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clevermanka ([personal profile] clevermanka) wrote2009-05-29 09:45 am

Ironed

It was a good try, but the iron + raspberry leaf supplement doesn't seem to have eased my monthly cramps. I was awake from 2:00 a.m. until just a bit after 3:30, doubled up with the nasty things and nausea. I caught bits of sleep between spasms, but it was accompanied by terrible dreams and night sweats. I'm pretty miserable this morning. I'm going to give the raspberry leaf another cycle, but if I don't feel any improvement after two cycles, I'll go back to my old (cheaper) iron supplement. On the plus side, I'm going to have no problems avoiding food today.

Adding to my bliss is the testing of the Simplex alarm system, which has been going off in short bursts of three beeps, pause, three beeps, pause, three beeps, etc. for an hour. It's the secondary alarm system so it's only going off in the double-door entryway and thus isn't ear-splitting. Of course, if it was going off building-wide, we'd have reason to evacuate.

The beeping does appear to have frightened off the squirrels in the ceiling. I haven't heard them all morning.

I'm taking some vacation time before the summer CSSF activities begin. Things are pretty slow around here. I could work some half days. Come in during the mornings to make sure I'm current and on track for all the Campbell Conference and dorm stuff, then go home at noon to work on my own stuff. Sounds delightful.

My LJ is boring right now. I gotta get some stuff done already. Just...not right now. Where's my ibuprofen?

[identity profile] radcliffe.livejournal.com 2009-05-29 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww, too bad about the Iron suppliment. Boo.

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2009-05-29 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm gonna give it one more month, just in case. I know my body adapts slowly!

Well..

[identity profile] wyckedgood.livejournal.com 2009-05-29 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Think of it this way...your period could be going on the 3 consecutive month mark. :insert wry look:

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2009-05-29 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
b-a-r-f

[identity profile] kalimeg.livejournal.com 2009-05-30 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Oh boy! Squirrel repellent!

[identity profile] bestill.livejournal.com 2009-06-03 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry the raspberry didn't help. Let me know if you want the plain iron supplements back. I haven't taken any of them . . .

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2009-06-03 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure, if you're not using them, I'll take them back.