Domestic Geek

I used to have really bad heartburn all the time up until about a year ago. I thought it was the result of the carbonation in the excessive amount of soda I drank every day. When I eliminated soda from my diet last January, I stopped having constant pain. Since I've been back at work, though, I've started drinking coffee and hot tea and the heartburn is back. It turns out one cause of heartburn is our good friend caffeine. It relaxes the valve that keeps your stomach acid out of the esophagus. I guess that explains why chocolate also gives me heartburn. I guess I need to cut down on the amount of caffeinated beverages I consume. I don't want to use any medications to treat it, because I've read that those interfere with your digestion and keep you from getting nutrients from your food. I read that Ginger is a natural remedy and I've been meaning to try it. Supposedly chamomile is good, too. I had heard that peppermint was good for heartburn, but unfortunately it has the same effect as caffeine. When I tried that, it actually ended up making the problem much worse. I had totally forgotten peppermint's effects until a couple of days ago when I ate a bunch of Altoids after a particularly bad cup of coffee. Big mistake!

Sorry I haven't been around here much lately. Between a little bit of blog burnout and being under the weather, blogging hasn't been a priority. Between the grief of losing Skippy, my insomnia, the change in my schedule...it was inevitable that I get sick, I guess. Oh, and it's that time of month. For some reason, I tend to get sick around this time. Does the body's immune system drop or something? I keep meaning to research that. I know I tend to get cancre sores right before it starts. Oh, the joy of womanhood.

Not much is new here. I get my first full time paycheck tomorrow. Yay!! I've been given archiving responsibilies at work, so in addition to backing up the computer data, I get to file the hard copies of stuff that gets printed, too. The file room was a mess, so I've been sifting through and purging old stuff. It's horribly dusty back there.

Wow, I've got a lot on my plate today! I finally broke out of my depression a bit last night and started taking down my Christmas tree. Yes, it is still up. Not a smart move with a real tree. I need to finish that today. I need to try to get some of the stains out of the carpet. I'm going to make myself pack up Skippy's things. I glanced at them the other day, noticed they were empty and had to stop myself from filling them up.

Marcus' boss and her husband have some business they need to attend to in our area, so we're going to meet them for brunch later. I need to get off of this computer and get ready so we can leave when they call that they are done.

It's so freaking cold! It was 0°F yesterday morning when I went to work and had warmed to a mere 4°F as I was driving back home. It's below zero right now (different sites are giving me different readings) and will remain this cold for a few days. Yuck!

I need to develop a plan to get more money coming in now. I want to be out of the stupid mobile home park.

OK, I need to get moving. Much to do. Have a great Saturday everybody!

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Even before I went to work at that screen printer a couple of years ago, I've always dreamed of having a business selling printed shirts. I'd prefer to do embroidered ones, but I'm open to carrying silk screened ones, as well. I found a site called CheapesTees.com that I could use as a source for those garments. They carry all the industry name brands that I became familiar with when I worked at the screenprint shop: Gildan, Hanes, Anvil, Fruit of the Loom, Jerzees and many more! They also carry different types of blanks besides regular T-shirts such as polos, pocket T-shirts, sweats, fleece, tank tops, long-sleeved T-shirts, dress shirts and hats.

The company, in addition to selling blanks, offers screen printing and embroidery services. The have a a special flat $5 fee for embroidering logos on polos (up to 8,000 stitches/min. 48 garments). Not too shabby!

At the prices they offer, it would be practical to supplement my own wardrobe through them, too. I loved painting my own shirts and would love to start doing that again. You can get a T-shirt for as low as $1.68, polos for $6.84 and free ground shipping on orders over $69. They even offer bulk discounts. You can't find prices like that locally. I think I'm going to get some Hanes Tagless Tees. I love those and at $2. 58 for white or $3.68 for colors, you can't beat the price!

There was a PPP opp today that I didn't take, but the content of the site that wanted a review reminded me of something from awhile back. When I was in school, my web design instructor also taught the advanced computer illustration class. He was playing with a program called Terragen, a free scenery generator program that can be found at Planetside. He was creating some really cool effects with it. I had intended to download it and play with it, but that guy rear-ending us put my life on hold for awhile and I totally forgot about it. I'm glad I was reminded of this program's existance.