I'm curious about the Nuva ring myself. I've been on various permutations of the pill for close to twenty years, not counting the three years spent trying to/being pregnant and the completely miserable, hateful nine months with an IUD. ::shudders::
I've always been pretty sensitive to the hormones, so every time I've made a pill switch, it's been to a lighter dose and so far, it's worked, but right now, I'm on Loestrin 24, which is supposed to be making the girly time shorter and lighter, but so far, NSM. And frankly, I'm tired of pills. But after the IUD experience, I'm reluctant to try anything in that neighborhood again.
I will report back on the Nuvaring to you guys AND my gyno!
Related to Kristin's post about the student who didn't do her summer reading: an essay in the Washington Post by an English teacher who wonders if required reading and the way that literature is taught is actually turning students off reading literature: [link]
Latest Casper (the kitten) photo: [link] Look at those clear eyes! And in news that will probably surprise no one, we are probably keeping him.
Latest Casper (the kitten)
Momo sez: I beg your pardon, I'm The Kitten! I dunno what he is.
So cute!
After a binge on fudge last month I started to avoid things with refined sugar, because I could feel my heart-rate climb for about an hour after eating it, along with major nausea. And racing heart-rates are already prominent enough in my life right now without deliberately invoking them. Go team dairy fat!
The last time I was on hormonal birth control I packed on 20 pounds inside of one month. (And got dumped by the boyfriend for whom I'd gone on the pill.) The Nuva ring's come out since then. It looks interesting, but after 40 I'm not sure that hormonal birth control is the best bet, especially for someone who intends to never have children. If it ever looks like I'll be having heterosexual sex again, I'm going to get Essure and be done with it (fallopian tube blocks, with no surgery).
And in news that will probably surprise no one, we are probably keeping him.
I am shocked. Shocked, I say. (Though, I lie.)
I have a crush on Casper Kitteh. He's a looka.
The sugar conversation is HIGH on my mind. Since discovering thyroid imbalance of impending doom, I've been eating much differently. Where different means not having a Dr. Pepper and potato chips every day.
The difference is amazing. I'm eating sensibly and not wanting the things that I was craving so badly before that I could not control myself.
I can feel the weight, both metaphoric and poundage, dropping off me.
My two sooper sekrit weapons = Cinnamon Apple Spice (celestial seasonings) iced tea and a cake I make with raw cashews, cocoa powder, dates, vanilla and crystallized ginger.
Sweet Weeping Moses...it is satisfying!
Mmmmm, the cake sounds lovely! Would you be willing to post the recipe, please? It sounds pretty good for you, too.
