Things I learned this week
Nov. 14th, 2014 01:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alee_grrlOne benefit of being being home is that it makes it a lot easier to schedule appliance repair visits. Backstory: Washer stopped draining on Sunday, which left me with some very wet clothes that apparently were not properly rinsed out. Washer is now fixed. The drain pump had gotten clogged with tiny socks. Lesson learned: if anyone in your household wears those no-show mini socks it is best to wash them in a laundry bag like bras. This prevents them from migrating into the washer pump and causing damage.
Improperly rinsed laundry, combined with mega-stress, and allergies equals massive atopical dermatitis (itchy hives) breakout. Aveeno bath soak and eczema lotion work pretty well for the itchiness, and antihistamines are helpful too. When having all the itchy skin, it is best to avoid close-fitting clothing, which is a challenge when the temperature drops significantly, but doable. Being slightly chilled also makes the skin less itchy.
Tetracycline increases sensitivity to smells. Small wet bits of fabric stuck in washer parts stink really badly. Febreeze odor neutralizer helps.
Things I am grateful for:
Thing I am bemused by: My high school alma mater, Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts, has alumni gatherings across the country much like many colleges and universities do. Considering it was a mini-university all on its own this isn't too surprising. It is kind of cool though. Not sure I'm going to feel up to going to the event in the DC area tomorrow, but it would be nice to go. Gifties (our nickname for ourselves) are usually a rather interesting bunch and they do not have alumni events in DC all that often.
Improperly rinsed laundry, combined with mega-stress, and allergies equals massive atopical dermatitis (itchy hives) breakout. Aveeno bath soak and eczema lotion work pretty well for the itchiness, and antihistamines are helpful too. When having all the itchy skin, it is best to avoid close-fitting clothing, which is a challenge when the temperature drops significantly, but doable. Being slightly chilled also makes the skin less itchy.
Tetracycline increases sensitivity to smells. Small wet bits of fabric stuck in washer parts stink really badly. Febreeze odor neutralizer helps.
Things I am grateful for:
- being able to be home so that we could get the washer fixed this week
- the washer being fixed and source of odd smell now neutralized
- I can now rewash the clothes that did not get properly rinsed on Sunday
- Z is letting me know when she needs to go to the bathroom, and going on the zipline for me without me having to use treats to bribe her
- Being able to crate Z when I need to
- comfort movies (Today's is How to Train Your Dragon 2.)
Thing I am bemused by: My high school alma mater, Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts, has alumni gatherings across the country much like many colleges and universities do. Considering it was a mini-university all on its own this isn't too surprising. It is kind of cool though. Not sure I'm going to feel up to going to the event in the DC area tomorrow, but it would be nice to go. Gifties (our nickname for ourselves) are usually a rather interesting bunch and they do not have alumni events in DC all that often.
