School is an ever constant thing in my life, as it is for most people. I've been busy lately, with my exams and I've done a couple of them, with a few more to go. I have to have them done by the 7th of December, if I at all possibly can, which seems like an impossible task, but I'll try my best anyhow. I've never been one for doing tests with absolute confidence in myself and my abilities and such, so this year it has been kind of hard to study and focus and tell myself that I'll be able to do it, but I suppose God is always with us and will help us in everything, even school. ;)
I think December will be a good month, what about you? I'm going to be going away for about 8 days from the 9th of December, which is really exciting for me. I'll be going to a Christian camp that's just a couple of hours away from where I live, in a place called Dundee. It'll be the first time I go anywhere by myself where I probably will know no more than one person, but that's okay, because it'll be a good opportunity to make some new friends and have fun (especially since I'm going to room with three other girls--I just hope they're nice)! This is also why I have to be finished exams by the 7th if I can, because if I don't, I'll have to finish them when I get back home, which would be a drag.
Anyhow, what will happen will happen. I just can't believe that the year is almost over again. It sometimes seems that it was just Christmas 2006 yesterday and I still clearly remember looking out my window at fireworks on New Years, too. I just hope in the new year, I will remember to write 2008 instead of 2007, as I usually have that problem for a few days at the start. I'm sure some of you can relate to what I'm saying.
Well, there isn't much else that's of any use to tell you, except for that I got a new cell phone. It's a Sony Ericsson k800i and if you don't know what that is, just Google it. It's a really neat phone with lots of different and new stuff on it, which I sill have to figure out. I believe there's even a video calling option, but that's not set up now and I don't know anybody else with a phone like this, except for one person who I never call anyway.
And this is my life as of now, some excitements, some normal things and...exams. Hope everyone who reads this will have a superb day or night and time until I post again, whenever that may be. Remember that God loves you. :)
P.S. My heat rash problem went away now. Thank you to those of you who prayed, if anyone indeed did.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Prickly Heat Problems
Prickly heat is also known as a heat rash--something I wouldn't even wish on my worst enemy. It all started on Friday afternoon, when I started to itch quite a bit on my chest and stomach...I didn't think much of it, just thought that I had gotten sunburn of sorts and that the itchiness would go away soon enough, like it usually does. Well, I was wrong and discovered this when the itches started to progress and get worse and before I knew it, my entire back and shoulders were itching, too.
I tried putting "after sun lotion" on, to help moisten my skin up, but that didn't help, so I went on to using ice packs and found some relief from the itches for a while (one can only scratch so much, you know). That day wasn't so bad, but as time went on, things started getting worse...the next day, which was yesterday, I found myself very itchy throughout the day, finding myself lucky to get a few moments of relief from it every now and again.. and of course my lotion was my best friend throughout the day.
In the late afternoon, things started to feel better, but later into the evening and night, I felt like I could die, things got so bad. I was so itchy and tingly, it felt like someone was poking me with pins all the time...I tried to ignore it, but a heat rash is not something that you can ignore easily, unless you have some major self-control and a high pain threshold. When I tell you it really was itchy, I don't even mean it was really itchy like your usual itch can be....it was so itchy, I felt like I could rip my skin off. Yeah, that sounds a bit weird and is a strange way to describe how I felt, I know, but man there's no other way to describe it.
I called my mom at about 11:30pm to come and help me out a bit. She put some lotion on my back and it helped a bit, but I found my main relief from setting my A/C to the coldest it could go and putting some ice packs on my back. Well, the ice packs worked until they broke two times and the stuff started to ooze out onto my clothes...we then moved onto two different kinds of ice packs that I had gotten in the hospital a few months ago. They worked, don't have any way to leak and are still working very well for me right now, actually...I read online that the best thing to do for a heat rash/prickly heat, is to keep room temperature a bit cooler than usual and to use ice. Lots of ice..and maybe a tepid bath with some bicarb soda in it. I haven't tried that one, but just might if I get desperate... it doesn't sound like my idea of fun though.
