Love your Liver

I had no idea the liver did so much. Everything that our body comes in contact with must go through the liver. When we put something on our skin, it ends up being absorbed and processed by the liver. When we inhale air or fumes, it ends up being processed by the liver. When we eat food, it ends up being processed by the liver. It literally does hundreds of things for our bodies.
When I think about the implications of what that means it is almost staggering. Does my liver appreciate the lotion or perfume that I occasionally use? Does my liver appreciate the strong cleaning supplies that I use to clean the bathroom? Is it appreciative of the fact that I am paranoid about washing my hands to keep them clean? Can the liver really function at its prime without the gall bladder to help him out?
We should be much more appreciative of our livers...they even have the capability to regenerate themselves. There have been instances where a family member donated part of their liver to a relative. The person donating takes months to heal and recuperate but their liver will slowly regenerate itself.
At least I won't be completely ignorant when I speak to the doctor about my liver today.
Love your livers.

How long will it last?

The Christmas tree is still up. This is the first year that I didn't take it down the day after Christmas. My son wants to leave it up until winter is over. I think I'm going to leave it up until at least Valentine's Day. We are going to decorate our white tree with hearts. My mother-in-law gave us the new tree as a gift and I absolutely love it...I don't want to put it away. I'm contemplating leaving it out the entire year. We could decorate for Spring, 4th of July, Back to School, Harvest time...I wonder how long my husband will be able to stand it. It might be fun to try and find out.