Comments on: #OnLeave

By: erin

erin — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 17:30:41 +0000

Yes, reading list! I’m looking forward to it.

This may sound silly, but have you researched PubMed at all re: night sweats? Take advantage of some science librarian at your school and have them help you navigate a search (MeSH terms, etc.). Maybe worth a shot.

By: dv

dv — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 20:55:09 +0000

My night sweats have mostly gone away now that I am not drinking much alcohol… and I am also not using a comforter like I used to :( When I need an extra layer, I use an afghan blanket that maybe allows the heat to be better regulated because it has holes? I used to sweat so much.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 01:40:39 +0000

The tomato canning problem is normal. This is one of the reasons I like to make thick sauce and THEN can it. Also we def will use sauce over whole tomatoes any day. Con: of course then you have to wait four fucking hours for the sauce to cook down BEFORE you can and process it for 40 more minutes, which is untenable in Real Summer. I made 6 quarts of tomato sauce a couple weeks ago and it was immensely satisfying.

Yes to CSA or serious garden. Or get to know what your CSA does and doesn’t grow, and then plant what they don’t. I am only growing sungold tomatoes, bush beans, and scarlet runner beans, because everything else we want comes in our box (also kohlrabi which I for one do not really want). Even herbs which I hang up and dry. PSA: DRIED HERBS.

By: Meg

Meg — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 19:33:33 +0000

Me too with the winter time night sweats! And when I mention this to doctors they say: “Well, you must be using a thicker blanket in the winter – don’t use those thick blankets.” I FEEL YOUR PAIN and would ask that you please pass on to me any solutions you uncover in your research.