Good for you, Kat! And for those who are ailing, have you tried eating ripe bananas? I never had the ailment you're discussing, but I did used to have heavy cramps during periods and I heard about a study with chimps and bananas that turned up a hormonal effect from ripe fruit. It made the male chimps more aggressive, but the same hormone has been found for women to reduce the cramping. Who knew? I found it worked best if I made sure to eat ripe bananas a day or two before the time came, and during the period. One a day was enough, as I recall.
This morning Max (our Max) sent an invitation to try Google Wave, a new platform they've been sending out in a Beta version. I in turn have been trying to send invitations to co-workers. We're all excited about maybe getting to do some of this work in a common platform, where everyone can read all of the remarks and you can drag in photos and videos and such. It should make doing some of the library promotions a lot easier than the way we do it now.
The house is, to put it politely, in flux. Great potential. The kitchen counter has been cleared a bit, but there is a lot of stuff sitting around the rest of it. It's about to get a big going over--moving lots of pieces for entirely new looks for rooms.
This is the beginning of my two weeks hiatus from the Scarsdale diet, when he wants you to eat a "keep fit" plan that allows more variety and can still result in some weight loss. I'm turning more to the Dr. Weil eating tips during this time. In a related event, I saw my hair stylist today, and she has lost about 20 pounds in the last three months, and has probably 30 more to go. It was interesting today, to notice that her clothes were loose, way too big, and she's having some taken in and replacing others. I found that seeing her in a shirt that was too big actually made her look heavier, and I think this is something we all need to consider--I have enough clothes to move down into (she had given hers away, convinced she'd never lose the weight). Wearing baggy stuff doesn't necessarily show people that you've lost the weight. Treat yourself well and wear clothes that fit well and change them out with smaller sizes as needed.