Ms SusieRose ~ Hope that those nasty ole headaches are running outa ~steam~...... Hope you are feeling perky * S * O * O * N ! ! ! Tons of prayers coming your way !!!!! Rest Easy.... Remember Drink plenty of Water.... + + + Just does NOT seem right that the perky little Ms SusieRose is under the weather.... You G e t ~ Well ~ QUICK ~ we Need YOU ! ! ! (((((((((((((((((( Y O U )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) (((((((((((((((((( HUBS ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) **** Cause he still has to live with You while you have the ole nasty headaches ! ! ! tee hee and you rest & Relax and Remember.... God Never Sleeps and He never Slumbers.... So you can rest easy... and wake up refreshed and new !!!! God Bless You ! Your GJer buddy SusieSunshine **** I hear that lots of B12 seems to help also with the Lots of Water !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@mdln - My setup is similar to what you're getting, except I have a small cabinet between instead of a utility sink. One thing I'm thinking of doing is angling the dryer so the door opening is facing towards the washer as I toss clothes from the washer to the dryer and it's a awkward gesture. Moving it would make it more natural and easier to hit the target. My old washer and dryer were Kenmores (re-badged Whirlpools) and the dryer had the fold down "hamper style" door and if the clothes didn't go in when I tossed them they would land on the door. Now with my Speed Queen set the dryer has a door that opens to the side and when I miss the clothes fall on the unfinished concrete floor. Yes, I could put the clothes from the washer into a basket and carry it over to the dryer and then put them into the dryer, but I hate handling them twice and it takes longer. :-)

Well, I needed some vibes and I sure got them! You're all amazing. (a la HGTV: Auh-MAY-zing!) It's actually in my elbows, which is radiating down between the forearm bones. In a way, thank GOD it's not carpel tunnel or in my wrists. OTOH, I teach therapeutic yoga and have things to help relieve CT, but you're right. The joints are too stressed. My muscles can handle lifting these stupid doors. My joints and tendons aren't as strong. I recall feeling my left shoulder separate, which thank goodness healed, but my right elbow is the workhorse. I've been fighting the idea of rest because I just don't have that option as a whole. OTOH, I just this second remembered I"m going to visit my mom on Sunday for 4 days. I don't have any doors to lift until then, and my drill can wait. Meganmca, I also sleep on my side with my head on my arm, arm outstretched. Earlier, I realized I can't have the forearm hanging off the edge of the bed or I'm crippled from gravity the next day. Now I'm trying not to straighten it. I'm not a fan of braces, either, although to restrict movement, vs. supporting a weak muscle is pretty OK. Unfortunately, I'm way past that. As far as shots? Not if I can avoid them. I also deal with students who've masked their pain and done so much more damage. Once you get a shot, people seem to become reliant on them. Baltra, you teach yoga? I cannot tell you how many times I have to say that to my students. In sports? Pain, no gain! In yoga? Pain? No gain. Ci_Lantro? I've heard of Tiger Balm. I'll look for it. Arnica is fabulous for the muscular part of this, also. Rhome410, are you actually suggesting something so radical and heretical as me sitting still? Are you INSANE? Hell might freeze over. And I will just not be held responsible for global climate changes! Lazygardens, that's a nightmare! Not only am I working inside, I'm a gardener tentatively returning to my gardens after couple of years of Twilight Zone emotional trauma. There's as much to be done outside as there is inside, of not more. I hope you're improving, vs just in a holding state of nerve and tendon damage. How awful. catlover5, pets are my saving grace. My little stinkers. If I do sit still, it's because on is in my lap. I learned a long time ago that their time with me can be brief, so if one wants some loving and petting, everything else in this world can just keep their pants on and wait until they're done. I don't put them down, I don't shoo them away. They are my peace, where my gardens used to be. You guys could all be star yoga students in your united advice. What kills me is that you're telling me stuff I already know [smacking head with hand] As I have a nice, big, glass of red wine. Did I mention BIG? Bless your hearts and thank you.

I have a gas range top. It will light with a match when the power is out. I think its an important feature for people living in certain areas, ie hurricane prone areas or frequent electrical outages. When hurricane Charlie hit us, we had no power or water for over a week. It's a long time if you haven't experienced that kind of event. All of our friends had ranges and gas ovens that could not be lit with a match. We all had tons of food in the freezer thawing so everyone came to our house to cook. It was fun having everyone bring their food and cook it on my 6 burner stove top but I would never have a stove top without the ability to light it with a match. The oven is electric but I can live without that. My husband went on a long distance kayak trip many moons ago. One fellow was a professional baker who made an oven from a cardboard box. I wasn't there so can't give the details but stories are they ate well with everything he baked from bread to breakfast pastries etc he was the hit of the trip. How one can construct an oven from cardboard and use it to bake over a camp fire leaves me wondering. But...it's a true story Inga