Countdown: Seven! -- Things I Wish They'd Told Me

(Please note the updated hair picture. I figured the Dome was worth documenting once.)

• The goop you have to slather on your breasts will play merry hell with your clothing. Wear your oldest, softest, saggiest undergarments, and be prepared to throw them away when it's all done.
• If the goop don't get your clothing, the B.O. will. Tom's of Maine unscented smells funny in its own right (hops and rosemary, rather like soup), and is remarkably ineffective.
• Don't go swimming. I didn't do this, but I had to figure out not to do it myself.
• When they say you will "get tired", they mean you will battle through waves of exhaustion. This is different from merely being sleepy. The waves can be battled through, though!
• Hot showers are a bad idea. Try lukewarm. I was told this eventually, after my skin was all broken down.

There may be more later. We'll see.

In more cheerful news, my husband and I met 21 years ago today! Which I guess is more of a "Today in History" entry than "News," but it still seems like news to us. :)