Blech. I was supposed to go to a trapeze class today, but I just canceled because my stomach isn't feeling great, and not-so-great stomach doesn't seem like a good thing with trapeze.

Holy moley, that was some good Nattering last night! Awesome.

ita, I hope you are doing better today. I'm so sorry about the migraine med side effects. Ugh.

Please feel better ita.

not-so-great stomach doesn't seem like a good thing with trapeze.

I think that's a safe bet.

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Sophia, look at ebay and craigslist for used ones. Also, if you have any sewing or quilting shops in town you might want to ask them if they know anyone selling a used one. I know my mom's quilt shops often know of used ones or even sell them for people. Lastly, does Rochester have a lot of estate sales? Workable small appliances are often very cheap at estate sales - it might not be a Rowenta, but for $10 or so maybe worth the risk of trying whatever is available.

Good ideas! Estate sales and such aren't really workable here without a car, but I can see if a friend wants to go.

Holy moley, that was some good Nattering last night! Awesome.

Agreed. Sorry to have missed it (and sorry Victor missed it).

Thanks, guys. My head does feel decent right now so it's a matter of learning how best to take these meds. Next time I'll try going to sleep before they kick in--falling asleep is made more difficult when you want the planet to go up in a ball of flame. It distracts so.

Hil, Kat gave me Preggie Pops to help with my upset stomach (which I now see are available in all sorts of normal places--hmm...), and since I'm not sold on the ingredients helping (well, not as fast as help seems to kick in), I wonder if it's the action of sucking on the candy that soothes.

Might help, if that's the sort of unrest you're having.

Kat gave me Preggie Pops to help with my upset stomach

You'll want to avoid these pops, though.

I wonder if it's the action of sucking on the candy that soothes.

Probably. At least for me it is.

It also keeps your mouth moist,which is critical for keeping things in my stomach.

I recommend complex coloring books and colored pencils as distraction therapy. It is really good when your brain is stupid ,but needs occupation. I use them a lot when I have bad upper respiratory infections and I want to do something.I imagine if I could draw that might also work. Except when I am that stupid,I can't really do much that involves thinking,so coloring works

I love to color when I'm stressed. Colored pencils and a new coloring book, or one of those geometric design workbooks (I think they were called Altair Designs when I was a kid). Very calming. And fun!