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  • rachelvk
    rachelvk Member Posts: 1,411
    edited December 2011

    Happy holidays, all. I've been lurking but dealing with my first week post chemo tx 1. None of the really 'bad' side effects - but two trips to the ER Monday for 1) low red blood count (I was ashen), and 2) low wbc (temp of 100.5). Sigh... When does this ride really end???

    However, I'm checking in because I am about to spend half an hour tidying up. I've let things deteriorate as I got ready for chemo and then last week, so after coming back to this thread, I am determined to make things presentable again. Thanks for the ongoing motivation. 

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  • Gingerbrew
    Gingerbrew Member Posts: 2,859
    edited December 2011

    ThreeJays I have also saved things my boys didn't want! My DD, the youngest, has the good sense to recognize momentoes worth saving and I am so glad. I have a set of silver that is just for her when the time comes. I bought some holiday china that was produced around 1890 to use just on holidays. It is white and has gold painted on the borders some of which are ornament designs. I bought it piece by pice knowing it would only be used rarely and would look so pretty shining out of the china cabinet. I gave away my old china to a charity. 

    The boys didn't want any of the things I had saved for them except their baby, school and college papers and year books. I was able to give my silver from my first marriage to my #3DIL and haven't seen it since. With the price of silver today maybe I should have sold it.  The boys didn't have anything in their aprtments that wasn't new. My first apartment was filled with used furniture and an old TV and a record player. I sound like an old foggy don't I? I was actually happy to have those used pieces. I was proud someone wanted to give the furniture to us. Changing times.

    Now I must get three boxes that moved here with us last year out of my house. They have various lotions and things in them that I didn't pack and haven't looked at yet. Why am I procrastinating on this! They must all be expired by now and obviously I haven''t needed them. Oh grrrr at me. 

    Ginger

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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited December 2011

    My rule is if I haven't worn it or thought about it in a year and/or it is packed away...out it goes!

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  • stage1
    stage1 Member Posts: 475
    edited December 2011

    I have a lot of cosmetics, hair conditioner, shampoos, hair sprays, lotions, creams,...that have parabens in them.  I have thrown a lot away, I still have new stuff. It is amazing how much stuff came out of my cabinets.  What are you ladies doing with your stuff that are not "safe" for ER+ ???.

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  • Gingerbrew
    Gingerbrew Member Posts: 2,859
    edited December 2011

    I thought that stuff was only dangerous if it was heated, like in the microwave. I am obviously missing something here, welcome information please.

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017

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  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited December 2011

    i don't use them.. we donated any new stuff to a place here, that gives them in bags, to the homeless. they appreciate them, parabens, and all.. i just can't throw good usable stuff away!

      two more boxes going in the morning.. im really kinda worked up about getting this place "lighter" i couldn't even move in here, for the 3 yrs we've been here, with all the bc tx, and now, hypo.. i want a simple life style, and that begins with me, and my house...

       there will be a lot after the holidays, though, so we're in it for the long run.. we STILL are paying for a storage unit, also!!!arrgh.. a day at a time. we'll get there.. but it WON't be tommorrow!!!..3jays

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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited December 2011

    My new holistic doctor gave me a website to go on to check out all my cosmetics to see if they were safe...pretty sure they aren't!  I use Aveeda products on my hair which is supposed to be made from plant extracts, so we'll see.  He said I shouldn't color my hair...WHAT!  I might have to draw the line on that one!  I have absolutely no idea what my true haircolor is anymore, and I don't think I want to know!

    Cleaning lady coming again today...Yea!  Tonight we will go over to my boyfriend's DS's home to do our gift exchange with them.  His other DS and family are here from Vail, so we'll enjoy them as well. 

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  • Linda-n3
    Linda-n3 Member Posts: 2,439
    edited December 2011

    Kaara, my MO told me I could color my hair as soon as it came in last spring.  She didn't say anything about any specific ingredients being off-limits.  She is generally pretty good about paying attention to anything that adds risk with current meds or disease status, so I am using an ammonia-free color.

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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited December 2011

    Linda:  Good to know, because that no color thing will not sit well with me.  I love being a great grandma, but I don't have to look like one!

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  • Gingerbrew
    Gingerbrew Member Posts: 2,859
    edited December 2011

    Hair is dead, your hair color goes on the hair not into the scalp. There is NO direction that says, "rub this into your scalp until absorbed." If there was toxicity I think we would know about it. I am not even sure there is any reason to use no-amonia color.  Hair color cannot lift your natural color lighter without bleach and amonia in the mix. Most hair colors need some lift even to go darker for the color to hold.   I am currently naturally bright white, I have only waited to add color again because I haven't wanted to mess with it. 

    Hope I added some info to the discussion.

