Had two newbies in class yesterday: new to my class and new to bellydance. I hope I left a positive enough impression that they'll return next week. (I remembered to tell only one of them that the second class is free; the first one left too quickly.) Queen B thinks the class went well, so that's something. I'm really glad she was there because ( Read more... )

Just heard back from the marrow registry and I guess the result of the cheek swab test indicated that further testing is warranted. So now I'm scheduled for a blood draw, and the outcome of the blood test(s) will determine whether I am a match for the potential recipient ( Read more... )

Took the bananas out of the freezer and pureed them last night. Then made the banana cake. I think the recipe was ( Read more... )

It took me a while to settle into it, but now today feels almost like a vacation ( Read more... )

"Dear [stuberyl],

Congratulations! Your personal commitment to health and wellness [aka 'your personal commitment to earning the money that we offered as an incentive'] has earned you an invitation to the BeWell Recognition Event, honoring the 1,324 participants who completed Step 3 of the 2009 Program ( Read more... )

I spent the entire weekend on the couch, just for fun.  So of course today I would wake up with the sniffles and sneezes.  Apparently, the punishment for sloth is nature saying "Oh, I'll give you a reason to be slothful ( Read more... )

Baseline hemoglobin level needed to meet standard for blood donation: 12.5

My hemoglobin level at time of testing: 11.9

Very annoying.

I got an A for effort, rewarded by a free cookie and a ticket to the attendant barbecue. But I'd rather have merited the prizes.

Having finished the course of rx-strength vitamin d a few weeks ago, I finally decided to follow up on the doc's advice to get myself a heavy duty d supplement. While I was at it, I got an iron supplement, to see what that would do. The only times my iron level has been an issue were a couple of occasions when it fell below the baseline required ( Read more... )

I've been sleeping a lot more lately. This seems to be true, anyway. If nothing else, I am at least sleeping more soundly ( Read more... )

Rx-strength Vitamin D is a 50,000 UI dosage taken once per week. Averaged out, that's more than three times the recommended daily maximum. I am impressed.