Just a quick post here... I just did a search on PMS symptoms and natural ways to relieve them and I found Evening Primrose Oil really helps with the bloating and mood swings and I have two huge bottles in my medicine cabinet from when I was trying to get labor going with Tanner!! I'm so happy right now. I'm going to go take them and see if it helps any. I am so moody and cranky today I can't stand myself. TTYL!

Sunday is my day off of workout or catch up day if I have not gotten 5 workouts for the week. Went to a baby shower for a baby girls, lots of cute clothes. I got her the pratical boppy. They grow out of clothes so fast. It is interesting that baby girl showers get so many more clothes than boys. My son has plenty of clothes, but we really got a lot more practical items. I guess not as many cute things for boys. In the south, a lot of people put the babies in smocks. They are so cute, but I can not do it to my son. It does look kind of sissy.

You gals have great motivation with the workouts at home. JW has a bit of a runny nose, so we will not be at the gym. Everytime I think to do a video, I think about all the laundry, cleaning,etc. that needs to be down. I guess I should be working out instead of typing now, but this board is the motivation.

Candy - I workout at West Ashley Aerobics and Fitness. It is not too big or too small. The girls in the nursery are great. They do not feed or change diapers, which I feel more comfortable doing on my own anyway. They will get you if your baby is screaming, but JW really enjoys it.

Ginny - I have taken water pills at TOM and they make me have the runs, if you know what I mean. Might not have the same effect.

Geri - I am with you on the white ceramic floors, we have them in our kitchen. Wood floors in the other rooms and much easier. We have a lab chow mix that lives in the house and he tracks in everything. I vacuum everyday. When JW is crawling, I am sure I will have to mop everyday as well. I have tried the swiffer, but it really doesn't do a good clean for me. I definitely count that as a workout. I can get Dh to do it sometimes, bc it is his dog.

Ricci - Thanks for the info on the moms club. I got a number of someone in the area. I called last night, but have not heard from her. I am not sure what part of town, but everything is about 20-30 min from where I live.

Have a Happy Monday! I am going to pop the tape in now.

Melinda

Just a quickie as I have a severe ear infection and am not feeling too sporty. My ear just started killing me out of the blue last night (I have had head congestion with these allergies for the past few days) and I tried to go to bed but it hurt so bad I couldn't sleep. I did fall asleep but then woke up from the pain so I took a couple tylenol and it took off the edge but I dreamed people were poking me in the ear all night! So, 8am this am I went to one of those walk-in deals and they thought I had a perf'd ear drum but it is just recessed for some reason but severly infected! Ugh!!! So, I can't hear and I feel like I have a gallon of water in there that won't come out. I have so much to do this week that I really can't afford this right now, but what am I gonna do??? Ginny, so glad you got a break and nice to hear from you. Been missing you! Hi Spryng, Geri, Melinda, Andrea, Misty, Jackie and Ricci. Hope everyone is having a great day!!! How many of us are expecting TOM this week??? Are we all getting on the same schedule? Wouldn't that be wonderful???

Hi ladies,

The seminar was only semi boring. There were some darn rude people in my group. Two ex-army guys trying to talk softly together but you could hear them none the less. Then one lady was really pissed about having to go there..she calmed down about half way through. They just tell you all the things they can do to help you find a job. I have to attend one more seminar that's only 2 hours long and then I don't have to do it anymore. On the bright side each of these seminars counts as 1 of my two job applications for the week I attended them. That's one less chance someone will like my resume .

So, Mom puts Tony down for a nap ... and he's still sleeping ... it's been over 2 hours! He NEVER naps like that for me. Sure hope he's not feeling sick and that it's just Grandma's touch.

I think I'll save my workout until tonight after the kids go to bed. I don't like to do that but I didn't have anytime this morning before I left. Since I'm all showered and stuff I don't want to have to do that again before my meeting tonight. By 8:30 I should be able to get my butt on that treadmill or do some pilates or something.

Ginny, so nice to see a long post from you! You rarely have time for that....snow day...I don't want any more of them! It's only in the 30's today...sure wish it would hurry and warm up. But then again it is only March .

Candy, didn't you just have an ear infection???? What's the deal chickie...all that raw food is supposed to be good for you isn't it??? Seriously, I hope you are feeling good real soon. You were sick for awhile, then allergies, now PMS?? I think you've had your share.

Melinda, if I don't get my tape done by 9 ish during the week, it isn't going to get done til after Dh gets home. By then the boys are all over me one needing something or another. Mommy-hood does have it's limitations. I have noticed I'm not as good at keeping up with the daily cleaning as I was before the workouts. In shape ... or neat & tidy all the time ... hmmmmmmmmm...I'll take the exercise. I feel so much better since I started.

