I finally managed to get myself to the phlebotomist early this morning. I'm glad they are close, because when I first set out for their office I didn't have the blood work script. I had to return home to get it. I was intensely relieved that when I finally got there prepared that there was only one person before me. Sometimes it's a rat race there.

I am going to try to enjoy my day. I promised hubby that I'd make a soup I've never made before. I offered him the choice of zelnocka (a Czech sauerkraut soup) or New England clam chowder. He chose zelnocka. That's OK, but deep down I was in the mood for New England clam chowder. I'm also going to make a diet friendly almond bread pudding. Actually, the zelnocka is more diet friendly than New England clam chowder, too. That's probably for the best.

I went to the adult school class last night and enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I was surprisingly less anxious, too, especially considering that I had to basically act in front of students, while standing at a podium. We were voicing/acting out radio commercial content.

I am the only female in the class I mentioned. That fact, and just my own logical guess, inspired me to ask the instructor how female opportunities in the fields the class focuses on compare to those of males. His answer was quick and honest. Women have fewer opportunities. That's OK, though. I'm not really interested in voice overs or radio/TV commercials. I'm more interested in improving my recorded voice for a potential podcast to an audience that would likely appreciate female voices as much as a male's. I'm not an actress want to be.

Before I even did a reading, I asked the instructor if I should try to deliberately enunciate and calm my combo Philly/central NJ accent. He said "no" that it could potentially be appealing, in some cases. Then after I did a reading, he criticized my pronunciation of the words "food" and "goo". To that I said, "Well I guess my accent can be a problem!" Now I guess I have to play these words on Dictionary.com to "normalize" my pronunciation.

I suspect that the instructor may have a slight prejudice against female voices in the fields. I'll try to look past that and just learn all that I can. He does seem to be very knowledgeable, otherwise. I was the only one in the class to ask questions, which has often been the case throughout my life. His answers were very helpful to everyone. "Thank you very much for asking questions, BirdDancer!" Yea, right! Raspberries! Also, some other suggestions he made were ones I was already doing in my prep.

I think my reduction in Seroquel XR is already helping.