I have lots to do, but I need a little mental health blogging time. :)
My sister has loaned me her blood pressure wrist cuff. I am happy to report my pressure is not always as high as it was at the dentist last week. Although I'm not getting consistent good readings, I have noticed a difference in my pressure after exercising. A few times I have been able to get it down to a safer 124/70, but on average, I'm still hovering around the 140/90 mark.
As a show of support, DH is also keeping track of his bp, and together we both are committed to making improvements and bringing these numbers down. I'm discovering I have many family members who also are dealing with this.
I hit up the library yesterday for blood pressure related help books, and I'm going to get back to fresh juicing. I realized I have not been drinking water like I should be. I'm sure that is not helping.
I've been meaning to pick up a filter for our facet. We already use a Brita picture, but I'm concerned about all the chlorine our city puts in the water. I haven't been filtering our water for cooking and washing. When I canned salsa and tomatoes with my mom last Saturday, the jars all came out of the water bath and dried with a white powdery residue on them. I know inside the jars is nothing but organic veg, but it has me really concerned about our water supply. I know this is why I've been shying away from using our tap water, even with the Brita filter.
I'm feeling less stressed about the flooring project. What gets done, gets done. There really isn't any time table I need to be concerned with. Thanks for your thoughts on this. It really helped me put this in perspective.
I have to vote in our primary today. I'll try not to get depressed when my choices are not the majority, at least I know I'm using my right to vote. That's all I can do. I just wish people would think for themselves, not vote along party lines or base their vote on how many advertisements they saw.
I'm excited about a free resource available through our library, Mango. You can learn foreign languages online for free, using your library account!! I've previewed the Spanish and its pretty good. I'm hoping the boys are interested too.
Okay, drink break is over. I better get moving along. Take care!
6 comments:
Glad your BP isn't always that high.
Our library used to have Rosetta Stone that you could use online. I loved it. Then the Rosetta Stone company didn't renew any of the library contracts. I was bummed. I should check to see if they got another online program.
Have a great day!
Glad the BP is getting better! Good for you and DH making changes and working together! We drink bottled water, but I still cook with tap water. I should look into a filter again. We used to have one on the faucet. Thanks for the reminder!
That's wonderful, happy to hear that your BP isn't as high as it was the other day.
We got a filter through The Home Shopping Network that will filter 20,000 gallons of water for only $40. Even if it only lasts a few years, it is cheaper than the PUR filters we were using that had to be replaced at least every 2-3 months at the cost of about $15 a piece. Our water here is pretty terrible, so I know how you feel about that aspect of things. I am not supposed to have or be exposed to chlorine anyway because of my thyroid condition. Hope this helps. Teresa:)
Cool beans about the free language lessons!:o) That's a neat thing!:o) Valuable resource.:o)
I'm glad hubby is going the route with you on keeping his bp in check too!:o) It's important to have that support!:o)
Our water is just like yours! Ugh! We get gallon water refills to use for drinking and cooking. Would like to have a whole house system some day.
I hope your bp goes even further down.
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