Dolly, my breast-cancer “Overcomer” friend is on her second to last treatment today! She was happy to see that my painted ceiling tile has taken up a place on the ceiling there for her and all those who cross the threshold to receive chemotherapy treatments to enjoy. I am so honored to have been able …
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Well, this is good news!
Chocolate is found to be as good as exercise according to this Indian study. I kid you not! Here, read this excerpt: “The researchers who focused on the mitochondria – the tiny powerhouses in cells that generate energy – discovered that a plant compound found in chocolate, called epicatechin, appeared to stimulate the same muscle …
Busy times: Vacation, Group Show and acceptance in a juried show in SFO in June!
First off, if you’ve been reading my updates you will notice they are now at WordPress, moved over from Blogger. Not sure how it’ll go but thinking it will make things run more smoothly. We’ll see. In the meantime, last time I wrote, I was going to the ENT specialist for my “wonky eye syndrome.” …
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Eye problems again, went to an ENT
And have set up a neuro-opthalmologist appointment for Wednesday which I may not need. The ENT Specialist noted that my nasal cavity is very inflamed and eye problems as I’m describing can be caused by a deep sinus infection or absess in one of the sinuses so I’m going for a CAT scan to determine …
The eyes have it…
If you’ve been reading my blog at all, you’ll know that last year I developed an eye problem – Convergence insufficiency – that basically means the eye muscles are weak and the eyeball (in my case, the left one) doesn’t want to cooperate and move to focus where it’s supposed to it times. For me, …
Thrown for a loop with allergies lately!
I’ve been battling them first alone, then with the help of the steroid shot (see most recent post) and a nasal steroid spray but I’m not much better, so broke down and got the doctor to prescribe an antibiotic to help move things along. We’ll see. One other thing I’ve been doing though is brewing …
Computer crashes and wonky eyes
So, it’s been a lovely holiday season so far and we’ve got an open house planned for New Year’s Day. One nearly major problem last night turned out to be less traumatic than it could have been, thanks to my beloved GeekHusband, David. We had a network crash, lost internet connection and then, when we …
Uh oh! Eye problem returned!
>I’ve been lax in doing the eye exercises and on top of that recently got a new IPhone 4, beckoning me to click, read, and explore until the wee hours of the morning sometimes, and yesterday, I noticed the eye problem has returned. Bummer since I returned to the eye specialist a few weeks ago …
>Non-art Book Recommendation
>Running with the Tao by Greg Webb. I’ve read segments of this truly inspirational book and await delivery at this time. Editorial Review from Amazon: Compelling commentary on health and spirituality. The author takes two lines from each stanza of the Tao te Ching and creates a stream of moving meditations as he runs around …