When I had really bad heartburn/acid reflux problems, if I didn't have medicine and couldn't get to something I'd make myself throw up and that would help. But that was a last resort.

I can't make myself throw up. I've tried before, and it never works.

I'm feeling mostly better now, though. I finished the graph theory work I wanted to do today, then I went to the bike store and bought a new bike. They only had a few that were the right size for me -- it seems I'm too short even for the extra-small frames from some brands -- but I found one that was a good size and felt comfortable, and it's lightweight enough for me to easily put it in my car for if I want to drive to a bike path somewhere. I've got to go back tomorrow to pick it up, because they need to look it over and add the accessories I got (water bottle holder and little pouch thing for my inhaler and keys) before I take it. (Also, I had to clear all the junk out of my car before I'd be able to fit a bike in.)

Racing storm home and stuck in traffic. Wish me luck.

Safe Rushing, Anne!

LUCK!!

Em and I had an interesting conversation in the car this morning. It started with her asking me if I ever wished I was skinny and then her informing me that if I bought cereal that wasn't whole grain, she would get fat.

Ahem.

Her teacher is very health conscious and promotes a healthy lifestyle in her classroom. She talks a lot about exercise and healthy food choices. And I'm pretty sure that she wasn't making broad assumptions about body size equating health, but she is also very, very thin. She has a very petite body - we're talking size 00. I know that doesn't automatically make her life easier, but I can't help but wonder how many other kids are taking away a message of Ms. M is thin and is healthy, so thin = healthy.

I told Emeline that I didn't wish I was skinny, but I wished that I made/had more time for exercise and that I made different food choices. I also told her that not eating whole grains does not make you "fat". We also talked about body size and how it is not indicative of healthy or unhealthy; a skinny person can be just as unhealthy as someone over weight and someone overweight can be healthy.

I hope she got it. As much as a 6 year old can, anyway, and that she remembers it for next time it comes up.

We also talked about lying vs. playing tricks and being silly and lying so as not to hurt people's feelings and lying to keep ourselves out of trouble.

In short, parenting = hard.

Dude, Aims, no kidding. Also, WTF, teacher.

I decided based on the Vyvanse attempt that failed miserably that stimulant medications do Bad Things to me. Or at least that one. But I wouldn't be shocked if the other ones do the same brain breaking things.

Made it home, but that was a scary, scary commute.

I think Ms. M is trying to combat the very real problem our school has with childhood obesity. However, we are in a very low socio-economic area with few public transit-acessible food stores and a lot of liquor/convience stores that take food stamps. Food choice is pretty limited.

I appreciate what she's trying to do. One of the things she does is she has a family book bag that goes home every week with a student and it's filled with books about exercise and healthy food and healthy lifestyles and the kids each make a page about what they did that was healthy during the weekend they had the book bag. It's pretty awesome and I really liked it. But, there are some pretty serious issues that affect being able to make healthy food choices. But, like I said, I worry that too many of the kids are making the same assumption that Em did that skinny = healthy.

And speaking of healthy food choices, I totally just had an everything bagel with cream cheese and salami for dinner. With Faygo red pop. Go team.

I've made an appointment to consult with a surgeon about laproscopic removal of my fibroids. I figure that I have 600+ hours of sick leave and an uneventful summer ahead, so might as well use it.