tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985198055979175156.post1373886604910517384..comments2024-03-27T03:33:05.334-05:00Comments on My NEW Uneventful Life : Plodding AlongSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03039174572211086359noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985198055979175156.post-19855112420500512782020-06-28T13:47:06.065-05:002020-06-28T13:47:06.065-05:00Many years ago I read that cramp could be an indic...Many years ago I read that cramp could be an indication of salt deficiency as we all have reduced our salt intake. Cramp is horrible so I hope you do find out what is causing it. Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049568808770731003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985198055979175156.post-85051903093148147952020-06-26T07:25:20.481-05:002020-06-26T07:25:20.481-05:00I have our shopping delivered takes away a lot of ...I have our shopping delivered takes away a lot of anxiety. Great photo.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985198055979175156.post-15029711422014430392020-06-26T00:06:15.029-05:002020-06-26T00:06:15.029-05:00If you go for magnesium, another benefit for me is...If you go for magnesium, another benefit for me is that I am now sleeping very much better. Cramps are nasty and I hope you find some relied. Is your sodium intake high enough?<br /><br />There was a blackbird doing the same thing on the lawn at my Dad's over the weekend. He looked blissfully happy!<br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985198055979175156.post-60046764085885207852020-06-25T22:15:11.859-05:002020-06-25T22:15:11.859-05:00Sorry, I wrote a book! That should be a "big...Sorry, I wrote a book! That should be a "big" pot of chutney, not "bit".Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985198055979175156.post-90340208898650393502020-06-25T22:13:53.507-05:002020-06-25T22:13:53.507-05:00Some weeks, plodding is all we can do, isn't i...Some weeks, plodding is all we can do, isn't it?<br /><br />First, the foot cramps - try taking magnesium supplements. That's what the doctor told me to take for my hand cramps. I used to take 250 mg. per day, but, my doctor told me to take 500 mg. Now, my hands still cramp if I've been cutting up 5 lbs. of peaches and stirring a bit pot of chutney for a couple of hours, straight, but, otherwise, they don't. Also, keep track of how much water you are drinking. I've been told to drink 64 fl. oz. a day, minimum.<br /><br />As for grocery shopping - does any of your grocery stores offer curbside pick up? That's what I do. I order online and choose my pick up date and time (they usually require a 24-hr. period between ordering and pick up). Then, on the day of the pick up, usually as soon as the items have been picked, I get a text letting me know if they are out of something and possible substitutes. The store I shop at will charge the lower price if they have to substitute something. For example, I ordered store brand condensed cream of chicken soup (cheaper) and they didn't have any, and substituted name brand condensed cream of chicken soup (more expensive) and charged me the same as the cheaper store brand. If you are able to order curbside pick up, you won't have to go inside the store to shop and wear your mask, etc.<br /><br />Or, consider having the groceries delivered - but, there will be a charge for it. My daughter is having all her groceries delivered as she is not going shopping (she can't do curbside pick up because she doesn't have a car; she usually takes public transport).<br /><br />If you do the majority of the groceries through pick up or delivery, then, you will only have to go in for small items you might have forgotten, etc.<br /><br />The mockingbirds that come to my yard spread their wings just as the crow is doing in order to cast a shadow on the ground - it apparently tricks the insects into thinking it is evening and brings them out of their hiding places! I'm not sure how well it works, but, every so often, I see them pecking at something! Wonder if that's what the crow is also doing!Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.com