Food and Drink #61

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mchops said:
It's the saliva or dander you are allergic to. I remember watching a BBC documentary on it.
One of the most common allergens.
Cats being v licky create loads. I feel im being a bit mean near Xmas but they are facts.
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It’s a protein in saliva which then sheds into the air via skin particles and hair. I’ve noticed food that isn’t even the special allergy food change my allergic reactions. My dairy intake also affects my reaction to everything, with no dairy being lowest. Our fluffy cat rarely affects me but the other one with dense fur affects me more. I sometimes rinse him in the shower.
 
griftalo said:
It’s a protein in saliva which then sheds into the air via skin particles and hair. I’ve noticed food that isn’t even the special allergy food change my allergic reactions. My dairy intake also affects my reaction to everything, with no dairy being lowest. Our fluffy cat rarely affects me but the other one with dense fur affects me more. I sometimes rinse him in the shower.
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Hotescat is probably less to blame than ME to be fair to him. I went into a crash, my eczema went crazy, now I’m allergic to the cat. I’m probably about to start on my allergy era where everything will cause me low level irritation and sensitivities and I’ll stop tolerating certain foods etc plus ca change
 
BubbleDuck said:
I know it’s not the same but amazon sell pre filled stockings that could be personalised a bit with their favourite sweets , or even homemade vouchers to redeem for stuff like being allowed to have ice cream for breakfast one Saturday morning ( can you tell I have used this one on the past , forgot to specify it was for a weekend and had to send a very hyper kid into school 🤦‍♀️) or a cinema ticket that admits them to sofa screen one for their choice of film and snacks .

When my eldest 2 were younger, I relied massively on Santa IOU’s - Santa would leave vouchers for a toy, a book, a day trip etc and a note explaining that their had been a magical mix ups - one year Rudolph sneezed which scattered their presents across the year , another year Santa had forgotten to turn off the snow machine and all the presents had frozen to the grotto floor . if I ask my kids what are their best Christmas memories are ,they will talk about Santa IOU’s, even now they are know it was due to me not being able to afford to get everything in dec , both in terms of money and time . this year Santa IOU’s are back although the big vouchers are for driving lessons rather than family days out, and hours extensions to curfews rather than movie nights with mum.

I’m not doing presents as such for the younger 4 , because they will 100% get spoiled by family, the OG twins will be more interested in wrapping paper and boxes and Ducklings - the new generation don’t have any concept of presents yet, on account of the fact they haven’t even discovered they have hands yet 😂
Hope things start to look up for you soon Grifty ❤
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The Santa IOUs/rudolph sneezed etc is SUCH a good idea!!
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@HotesTilaire that really sucks, I’m sorry! OH is also allergic to Alfie, she takes an antihistamine whenever she comes over but I don’t know how much difference it makes tbh. I got a little 20 quid air purifier off amazon but haven’t had it long enough to know if it’s helping, will feedback when I know more!
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Also I think I might have heard somewhere that a raw diet can help? Chizcat used to be on a raw diet and the cheapest I know of is definitely via ebay, otherwise it can get quite spenny. Takes up a lot of freezer space though and if he doesn’t like it, you have the added problem of a freezer full of minging chicken mince which you probably can eat but doing so might make you a case of the HONKS if you catch my drift.
 
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HotesTilaire said:
Hotescat is probably less to blame than ME to be fair to him. I went into a crash, my eczema went crazy, now I’m allergic to the cat. I’m probably about to start on my allergy era where everything will cause me low level irritation and sensitivities and I’ll stop tolerating certain foods etc plus ca change
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This is odd, because unlike Roadsidemum and the ME allergy era, you're not biatching about it over several/ten twenty-tweet threads.

I really hope that some good luck and management keep it at bay. It's too much.

The $15 Kmart mini ice cream maker I purchased for W will not be delivered until 27 Dec, so she'll have to make do with some "recycled" plum seeds and me pressing "accept" on the video call from allegedly drunkard brother (before scuttling into another room.) Press the screen, mother; you're not Hermione Granger
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HotesTilaire said:
Hotescat is probably less to blame than ME to be fair to him. I went into a crash, my eczema went crazy, now I’m allergic to the cat. I’m probably about to start on my allergy era where everything will cause me low level irritation and sensitivities and I’ll stop tolerating certain foods etc plus ca change
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I think we are in the same boat, the more you can mitigate it, the better. When we changed the cats food last year it changed my non allergy inducing cat into bothering me somewhat and then less again when I changed it again.
You have my utmost sympathies, it’s absolutely tit. I’ve just been on antibiotics for my hands and they’re back to swollen and cracked again now 🤬 the doctors are always like oh make sure you moisturise 4x a day and I tell them I moisturise about 24x a day and nothing helps. I can go from fine to blistered or cracked open in a matter of hours. It’s infuriating. So I’m sorry you are suffering too.
 
Just had a soup starter & roast dinner, with a large coke for £12.94! Food was all half price so I guess take up wasn't as planned.

Hotes, I have always thought it was the cats undercoat that caused allergies. Does he like being brushed? Get the loose fur off him so it's not in air.

Yesterday was spent trying to track down my arthritis meds. No pharmacy has them in stock and can't order them. Not sure how this is going to pan out, but putting my hopes on the GP giving me something else for a month till I can see the rheumatologist.