So sorry everyone's feeling PMS emotions. I think I'm the end of the month now. I belive January had 5 weeks so I had it twice that month (yippee ). Well, WI tonight. I'll come back on and post results.

Have a great day everyone....dinner?? Chicken breasts grilled, veggies and a baked potato. Anyone else?

Geri - Glad the seminar wasn't too bad. JW slept for 3 hours this morning, which he is usually done 1 in the morning and 3 the afternoon. My Dh says that it might be allergies since both of us have them. The weather is great, but the pollen is awful.

I got about 30 minutes of a workout when he was sleeping. I could have done another 30 but I had no idea that he would sleep so long. And I did want to get a shower before I went out today.
I have a dr friend that says it is actually better to do two mini workouts. One in am and pm bc your body burn calories more effective after each workout. Haven't tried it.

Candy - I have been having itching ear problems, but nothing like what your going thru. Must be the weather this year. I can't believe we had a day that was 84. That is nuts. I am glad I am not going to be pregnant this summer. Get better.

Melinda

Happy Birthday Andrea!!!



Hope you're having a great day!!

Geri, that's what I'm saying?!? (@ raw food making me healthy!!!) Actually though I am a different person as far as energy and pain levels. I was only on the raw food for 1 month when I got sick and then have been never really recovered for the past month. I guess 1 month of raw vs 29 yrs is not enough to drastically boost my immune system. I'm sure the longer I go, the less I'll get sick. That's my hopes anyway. Glad you class was only semi-boring. As for Tony, my kids used to do the same thing. So aggravating. The grandma's always seem a little proud about it too, "They don't do that for you?"

Melinda, congrats on your workout. I can't believe the weather here either. I was wearing shorts last week and a jacket this week. Yuck!!! Hopefully this will be our last chilly week.

Tomorrow I hope to be well enough to go to Ravenel Town Hall and get a zoning permit so we can get our building permit. We tried to get our building permit last week and found out we have to have the zoning permit. Who knew??? So many hoops to jump through.

Hope everyone is having a good evening. I'm gonna go lay down for a bit. TTYL!!!

Good evening all.
It's been a long day for me. I'm very much battling depression and general pms today. It's hitting me very hard for some reason. I'm feeling a little better tonight but not myself yet. I took Tanner to get his shots this afternoon and he is very sore from them and they discovered he has a bad ear infection so he's taking some medicine for that now too. He wasn't even fussy so I had no idea he had an infection. Then getting the prescription filled took forever so by the time I got home I was so emotionally on overload and tired. I really wanted to take the kids to the park since it was 73 degrees today!!! Beautiful weather! And I didn't even get to enjoy it because I feel horrible. I'm going to the herb and nutrition store tomorrow to find something that can help. Something has to give. But anyway, I just wanted to post real quick. Sorry I did not get personal but I noticed nobody has addressed me personally today either so maybe it works out well, lol. I just feel so bad right now, sorry. I'll try to be more cheery tomorrow. TTYL!

Hi!
Spryng- so sorry that your day ended like it did......I know that there is a PMS tea, I think it has dandelion in it and some other stuff, primarily to help with the bloating. For next month- try taking 400 mg vitamin E daily- not just at PMS time but all the time. I think you should be taking some B with it also....I can check on that. Anyway- I had read an article about that I did find that for most months taking the B's and E really helped. Unfortunately, it does nothing for you for this week. I'll be praying for you........hang in there hon! Sorry about Tanner's ear too.

Geri- well you got that seminar out of the way! And hope you got your workout in! Sometimes it is hard for me to do it later in the day, which is why I get up so darned early. How did the WI go????? I know it will be good.

Andrea- well, I am going by Geri's greeting......happy birthday!!!!!!!!!

Melinda- I have heard that too, about splitting up a workout to make it more effective. Haven't tried it of course. Good for you getting your workout in today! Hope your ear is ok......ear itches can be so frustrating.

Candy- oh you poor woman! I hope you feel better! Ear aches are so painful.
I hope that tomorrow you do feel well enough to go to town hall for the permit- it will be frustrating for you if you can't. I gather they put you on some major antibiotic for the ear infection, please remember to take all the meds to make sure that you get rid of this. Big hugs to you!

