Pills and Potions

Good morning friends!!!!

I would like to have a somewhat serious discussion today.

As I was getting ready think morning; sipping my coffee and eating my bagel; I reached over and grabbed my morning vitamins. As I did, I thought, WOW!

It never really kicked in until this morning how many pills I take each day. And most are voluntary!! LOL!

I had ten in my hand!!! WHAT!?!? I pride myself on being somewhat healthy and taking care of myself but how did I ever get to ten pills every morning. I also add a powder supplement to my coffee everyday!

I am going to share them with you and I would love to get your feedback. I have heard so many different things like...

"You get all the nutrition you need from food" or
"You don't need to take extra anything"

and on the other hand you hear...

"This pill is so good for this" or 
"This pill will prevent this"...

I guess I am just at a point where I am now wondering if I am the only person that goes out and buys whatever they say will prevent or help this or that until I now end up taking ten pills a day (nine different things)!

Here is what I take daily in the morning...

One:
Bayer Low Dose Aspirin (okay so this is a given...I work there and it prevents a heart attack, right?)

Two:
Citrical(2 pills) (another Bayer product...I have arthritis and I am over 50 so I need extra calcium, right?) 

Three:
Tumeric Curcumin Complex (my knees hurt daily from the arthritis and bone on bone and I heard this can help alleviate the pain)

Four: 
Krill Oil (this is my omega 3...again healthy heart!!)

Five:
One a Day (another Bayer product...the daily over 50 for women)

Six:
B12 (I was tested and my B12 was very low; I think this is common for psoriatic arthritis...I just feel tired all day!)

Seven: 
Biotin (my nails or very brittle and this is supposed to help hair and nails)

Eight:  
Zyrtec (24 hour allergy pill...I am highly allergic to cats and I own four) LOL!!!

Nine:
Prozac (remember the post about hot flashes...this one I am sure really works!!! NO MORE HOT FLASHES!!!!)

Ten:
Collagen powder (I put this in my coffee everyday...it is supposed to help with the knee pain and I truly think it has) On a funny note: my nieces and nephews call it my "cow powder"....LOL! It is made from ground up cow bones!

So, that's my list! Maybe too much information but I am just wondering if I am the only one that hears something is good for you and jumps on the bandwagon!??!?!

I will be very interested in your feedback! HA!

I hope everyone has a healthy and happy day!!! HUGS TO YOU ALL!

Do you take any voluntary supplements? How many a day? Does this many seem crazy to you?

Weekend Recap

What a nice, cozy, chillout weekend!

I did nothing urgent this weekend although I did a lot of cleaning!!

It was sooooooooooo nice to get the spring cleaning in full swing - I love love love a clean home!!!

It just smells soooooooooooo good now!!!

Here is a pic recap of what my doing nothing weekend looked like.

Below is Waliacha looking really proud and cute (I must say). This is Lucky my 16 year old cat that hates everyone!!! She has apparently now grown fonder of Waliacha than me....he is her new buddy and she now chooses to lay on him and not me :-(
Oh well, it is nice that SOMEONE likes him more than me!!! LOL





Another picture of the new buddies.......

And another....

Here is a picture of my WAY healthy banana nut wheat muffins....

And here is the recipe...

2 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup wheat germ
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
1/4 cup applesause
1/2 cup honey
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup smashed soy nuts

Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C).
Combine oil, honey, eggs, vanilla, and mashed bananas in a bowl.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, wheat germ, salt, and baking soda. Make a well in dry ingredients, and add the banana mixture. Mix together until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake 1 hour in preheated oven. Test for doneness, and cool on wire rack.

(I followed this recipe above but I poured into cupcakes and baked for about 15 min.)

YUMMMMMMMYYYYY!!!!!!!

Here is my new china cabinet with my china (Sweet Leilani) and crystal all loaded. I am still working on the organization of everything in it, but this is the jist! I love it sooooooo much!!! I was married like 15 years ago for a very brief 6 months and this china has remained in boxes ever since....It is soo nice to get it out and display it and have a little happiness from it!! The bottom shelf is all stuff that my mother or grandmother has passed down and a few collectables....my new favorite thing in the condo!

Note: my very few Cats Meows across the top!! I would love to get more but dont travel much - if any of my bloggy friends live near a place that sells them I would gladly pay you to pick me up a few from special places in your area......

Anddddddddddd new shoes......

Andddddddddd more new shoes (these are the coolest ever - they have a metal heal with rhinestones in them and they were only $20)....