Thanks CurlGirl!   I have to insist you are the braver one for taking shots for 7 years. That deserves a medal.  How wonderful it is to have pets. We have  a goldfish and turtle and love them dearly.

Hey, I'm a dog-mom too!    She is truly, so, so spoiled, I call her my dog-ter (get, it? like daughter, but dog-ter...ok, I'll give up on that one! )

And, coincidentally, I used to have a red eared slider turtle, too, his name was Rikki.    I eventually gave him to my aunt to take back to NC with her, she had some nice property and a pond for him to live in & I was ready to move into my new home and didn't want to take him along.  Bad turtle mom, I know, but it was a lot of up-keep and germy and stinky, so I decided to give him a better home.  Wonder if he's still alive...?

I wish you all the best with you med transition, hopefully it won't have you feeling too down and out.

Hi Curlgirl ,

Im not familiar with those turtles, but we have a box turtle or land turtle. Are those turtles supposed to be in water?  The ones in water i  read carry salmonella. 

You are a very strong person! I am such a baby, yesterday i went to give myself shots and i got teary eyed. Any tips for giving yourself shots?  It still hurts everytime.

Thanks for the tips Curlgirl! I particularly liked the one about using ice before and after the shots.  thanks.

It's supposed to be the start of a heat wave here on the eastcoast,so I am going to be like a vampire all week,being inside and staying cool(I hope!)  Hey,nothing wrong with being a vamp as long as you're cool.
This morning I washed my hair twice with Rosemary Mint shampoo bar and then watered down the remaining Ouidad's Curls Conditioner.  Oiled the ends and length with "my oil mix",sprayed on Ojon's Restorative Mist and used alittle aloe vera gel.  I wanted to keep it loose and down while it air dried,but I was getting early morning company and decided to single braid it instead.  Oh well:(  the cool wet hair on my back and hips was  cooling and relaxing while it lasted:)
We'll see what it looks like as the day goes on.  I will keep it in a braid and sleep with it like that until tomorrow.  I think then I'll either try the Chinese bun or just a regular bun with stix.
The craft show in NJ yesterday was nice,walked around with the wheel chair for a couple of hours and had some sparkly Sworovsky (sp?) crystal jewelry made.  Pretty!!  Got an ankel bracelet,a pair of earrings and a bracelet!  Didn't get to see all the vendors,but that's ok there is always October's show and that's my birthday month so more sparkly jewelry is waiting for me!!

lol

Hey Curlgirl!

I'm feeling that heatwave too, I'm just underneath ya in Pa here!  It's supposed to reach 100 or better today...and humid too!  I suppose it's not so bad if you're used to it, but we're sure not, so it kind of hits you like a brick *clunk*!  I'm not really complaining, I think that I'd still prefer this over snow and ice, at least we can hide in a/c if we need to, right?

I feel so bad for you and curlygirl having to give yourself shots everyday, what strength you guys have!  How long are the needles you have to jab in?  Hopefully they aren't too big and painful, but how could it not be painful?  Yeesh, I admire you guys!

Take care,
magz