Keeping Busy
So, not ONLY was last week “go time,” but I also tutored two evenings for the TAKS test, I performed in two murder mysteries, took my BIL’s girlfriend to an 80′s Sing Along, was observed by the...
View Article50 Things That I Like About Myself
My blogging buddy Cindy wrote a really positive blog post! It was a breath a fresh air after this busy and slightly humbling week, so I decided to write one for myself! Don’t get me wrong, I’m a...
View ArticleAre you Lost?
One of the biggest reasons I love Word Press (besides the number of themes that I can use!) is the fact that I can see the search terms that lead visitors to my blog. Let me just say that *some* people...
View ArticleShamefully
The other day, I got what appears to be my first nastygram on WordPress. I say that because the comment was not written in English, and the online translators don’t seem to work very well. I have a few...
View ArticleBaring All or Being Coy?
I’ve always been a very busy person. I like having things to do – extracurricular activities, friends over, chores, volunteer hours, classes, side job – you get the picture. But ever since I got my BFP...
View ArticlePlaying Hookey
I had originally planned on having the IUI done over the weekend, and then taking Monday off to rest and relax. If you read my posts from yesterday, then you know that wasn’t the case. I felt robbed of...
View ArticleThe Devil Tricked Me
A friend of mine has a daughter (S.) who is a senior at a private Christian school. Not the kind of private Christian school that I attended – I’m talking about the kind that has human beings riding...
View ArticleNever Not Broken
Expansion “Please shatter my heart and create a new room to hold limitless love.” Rumi I know I said in earlier posts that I’m not a religious person, but there is one deity out there that resonates...
View ArticleCybermunchers
You know that scene in Fight Club where Marla is accused of being a tourist? Well, we have those in our on-line forums. Munchhausen’s by Internet. Wikipedia calls them Cybermunchers. It starts out...
View ArticleSteel Magnolias
In the early aftermath of termination, there was one movie that I kept replaying over and over in my mind: Steel Magnolias. Specifically, this scene right here: I still haven’t been able to bring...
View ArticleIf’s and Fleeting Moments
Today, I discovered that someone used the search term ” i have spina bififa occulta with a tethered cord and the doctors dont understand how much pain im in” and found my blog. I tx’d for spina bifida...
View ArticleMy EDD and IUI’s
I really have a few posts that I have have backlogged, but my mother has been in town, so I haven’t been writing as much lately, but I wanted to make sure that I wrote today. Today, June 5th, was one...
View ArticleSolitaire
I cheat at Solitaire. The undo button gets a lot of use in my games – I like to know what options are available to me. Today, while slowly waking up on a lazy Sunday morning, I was playing solitaire...
View ArticleMy Personal Narrative
As part of this “Literacy Course”, we are required to write (and publish) a personal narrative. This has been on my mind since decided to attend this three week institute. What was I going to write...
View ArticleTMI Warning: Diva Cups?
When I was diagnosed with unexplained infertility, it was a kick to my ovaries. I am a problem solver at heart, so I was really hoping to have an answer to all of the BFN’s that I kept getting. Even...
View ArticleGrey Areas
Part of the shame (for me, at least) of TFMR is that my daughter’s diagnosis wasn’t terminal – she could easily live with modern medical intervention. Granted, she could have easily died from one of...
View ArticleSafe Entertainment
Luckily for me, DH is an IT nerd. So we don’t watch tv. He uses some sort of technical voodoo to remove all commercials from whatever tv we watch. It’s wonderful – I never had to ensure a diaper...
View Article1 in 10
I’m going to share my story with 1 in 10, a new blog about late term termination, but I just haven’t been able to write anything else down. It took a lot out of my to share my story with the Senate,...
View ArticleFeeling sorry for myself.
It’s one in the afternoon and I’m still in bed, browsing Pinterest and Facebook. I think I’m officially in a funk. I feel a little like a cornered animal, desperate and full of misdirected aggression,...
View ArticleCounselor Part 1
So, I contacted my first choice therapist and heard back from her today: not accepting any new patients. She suggested that I see the icky one. Great. Besides, she charges $250 an hour for couples....
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