    GInger

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017

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  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited December 2011

    hey!!!i re-purposed all my extra outside christmas lights today, AND played "secret santa"!!!!! a lady in my community (over 55) lives 3 doors down, in a "villa" we saw her struggling to put lights up 2 days ago, and have been waiting for her to go out.. she did, today.. we had the lights that match ours (white iceles) and the one beside us!!we had enough to do over her gutters, and her fence.. then, i put some green wired multi colored ones inside her gatden, like "fairy" lights... she was so happy when she found them on, when she got home!!!(of course, she knew who it was.. she knows im clesaning out.. im so HAPPY!!!they're not HERE, anymore, AND they brought her a wonderful surprise... she's the one who does for everyone else.. I was so glad to "get one over on her!!}

      i hope you have a great visit tommorrow, Kaara. just don't lifet anything yet!!.......3jays

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017

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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited December 2011

    3jays:  What a great thing to do!  Always pay it forward!

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited December 2011

    Great thing to do for a neighbor, 3Jays!

     I'm an avid reader and I love my Kindle.  What I like best about it is the text-to-speech funtion, love listening to books even if the voice is mechanical! 

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017

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  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited December 2011

    believe me, even though it was nice, the best part was 2 more boxes are gone!!!and, it will go to someone who'll enjoy them!

       we'll take just 2 days off, and before anything goes back, we're going to cull through it again.. we still arent pared down enough for me.. happy holdays, guys................here's to no clutter in 2012.. (in my case, LESS  clutter, anyway..) 3jays

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  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited December 2011

    i tookthis oicture in front of our little ( and overdecorated) little tree, with Jay #2... wanted you to see the shirt that has been deemed "by the powers that be" as ugly.. my mom gave it to me over 8 years ago.. i wear it every christmas, and will , till i join her...

      Merry christmas every each and every of you lovely ladies!!!!3jays

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  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited December 2011
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    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited December 2011
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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited December 2011

    3jays:   Beautiful tree!   Love that sweater!!  Your son is handsome!  Merry Christmas and may God shine his blessings on your and your family in 2012!

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  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited December 2011

    thanks Kaara: i made my mind upo this yr that nothing woukld "get " to me; and i ket my word to myself!!so, i enjoyed the two days wonderfully.. I DID do a coupole of "walk aways" bu they were neccesarry for me/./ im glad all the pressure is off..

      MyGD bday is the 28th.. they're going to Disney; and we were going to celebrate after the new year..

       this morning, Jay#1 said we "might " have it tommorrow.. we'll call you.. My DIL a family is all here, so it WOULD  be good.. we'll call in the morn, see what he decides..

      i didn't sleep for 28 hrs straight, to get there early xmas morn.. so, one nap down, and a soma for bed tonight.. and, i;ll chikll tiklkl i catch up.. tonight is suppossed to be thyroid pill.. so, i may be alittle ill for the bday, but you get what you get.

      so glad you had a Merry xmas!!!blessed relief!!!now, new years, but it doesn't phaze me.. another holiday season we survived!!!..3jays 

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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited December 2011

    I think "survive" is the right word for Christmas at DD's!  It was hectic but fun.  Everyone arrived (almost) on time and we all sat down to a nice prayer and dinner.  After that the kiddies opened their presents, and then the white elephant gift exchange for the adults which everyone loved!

    All in all it was a great day...no surprises...no drama, except my DGD #2 had a fight with DGGD's daddy and she arrived crying, but we consoled her and she was fine.  She's going to have to get away from him, and that's going to cost money, because she will need help renting her own place.  I have a rule...they don't move in with me!  I will have a nice talk with DS (her dad) about his responsibility in all of this.  He is up north with DIL's family while this is going on.

    Today I'm housebound doing urine samples for my toxicity testing with my integrative physician.  After we return from our cruise vacation,  I will start with my vitamin infusions twice weekly.  This is to boose my immune system so it can fight off bc recurrance.  I'm taking other supplements orally.

    Glad everyone "survived" their holidays, and now on to a better 2012! 

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  • Shrek4
    Shrek4 Member Posts: 1,822
    edited December 2011

    Giving away the clothes that don't fit me anymore because of the weight I had gained due to surgeries and chemo would be admitting to myself that I will never get back to that weight and it's useless to even try.

    I can't do that.

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017

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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited December 2011

    Day:  Hold on to that dream...I gave away all my size 4's and now I wish I had them back!!  Still though, they would probably be out of style!

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  • Shrek4
    Shrek4 Member Posts: 1,822
    edited December 2011

    Teka, there is no way I can grow to love the new fat me. Absolutely no way. I can deal with wrinkles, I can deal with sagging skin, I can deal with grey hair, but I cannot deal with fat. Besides, it's not just a matter of aestethics, it's also a matter of estrogen depositing in fat and the higher risk of getting recurrence if you are overweight.And the matter that being all my life a slender person (verging on too thin) I have double the feeling that "this is not my body" than just from the changes in my thoracic and back area.

    Kaara - no fear on that one. I use the "classic elegant" style of dressing that is always in style. You know, kind of like the "little black dress" :)

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017

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  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited December 2011

    good idea on the candles, Teka.. i use the flameless ones now, just switch a switch.. some even have timers on them, now!

       had a health scare yesterday, so won't be doing all the sorting/dumping i thought we would this week.. but, ASAO, we'll get back to it.. im enjoying the new "less is more".........3jays

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