Long time no post

My life suddenly took off and I am still playing catch up. My husband got a new job. It pays more. Still not what we really need, but more than he's making now with plenty of room for advancement. Plus, you pay less for benefits and they are *much* better. My deductible is going down to only $500 a year. We are only going to be w/o insurance for about 30 days. Guess who is *not* scheduling doctor's appointments or therapy sessions for a month or so?

So we are packing and cleaning like mad men. We have to be moved in about 2 weeks. You wanna see a woman scurry? Tell her she has to get an entire household ready to move about 1.5 hours away in less than a month while still doing her normal cleaning, cooking and toddler wrangling.

Oh, so we have a couch we got back in '05. It got some stains from milk and juice from tiny visitors that I have tried in vain to get out without much success. I got a couch cushion clean today! A bowl of steaming hot water and Oxy Clean. A lot of it. Seriously, the water was white. I scrubbed and scrubbed then used a hair dryer so it dried right. Also, if you have a light colored carpet and super stubborn stains you can pour hydrogen peroxide on it. Let it soak a minute or ten then scrub. It works. I've been doing it for a while on stains cleaners just don't get up. Just the hydrogen peroxide from the first aid isle.

We have been having some funky weather changes. My sinuses have been going mad. This equals worse headache and dizziness than normal. I keep my house cold to help. Not freezing, but definitely on the cooler side. Or if it isn't too hot/humid/muggy outside, an open window does wonders.

Do you ever get headaches at the base of your skull? Take a washcloth, wet it, stick it in the freezer. Leave it in there until it is frozen but still mold able. Wrap it around the back of your neck close to the base of your skull.

Tension headache? Put your hands in your hair letting it catch between your fingers. Gently pull up on the roots of your hair. You want to pull on the skin enough to lift it up some, but not to hurt yourself.

My son's birthday is next month. His party is already being planned. I can't wait to post pictures!!