Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
It is my duty each week to clean the house from top to bottom. Whilst cleaning today it occurred to me that I should share some handy tips that may prove helpful to novices and experts alike.
Tips for kids: Hey, kids! Cleaning can seem like an unconscionable slog, but it can also be fun! I like to make it a game. Do almost everything your parents assign to you, but leave one task half-assed or unfinished, then see if/when they guess what it is! If they don’t spot your deliberate oversight, you win! Try to pick something inconspicuous, like neglecting to sweep under furniture!
Tips for young adults: If you live on your own, it is easy to fall behind on housework, as you are not held accountable to a higher authority. However, you probably do not desire to end up on A&E or TLC. Therefore, it is best to acknowledge the necessity of cleaning and enter a Zen-like state of acceptance. It helps to listen to comedic podcasts to distract yourself from the sinking feeling that the rag in your hand is merely pushing the dirt around your counter tops rather than sterilizing them.
Tips for women in relationships: If your man expects you to keep the house clean, remind him that you are not his mommy-slave and tell him to get off his ass and do his own damn laundry. Also, dump him.
My throat has been red, tonsils puffy, glands swollen, for the past week or so. Originally I thought this was due to strep throat— an affliction I have dealt with since a months long case contracted in Japan in 2008. A Japanese doctor told me that patients who get it once get it over and over. A self-fulfilling prophesy perhaps? Back then, and again in October last year, my tonsils were so inflamed that my voice sounded gummy and my temperature so high that I vacillated betwixt freezing chills and burning fever. My glands, in a desperate bid to prevent the spread of infection, ballooned to the point of being clearly visible to the naked eye. My jawline vanished and my neck turned into a poor impression of a double chin.
God, this is depressing for the first post of a blog entitled “Health Love Abundance.” The good news is, the cause of my symptoms this time is likely not strep throat, but rather the rampant wildfires in the area. My jawline is rapidly returning to its normal, decently-defined state. To be on the safe side, I upped my dose of vitamin C, took some B and lysine, and gargled with goldenseal. It tastes absolutely abhorrent but is an immune booster and helps to remove bacteria from the back of the throat. It also had anti-inflammatory properties.
I look forward to being back in full health soon and believe in my body’s powerful, inherent healing powers.
