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 6/16/17

I tried to write 2 articles today, but it just didn't happen. After trying to get started for 30-45 minutes, I figure I'm just wasting my time. Plus, if I *force it*, I'll only have to spend even more time editing. So, forget it. I'll try again this weekend. The only thing I want to do for sure before the end of the day is follow-up with MyAccount (tuition balance) and the library (fees).

Ideally, I'd like to pump out 5 more articles for Hubpages between now and the end of next week. Again, I already have the 2 planned (Benefits of Kefir and TESO: A First Look at Horns of the Reach and Clockwork City <-- time sensitive because it's a recent announcement, therefore I want it up Sunday at the latest. I've also noticed that I get the most traffic/profit from TESO articles. LMFAO.), and I have some ideas for 3 more.

I'm also going to have 16g of WiFi again starting Sunday, so I'm super excited for that. I'll be getting a lot more work done. I don't mind going to Starbucks to work, but honestly, it's already getting old. Plus, it requires me to buy something from Starbucks, and they don't have anything healthy on the menu (they have like ONE smoothie, and it's not even made w/ fresh fruit...) - not to mention everything that isn't straight black coffee costs an arm and a leg. I don't want to become dependant on caffeine again. Sigh. Even the tea is pricier than it should be, IMO. It's just water and a tea bag, why would it cost almost $3 for a small?

Last night, I picked up a sizable container of kefir and consumed it slowly over the course of 5 hours. AND HOLY SHIT, I am feeling so much better since I drank it. I would drink it every day if it were possible, but if I'm unable to drink it all, I can't store it. Not to mention, it's expensive. So, I'm going to try twice a week. I'll buy another on Sunday. This stuff works incredibly quick for stomach/digestion ailments. I've been having a lot of digestive issues since we moved here. There are so many benefits that I wasn't even aware of (that would be particularly beneficial to me - stomach problems, weak immune system/getting sick often, lactose intolerant, some sources have even suggested it's good for fertility - not to mention it's a million times better than store-bought yogurt) and it seems it's incredibly easy to make. I wish I could make it myself. Once we're settled in an apartment, or transferred someplace with a kitchen, I want to try so many things including making bone broth.

I've been really interested in ways I can improve my reproductive health with dietary changes, but haven't really executed anything until recently. I'm taking a prenatal now, with added folic acid, which is extremely important in pre-conception (because folic acid, specifically can prevent early miscarriages (1 in 4) that may have been otherwise preventable if the mother were taking a prenatal prior to getting pregnant, and/or had any kind of family planning...) And, since I already have both miscarriages and stillbirths in my family, I want to do the best I can, as early as I can, within my means, to prevent the same from happening to me.

It's recommended before, during, and after pregnancy - so more or less, if you're at breeding age, or have young children, you probably should be taking it. I am also taking 600mg of calcium each day, which is only 60% of your daily value, but I figure it's better than nothing. I'm lactose intolerant, and now that we're living here, it's even harder to get calcium into my diet.