Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[Kiki]

I'm not sure I'd be happy with a negative because you will spend longer time avoiding people or worrying about exposure. If you are positive there's a greater chance you will have little or no symptoms and still be positive or have antibodies.

FortCluck is the last person in this thread that wants a positive.

I'm positive of that.

 

[Kiki]

I definitely need to lose some weight.

I lost a bunch last year but gained some back recently like last few months.

Need to drop probably 20 pounds. Or at least 15. 15 would be my old weight but I’d like to lose 20.

You are not fat and you're definitely not obese so don't stress on how much you weigh.

 

[seminolewind]

I hate to change the subject but I moved here a year ago and my property is clay. It's awful. So we built some raised boxes to grow stuff. Then I ordered 3 yards of "garden mix" dirt which is supposed to be 60% soil (not clay), 20% sand, and 20% compost.

I go out today and the box I planted had a thick layer of crust on top. I water and the water takes forever to drain. And if I plant seeds they will never be able to push thru this crust. They also said it would be screened and OMG! there's a lot of sticks and stuff in it. I can't see any sand or compost. But the worst is I will not be able to plant seeds in there and expect them to break thru the crust. I just want to cry. Does this sound like garden mix?

 

[Kiki]

Oh wow!

So does this mean I probably don’t have diabetes or? Obviously I know it’s not necessarily 100% accurate but still.

I think I will test again first thing in the morning.

Might even bring the test thingie upstairs to put next to my bed so I can do it before I even move.

What is it supposed to be?

I'm going to guess that you probably are not a diabetic.
You could still be a pre-diabetic though.

 

[Kiki]

Oh wow!

So does this mean I probably don’t have diabetes or? Obviously I know it’s not necessarily 100% accurate but still.

I think I will test again first thing in the morning.

Might even bring the test thingie upstairs to put next to my bed so I can do it before I even move.

What is it supposed to be?

Under a hundred.

 

[Kiki]

Was wondering this too and if there is something that makes things sweet without actually being bad??? If I’m making sense. Because I’m not sure if I can give up sugar but want a sweet taste to replace it maybe?


I think I actually did read something about that a few weeks ago that orders had gone way up and they couldn’t keep up with the demand but haven’t read anything since. I am sure they have fixed the issue by now.


Well, there was but it was a huge range and I wasn’t sure if it was accurate or not. I will have to look it up again though.

I did find this that was somewhat interesting but don’t know how reliable it is and mine wasn’t fasting. I think the range in the book was like 70-120 which somewhat conflicts with this so idk.

https://ketteringhealth.org/communityoutreach/pdf/ask/ask-normal-blood-sugar.pdf

artificial sweeteners might be worse for you than regular old white table sugar.

 

[seminolewind]

FortCluck is the last person in this thread that wants a positive.

I'm positive of that.

Maybe. But that's what I had to say. Whether used or not. I do not mean that in a negative way. That's how I am with forums. I can offer an opinion. That's it. Either someone uses it or someone else's advice. Life goes on and I will support that person's choice.

OMG! It's late and I'm getting too talkative,

 

[Kiki]

Maybe. But that's what I had to say. Whether used or not. I do not mean that in a negative way. That's how I am with forums. I can offer an opinion. That's it. Either someone uses it or someone else's advice. Life goes on and I will support that person's choice.

OMG! It's late and I'm getting too talkative,

FortCluck has as 24/7 machine hooked up to her to keep her alive now.
She does not want a positive.

 

[featherhead007]

two missing hens! Can't find them. too dark now. I will search again in the morning. I don't want to think about worst case scenario.

 

[IamRainey]

I've been eyeballing my batiks too, and going back on forth over interfacing types, batting types, and other insert possibilities.

I know nothing about it so shoot me if I ask the wrong thing, but are the wearable 14 day readers/patches like dexcom (sp?) that you scan with your phone worth trying?

I'm using batiks and other closely woven, high quality quilting cottons. I bet you've got some scraps of batik that aren't really big enough for something else. I've ironed non-woven interfacing into some of them and skipped it on others. I don't see a lot of difference in the holding-it-to-a-bright-light thing but then non-woven interfacing isn't very opaque or thick.

I haven't tried batting but I think that would make the pleats harder to form. These things don't start out large and working 3 pleats into it is challenging enough for me. If you really feel you want the third layer you could use a thin fleece layer OR add a third layer of woven cotton hemming one long side and making it 1/2" an inch or so shorter so that it stayed free of the topstitching and created a pocket to slip something else like a coffee filter in. But, again, as the NYT article says, it's a matter of balancing protection with breathability.

Of course all this is based on using the Deaconess 9"x7" surgical style mask. If you're dong a more fitted form you'll work out your own methods and conclusions.

Good luck with it!