Then last night met a mate for beers. Known him 30 years, we've grown up together and remain close friends. Mostly a good evening. We both have had complex relationships with parents and siblings, which I'm sure everyone here knows can be hard to explain to others. Generally though lots of laughs and fun.

Someone we've both cut contact with appeared and came over. This person came into our group later and has always been a bit odd on certain things. We both stayed calm as he started talking, I refused to get drawn into a debate on things from earlier in the year. I was called a gaslighter, told to look at myself, I need help*. Ended with him shouting and leaving. It wasn't nice at the time but longer term it is for the best.

Narcs are everywhere and keeping playing the same controlling tactics. Today, I feel so much better about the whole situation and know my decision in June to step away was right. The behaviour was unacceptable, the attitude of attacking us instead of trying to build a bridge shows he's only interested in himself. Any relationship should be two ways but he can't see that.

*This is almost funny, as if the guy had listened to me at all in the first half of the year he'd know I was going through CBT and have fortnightly calls with a mental health nurse.....
 
KebabGirl said:
Just had a soup starter & roast dinner, with a large coke for £12.94! Food was all half price so I guess take up wasn't as planned.

Hotes, I have always thought it was the cats undercoat that caused allergies. Does he like being brushed? Get the loose fur off him so it's not in air.

Yesterday was spent trying to track down my arthritis meds. No pharmacy has them in stock and can't order them. Not sure how this is going to pan out, but putting my hopes on the GP giving me something else for a month till I can see the rheumatologist.

Then last night met a mate for beers. Known him 30 years, we've grown up together and remain close friends. Mostly a good evening. We both have had complex relationships with parents and siblings, which I'm sure everyone here knows can be hard to explain to others. Generally though lots of laughs and fun.

Someone we've both cut contact with appeared and came over. This person came into our group later and has always been a bit odd on certain things. We both stayed calm as he started talking, I refused to get drawn into a debate on things from earlier in the year. I was called a gaslighter, told to look at myself, I need help*. Ended with him shouting and leaving. It wasn't nice at the time but longer term it is for the best.

Narcs are everywhere and keeping playing the same controlling tactics. Today, I feel so much better about the whole situation and know my decision in June to step away was right. The behaviour was unacceptable, the attitude of attacking us instead of trying to build a bridge shows he's only interested in himself. Any relationship should be two ways but he can't see that.

*This is almost funny, as if the guy had listened to me at all in the first half of the year he'd know I was going through CBT and have fortnightly calls with a mental health nurse.....
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Sorry to hear this
also where was this bargain meal?
 
HotesTilaire said:
Sorry to hear this
also where was this bargain meal?
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Town, Einstein Bierhaus on Connie Square. Was a good size, but like a greedy goblin I wolfed it down. It will be my only meal today! Now back safely in the 'hood watching LFC.
Food was much needed as I didn't sleep brilliantly. I feel better for typing that out, it was cathartic to think it through sensibly.
 
I just made some popcorn. Uh, it was so yummy I want more 🥴

fraus, any candle advice appreciated. I always seem to end up with lots of wax around the edges and the wick gets shorter and shorter.
tonight I popped a Dyptique into some warm water and forgot about it. I was hoping to soften the wax a little.
I’ve ended up with this. Is there any way of bringing it back?
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You have to burn it long enough the first time for it to melt the whole way across, or it does this, it's called tunneling.
For ones that are already like this, I sometimes do dangerous tit rolling the melted wax around in the hot glass, which I don't recommend. I don't know the legit way to fix it.
 
Lazarus said:
I just made some popcorn. Uh, it was so yummy I want more 🥴

fraus, any candle advice appreciated. I always seem to end up with lots of wax around the edges and the wick gets shorter and shorter.
tonight I popped a Dyptique into some warm water and forgot about it. I was hoping to soften the wax a little.
I’ve ended up with this. Is there any way of bringing it back?
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Use a hairdryer ( or a heat gun but I’m guessing you probably don’t have one of those laying around ) to melt the top of the candle , till most of the edges have melted into the hole. Then light the candle and let it burn for half hour or so, until you have an even layer of melted wax . Blow out candle and leave it on a flat surface to harden level . Then before you light it next time , make sure your wick is trimmed to about 5mm to help prevent re- tunnelling

( I’m a former candle Frau - went through a stage of being obsessed with collecting , burning and making them )
 
Lazarus said:
I just made some popcorn. Uh, it was so yummy I want more 🥴

fraus, any candle advice appreciated. I always seem to end up with lots of wax around the edges and the wick gets shorter and shorter.
tonight I popped a Dyptique into some warm water and forgot about it. I was hoping to soften the wax a little.
I’ve ended up with this. Is there any way of bringing it back?
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I’ve given up on burning candles I’ve messed up before and just stood them on a glad electric wax melt thing instead. But you’ll lose the wick to the bottom - unless you blu-tac some string to it and tie that to a pencil across the top. Mine was crappy cheap one so idgaf and just melted it.
 
One thing I used to do with larger glass candles that will take longer to get an even melt , was let it tunnel for a couple of burns , then when it was soft but not liquid , scrape out a tea light size hole and put a tea light of the same scent in it so I got the asthetic of the jar candle with practically of a tea light that could be burned for a shorter time

Meant to add on last post - if you’ve got water in the top of the candle you had in water , the only way to save it will be to scrape out the compromised wax with a warm teaspoon- you will be able to tell it’s compromised because it won’t solidify probably. Not sure if that’s relevant if not - couldn’t tell for sure from the photo
 
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