When my mom was here, I picked her brain for what she could tell me about managing arthritis. She told me a doctor would tell me to do all the self-care I am currently doing: flexibility and strength training with yoga; taking glucosamine/chondroiten, calcium, Vitamin D, and Omega 3 supplements; and taking care to rest any painful joint or muscle ( Read more... )

"Pull the door to" is a phrase I know from my childhood in South Carolina. It means to pull the door almost shut but not latched. You might want to do this to let a crack of light fall into the room, or when you want to close the door quietly without the sound of the latch clicking, such as when trying not to awaken a sleeping person. When I was ( Read more... )