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Hey everyone. Michael here with Hello Cupcake, it's Me, a podcast. Today is Thursday, April 14. Oh, man. Bar night. Trivia has taken over my life. Let me tell you, this week I'm a little upset to say that we did not do as well as we had hoped. A couple of our key players did not show up. And so because of that, I think we bombed really bad. So instead of going into first place, bronze division, we may have slipped into fourth place because we were at third. So we lost kind of upset about that and going to yell at a couple of our team members because it's just not fair to the rest of us, especially when we're depending on them for the win or whatever. But oh my gosh, I had so much fun regardless, though. And a few weeks ago I heard about this really amazing Tequila, and it was like one of those quick Facebook Tik Tok video things. And it was this guy who was drinking classes as tequila and they were saying that it was $170 for the bottle of tequila. I was like, what the hell, $170 for some alcohol? But I'm not an alcohol drinker by any means. And I know that there's really expensive wines and liquors and things like that out there, but our bar happened to have a big bottle of it and it's a really pretty bottle. And I'm actually holding it right now. And it's a white and blue hand painted ceramic bottle with a metal Bell on top. I can't get it to make the ringing sound. There we go.

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So I asked him, I said, hey, whenever you get an empty bottle, can I have that bottle? Because it's just gorgeous and it would be a really beautiful conversation piece. And so they said, yeah, go right on ahead and take this one. And the owner of the bar, he's like, hey, tip it over and see if there's any left in it. And I'm like, okay, I didn't even think about that and thinking that they would have washed it out or whatever, but there was enough in there for just like a little bit of a taster shot. Guys, I am telling you, I have drank tequila in the past. My favorite used to be Jose Quarrevo. I've tried hornito's, I've just tried a bunch of different tequila. This tequila here at the bar is $35 a shot and it is a sipping tequila. Like, you don't just pound this down. And it's got these beautiful notes. To me, it smells like vanilla, like a really good dark vanilla. And it has none of the burn like regular tequila has or what have you. It goes down really smooth and just flavorful. And I was able to get out like another little taster shot. And I shared it with as many people as I could and I was just like, wow, this is nice. So if I'm ever spending feeling splurgy, I think I'm going to splurge on a $35 shot at tequila because it's that damn good.

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And I don't know what I'm going to do with the bottle yet, but like I said, it's hand painted ceramic and it's just flicking gorgeous.

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Having a lot of fun at the trivia nights and stuff like that, and getting to hang out with my friends and becoming friends with other people that show up and just having a lot of fun. This last week has been pretty decent and I haven't really felt like too much depression, but I realized that depression is really strange in the fact that it alters your perception of time. And I've had a lot of problems lately, like trying to remember exact dates where I feel like something that has just happened, I'm finding out has like happened years ago and maybe it's just part of my bipolar also, but I get time and dates wrong where I think something happened in 2005, it actually happened in 2001, or trying to describe something that happened in 2015, and it actually happened in 2009. And I just don't understand why there's such a huge time lapse or discrepancy. And if any of you listeners happen to deal with depression, I would love to hear your comments on this. Do you feel like your depression has altered time? Or can you remember back to like, oh yeah, I'm depressed because of this specific instance, or I was experiencing all this kind of problems during this specific instance in 2011 or whatever else. I'm just using that as an example because I would really like to know if other people's time is altered as much as mine is. And it could also just be a part of the fact that I am getting older and because I don't live on a clock, meaning that I live my life moment to moment, that maybe that has something to do with it. I'm not 100% sure. All I know is that it does get very kind of blurred together where I noticed that, especially when I'm really hyper depressed, that my days just kind of blend together and I don't really recall too much from one day to the next. And maybe that's also because I'm sleeping a lot during those time periods, who knows? But I have started taking a new herbal supplement. And for those of you who are new to my channel and just new to me as a content provider, I do make up my own herbal supplements, and it had been a while since I made up some supplements, especially for thyroid health and blood pressure and just trying to help keep my diabetes under control and things like that, as well as mood stabilizers. And the other day I noticed that my blood not my blood sugar, but my blood pressure was just out of control. Everything I did like Skyrocketed it. I would go from 80 to 140 just standing up. And I was getting like really lightheaded and feeling faint and just not feeling good at all. And my doctor had originally wanted to put me on lisinopril. And I said, no, I don't want to start a blood pressure medication because with as sporadic as I am with taking medications or remembering to take medications, I don't want to start something that's life threatening if you don't continue to use it. He suggested the licinopril. But when I started reading the licinoril side effects and things like that, that is stuff that I'm already prone to have problems with because I am immunocompromised and because I have diabetes and stuff like that, I was just like, this doesn't seem like a good idea to start something like that. So I started doing research and I found that beetroot juice or even just having beetroot powder is a natural defense against high blood sugars and are not high blood sugars. Damn it, high blood pressure. I'm so used to talking about my diabetes and my blood sugars. So that's why I keep getting that messed up. But yeah, it's a natural defense for high blood pressure and it helps to regulate it rather quickly. So I started using that, and then I started using milk, systol, and a few other things that seem to work hand in hand in hand with one another.

