Out of The PIT

Due to my sickness, I have been getting a bad case of heartburn. After a day or so I finally gave in and decided to do something about it. I was thinking of getting something like Pepto Bismol to coat my esophagus but MJNL got me Tums. Now I would prefer not to reduce the acidity of my stomach considering that it is one of the first lines of defense and I was still fighting the bug, but I was desperate for relief. ML suggested I take some apple cider vinegar instead. I was a little skeptical and MJNL was a little incredulous at the idea of adding acid to help with heart burn, but I figured that if it didn't work, I could take the Tums later. Well, it seemed to work! Maybe it causes the sphincter to close which would make the most sense to me. Now there is no clinical proof that this remedy works, but I'll try it again the next time I have this problem.

I had a serious bout of food poisoning yesterday and had to come home from work early. I'm now experienced enough to know when I'm about to get sick and with the drive home so long now, early detection is important. In any case, as with other stomach bugs I had, my system got purged and I had no appetite. This time however, I didn't eat or really drink anything for the entire day, as I was trying to get some rest. That was a mistake now that I look back. Late last night, I went to the washroom to brush my teeth and clean my tongue. I noticed that my tongue was bleeding at the back - possibly because of the stomach acid that I didn't properly clear out. As I was making that thought I suddenly had a slight migraine and felt really weak, so I sat on the counter. I felt so bad that I laid down on the counter to rest. This was not the most comfortable nor safe positions but I don't know how long I was there before I convinced myself that sleeping in bed was a mu...

So I had organized an Artemis SBS session but everyone bowed out until it was just Laz, Werdna, and I. Since a three player game is not so fun, and Laz and I were interested in checking out Werdna's new bow, and this was one of the warmest and least snowy December's on record, we headed out to Seton Archery Range for some target practice.

Taking on extra work because - well because I can? So hopefully I can free up some time to get some projects out of the way before the end of winter (yes, winter has not started yet). Spring's arrival will also usher in a new arrival to the family so.. yeah. My life will be very busy from then on.