Taking A Day Off
Posted by Michelle Moquin on January 30th, 2009
Good Morning….
Readers: I’m taking a day off. I am working a double…I know, no excuse; many of you work really hard too. So…I am choosing to just let it ride and encourage you all to chat amongst yourselves. I’ll check in later if I can, and if not, you’ll hear from me tomorrow.
Madaline: Nice idea but right now that won’t be possible for the girls to visit ZL. As far as sending the girls back: For now, send back half of the amount you were planning on sending.
Zen Lill: It was great chatting with you too. Sorry that we could not spend more time. I hope that prep for your big day tomorrow goes well today.
Kushka: I just had to address you before I sign off. I really want to answer your request. I have a few things to say but I want to choose my words carefully and I am in too much of a rush right now to do so. Please give me a little more time and I will get back to you. Thanks.
Peace & Love: “Live it, give it.”
Ciao, ciao for now…
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michelle
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January 30th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Hi Mischa, just curious – why can’t Maddie and girlZ come visit now…? You would be the honored guest here in So CA, can I entice you with our exceptionally warm winter sunny weather, I know you love your dose of vitey D as much as I do : )
Madaline, nice of you and the girlz to notice I haven’t been here much, life has gotten hectic and somewhat unsettled personally and professionally and some days I need to focus on my outward obligations (and staying Zen while doing so, not always an easy feat), so as much as I’d like to write here and get some new inspiration for ending my hiatus at my own blog (had a few ‘miss you’ email’s this AM and how sweet…) I’ve been traveling with an iPhone and not much more. I can text message faster than a teenager but lengthy comments here, hmm, not so much…plus it’s just been interesting to sit back and take in some of the info from women around the world (which always fascinates me) and even our racist males who feel no compunction at calling OTW’s whatever name they want (a topic I did start to work on for a blog entry) and when I’ve had time to reflect then I will say something more, probably here and at my own site. I’m shooting for a return to this life on Mon/Tues next week, much lighter work schedule…
thank you for checking in on Anonz, glad he’s alive and well. I do have that to be very grateful for, no one in my life is sick or dying, not even a man I’ve never met : )
Ciao for now, Zen Lill
January 30th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Zen Lill, I too have missed your comments both here and on your blog. But my question stems from the many debates me and my mates have about you and Anonz. I am the born Auzzie, moved to the US for the first 18 years of her life only to return home an expatriate looking to take over the inheritance of a relative and keep jobs going here who argues that it is not likely that an american girl would be romantically involved for this long with a man she really hasn’t met.
So the argument or debate always centers around whether you are telling the truth about having met Anonz yet. Please don’t take this too personally. You are like the stars everyone reads about in all those celebrity mags. You are a very hot topic over here. Interested minds want to know what Zen Lill will do about her marriage and her smitten gallant.
I am not asking you to reveal anything that would cause you problems in your up coming divorce(if that happens), I just thought I should be honest about my pursuit of information from you concerning Mr. Anonz. He is certainly every woman in our group’s dream man.
Anonz how about kicking out one of your poems to the girls of Australia. We are rooting for your american Serena Williams. This is a very bigoted society here. I was shocked how racist my Auzzies are. In some circles the women try to remain as pale as they can to lure men. I’m a California girl, this is hard to get my head around.
I’ve only been here about three months. I can modestly say that I am beautiful. Short (5ft even) but I do turn the heads when I walk into a room. I am now very rich too. Yet, I have been advised by good intentioned friends that I could stand to lose some of my California color.
This is a very much male dominated country. The women here seem to be complacent politically about their status. The males have polluted this country so much that is practically a health hazard to be out doors. I am 22 years old and one of the stipulations of my inheritance is that I live in Australia. My goal is to model myself after you and Michelle. I plan to get involved in local politics at first, but look for me on the national lever one day. This place desperately needs a woman’s hand.
Please continue to write. You and Michelle give us young women the push we need and the awareness of the plight of women the world over to remind us we have to be diligent if things are to change for the world.
Of course we always have Madaline. Michelle I hope you can help Kushka. I cried when I read her comments.
Joey
January 30th, 2009 at 11:42 am
So Much More than a Foot Massage!
Bill Flocco
American Academy of Reflexology
Reflexology has long been viewed by many Americans and medical professionals as little more than a foot massage.
Now: Recent scientific studies show that chronic pain, digestive disorders and other common health problems can be relieved through the use of this practice. Reflexology, which was developed by three medical professionals in the early 20th century, involves applying pressure to specific areas — known as “reflex points” — located on the feet, hands and ears.
