Maybe I Shouldn't Drink The Water?

I'm either fighting off a bug, or I need to call our village about the water supply. The past few days, I've felt like I might be getting a sore throat and at times, my stomach feels iffy. I'm not full blown sick, but I can tell, my immune system is busy.

This morning DH mentioned at the end of his shower, the water smelled funny. This reminded me of how lately certain loads of laundry have come out smelling funky rather than clean.

In the past, we usually get the mailed notice from the health department weeks too late, "such and such has been found in the city water supply." I've noticed for some time now added chlorine to our tap water. I work at a pool and I'm used to chlorine odor, so the fact I can smell it in our tap water is not a good thing. We try to filter our water, but showers and washing water are not filtered.

Sometimes I don't like that my body is so sensitive but on the other hand, it keeps me away from these toxins by bringing my attention to it.

Blood Pressure Update

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!