tired of being anemic

About 7 years ago I went in to have a blood test and discovered that I have a slight iron deficiency. This condition is by far not the worst thing in the world to have but it does have one slight side effect that seems to pop into my life every once and again: fatigue.

As my sleeping marathons are a thing of legend amongst my old roommates, there is a biological reason for their occurrence. I think my record is something like 17-18 hours in one stint. One day I saw a bumber sticker that really described it well,

"Consciousness: the short period that happens between naps."

Lately however, I have seemed to be doing pretty well in keeping the sleep times down to a regular rate...until last night.

I got home from the church broadcast and started to read next week's lesson on John the Baptist. Fifteen minutes later, I was out like a fat kid in dodge ball. I figured it was close to 9pm anyways and I would get an early start the next day so I went to bed. I woke up for while between 12-1:30am that I used to brush my teeth, check the e-mail, and get ready for the night. I eased in bed, and figured I'd get a good 8 total hours and wake up at 6:30. Next thing I knew....it was 10 o'clock in the bloomin' morning. So much for that plan.

So, I figure its about time to go on another iron-rich diet again so I don't single-handily throw off the worlds sleep statistics. If any of you happen to be cooking liver, asparagus, beef, lentils, kidney beans, or anything drenched in clam juice, just give me a ring! I'll be over there faster than a fireman on a caffeine binge.

If I don't answer...keep trying. (I'm probably asleep).