Well, I survived the day with the gang (who got a wee bit bored, but were for the most part, pleasant). What a nice surprise to have the day off. I took two short naps....and finally sewed the valances for the new family room. And got some cleaning done....oh, it felt so good not to be rushed. I like winter/winter weather- cause it takes all the pressure off to garden and I can focus on inside stuff.....like sewing....which I am happy as a clam doing.
So, I had a pretty good day. I am coming down with some cold like thing- starting to get congested feeling in my chest....the last time I had one of these things, it took me ages to get rid of. Jackie will well remember the time I wanted activity points for coughing........it was that bad. But tomorrow I have to face the music again and the kiddies and the bus again. Bummer......but it could be much worse. Dh is not feeling all that well either- he came home with a headache. (at least he can't blame that one on me!)
Ok, I have babbled enough for one day. Hope to get back here tomorrow.
Have a great nite.
Ginny

Hello everyone,

Spryng, I had to go back to my last posts to see for sure that I hadn't addressed you.....I'm sorry. Your last couple of posts have been short...that's the only thing I can think of. I'm so sorry that Tanner has an ear infection....no symptoms?? That's strange. I hope you are all feeling better soon.

Wow Ginny, you sure get alot done when you have a snow day! Congrats on catching up on so much. Hope your cold thingy doesn't turn into anything. I could wave some of my "cold mixture" aromatherapy oil in front of the computer but I don't think that would work.

Candy, hopefully all will go well with your zoning/building permits. We're going to build a deck this year and it's amazing how many times the inspector has to come look at it...I know they want them to be safe...ours will be practically on the ground. We were going to go with a patio but we both like wood decks.

Andrea, glad you got that workout in. Itching ears...sounds annoying as heck. I, luckily, don't have any allergies. Dh does though so hopefully the boys will take after me. Hope JW is feeling himself soon too.

So here's a sample of how funny the mind works...well mine anyway. I lost 1.5# this week ... right smack dab in the middle of the 1-2 lbs that I said I would be happy with. Now, I KNOW that this is a terriffic loss, but somehow a part of me was disappointed that it wasn't 3# again. Isn't that just stupid?? No wonder we sabotage ourselves so much. Well that negative thinking is gone....bye bye! I am extremely happy to report that I lost 1.5# this week

OK, I do want to look up some things and maybe read before I go to bed. Oh I forgot, I got in 31 minutes on the treadmill tonight...Ginny I would rather exercise in the morning but I just cannot pull myself out of bed to do it!

Have a great night everyone and we'll talk to you in the morning.

Thanks for the Happy Birthday!!!!

I turned 26 today! I'm ready to stop having them!!! Anyway, Dh was in Memphis all day but is home now so tomorrow he is going to take me out to lunch and I'm going to get a patio set for my backyard!!!!! Can't wait!! Well, I hate to cut this short, but Dh is here and I need to go spend time with him.

Candy, my computer shut of for some crazy reason and I only read half of your pm and lost the rest. If you have it saved, will you send it again?

I hope all of you have a great night and I be back to visit tomorrow!!

Spryng, sorry you ended up having such a rotten day. Do you battle depression often or is just an every now and again type of thing. My mom suffers from depression and she has had success with Sam-E. That's crazy about Tanner! I've been thinking about babies with ear infections since mine started up and thinking that if they had just a fraction of the pain I am in now, it would be miserable!!! Hope he'll be over it soon and here's a great big hug hoping today will be a great day for you!

Ginny, so glad you enjoyed your day off. Sounds like you got quite a bit done! Hope today isn't too hectic for you. Oh, and I agree about the B vitamins being really important for pms. I take a "Stress" B vitamin and also take B-12 before bedtime. Spryng, I have heard evening primrose is good for female things and I used to take it but I was taking so many things at that point that I couldn't tell you if it helped or not.

Geri, Congrats on the workout and the loss!!!

Andrea, hope you and DH have a great lunch and have fun shopping!!! Hope you both have better success than we did last year. Took us forever to find something we liked! (We didn't want to spend $1000!)

Hi to everyone else...Ricci, Melinda, Jackie, Misty...hope you are all doing well and having great days!!!

I am still in the full throes of this infection. I got in 3 doses yesterday hoping I would wake up a new woman but I am in so much pain it is not funny. I don't know how much more I can take. It is not just my ear but my whole right side...jaw, neck, throat. So it hurts to eat or talk or move. I am also worried because they put me on old rinky dinky amoxicillan. When I breastfed I had chronic breast infections and we found out that I had immunity to several antibiotics. Supposedly for another part of the body it is not supposed to be immune but we'll see. I'll give it today and if I am not doing better they are gonna give me something else!!!

I'm off. Hope everyone had a happy, on plan day!!!

