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My Life Thus Far
Down Off My Pillow Mountain
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I willed myself to have a good day this morning and for
the most part I did. It started out on a rocky note, but
it improved fairly expeditiously. Soon enough that I
wasn't forced into a bad mood that would overshadow the
rest of my day.
I tried the papaya last night and immediately came to the
conclusion that I didn't like it much at all. When I lived
in Guam, I used to eat unripe pickled papaya brined in
vinegar with these tiny little hot peppers they called
Boonie peppers (they called the jungle the boonies and
that's where they found the peppers). That stuff was good.
Ripe papaya is too sweet and the texture is....off. I
don't know. It's just too mushy for my liking. I prefer
some crispness and a little tartness in my fruit. I would
have dealt with my dislike, had it helped my heartburn. It
didn't, though. Kiki ended up eating it this morning. She
thought it was great. Just as I've been encountering
lately, I'd wake up every hour or so (when I'd slouch down
off my pillow mountain) with the intense burning. I'd eat
some papaya, sip a little water. But, like clockwork it
would come back. I woke up this morning to the burning
sensation just as strong as ever.
For breakfast, I ate a bowl of shredded wheat with fat
free milk. Miraculously my heartburn went away and hasn't
come back at all today! It's amazing. I'm hoping that's
all I have to do. Eat shredded wheat and be cured! I've
been following a few of the other ideas, too. Chewing gum,
sipping water instead of gulping whole cups, avoiding
trigger foods. Basically, the only thing I did different
was have shredded wheat for breakfast.
I'm getting one of those headaches again. So, I think I'll
cut this short. It's almost 10pm and I think I just want
to take a bath and go to bed. I don't feel like writing.
Maybe I'll catch you up on today-tomorrow :) Sorry. Ciao
for tonight.
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