Potassium Can Kill You

So. In case you didn't know, potassium is a very dangerous substance (at least when it comes to the human body). Today we were talking about IVs and IV solutions, and how there are strict restrictions on potassium and IVs due to the fact that "we were killing a lot of people." Oh, is that all??

My instructor went on to say that potassium IV pushes (pushing an amount of potassium directly into your bloodstream via your IV site) are only given in emergency situations: "We do give potassium in code situations - why? They're already dead! Can't get worse!"

I love my new instructor...

Another FYI - those tiny air bubbles in your IV line won't kill you - it would take an entire IV line of air to actually kill you... doesn't that make you feel better???

I WON!

I read a very cool blog called Young House Love - where a young couple, very much like M and I, fix up their older brick ranch house, very much like M and I! I have found ALL sorts of ideas and inspiration from their site, and it's a much-loved part of my Google reader.

John and Sherry of Young House Love do a "Fab Freebie" about once a week, and I've entered about six ... and I WON the last one!!! They were giving away a set of four crystal drinking glasses from the Mikasa Cheers Too line - SUPER CUTE.

All we had to do was leave a comment, starting with "I'll drink to that" and telling about the best toast you have ever given/heard. This is what I left:

"Comment by Dani on August 24, 2009 @ 3:49 pm

I’ll drink to that!

The best toast ever was one that my husband did at my friend’s wedding – he told the ENTIRE room that he met these two girls training at a restaurant (me and my friend), and he really liked one…but since she went home for the summer, he was stuck with the other one…and MARRIED HER (therefore … me!).

The whole room (me included) cracked up. =)"

Yay for my winning entry! All that was left was to pick the type of glasses I wanted - white wine, double old-fashioned or highball. After MUCH deliberation, M and I picked these - super cute right?? Yay housewarming present for us!!!

Paint colors are the devil.

Ummm I never knew that taupe could have so many freaking variations. One does NOT expect this shit when you sign up for house-painting. we decided on a gray - see below - FAR LEFT (PS - the walls look WAY PINK in this picture. I SWEAR it looks a lot more GRAY GRAY in real life. Sigh.). However, the tan that we want to put throughout the house is eluding me. Right now we are leaning toward the one on the left - but it looks to freaking GRAY in this picture. We just painted some on moving boxes here at the apt in order to put the color next to the couch and bed, and they both look fine...and neither is gray. Sigh. Blast you natural vs. artificial light!
Also, in this picture the WALLS look Gray. Sighhhhhhhhhhhh. I guess we'll just GO with it...right???

I hate making decisions!!!

Falafel for the Soul

This is very very cool - http://falafelforthesoul.blogspot.com/

Because everyone needs random encouragement. What better way to show love and support to our fellow humans?