I... don't stir my compost. I know! I am blowing my rep! I need a pitchfork thingy and haven't bought one... In the two years I've been in this house. Lazy! C'est moi.

Thanks for talking about TP, everyone. I might have forgotten to stop by Walgreens on the way home to pick up some more, as well as some other stuff I'm completely out of.

I'm still at school, but she gave us the option to either work on our homework in class or go home. I made it to first floor of the library and decided to go online before heading home. I think I'll be falling asleep as soon as I get there, so I figured I'd get caught up here before leaving.

What are the exercises, megan? No one ever gave me exercises!!

Do you have positional vertigo?

Here are the exercises (page down to the Brandt-Daroff ones): [link]

They don't reposition the crystals like the others at the top of the page. From what I gather, they basically train your brain not to be confused by the weird balance signals it is getting.

Oh, no, I guess mine was/is vestibular or some shit. I have the off-balance like crazy. The main diagnostic tool the various doctors used? Have me close my eyes and try to march in place. It's kind of hilarious how far I move.

OMG, I just tried it again -- I have almost no vertigo right now -- and I still went forward and off to the side some. Most people can march in place with their eyes closed, right? I hope some of you will try it for me!!

I... don't stir my compost. I know! I am blowing my rep! I need a pitchfork thingy and haven't bought one... In the two years I've been in this house. Lazy! C'est moi.

I don't either. I was recently told (I unfortunately forgot by whom, but it was someone I thought had credibility, fwtw) that the single most important thing you can do to speed up composting is to water the pile frequently, so I'll set up my drip irrigation to mist the compost pile whenever I water the plants (just as soon as I set up my drip irrigation system in the backyard. Have all the parts, just lacking the Actual Doing). Even without that this far, my extremely unscientific compost pile (It's almost all kitcgen straps, hardly any yard waste, thats just how it works out) sitting in I think the same kind of container as Tep's and never being turned is doing a pretty good job of turning into dirt and not even stinking much.

Most people can march in place with their eyes closed, right? I hope some of you will try it for me!!

I just did, and I went forward about eight inches, maybe? But straight forward!

Yay! Of course when I said "for me," I meant "for science."

My dad is all picky about what he puts in his compost - won't put in coffee or tea - I don't understand why. For me, honestly, it's more about waste reduction than the end product.

OMG, I just tried it again -- I have almost no vertigo right now -- and I still went forward and off to the side some. Most people can march in place with their eyes closed, right? I hope some of you will try it for me!!

By marching do you mean high stepping in place? Because I just tried that and went way forward. Although, I might not be the best test subject right now.

I moved like a foot to the left and some forward.