommy. Bad in the sense that I let my 3 year old down. Very, very bad. I'm not crying yet, but I'm really angry at myself. I finally got her to a dentist this morning. I knew it would not be good news because of the problems with her teeth, big problems. I knew this going in because we gave in to her too much when she wanted to have her bottle in bed. Yes, I said bottle in bed. So now you know what I'm talking about. She has what is commonly called "bottle mouth". ...

So I've started exercising again! This time I plan and I hope and my goal is to stick with it. Because as I said, I want this for me. I want this to be a regular part of my life. I also find that working out gives me so much more energy and makes me a lot more alert. And less tired too. This week I've gotten up earlier, got a lot done. I'm less anxious and am able to deal more reasonable with things that gets thrown at me. My toddler loves to work out with me too. Sometimes it's...

I’m kinda getting sick of the phrase, “French women don’t get fat”. I mean, why the heck not? Who do they think they are? Now, I have nothing against the French, despite the obvious antagonistic stuff they do from time to time. I like the language a lot, I just love the way they speak. One of my best friends is French, although she’s also, part Jamaican, part Belgian, part Asian. So I have absolutely no malice against the French. But whenever Americans and their weight problems are ...

So finally, the USDA had decided to come up with more realistic guides to food for the benefit of Americans. There are now, 12, that's 12 food pyramids! Yep, I hear tell that these food pyramids are a lot more versatile and will fit anyone's dietary level. I say good for them. I've downloaded the entire document, all 84 pages! It's in Adobe Acrobat format and will peruse at my own leisure to see what they've come up with. For anyone interested I'm putting the link to the article ...

I just came back from my exercise walk routine. I’ve been walking at lunch time this week for 30mins everyday, speed walking, because I can’t get to the gym this week. It’s been doing fine and so as not to lose my interest in working out I make it a point to do it. I walk very quickly (don’t ask me how fast because I don’t have one of those fancy things that check my steps – I should get one!) and I move my arms in a pumping motion and move my hips like a swagger-like motion while I wal...

I’ve come to realize something, eating healthy is expensive. Have you taken a look at prices in the supermarkets lately? Food prices have gone up. Shopping for a family of four, or in my case a family of five has gotten quite expensive, even at the Wal-Mart. I know some people here have sworn off Wal-Mart; hey it’s a free world isn’t it? I haven’t, at least not yet. I shop at other places as well, Super Target, Albertson’s, Publix, Save Rite. I shop at each store for different reas...

So I've been keeping up with my exercise schedule. Working out five, sometimes six times a week. I started going to the gym again. I work out for at least one hour. When I'm really rushed I just work out for half hour. I find that this really keeps me feeling good both mentally and physically. No aches or pain to complain of. Exercising keeps the bone greased (or oiled) as they would say in Jamaica! I don't feel like my joints are ceasing up or my hips hurting or anything like that a...