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Getting back in the habit
Nov. 3rd, 2008 08:52 pmBah! I need to give up on this insane desire to actually update on everything I've done. Because then I don't get around to actually doing it because it would take too long and more time passes and then I think "Wow, now I have even MORE stuff to talk about" so of course it would take even longer to write up an update and, well, never mind.
Donated blood today. It's amazing how different the experience is nowadays... and every time I donate blood now, I get even happier that I decided to start seeing an ND. I used to get refused about every other time due to low blood pressure or low iron and the times I was able to donate, I would nearly pass out. Now, there's no trouble at all... in fact, I get done and can pretty much hop right up and could very likely just walk out of there (except I fully realize that's a VERY bad idea -- plus I'd miss out on the yummy Cougar Mountain cookies they have at our local blood center). So, anyway, blood donated! They shouldn't bug me for another month and a half or so, at which point they'll start pestering me to make an appointment for two weeks later when I'm eligible -- it's what I get for being a "rare blood" donor (I'm O+, but I'm also CMV negative).
Other than that, the only really exciting thing going on is that we made "Dinner in a Pumpkin" for dinner last night. Yum! I ended up creating my own recipe because all the ones I found inevitably called for Cream of Something-or-Other soup. Blech. Ours turned out to be a bit more of a soup, and was incredibly good... plus when it's reheated, it's a lot more like a thick stew. Also, on a whim, I tossed in some curry powder and it turned out wonderfully!
( Dinner in a Pumpkin recipe behind the cut. )
Donated blood today. It's amazing how different the experience is nowadays... and every time I donate blood now, I get even happier that I decided to start seeing an ND. I used to get refused about every other time due to low blood pressure or low iron and the times I was able to donate, I would nearly pass out. Now, there's no trouble at all... in fact, I get done and can pretty much hop right up and could very likely just walk out of there (except I fully realize that's a VERY bad idea -- plus I'd miss out on the yummy Cougar Mountain cookies they have at our local blood center). So, anyway, blood donated! They shouldn't bug me for another month and a half or so, at which point they'll start pestering me to make an appointment for two weeks later when I'm eligible -- it's what I get for being a "rare blood" donor (I'm O+, but I'm also CMV negative).
Other than that, the only really exciting thing going on is that we made "Dinner in a Pumpkin" for dinner last night. Yum! I ended up creating my own recipe because all the ones I found inevitably called for Cream of Something-or-Other soup. Blech. Ours turned out to be a bit more of a soup, and was incredibly good... plus when it's reheated, it's a lot more like a thick stew. Also, on a whim, I tossed in some curry powder and it turned out wonderfully!
( Dinner in a Pumpkin recipe behind the cut. )
