I'm on fire, baby!

[prosodic]

It's not even 3pm, and I accomplished all the tasks I set out to do today. I not only started the Gottingen guide, but I FINISHED it. That's the first time I wrote an entire travel guide in one day, and it took around 4 hours. So after dinner, I'm going to proofread all 4 guides I've been working on, and send them to my client. Then hopefully I will get paid before we leave for our cruise.

Both floors are vacuumed. Lance helped me with this (he came home really early from work). He dry mopped the stairs and the tile floors downstairs while I vacuumed upstairs, and then all I had to do was vacuum the downstairs carpeting.

Now I can actually take a bit of a breather. Still not motivated to work on the Valkenburg article though.

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In health news, I find it a bit interesting that Lance has actually noticed the extreme amount of hair I've been losing. Since about the end of June or so, it has been coming out in CLUMPS. I literally run my hand through my hair and come out with a handful of it. This happens several times a day. I thought I lost a lot of hair before, but this is more than usual. Lance noticed because of the amount of hair that the dry mop picked up. I don't have bald spots or anything. Yet.

Lance thinks stress is the cause, but I don't think so. Stress usually manifests itself in my gut, making me feel nauseated on a rather frequent basis. This is another sign that my thyroid could be going wonky, but I just had my last thyroid test about a year ago, and as always, it was normal. I know blood tests aren't conclusive, but my insurance won't cover more comprehensive tests (and I'm not too worried about it, because I still managed to lose weight, even though I had to fight for every pound after that first month).

An online acquaintance (someone who used to read my English Culture site and post in my discussion forum) sent me a private message the other day, because she had seen some of my posts in the Holistic Health forum on BellaOnline. She told me that she has the exact same symptoms I have, and she thinks it's Candida Yeast Overgrowth, so she's trying home remedies to take care of it. I went to the website she linked and took the test and scored a 23...a score of 10 or higher indicates a strong chance that you have it. So I don't know what to make of this...a lot of doctors apparently think that it's a bunch of hooey, but then again, a lot of doctors also think stuff like acupuncture is stupid.

I'm also not ruling out that I could be gluten intolerant. I haven't been tested for that yet, but the symptoms I have (which could be any number of different things) are also indicative of that. I'm almost afraid to find out. I would have to change my entire way of eating. And nobody else in my family has it (or if they do, they don't know it). From what I understand, it's hereditary.

Right now, I'm not really worrying about anything. I'm not feeling so bad. And this isn't anything I want to pursue right now. I may address these issues later, once we move. I have too many other things to think about right now.

Comments

[cookieschlampe.livejournal.com]

I have it now black on white: I have Celiac :(

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

That sucks. I feel bad for anyone who has it, since it seems that wheat makes up a large portion of most people's diets.

But it's a mixed blessing that you're studying to be a chef. You of all people can find the most creative ways of getting around this problem.

[cookieschlampe.livejournal.com]

It is hard though working in a restaurant and eat gluten free. 95% of my co-workers have no clue what gluten intolerance is and i got "poisened" (glutened) at work twice even though they promised me that the dish is 100% gluten free. First time they served me something with soy sauce and second time it was Worcestershire sauce. Sure, the small amount they use for seasoning sounds like not a big deal to them but both times i got the stomach cramps and all the good stuff :/

So now I decided to bring my own food.

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

Perhaps someday you can open your own cafe that caters to gluten and dairy intolerant people. There seems to be an increasing need for it.

[cookieschlampe.livejournal.com]

I already thought about that ;) Right now I try to push more gf choices at our restaurant but no one cares. Even the Chef de Cuisine was like "well, if people have allergies and can't eat my food then they should stay at home". I was shocked when I heard that statement since I did not expect something like that from the Chef de Cuisine

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

Well, that is certainly not an open-minded attitude. I would think that catering to such people would only improve business. I'm sure if the Chef de Cuisine was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, the tune would change.