change is in the air!

"some things have come to light"

I'm not sure if it's the impending doom of officially being over the age of 30... or if I'm "growing up".

Things have been changing... things are... well, great!

A lot has happened in the last 2 mos. Mostly not to me, but to other people. Things that make me realize, "Hey! It REALLY could be worse!" These are the things I think about when the day isn't going as planned. (mostly)

So, cheers to turning a new leaf. And cheers to a bottle of formula so you can finish your blog entry!

If I were a religious person, I'd say God is telling me to slow down. However, the force is not strong with this one. So, I say "The universe is telling me to slow down." to take things one day at a time. To see the beauty in everyday.

Here is where I will begin...

Aaron and I have been married for just over 2 years, and together for just over 7. I believe this is a record in both our books. The first several years were difficult to say the least, but we came through it and fought when most couples would have given up either on the relationship itself or the other person. So, let's put that on the "good" list.

I recently read a blog in which the girl stated she was the luckiest girl in the world. I beg to differ. I happen to believe that I am the luckiest girl in the world, despite my complaints! I am married to a man who accepts me for who I am, accepts my bad days and walks on egg shells when it's been a bad day. (which recently has been frequent) We live in a house, not a tiny apartment. We are not famous, no one will even read this blog. But I think we're rich. Rich in friends, rich in family and rich in our lives. We eat well, we have fun and have amazing kids.

Hate to cut it short, I seem to be on a roll. But duty calls. And her name is Isabelle.

We are off to Target to do more shopping for the party this weekend. (more on that later)

Cheers!

Happy Day.

Fibromyalgia diet

Here are the diet guidelines that I'm supposed to follow...

Foods to avoid

These products are thickeners/emulsifiers/binders. The thickeners are sometimes used in bulk laxatives, spice products, ice creams, salad dressings, toothpaste and sauce & gravy mixes.

Pepper is a nervous system irritant, as is apartame and glutamate.

Aspartame is related to asparate, and MSG/glutamic acid is related to glutamate.

Wheat
Xanthan gum
Carrugeenan gum
Glutamic acid
Textured vegetable protein
BHA BHT
Aspartame
Pepper - both peppercorns & whole peppers, especially green bell peppers

Foods that are questionable

Mushrooms
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Eggplant
High fructose corn syrup

Foods that are usually ok

Oats
Corn
Rice
Sweeteners: Spenda and Stevia
Breads: Spelt & Ezekial


Most of these things I'm ok with... but I really like Potatoes!! Does "potatoes" include sweet potatoes?! I'm ok with using Splenda or Stevia. But have you ever tried Ezekiel bread?! It's like uber wheat bread!

I also recommend avoiding alcohol, it makes you really toxic and sore the next day.

I've also been told not even to have 1 cup of coffee in the morning because it could effect my sleep at night. THAT I find interesting! I may need to break that rule.

Ok, coffee is ready! Baby needs to eat soon. As soon as the boys get up I will make breakfast. Today will be my first day on the higher does of Savella, a little nervous and I want to make sure I have something in my stomach before I take it.

I'll post later with my response on Savella.

Happy Sunday!