Good morning all!
First let me apologize for yesterday. I was so cranky and depressed. I don't know what was wrong with me but I feel like myself again this morning. I think between pms and just things going on in my life I was overwhelmed emotionally. I'm going to try and find something for me to take today at a nutrition/herb store. And no candy I don't really deal with any depression so it was foreign to me. I delt with some bad post partum after my first baby was born and really nothing since then. I just had so many feelings and emotions yesterday I couldn't deal with. But I got in bed early and feel so much better today. So again, I am so sorry for being a biddy yesterday.
Candy, I hope your ear clears up soon. Tanner must be really fortunate to not be bothered by his. But he's taking his medicine and hopefully it clears it up fast.
Andrea, I hope you had a wonderful time with your dh and a patio set sounds wonderful!! I really want to get one of those big swings with the canopies to go in my backyard this spring. Tanner will be walking soon and then we'll be outside alot I'm sure and a swing would be wonderful to sit in and enjoy watching them play.
Geri, congrats on the 1.5 lb loss!!!! That is so funny, everyone who has WI this week has lost that amount. We must be on to something. And yes we would like to lose 3 lbs every week and get so excited if we do but 1.5 is great too! I would like to exercise in the morning too but I'm like you, I can't get myself out of bed to do it. Tanner gets up around 7 am and I can't get up at 6 am to exercise, my body won't let me, lol. So I do mid afternoon exercise or late night ones. But as long as we do it, don't guess time matters.
Ginny thanks so much for the info on vit E and B, I will try and get some today also. I do take my multivitamin everyday and sometimes I take one of the kids vitamins to go with it for an extra boost, but I know I need extra of certain things. Do you think I can take a pms herbal supplement, E and B vitamins and my multi without any problems?? Hope you aren't getting a bad cold. Colds so close to spring are always the worst.
Well, guess I will get off of here. I need to get the kids around so I can run to town and pick up a movie and go to the nutrition store before the crowds appear, lol. I do feel much better today so thanks again all for putting up with my crankiness yesterday. I'll try not to do that again, lol. TTYL!

Good morning everyone.
Congrats on everyone who has lost this week. I am still maintaining, and it really frustrates me. Happy Birthday, Andrea. I would love to have a backyard set, but first, I need a back yard. Spryng, don't apoligize for being upset. Thats what we are here for. We all have bad days and get on here to complain. Glad your feeling better though. Candy, you poor thing. An ear infection. Both my mom and my brother have one right now. It's got to be terrible. For all of you with TOM coming, ugh. Mine was last week. I remember a year or so ago, I took some midol, but it made me sick. So now I have diurex. It works well and doesn't make me sick.
Shopping the other day was fun. I got two new shirts at Old Navy. One was a racer back tank with a built in bra. It is soooooooooo comfortable. I am going to have to go get another two or three to wear this summer. They also have new shirts out that fit differently. There is the perfect fit tee, relaxed fit, and I don't remember the other one. The other shirt I got was a perfect fit one. I also got a really cute pair of capris. And Jc penneys was having buy one get one half off on their bras, so I got one and my mom got one and we split the cost. I didn't find any shoes or shorts that I liked though. Got to start looking for those.
Last night I almost had a heart attack. Dh came up to me and said, I have decided that I want to eat better, so your in charge of getting the groceries to make sure that happens. Well, he has never tried to change his diet. I am still trying to get over the shock. Now if I can just get him to start exercising again. I hope eveyone has a good day.

Well, yesterday was too good to be true- back to the quickie posts for me!
Spryng- I know that you can take all of that-PMS herbal stuff, regular vitamins and the extra B/E. Vitamin E ( and enough of it!) is so hard to get in the normal diet........any diet for that matter. Give it a try for a month and see how you feel. Hope your day goes better today.......PM me if you need to chat, ok?

Candy- gee, I am gonna sound like a drug maniac here.....amoxicillin should be ok for a plain ear infection.......but then if you have a history of trouble with it not working- well I would think that you should feel some relief after 24 hours of meds......amoxil works pretty quickly not like the sulfonamides.
Big hugs....and I hope you are feeling better soon!!!

Geri- WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!! I would take a 1.5# loss!!!!!!! GOod for you getting the treadmill in!!!! (and I hear ya about getting up in the am, it is tough).

Andrea- happy bday, again!!!!!!!!!!! Aw, 26 isn't bad!!!! Hope you had a nice day, and Dh treated you like a queen.

Ricci- sounds like a successful shopping trip to me! That is so great about Dh wanting to eat healthy. Does he have a weight problem???? Or just wants to take better care of himself. Mine is eating well to get thru the blood test at the end of the month......a little short sighted but better than nothing!

Went out for a walk this am.....the long 3.5 miler......it knocked me out but then that could be this cold. I am tired and a bit congested/hoarse.....this will pass. I am planning to have chicken soup for dinner again tonite to see if it helps. The rest of the clan is having chicken.
Guess I'd better go mop the kitchen floor and get dinner started. Have a great day!
Ginny