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Thu, 09-15-2005 - 7:44am

I let myself get run-down and ended up staying home sick yesterday.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-11-2004
Thu, 09-15-2005 - 7:48am

i hope you feel better and get some rest soon!

i'm not working out today - busy day at work and tonight i'm volunteering at the AFL-CIO's disaster relief call center. not sure about food, but i think i'm going to go get a tofu scramble wrap for breakfast.




Edited 9/16/2005 9:19 am ET ET by cl-jenindc
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Registered: 05-01-2003
Thu, 09-15-2005 - 7:59am
Looks like fun!

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 09-15-2005 - 8:06am

Hope you get some rest! Sleep deprivation is awful.


I'm working at the food pantry today.






iVillage Member
Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 09-15-2005 - 8:08am

Looks like you had a great trip!






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Registered: 09-02-2004
Thu, 09-15-2005 - 8:17am

I'm using the candle emoticon because it's as close to a fire emoticon as I can find. Here's the story:

Yesterday, I made gazpacho for lunch and stupidly didn't wear gloves when handling the jalapeno. In the past, this hasn't been a problem, jalapenos aren't that hot. In fact, I have even put in the seeds and not really found it to be too spicy. However, yesterday's jalapeno was straight from the fiery depths of Hell, I could tell after 1 taste. I've STILL got chili oil on my fingers after about 5 thorough washes with soap and water and I can tell because when I scratch my head I feel burning on my skin.

Then I taught piano for 4 hours and drank water from my no-so-clean Nalgene bottle. Insta-stomachache. And came home and forgot to drink more water - woke up in the middle of the night with a horrible dehydration headache.

To top it off, if you remember my menu from the morning - banana, quinoa crunchies, coffee, fruit & cheese plate - led to some SERIOUS sugar jitters.

So today, I'm afraid to put on my contacts (guess I should put on gloves) and unsure of how to get those capsaicin molecules off my fingers short of giving myself a milk manicure!

Breakfast: 1/2 pita with banana & PB, blueberry yogurt
Lunch: gardenburger, roasted beets & sweet potatoes
Dinner: ???

Oh, and today I do lower body boot camp and have 1 piano lesson.





Lilypie First Birthday tickers
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Registered: 03-11-2004
Thu, 09-15-2005 - 8:23am
um, answering phones. i thought that was implied when i said i'm volunteering at the call center. one of us needs more coffee today. maybe both.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-11-2004
Thu, 09-15-2005 - 8:26am

maybe it wasn't a jalapeno, could it have been a hotter pepper that you bought by mistake?


i wonder if that trick for getting garlic smell off your hands would work for hot pepper - you know, rubbing the skin on stainless steel under cool water? or maybe scrubing your hands with a paste of baking soda and a bit of water. definitely don't touch your contacts!

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 09-15-2005 - 8:27am
Ow!





iVillage Member
Registered: 09-02-2004
Thu, 09-15-2005 - 8:34am

Jen - I thought I bought a habanero by mistake, but it definitely looked like a jalapeno. 2-3 inches, round, fat and green.

Jean - I dunked my fingers in my yogurt. Don't have any milk, but I read the fats in yogurt dissolve the capsaicin molecules. I'll try the olive oil later. It's gotta be better for my hands than using rubbing alcohol, which I was doing last night.





Lilypie First Birthday tickers
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 09-15-2005 - 8:35am

Well, I can always use more coffee...or sleep. But, I did read the call center part.






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