Vandy
@vandamir.bsky.social
Disabled, queer nutritionist who loves cooking, crafts, cats, & books. 🏳️🌈
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I convinced my mom to go to the ER this afternoon; my dad's taking her now. She's experienced two thunderclap headaches within the last week, including one last night. The first one woke her up from a sound sleep. Hopefully they'll order a CT scan or MRI.
February 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I convinced my mom to go to the ER this afternoon; my dad's taking her now. She's experienced two thunderclap headaches within the last week, including one last night. The first one woke her up from a sound sleep. Hopefully they'll order a CT scan or MRI.
My folded book vase with paper flowers is done! I changed out the 2 large roses for 3 small roses made from peach colored illustrations, made a stock of trumpet flowers, a head of hydrangeas from blue illustrations, & green leaves. I also painted the vase with metallic gold & added a ribbon.
February 1, 2025 at 12:19 AM
My folded book vase with paper flowers is done! I changed out the 2 large roses for 3 small roses made from peach colored illustrations, made a stock of trumpet flowers, a head of hydrangeas from blue illustrations, & green leaves. I also painted the vase with metallic gold & added a ribbon.
I'm on my third failed trial of a med/supplement to improve brain fog and executive function thanks to my overly sensitive immune system. I'm really tired of my eyes and/or skin burning and itching when I introduce something new.
January 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I'm on my third failed trial of a med/supplement to improve brain fog and executive function thanks to my overly sensitive immune system. I'm really tired of my eyes and/or skin burning and itching when I introduce something new.
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I want to buy the U.S. rights to manufacture and sell this excellent product
Bakery in Denmark starts selling bright orange Donald Trump ‘moron’ cakes
A bakery in Denmark has started selling bright orange Donald Trump 'moron' cakes.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I want to buy the U.S. rights to manufacture and sell this excellent product
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NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans chicago.suntimes.com/politics/don...
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans
The Trump administration's federal freeze has shut Illinois out of Medicaid, according to Gov. JB. Pritzker's office. The government-funded health insurance program covered about 3.9 million people in...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
Last night I started a new book art idea: folded book vase holding paper flowers. I made the two roses from the illustrated pages I cut out of the thin Reader's Digest condensed book that I folded. I plan to make a few other styles of flowers and foliage for the vase.
January 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Last night I started a new book art idea: folded book vase holding paper flowers. I made the two roses from the illustrated pages I cut out of the thin Reader's Digest condensed book that I folded. I plan to make a few other styles of flowers and foliage for the vase.
Sunny afternoon brought out the rainbows in the lobby of the library from the prisms in the clerestory windows. 🌈
January 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Sunny afternoon brought out the rainbows in the lobby of the library from the prisms in the clerestory windows. 🌈
My Friends of the Library group received a $2,000 donation today earmarked for the new Spanish language collection at the library. ❤️
January 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
My Friends of the Library group received a $2,000 donation today earmarked for the new Spanish language collection at the library. ❤️
I messaged my substitute doctor this morning and request a trial of another blood pressure/non-stimulant ADHD medication in the same drug family as guanfacine to help with my brain fog. I asked for clonidine, but there are several other antiadrenergic agents available.
January 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I messaged my substitute doctor this morning and request a trial of another blood pressure/non-stimulant ADHD medication in the same drug family as guanfacine to help with my brain fog. I asked for clonidine, but there are several other antiadrenergic agents available.
The guanfacine experiment failed. I woke up around 4am yesterday trying to claw my skin off due to itching.
Sadly, I wasn't on it long enough to experience any big improvement in executive function or brain fog, but I felt like my brain fog was slightly improving.
Sadly, I wasn't on it long enough to experience any big improvement in executive function or brain fog, but I felt like my brain fog was slightly improving.
January 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The guanfacine experiment failed. I woke up around 4am yesterday trying to claw my skin off due to itching.
Sadly, I wasn't on it long enough to experience any big improvement in executive function or brain fog, but I felt like my brain fog was slightly improving.
Sadly, I wasn't on it long enough to experience any big improvement in executive function or brain fog, but I felt like my brain fog was slightly improving.
@muppetk.bsky.social I have a care package for you of dried beans, fruit, and nuts from my mom's garden. Can you PM me your mailing address?
