Long time no post, everyone.So, what's new in the land of Zhindian Affairs?Mr. Salt was Employee of the Quarter earlier this year.I'm was (and still am) going through a massive writer's block. Which accounts for my lack of postings.But, that's not all.I am pleased to finally announce the Tasty Salt Clan is well on its way! Yes, after many prayers and tears, and fighting with my PCOS, I am finally pregnant.And for an added bonus: I'm going to have twins.I have to put this s... Read Full Story

Happy New Year from the Zhindian Clan!May this year be your best year yet!Sincerely,DineBoo & Mr. Salt Read Full Story

DineBoo says: Sorry about the long delay updating this blog everyone! I was trying to move this blog over to my new domain, but I realized I don't want to lose all my posts. If anyone knows how to move posts from Blogger to another blogging software like Wordpress, drop me a line. Mr. Salt is now an International Kokopelli of Mystery.He has just returned from his first international trip to Zurich, Switzerland for his job. I was so jealous. But I did get Swiss Chocolate out of it. (Yum!)B... Read Full Story

This post was inspired by Kate Harding's guest blog about facial hair. Check it out here.As you all know, I have PCOS. While it's major affect on the body is no ovulation, it does cause other symptoms, which include difficulty losing weight, and excess body hair.Ah, the body hair. As I look at myself right now, it's time for a Veet session.Prior to my diagnosis, I've always tended to be hairy. Now PCOS just exacerbates it. I've got hair everywhere: Arms, legs, upper lip, ... Read Full Story

My first name is Kim.My best gal pal's name is Kim.Our husbands (Mr. Salt and P) work at the same company.Kim and I used to work at the same company (a different one).Conversations between our husbands go something like this:P: My Kim said to tell your Kim to call my Kim this evening.Mr.Salt: My Kim to call your Kim. Got it.Here's a bonus:Our group used to have another Kim(before she moved), who photographed me and Mr. Salt's wedding. We were called 'Double Stuff" since s... Read Full Story

Picture this: Mr. Salt and I in the Books section of a Walmart in Mesquite, Texas a few weeks back. Like I usually do, I take a look at some of Romance book summaries. I'm not into reading a lot of romances(mysteries, fantasy, and action novels are my thing), but I do have two Romance authors that I like. I pick up a book. It's a romance between a Native American and a white woman. I talk about the summary. Mr. Salt goes on to have a nice little rant:DineBoo: Babe, check this ou... Read Full Story

Last night I had a very vivid dream. I was taking my infant son (or daughter, couldn't really tell) to the doctor along with Mr. Salt. The baby was light skinned (around the coloring of my sister-in-law and Mr. Salt during the winter) with really curly black hair. What I remember the most was the eyes. Dark big eyes. Must have came from my side of the family. It wasn't the dreaded/hoped for fish dream, but I'll take what I can get. As I stated in the title, I'm in wha... Read Full Story

Even though Mr. Salt and I started on Atkins/Low Carb about two weeks ago, we had measured ourselves prior to that. So since it was the beginning of a new month, I thought it was time to drag out the tape measure and see if anything has changed. And guess what? I've lost 11 inches! And since I've started (and restarted) Atkins induction, I've lost 6 pounds in two weeks! I'm very pleased. You know, I thought I'd be miserable with Atkins as I was with South Beach when... Read Full Story

Again, TMI warning.After much research(thanks ChelB for the website), I've finally plotted which pills to take in order to restore some balance thrown out of whack by PCOS. Here's what I'm taking thus far.Metmorphin (for insulin resistance)Vitex/Chaseberry (to get my female hormones balanced so I don't need Progesterone pills to start my cycle)Black Cohosh (for hormones and to help with my cycle. I get terrible cramps now that I'm off the pill)Multivitamin (for diet and fo... Read Full Story

TMI warning for the post, just in case.Here's a conversation I had with Mr. Salt the other day:DB: No zhindians this month...But at least my cycle started.Mr. Salt: That's good.DB: Must be the corn pollen.Mr. Salt: You know, shi ma(SaltMama, Mr. Salt's mom) said that some people back home on the Rez are mixing drugs with corn pollen now.DB: ...What?Mr. Salt: It was talked about on Navajo Hour on Rez Radio (660 KTNN-AM). Some Medicine Man was probably blessing someone with the corn... Read Full Story