The Honeybee's Lifestyle

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  • Where’s Honeybee?

    Hello Honeybees,

    I’m baaaack!!

    Did you miss me??  I certainly missed you.

    Thank you to those that called, texted, emailed or stopped me to inquire about the blog. To know that I was missed means the world to me.

    Let me explain why I took a break or rather why I had to take a break.

    Sometime around the end of February, first of March my energy level hit rock bottom, like zero.  Every day by noon I felt like I had worked a 16 hour day.  By 3 pm it was all I could do not to take a nap.  My body was craving rest.  I wasn’t exerting any energy so I shouldn’t be THIS tired.  After talking about it with friends and the ladies at MemphisMomsBlog I decided to go to the doctor.

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    At first I thought it was my thyroid so I did what everyone does….I Googled it!  I fit some of the symptoms but not all of them or in my opinion not enough to scare me.  I knew that if it was my thyroid I might be on medication and for me that’s not a good thing.  I am the worst medicine taker (new phrase alert) EVER.  I’ll take medicine until I feel better then I stop.  I have NEVER, EVER, EVER finished a Zpak in my life.  I know, I know…I’ve got’s to do better.

    Finally I have my doctor’s appointment.  We discuss my symptoms and the doctor orders blood work.  I ask her to check my thyroid, she smiles and says “I am, but I don’t think that’s it because you don’t have enough of the right symptoms”   Didn’t know that I was a MD did you? Yeah neither did I.

    When my results come in I get the answers that I need:  Low iron & low vitamin D.

    We naturally get Vitamin D from the sun, but for us girls with all that beautiful melanin it’s harder for us to absorb it naturally. Also add that fact that I wear sunscreen EVERYDAY year round.  YES, WE need sunscreen too.  If you want to keep the wrinkles away & help get rid of dark spots, sunscreen is a must.

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    Vitamin D helps with the body’s abortion of iron. I have always had low iron levels but I HATE taking iron pills. Most people get enough iron intake from their diet (red meat, pork, dark leafy veggies, dried fruits like raisins). I eat red meat on special occasions, pork less than that and I don’t eat raisins.

    We need iron to carry oxygen to our cells & muscles or we will feel fatigued.  Not only is my iron normally low but now you add the fact that I don’t have enough vitamin D to help carry what little iron I do have. No wonder a sister is tired.

    So I’ve been on an iron, Vitamin D, multivitamin regime for 3 weeks and guess what…. I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER.  I feel like writing, I feel like walking, I feel like cooking, I feel my energy level rising.  I feel like ME!!

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    Please take care of yourself.  When you feel your energy levels dropping get checked out.  Don’t wait until your body MAKES YOU.

    I’m ready to tackle summer 2016.  

    See you under the sun

    Belinda Bee pic

    Beewisdom- “I’m giving you the D, whether you want it or not”- The Sun

  • Blogger Fun

    Hello Honeybees,

    When I started this on this journey called blogging I really didn’t know what to expect. I knew what I wanted to happen from following other bloggers.  I wanted to experience the “blogger meet ups” , photo shoots and free prodcut.  Well, guess what????  Thanks to Memphis Moms Blog, I got to experience two of them in one weekend!!

    Friday night was Moms Night Out.  It was held at Treasure Box located on Union Ave in midtown Memphis.  If you are looking for vintage furniture, jewelry or clothes check them out. It is a thrifters dream. There was mixing & mingling, shopping, wine of course and desserts.  No event for women would be complete without makeup and hair fun.  It was a much needed break and it was great to be around other blogger moms.

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    Sunday we gathered on world famous Beale St. to take photos. Believe it or not this was my first professional shoot.  iPhone photo shoots don’t count.  It was really weird taking photos while people are walking all around you.  You don’t know who is watching. You see other people, hopefully tourist, taking your pic as well. 

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    As we gathered for the group picture we had to decide what to do with our purses.  Our solution….we surrounded our photographer with them.  We were literally standing in the middle of Beale St with the Beale St Flippers entertaining the crowd behind us. Scary!!!

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    Pop over to www.memphismomsblog.com to meet the wonderful ladies that help me live this experience.

    One of my blogger goals is to attend a blogger conference hopefully in New York or California.  I have big blogger dreams, I’m just waiting for them to manifest.

    Belinda Bee pic

    Beewisdom- To blog= To share, To connect, To create, To inspire –The Gingerbread Gem

  • You, Me and DST

    Hello Honeybees,

    It’s THAT time of year again.  We reset our clocks and SPRING FORWARD.  I have never liked springing forward. UGH!!!!  It takes my body months, yes months, to adjust to losing that hour.

    Give me my hour back!!

    I like having the extra sunshine, but why oh why can’t I have my cake and eat it too?  I am a true hermit when it’s cold and dark outside.  So yes I will be out more enjoying nature’s vitamin D.

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    Do you how did daylight savings time began?

    In a 1784 essay Benjamin Franklin wrote that adjusting the clocks in the spring would save on candles. Not something we have to worry about now but saving energy is still connected to the reasoning behind daylight savings time.  In 1966 the U.S. adopted the Uniform Time Act of 1966.  States do not have to comply, Arizona and Hawaii do not observe daylight savings time.

    Hawaii for the win!!!

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    It seems that this year my body is already adjusting to the time change.  I’m waking up an hour earlier. That has never happened before but I’m totally embracing it.  Anything to help me deal with the loss.

    Here are a few helpful tips that can make the transition a little easier.

    • 2 weeks out start to make gradual changes…..whelp.. we missed that boat. Go to bed & wake up 10-15 minutes earlier daily. The slow change is not such a shook to the body.
    • Try to keep your schedule. Stay consistent with eating, social & exercise times. Don’t workout within 4 hours of bedtime.  This raises your bodytemp and can make it harder to fall asleep.
    • Have a nighttime ritual…..it’s not just for the kids anymore! Slowly wind down, take a warm shower or bath, dim the lights and turn off ALL electronics…that includes the tv. This one is hardest for me, the tv helps put me to sleep.
    • No long naps – you might feel like you need that midday nap but DON’T DO IT. Step out into the sunshine- it stimulates your body & helps to retain your inner clock.
    • Last thing… work the hour change into your schedule. The closer you stick to your normal routine the faster your body will adjust to the clock.

    I hope this information helps you adjust this weekend.

    For the first time EVER I’m actually looking forward to Springing Forward.  What tips do you have for adjusting to Daylight Savings Time?

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    Beewisdom-  “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”- Ben Franklin