Almost all of my posts this past week have been written around midnight or later, and after re-reading them, I can tell my writing capacity is diminished this time of night. I wanted very much to figure out how to get pictures onto here, but that has yet to happen. After all it is nearly half past midnight, and I just got done taking care of little Bug's bloody nose. One day soon, I will figure out how to get pictures from the ipad into my blog.
Today was lotion making day in our house. Some ladies came over and brought some wonderful food, and we made foot scrubs, hand creams, face moisturizers and more. I'm feeling a bit pampered although I didn't get to pamper my feet yet, so I'm a bit bummed. Perhaps tomorrow, as I want to pick up some nail polish remover for a pedicure.
I also made up a few things for my cousin who is expecting next month. Now, I need to finish the baby blanket I've been crocheting, so I can send everything off to her. After all, I am not sure how long it will take to mail from England to California.
I also started a second fermentation of my kombucha batch today. I tried three different flavors of juice for the second ferment. We went shopping yesterday, and little Bug snuck a few extra bottles into the basket without dad realizing she wasn't supposed to. So, we have a white grape/pear flavor, and orange/lime flavor, and an apple/raspberry flavor. In a few days, I shall see how they taste.
I am using the kombucha in place of the evening tea for the psoriasis diet on some days. The diet calls for either saffron or chamomile in the evening, but after a bit of research I think the kombucha is a good substitute. It has a lot of health benefits including liver cleansing, and also inflammation reduction in cases of arthritis. Since I started drinking it a month or so ago, I noticed a huge reduction in my joint pain in the mornings. Initially, I cut out strawberry and citrus per the book, but it only made a very small difference. Drinking the kombucha, however, has made a huge difference. I was also suffering from plantar fasciitis, and the kombucha seemed to cure it as well. I am now mostly joint pain and inflammation free!
I am also quite happy to report, the spots on my forehead seem to be fading/healing. On the downside, I think a few more small ones have popped up on my knee and shoulder/back. And I don't know why, but they are always itchiest in the evening. I am thankful for olive oil and the relief it brings though. Else, I may just go crazy. Perhaps a pampering oatmeal bath is called for. Tomorrow evening is looking up more and more to be a pampering kind of evening.
Here is today's menu breakdown:
Breakfast - slippery elm bark tea, millet porridge with butter and maple syrup.
Lunch - yogurt with bananas and homemade granola (one day I will get around to posting a recipe for this).
Snack - Ugandan rice dish my lovely friend brought over.
Dinner - grilled chicken salad with cucumbers and a bit of ranch dressing (I am supposed to avoid dressings, but this one only had six or so ingredients and I could have made it at home it was so simple, plus I was out of lemons to make the olive oil/lemon juice dressing).
If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear. Psalms 66:18
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