How it works: When a body part is injured or stops functioning properly due to disease, irritating chemicals accumulate in distant but related nerve endings in the feet, hands and ears. Various studies have repeatedly shown that when certain parts of the feet, hands and ears are worked on with touch techniques, relief results in corresponding parts of the body.
Bonus: You can perform many basic forms of reflexology on yourself or a partner.*
*To find a certified reflexologist in your area, contact the American Reflexology Certification Board, 303-933-6921, http://www.arcb.net.
For best results, work on all of the reflex points described in this article for at least five minutes twice a day, four or more times a week. Relief can be experienced within minutes, but it sometimes takes days or weeks of repeatedly working on the appropriate reflex areas to get results.
Caution: Do not work on bruises, cuts, sores, skin infections or directly on areas where you have damaged a bone or strained a joint during the preceding three to six months. If you’ve had surgery or suffered a bone fracture, ask your surgeon when it’s safe to perform reflexology on these areas.
The main technique used on most parts of the feet and hands, including those points described below, is the “thumb roll.”
What to do: Place gentle pressure with the pad of your thumb against the area on which you wish to work. Maintaining this pressure and moving slowly, bend the knuckle in the center of the thumb in an upward direction and roll your thumb from the pad toward the tip, moving it forward. Next, reverse the movement of the knuckle, so that once your thumb is flattened you can do another thumb roll, each time moving forward in the direction the thumb is pointing.
Reflex points that correspond to common complaints…
HEARTBURN
What to do: While sitting in a chair, place your left foot on your right knee. Use your left thumb to locate the “diaphragm line,” which separates the ball of your foot and your instep, where the skin color changes between the pad and soft part of the sole. On this line, about an inch from the inner edge of the foot, press gently with the tip of your thumb while squeezing gently with your index finger on top of the foot for five to 10 minutes.
Next, place the tip of your right thumb on the soft part of your left palm at the point between the base of the knuckles below your index and middle fingers. With the fingers of your right hand gently squeezing the back of your left hand, apply gentle pressure with the tip of your right thumb for five to 10 minutes.
HEADACHE
What to do: Start with the hand corresponding to the side of your head where the pain is most noticeable. On the back of that hand, locate a point about an inch below the base knuckle of your index finger in the fleshy web between your index finger and thumb. Place the tip of the thumb of your other hand on this point and the tip of your index finger of the other hand on the palm side of this point, squeezing to find a spot that’s slightly thicker and more tender than the surrounding area. While maintaining steady pressure, gently move the tip of your thumb in small circles over this spot. (This movement is different from the thumb roll.) It usually takes about five minutes of work to alleviate a tension headache, and up to an hour to reduce or eliminate a migraine headache.
Caution: This point should not be worked on during the first trimester of pregnancy, as it could have an adverse effect on the fetus. Instead, work only on the related point on the ear, as described below.
After you have completed the hand reflexology, locate the small, hard flap of cartilage at the top of your earlobe, then feel where this flap and the earlobe meet. With the tip of your thumb on the front of the ear and the tip of your index finger behind the ear, gently squeeze this point between your index finger and thumb, feeling for a spot that’s slightly thicker and more tender than the surrounding area. Squeeze both ears at once, holding for five to 10 minutes, while resting your elbows on a table or desk.
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
What to do: While sitting, place your left foot on your right knee. With the fingers of your left hand, gently grasp the top of the foot. Using the thumb roll technique in repeated overlapping strips, work across from the inner edge to the outer edge of the foot, on all of the soft part of the sole and the entire heel, for 10 minutes. Repeat, using your right thumb on the bottom of your right foot.
After you have completed the foot reflexology, use your right thumb to perform the thumb roll technique on your left palm. Work from the outside to the inside of the palm, starting just below the base of the fingers and progressing toward the wrist. Repeat, using your left thumb to work on the right palm.
NECK PAIN AND STIFF NECK
What to do: Move your finger slightly above the cartilage flap described in the headache section, and find a ridge of cartilage running up and down the ear. Place the tips of your index fingers on the lower inch of this ridge on both ears while resting your elbows on a table or desk. Squeeze gently but firmly between your index fingers and thumbs, with your thumbs behind the ears. Continue for five to 10 minutes.
Health interviewed Bill Flocco, a reflexology teacher and researcher and the founder and director of the American Academy of Reflexology, based in Los Angeles. He is the author of several books on reflexology, including Reflexology Research: Anatomy of a Reflexology Research Study (William Sanford).