January 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
@muppetk.bsky.social I have a care package for you of dried beans, fruit, and nuts from my mom's garden. Can you PM me your mailing address?
I had an appt this morning with the substitute dr & it went well. He listened, asked good questions, & knew specific symptoms about dysautonomia. He also had no problem prescribing guanfacine to help with my brain fog & executive dysfunction. Too bad he's retired; I'd like to see him again.
January 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I had an appt this morning with the substitute dr & it went well. He listened, asked good questions, & knew specific symptoms about dysautonomia. He also had no problem prescribing guanfacine to help with my brain fog & executive dysfunction. Too bad he's retired; I'd like to see him again.
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.
My dad made me a gorgeous black walnut bowl from a board with a live edge.
My dad made me a gorgeous black walnut bowl from a board with a live edge.
December 26, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.
My dad made me a gorgeous black walnut bowl from a board with a live edge.
My dad made me a gorgeous black walnut bowl from a board with a live edge.
I updated the Friends of the Library's website yesterday with new event dates and lists of the 42(!) authors participating in our Oregon Author Fair in February.
www.lebanonlibraryfriends.org
www.lebanonlibraryfriends.org
Friends of the Library
Our Purpose
Friends of the Lebanon Public Library is an Oregon 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance literacy, to encourage an appreciation of books and reading, to promote a w...
www.lebanonlibraryfriends.org
December 23, 2024 at 10:17 PM
I updated the Friends of the Library's website yesterday with new event dates and lists of the 42(!) authors participating in our Oregon Author Fair in February.
www.lebanonlibraryfriends.org
www.lebanonlibraryfriends.org
The fruit on my parents medlar tree (Mespilus germanica) are ripening. Medlars are a very old fruit found frequently in literature. Shakespeare particularly liked it as its bawdy nickname is "open-arse" due to the shape of the fruit and there's a lot of play on medlar and meddler.
December 13, 2024 at 1:13 AM
The fruit on my parents medlar tree (Mespilus germanica) are ripening. Medlars are a very old fruit found frequently in literature. Shakespeare particularly liked it as its bawdy nickname is "open-arse" due to the shape of the fruit and there's a lot of play on medlar and meddler.
Nutmeg begging for belly rubs! It's not a trap.
December 10, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Nutmeg begging for belly rubs! It's not a trap.
Someone ordered a pink carved book dog. Reader's Digest condensed books with pink covers are hard to find but I had one from the 1960s in pretty good shape. It turned out great. Look at how cute it is? I hope the recipient loves it.
December 9, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Someone ordered a pink carved book dog. Reader's Digest condensed books with pink covers are hard to find but I had one from the 1960s in pretty good shape. It turned out great. Look at how cute it is? I hope the recipient loves it.
OMG! Pepper, my outdoor cat, was pawing at the window so I went outside to see what she wanted. An opossum was in her bed inside the insulated house beside my backdoor; only its tail was sticking out! As soon as I went back into the house, it waddled away as fast as it could.
December 5, 2024 at 4:49 AM
OMG! Pepper, my outdoor cat, was pawing at the window so I went outside to see what she wanted. An opossum was in her bed inside the insulated house beside my backdoor; only its tail was sticking out! As soon as I went back into the house, it waddled away as fast as it could.
My Friends of the Library group raised over $7,200 in November! Pre-COVID, that's more than they raised in a year. My diversification strategies continue to pay off.
December 2, 2024 at 7:16 AM
My Friends of the Library group raised over $7,200 in November! Pre-COVID, that's more than they raised in a year. My diversification strategies continue to pay off.
New design in my TeePublic shop: We will NEVER go back to the 1950s! On sale today for $15! Price increases tomorrow.
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/6906...
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/6906...
November 30, 2024 at 9:58 PM
New design in my TeePublic shop: We will NEVER go back to the 1950s! On sale today for $15! Price increases tomorrow.
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/6906...
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/6906...
Yesterday's craft project: upcycled book page wreaths. The first is made from an old dictionary & features a silver paper poinsettia. The second is made from Christmas music and features two red paper amaryllis.
November 30, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Yesterday's craft project: upcycled book page wreaths. The first is made from an old dictionary & features a silver paper poinsettia. The second is made from Christmas music and features two red paper amaryllis.