New York Nesties
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Open letter Tuesday
Dearest Nature,
Maybe the next time you want to host a battle of the bird calls, you don't have it happen in the middle of the night...right outside my window...thus scaring the bejeezus out of me and waking me and DH up!! I know i shouldn't be afraid of nature sounds, but it happens so rarely in NYC/Brooklyn and *never* that loud! Please shut those birds up. K?
Sincerely, Tired this morning
Re: Open letter Tuesday
Dear little love of my life (aka Beatrix),
Morning is not at 5 am, especially when for no reason at all you let out a yelp at 3 am, from which I was awoken and then couldn't fall back asleep, due to being paranoid that you would start really crying.
love, Mama
Dear Dh,
I hate your business trips.
Love,
wishes she didn't have to take little love to the bathroom everytime she needs to go.
Dear Lazy Self,
Get your ass in gear. That 5 lbs or so of fat circumventing your person is not going to miraculously turn to muscle.
Love,
Your Formerly-Fit Self
dear iliotibial band,
i get it. you're angry over having to carry all my weight instead of just half when i had that knee injury. i get that my little retail therapy excursion yesterday was a teensy bit too long to be putting stress on you, and i totally get why you effed up my commute home. but if you could, maybe, stop throbbing at night, it would be great. i've been giving you extra stretches, and ice, and hot baths. what else do you want from me?
sincerely, hip-a-hurtin'
Emerald Nuts Midnight Run (4m) 1/1/12
Coogan's Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks Run (5k) 3/4/12
Colon Cancer Challenge (15k) 4/1/12
Purple Stride NYC (5k) 4/21/12
Run to Combat Autism (5k) 4/29/12
RnR Philadelphia (Half Marathon) 9/16/12
Dear sciatic nerve,
Please, PUSH THE BABY OFF OF YOU if she's pinching you that badly. I have way to many things to do in these next few weeks and I don't have time to be hobbling around like an old lady.
Sincerely,
In-pain-for-over-two-weeks-now
Dear Payroll Office:
Thank you for taking over half my salary this coming Friday because someone effed up and did not deduct my pension contributions since January. And what..you said you will be doing that for the next 3 months?! Jeez! Thanks a lot. I have a mortgage to pay and I have my mom to entertain and you chose to do this to me now?!?! I had asked about this in February and you told me that this pension contribution is not for temporary staff-which I have been since being here and now you realize this was wrong info. I hate you all!!
Sincerely,
Broke-a$$ employee with a mortgage due and a mother who wants to have tons of fun
Our New Home! Renovation Underway! The Law Nest
TTC Journey
7/2008 - begin TTC
7/2009 - began charting
9/2009 - Dx Endometriosis
10/2009 - HSG/SA (Normal)
12/2009 -6/2010 - Lupron #1 & 2
Sep-Nov 2010- Clomid Cycles #1&2 = BFN
Dec 2010 - Clomid Cycle #3 = BFP (1/11/11);no h/b (2/10/11); D&C (2/23/11)
5/11-6/11 - herbal tea regime = BFN
7/24/2011- herbal tea regime = surprise BFP
Dear EVERYONE at WORK,
YES. I am STILL HERE. My due date isn't for another two weeks. Bite me.
-Cranky pregnant lady
Dear everyone,
Please stop asking if I am pregnant. I am not and I don't think it's appropriate of you to ask. Medical professionals I understand the need for you to ask, but believe me when I tell you I'm not. Going off the pill and starting a prenatal vitamin, does not make you pregnant, especially if your period ended the week before and you haven't had unprotected sex. When we are ready, we will be ready and will most likely tell everyone after 3 months.
Sincerely, annoyed
Dear Sasha,
Thank you so very much for a 2-hour nap today, you (and your mama too) really really needed those two hours. Now keep up good work and start sleeping normally again, your tired mama and papa don't know what else to do with you at this point. You need sleep.
Love, rested and happy mama
Bubblegum Explosion