Datamapper hook hackery

model.rb

class Item
  include DataMapper::Resource

  belongs_to :user

  has n, :comments, :constraint => :destroy

  has_tags

  property :id, Serial
  property :status, Text
  property :created_at, DateTime, :default => DateTime.now
  property :updated_on, DateTime

  validates_presence_of :status

  before :save, :count
  after :save do |item|
    if @saved == 0
      @saved = 1
      Statum::SendEmail.new(item)
    end
  end

  def count
    if !self.saved?
     @saved = 0
    end
end