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Well, long story short, I got my blood pressure back under control, and I can notice if I miss a capsule. I'm trying to take four to six a day, two in the morning, two at night. And if I can remember to do so, I try to take two in the afternoon. And I have like this little pill making machine that I picked up from our little local co op that also has like a small Apothecary section. And I use a coffee grinder and I just blend everything up in that coffee grinder, put it into a baggie, and then I write what herbs I use on there. And then I create my own capsules that way. And before you get too concerned about it, yes, I have talked to my doctor. They do know that I'm on these herbs. And if I start up a new herb, I always make sure that it doesn't counteract any of the prescribed medications that I take. But a lot of the medication, a lot of the herbs that I take have multi functions. I use elderberry, Hawthorne, rose, hip, beetroot

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flaxseed, and Juniper Berry. And I don't know if I said elderberry or not, but elderberry and then cinnamon. And that's just some of the things that I add into the capsules. There will be times where I'll add in turmeric and black pepper, just give a little extra help. So I'm trying to do like an herbal multivitamin in order to help promote all these different things and help me with these different issues that I have on top of taking a multivitamin. Now. One thing that I did notice though is my doctor had recently up to my Levial Thoroxine, which is a thyroid medication from 50 micrograms to 88 micrograms. And I stopped taking the 88 micrograms over the last few days and noticed that I didn't have the swimming underwater cloudiness that I have had while taking the EDA. So I dropped myself back down to the 50 micrograms and that seems to be where I need to be at. So I have an appointment coming up with him next week. As a matter of fact, I think it's the 23rd or the 27th, but I'm going to talk to him about that and just let him know. Listen, I was taking the 88 micrograms and it was working for a little while and then it started making me feel light headed, blah, blah, blah. I dropped back down to 50 because I still have some of the 50 on hand and just see what he says about that. So yeah, what else? Some unsolicited cat news. My Cat Ba-boy has taken on a whole new personality since I've adopted him. He is really starting to come out of his shell as people come over to visit. He is coming out and being very like, hello, how are you? And yesterday my friend Carmen came over and she didn't even notice him. And she just walked right in and I pointed it out to her and she's like, oh my gosh, Hi there. And he came right over and started loving on her and everything. And so I've really noticed a huge difference since taking him to the vet and then bringing him back home. Like every day something new emerges from him. His favorite thing to do right now is he wants to crawl up on the back of my computer chair whenever I'm sitting in my office chair. And the first day he scratched the shit out of my back. I mean, it was bloody as hell. And I didn't want to yell at him or scream in pain or whatever because he doesn't know that he's hurting me. And all he wants to do is be closer to me and wanting to be more lovey and what have you. And I want to encourage that. And so I'm just noticing new things about him each and every day. And his little personality is so freaking hilarious. And we play for ten to 15 minutes a night. And I was actually talking to a girlfriend of mine on the phone last night and I set a timer and she's like, he can only play for like ten minutes. I said, honestly, that's about the length of his attention span. If he'll play for about ten to 15 minutes. And then afterwards he just lays there like a board hooker. She's like, oh my God, I hate you for saying that. He lays there like a Bordeaux. I'm like, well, it's the truth that he just kind of lays there and doesn't really play afterwards. So about ten to 15 minutes and he's good, and then he'll go and if he wants to play more, he'll play with his toys out in the hallway. After about he stopped playing with the toys about eight minutes into the session. I was like, yeah, you didn't even last a full ten minutes. And she's like, yeah, that's what he said. I was like, oh, I'm sorry that you had that problem, but yeah, I'm really loving this little cat. He's pretty awesome and a little neurotic, but nonetheless awesome. And I'm appointing him the birth date of April 23. I'm saying that's his one year Mark. And even though, according to the paperwork from the shelter, he's eleven months old when I adopted him on February 23, that would mean March 23, he would have been a year old, but I gave him the birth date of April 23. So in my universe, he's turning a year old in April. I'm doing a little virtual birthday party for him on the 23rd Where people get together and they send birthday presents. Virtual birthday presents. I don't want anyone to actually spend money on my stupid cat. But the whole thought and idea is that we get together on Facebook And they send virtual gifts like pictures of stuff from chewy or Amazon or whatever of what they gave him. And it's like, oh, my gosh, awesome. Thank you. But basically it's just got to probably be me on webcam for about 45 minutes to an hour talking to people and just joking around and having a good time. So anyways, guys, thank you for listening this far in advance and if you haven't done so already, Please hit the like and subscribe button and make sure that you follow me on all the different social medias and if you would like to participate in one of my shows or if you have any questions, comments, concerns, you can put them in a message or shoot me an email at hellocupcakeitsme@gmail.com. And until next time, I will talk to you all later. Bye, guys.

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