The third person in the picture is my mom, but I think most of you knew that. I blog about her pretty often, mostly in passing. We always have a good time together.

Deb and I also went in Black Market Minerals. This turned out to be a deliciously painful experience that will cost me a bunch of money because I am now a bead ho. That’s mostly all I will say about that on this blog, because beading is a hobby and I blog about hobbies on my craft blog. I will just take a moment to refer you to my crack dealer enabler.

Mama and I also stopped by a new-to-us yarn store, but it was closed. All of this wishful shopping led to a second trip on Friday. That trip needs about 48 posts of it’s own, but it won’t get that many, and I am not sure exactly where they will appear. I will say that it included yarn and beads and shoes. You were just waiting for me to say shoes weren’t you?

It may be that you want to do even more. Maybe, like me, you’d like to be a team captain or organize a walk in your area. I can tell you from experience that it’s not hard to do, and it’s a great feeling to know you are making a difference in people’s lives. Go ahead, it won’t hurt you to click and find out more information, and it may help someone else more than you will ever know.

ETA:This post should be 3-5 sentences, so I am adding this blurb to tell you that I finally wrote about it 2 posts up from here. And to also point out that the post under this is fully four paragraphs long. Nonetheless, I do know the rules, and I forgot to check that this post was long enough, so I accept responsibility for that, and NOW, I think it is sufficient. I should be less busy.

Tomorrow, I am planning an exciting day! My friend Deb, who came to see me last year, is an hour away, and I will be meeting her for the afternoon. We’ll hang out, and eat an early supper together, and we are both giddy to see each other again.

Tonight, I made two lasagnas. I put them together, so rich and lucious. I put them in the oven to bake I sat down and I calculated the calories and saturated fat. And then I went to the freezer and took out a chicken breast for my supper. My lasagna is not on my list of good food choices, at 13 grams of saturated fat per serving. At least not today, when I had already eaten 7.5 grams with the earlier meals.

Today, I got something in the mail. If I was a man, it would have been obvious how excited I was. Since I am not, I will just show you a picture and leave the rest up to your imagination.

Yes, I have a fixation.

Did you know that adult stem cells have yielded for greater results as far as curing illness than fetal cells? And yet the clamor rises for finding for fetal stem cell research. I’ve never understood that. Well, that’s not true. I have understood it: it’s a great platform to promote abortion on demand, that’s what it is.

You know, I was appalled after Ronald Reagan died to hear Nancy and Ron, Jr. begging for the Bush administration to fund fetal stem cells. Ronald Reagan was staunchly pro-life, and he lived to a ripe old age. I can just see him spinning in his grave over the spin his family dished out after his death.

Man, I guess I got off on a tangent. What got me started on the subject, though, is that scientists have found another way to collect stem cells that doesn’t cause someone to DIE. Why hasn’t this been all over the news? Surely, in a country where we advertise herpes drugs in prime time, we aren’t still offended by menstruation! If you are, you can get over it by watching this Celle Client Testimonial. Then read on to find out more about how menstrual blood may be the panacea that fetal stem cells could never be:

Taking Control: Future Therapies for a Host of Serious Diseases May Be Found in Women’s Menstrual Blood

July 07, 2008: 01:28 PM EST

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Now, thanks to the revolutionary research and technology of C’elle, a service dedicated to providing women with a safe and easy method of collecting and preserving stem cells found in her menstrual fluid each month, even the busiest woman can take control of her future, right in the privacy of her own home. With C’elle’s non-invasive collection process, menstrual cells are processed and cryo-preserved (stored at a very low temperature) for potential cellular therapies that may be used in the future. These self-renewing cells one day may even be used for sports medicine or cosmeceutical treatments, such as anti-aging therapies.

“C’elle enables and empowers a woman to take control of her future health, and possibly of those genetically closest to her, in a fast, painless and stress free way,” said Michelle Kay, Marketing and Sales Manager for C’elle. “We live in exciting times, as science and technology are discovering how extremely valuable menstrual blood stem cells really are, and the enormous treatment potential they represent for future therapies. C’elle’s ongoing research is supporting these promising findings.”

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The weekend is shaping up to be busy. Or rather, Saturday morning is busy, and we’ll see what happens from there. I plan to spend as much time as possible reading or stitching. And maybe napping, even though it won’t be cool enough for covers.

So, why am I posting here about my headache? Didn’t I tell ya’ll I wasn’t going to post unless I had something to say? Cause. Yes. I am posting here about my headache because I am trying desperately to get back into the blogging groove. And the thing I have to say is this: Someone looked me dead in the eye about 10 days ago and told me it would take a year for me to get over the past six months. I really, really hope he wasn’t right about that.

What spurred all this? Well, I was visiting LaDonna’s 101 in 1001 and she did something that I have never seen before. She started over. She just scratched it and made a new list. And her new list is a good list. (I tried to leave you a comment, and your theme spat at me). It’s full of things that she wants to learn and do, and items that are not dependent on others for completion.

And then I visited Web Hosting Geeks and saw the web hosting reviews, and I thought–yk, someone took the time to research that stuff and then they put it out there. No one is born knowing all about web hosting. You have to research that kinda stuff. You have to invest your time and your energy, and I bet when they started, they didn’t know what the outcome of he site would even be, But there they are, and it seems to be a pretty popular site, and wow. If I ever need a new web host, I’ll remember these guys, and more than likely click through one of their reviews. They’ll get a little commission, and it will be because of the investment of time and energy they made earlier.

I’m worth that, too. I am worth investing my time and energy in, and in more than a haphazard way. Now, I haven’t looked at my 101 list in months. I know that it has been at least 7, because one of the first items on it had to do with Grandmother, and I just….haven’t been able to look back through it. And one had to do with my Dad, whose been working on night shift and shut down and there’s nothing *I* can do about that. There were items that depended on having money, and I don’t always have that. And then there is the simple fact that I didn’t set aside time to do it. But I think maybe I’m going to join LaDonna and just have myself a little do-over. Item number 1 of 101 can be “acknowledge that I am worth my own time and energy”.