Stripe and Chesney

Truffolo said:
For cholesterol, diet and exercise can really make a big difference. Swapping margarine and butter for olive oil, for example and eating less fat. I'm trying to stay off sugar, even fruit juice, and I feel better for it.
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Great idea.

I called the pharmacist and he suggested 2,000 IU of D3. I'm going to get a multivitamin, too.

I thought I had a healthy diet because I eat things like tofu. But I lack veggies and fruit kind of.

I'm picking those up tomorrow.

Just another expense
 
Ramia said:
Great idea.

I called the pharmacist and he suggested 2,000 IU of D3. I'm going to get a multivitamin, too.

I thought I had a healthy diet because I eat things like tofu. But I lack veggies and fruit kind of.

I'm picking those up tomorrow.

Just another expense
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Going out in the sun without make-up can be good for vitamin D, but I think most busy people in places with long, cold winters probably need a supplement.
 
Ramia said:
My cholesterol was slightly elevated as well but if it's a little high they usually don't worry.
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Mine has been slightly elevated for years, but my previous long term GP, now retired, figured I have enough worse health problems to worry about and work on. My current GP seems to agree. FWIW.
 
Ramia said:
I thought I had a healthy diet because I eat things like tofu. But I lack veggies and fruit kind of.


Just another expense
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You buy veggies for your guineas! How about you treat yourself to some too?

Are there any freebie neighbourhood food shelves around you? Or actual neighbours with too much fruit on their trees/bushes? Or Food Savers, or similar local group, running on FB from whom you can get food that was otherwise going to be thrown out? Here those groups procure from stores, not from dumpsters. The Food Bank has first choice, then Food Savers. Here there are also websites where people give things away (maybe Craigslist in the US?), and sometimes people give food away, either because they have too much garden produce, or they're moving, or their granny passed away and they're clearing her kitchen and pantry. Some of them even give food plants away - for your yard! I know that would be more difficult where you live because of the harsh winters, but there will be winter-hardy types. Apart from Food Savers since I'm not on FB, these are all methods I use to save money on food-shopping.

There are also wild herbs, commonly known as weeds, and you have a yard. Of course they're not all edible, but of those that are, they are jam-packed with vitamins and trace minerals! Far more than in store-bought herbs and lettuces.

Maybe one of these ideas can help a bit? If not or these ideas are not up your alley, just ignore!
 
Mrs Tiggy Winkle said:
You buy veggies for your guineas! How about you treat yourself to some too?

Are there any freebie neighbourhood food shelves around you? Or actual neighbours with too much fruit on their trees/bushes? Or Food Savers, or similar local group, running on FB from whom you can get food that was otherwise going to be thrown out? Here those groups procure from stores, not from dumpsters. The Food Bank has first choice, then Food Savers. Here there are also websites where people give things away (maybe Craigslist in the US?), and sometimes people give food away, either because they have too much garden produce, or they're moving, or their granny passed away and they're clearing her kitchen and pantry. Some of them even give food plants away - for your yard! I know that would be more difficult where you live because of the harsh winters, but there will be winter-hardy types. Apart from Food Savers since I'm not on FB, these are all methods I use to save money on food-shopping.

There are also wild herbs, commonly known as weeds, and you have a yard. Of course they're not all edible, but of those that are, they are jam-packed with vitamins and trace minerals! Far more than in store-bought herbs and lettuces.

Maybe one of these ideas can help a bit? If not or these ideas are not up your alley, just ignore!
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Great idea!
 
Mom had a dream a tiger got in the house and injured Nettle. She woke up worried but all four pets are fine.

We actually get a cage cleaning today.

She's going to sprinkle diatomaceous earth around our cages because we had a couple ants in the room. But not in the cages, she's just going to sprinkle a barrier.
 
Asked AI what Freud would say about someone who makes butt jokes. Here's a summary

Freud probably wouldn't find the joke particularly funny, but he would find it significant. He’d likely lean back, puff on his cigar, and conclude that the joker is finding a socially acceptable way to express defiance against the rigid "cleanliness" of adult life.


To Freud, you aren't just laughing at a butt joke; you’re staging a tiny, hilarious coup against the rules of civilization.
 
Stripe ate plastic yesterday. He's so mischievous! Believe it or not, all his poo is normal and he's eating lettuce.

Mom's really gotta live on a budget before her first check. She's going to make tofu to be budget friendly. No 3 dollar sodas she loves so much!

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Truffle eats plastic 😮 which is worrying cos you can only eat it so many times before it becomes deadly. I've gotten rid of the brushes with silicone bristles, it's too easy to leave them in the cage by mistake. I pulled the silicone strip off the dustpan and use a brush made of wood and coconut coir. I have another one with nylon bristles and a hard handle and I put it in Polo's cage to see what he would do. He attacked it like food and started trying to eat the bristles. I snatched it away 💨 Anything made of soft silicone or bristles is a hazard 🙁 🐾
 
Truffolo said:
Truffle eats plastic 😮 which is worrying cos you can only eat it so many times before it becomes deadly. I've gotten rid of the brushes with silicone bristles, it's too easy to leave them in the cage by mistake. I pulled the silicone strip off the dustpan and use a brush made of wood and coconut coir. I have another one with nylon bristles and a hard handle and I put it in Polo's cage to see what he would do. He attacked it like food and started trying to eat the bristles. I snatched it away 💨 Anything made of soft silicone or bristles is a hazard 🙁 🐾
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Truffle is so fond of eating rubber gloves he will start trying to eat the glove while I am wearing it. He comes over and innocently starts sniffing my gloved fingers.. then I feel the teeth 😲
 
Ramia said:
Stripe is being a good boy.

Chez is being alright. He finally got the hint: no more cookies!

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I've got a big pile of dishes to do
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Stripe is such an adorable furry potato here! 🫶 How can someone that innocent be nibbling plastic!

Freddie is sending his support to Stripe as he is a big ‘eater of absolutely anything’ - he has eaten my hair before, and now if I wear my hair in a pony tail i have a shorter bit on the side right next to my ear that doesn’t reach back… and sticks out - I look mad!
 
Alright guys. Orientation tomorrow! 9-5

Gonna clean cages today and hope the schedule allows me to clean them again Wednesday. I won't know the rest of the schedule till I get there tomorrow.

I hope the cats adapt, I've been home for 2 weeks giving them so much attention.

It's business casual so gotta do some ironing.

Had a dream about the kid I volunteered as a mentor for when I was 20.
 
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