Not an auspicious start to the vacation

It's a good thing I had a pleasant henna day yesterday, because otherwise, my vacation would have a pretty disappointing kick-off. The Belly Dance United show I attended last night was horrible. Not even laughable (well, some parts were laughable), but most of it was so bad it made me cringe, and one piece in particular was so offensive it made me feel literally (and I am using that literally) nauseated. I'll write more about that later when I feel more coherent, because I'm working on about five and a half hours of sleep (another bummer). And to top things, off, I woke up this morning with an outrageously swollen belly. It's bad enough that I took a photo for my medical file. Waist is 33" (a new high!) and at my navel, I'm 39" (just an inch smaller than my usual hip measurement).

So that's how I'm starting my morning: So swollen I can't even button my old, roomy camouflage shorts, and short about three hours of sleep.

Stellar.