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Unrelated, but since you all are DW regulars, I want to let you know that I have a site re-design/ overhaul coming up (right now scheduled for tomorrow night/ Monday morning EST). This re-design is years overdue and will bring the site into this decade, but it will look quite different and will work a little differently, too. I know change can be uncomfortable, and I also expect some glitches in the first few days as we work out kinks, so thank you in advance for being patient. I think you will find the new site will be much more user-friendly and the forums will be much less clunky. The developer and I will be monitoring things and keeping an eye open for issues and glitches, so if you experience any, feel free to send me an email and I will do my best to address each issue that may arise. thanks, guys!
Ange, can/is your husband taking medication for the blood pressure and cholesterol? I had high blood pressure beginning eight years ago when I was pregnant with Joanie. I put off medication for about four years even though it was really unsafe. My dr finally convinced me to go on it and that helped bring my stroke-level numbers BP down. But then I developed high-ish cholesterol last year and knew I needed to change my lifestyle.
For me, my stressor was parenting, and now that my kids are older, it’s way less stressful, and that’s been huge for my health. But in addition to that, I’ve made lifestyle changes that I have control over: I walk a super ton (14k+ steps a day); do 4-5 days of stength-training; limit alcohol to 4 drinks a week (um, except last week when I was on vacation and had two drinks a day…). Anyway, these changes helped lower my blood pressure so much that over a month ago, I went off my blood pressure medication. I still need to monitor it regularly and if it goes up and stays up consistently, I’ll need to consider medication again. but for now, I’m doing really well.
All this to say, it’s not a lost cause! getting health and managing stress is a commitment, but it’s super doable. And really worth it. I hope your husband is able to find the peace he needs to manage his health.
I’m so sorry that happened to your sister, Peggy.
It’s really bananas how awful our healthcare system is and how quickly people can be financially devastated at a time when all their energy should be going to fighting their illness or supporting their loved one or making the most of the time they have left. It makes me sick.
Anon, sorry about your health issues. Hope they are resolved asap!
That sounds fun, Leslie!
Last weekend I went to Hyde Park with a friend who is obsessed with the Roosevelts. I watched the Ed Burns 14-hour documentary before we went (well, I managed to watch 11 hours before we left and I finished the final three after I returned). In Hyde park, we visited the Roosevelt homes (well, the main home and Eleanor’s cottage; we didn’t make it to FDR’s getaway house; it’s it funny that each had a home that they went to to get away from each other/ FDR’s mom?).
Copa, maybe you can sell the one you got for Christmas and buy the ones you really wanted? I’d be annoyed having to carry two bags as well. I just cleaned out my closet and sent some stuff to ThreadUp for re-sale (probably not the best way to earn money through re-selling, but it’s super convenient). I had a Rag&Bone hat (bought on sale, but not cheap) that sadly never fit and was a final sale so I couldn’t return in. I just sent it to ThreadUp yesterday and I hope I get a little bit of $ from that.
Cops, were planning to go to Japan in 2024 too. We’ve been talking about it for a few years but needed to wait for Miles to pass on before we started planning as we didn’t want to be away from him for more than a week in his disabled, senior years. A silver lining to losing him is that now we can plan those longer, more faraway travels.
This is the style of crossbody bag I see probably most frequently in Brooklyn lately.
https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/liberty-sling-bag?category=bags&color=850&type=STANDARD&size=One%20Size&quantity=1
I think most of you know that I’m doing a clinical trial for an alopecia treatment. It’s a year-long trial and I’m 3 1/2 months in, and just yesterday I noticed the first signs of regrowth! It’s just a little patch of some baby hairs, but it was very exciting to see. All the research suggests that with my kind of alopecia, hair regrowth is a near impossibility.
I had to google Shark Flexstyle. Let us know how it is! Ive been lucky that for most of my adult life, I’ve had hair that I can wash-and-go and it looks pretty good like 75% of the time (and I don’t care enough to worry much about the other 25% of the time), but with hormonal changes, the texture is changing and I also lost a lot of hair during covid (either from stress or post-infection effects; probably both) and now my hair needs more effort if I want it to look good. I’ve never put much effort into my hair, so this is new for me. Maybe a fancy hairdryer is the answer.
Hi Moneypenny! Good to hear from you. I see pics on IG sometimes and you look very happy! Good choice to skip the wedding if the thought makes you anxious.
Congrats on your divorce, BloodyMed. I know there are all sorts of emotions, but ultimately, you get another chance now to live a happier life. That’s worth celebrating.