Why am I telling you all of this? I think because I want you to understand what I'm talking about, before I ask you to pray for me....this is really painful stuff, and sure, I might just be a wimp, but that's what's going on and if things don't stop soon enough, I might just go insane. And so, without further ado, I ask you to please keep me in your prayers, if you would, that this horrible rash will go away soon. I have a school week ahead of me and can't afford to be fussing with trying to get myself comfortable, when I should actually be doing school and other things.
Thank you in advance. :)
I tried putting "after sun lotion" on, to help moisten my skin up, but that didn't help, so I went on to using ice packs and found some relief from the itches for a while (one can only scratch so much, you know). That day wasn't so bad, but as time went on, things started getting worse...the next day, which was yesterday, I found myself very itchy throughout the day, finding myself lucky to get a few moments of relief from it every now and again.. and of course my lotion was my best friend throughout the day.
In the late afternoon, things started to feel better, but later into the evening and night, I felt like I could die, things got so bad. I was so itchy and tingly, it felt like someone was poking me with pins all the time...I tried to ignore it, but a heat rash is not something that you can ignore easily, unless you have some major self-control and a high pain threshold. When I tell you it really was itchy, I don't even mean it was really itchy like your usual itch can be....it was so itchy, I felt like I could rip my skin off. Yeah, that sounds a bit weird and is a strange way to describe how I felt, I know, but man there's no other way to describe it.
I called my mom at about 11:30pm to come and help me out a bit. She put some lotion on my back and it helped a bit, but I found my main relief from setting my A/C to the coldest it could go and putting some ice packs on my back. Well, the ice packs worked until they broke two times and the stuff started to ooze out onto my clothes...we then moved onto two different kinds of ice packs that I had gotten in the hospital a few months ago. They worked, don't have any way to leak and are still working very well for me right now, actually...I read online that the best thing to do for a heat rash/prickly heat, is to keep room temperature a bit cooler than usual and to use ice. Lots of ice..and maybe a tepid bath with some bicarb soda in it. I haven't tried that one, but just might if I get desperate... it doesn't sound like my idea of fun though.
Why am I telling you all of this? I think because I want you to understand what I'm talking about, before I ask you to pray for me....this is really painful stuff, and sure, I might just be a wimp, but that's what's going on and if things don't stop soon enough, I might just go insane. And so, without further ado, I ask you to please keep me in your prayers, if you would, that this horrible rash will go away soon. I have a school week ahead of me and can't afford to be fussing with trying to get myself comfortable, when I should actually be doing school and other things.
Thank you in advance. :)
Saturday, November 17, 2007
It's new...
...and it's mine! Hi guys, I'm Taryn, the blogger of this new blog. I figured that I've had so many different types of blogs in the past few years and in the end, since they all die out, I'm going to start a brand new blog on a different site and see how things go... hopefully I'll have lots to tell you all about and whatnot.
For now though, I have not much to say, except that this last week was exciting, because I had my braces come off after having them on and off 3 times in the last almost 4 years and that I also had a really good day today, regardless of not going to church...We went for a drive instead to take some Bibles and other literature to a man down a dusty road--he was so grateful to have them & that made me glad. The only problem we had was getting a hole in our tyre on the way home...it was quite a mission to put the spare one on too, but we managed and learned some new things so we can do it quicker and easier next time, should there be a next time. ;)
Well, I know this is dreadfully short, but alas, time runs out quickly in my life and so I had better be on my way. I actually want to look for some cookie recipes before too late, so that tomorrow I can bake some...anyone have a good recipe and want to share? ;) You don't have to, but feel free if you want...
God Bless!
For now though, I have not much to say, except that this last week was exciting, because I had my braces come off after having them on and off 3 times in the last almost 4 years and that I also had a really good day today, regardless of not going to church...We went for a drive instead to take some Bibles and other literature to a man down a dusty road--he was so grateful to have them & that made me glad. The only problem we had was getting a hole in our tyre on the way home...it was quite a mission to put the spare one on too, but we managed and learned some new things so we can do it quicker and easier next time, should there be a next time. ;)
Well, I know this is dreadfully short, but alas, time runs out quickly in my life and so I had better be on my way. I actually want to look for some cookie recipes before too late, so that tomorrow I can bake some...anyone have a good recipe and want to share? ;) You don't have to, but feel free if you want...
God Bless!
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