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zzzzzz (thursday)
i am so tired i don't know how to function. i slept well last night, but i feel like for two weeks in a row (including weekends) i have not gotten 8 hours of solid sleep. so i need to really catch up! tonight my goal is to be asleep by 9:30 
going to aim to run a 10K tonight at the gym--i hope i can do it! the stupid treadmills stop after an hour and need to reset, and i know it will take me over an hour--it takes me an hour to do 5.75 miles. so i guess i will get off, let it reboot, go grab water, and then jump back on for my last mile. i just need more energy!
trying a new chicken tikka masala recipe tonight. if i run the whole 10K i am going to want to eat the portions for 6 grown men.
and i want to reinstate mandatory nap time at work.
Re: zzzzzz (thursday)
I am also running on fumes. I think I have gotten one good night of sleep in the last two weeks and it wasn't last night.
Today I am sore, tired, and it is cold and rainy. I just want to go back to bed. Instead I am hitting the road in 30 minutes. I just have to keep telling myself only three more days.
Shauni - good luck with your 10K tonight.
good luck with running!!!
I've been MIA. Was home sick Monday and Tuesday and yesterday was busy playing catch up.
Fell asleep last night around 7:30 and it was glorious. Woke up to go to the bathroom but I must have been so tired, but i KNOW I got up, but I don't know if I even opened my eyes while walking.
Been having drama with deadbeat SIL which is now causing problems with MIL too. I'm ignoring MIL b/c I'm so mad at her for defending said deadbeat SIL. She emailed me about 3 times yesterday at work, and I don't think I would have anything nice to say if I wrote back, so I didn't.
UGH!!!!
Happy thursday all!
ugh...what is it about deadbeat ILs? sounds like everyone here has one of them.
I got a good night's sleep last night. Turns out hubby has been making me toss and turn. I didn't even realize it! Yesterday his doctor put him on Ambien and so he slept right through - so did I. Fabulous. Except those pills kinda freak me out.
Today I'm feeling extra pleased with myself. I finally racked up the nerve to wear dress shorts to my client's office. They are pretty short. I feel like a floosie. It's fantastic. hahahaha
TTC since 2010
Me: 36, slightly elevated FSH. Everything else (hysterescopy, HSG, b/w) normal.
DH:30, with super sperm? >200mil post wash
BFP #1 - May 2011 - m/c @ 8weeks
IUI #1 - July 26 2012 - Femara = BFN
Suprise BFP Jan 15 2013. Hope this one sticks!
I like the name tikka masala but I don't like the food.
Part of my new health goals is aiming for 10 hours of sleep a night.
Humidity is farking balls out awful. My hair was up by 8:37 a.m.
I need to do a pitstop in the supermarket tonight and possibly at Sam's. Their fruit is good there. I usually get the berries. I might do that Monday though.
Last night I went home, put three loads of laundry away, dusted the top floor which MFD later vacuumed, packed gym bag and lunch for two days, had turkey tacos for dinner, reorganized basement storage hole, ran and emptied dishwasher, and watched some HGTV. I fell out around 10:30.
Every day this week I woke up thinking today MUST be Friday. But alas that has not been the case. Getting close though.
This morning there was a train power outage on my line, so I rode in with two ladies I don't know. Awkward. But I got here only 20 minutes after I would've on the train, and they are still running sketchy. HATE.
So sorry Mary. I know your pain, my MIL has basically ignored me since May over my deadbeat SIL. It really sucks. If you ever want to talk about it, let me know. I can absolutely understand! Hang in there and know you are not doing anything wrong, even though they'd like you to think you are so you can join them in enabling your SIL's idiot behavior.
i was just telling the mr. how i would love me some ambien
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If I need to ensure a good night of sleep, I take benadryl.
My friend used to text her heart out on Ambien and have no recollection the next day. hahahahahah
So what's going on with the +HPT?!?! Did you call doctor??? Sorry if you've already talked about this. Haven't been on in a while!
hahahahah. I'm waiting on something like this. He already talks non-stop in his sleep.
Steph- reading your updates every morning makes me want to take a nap. How on earth do you get all that done? It also makes me feel pretty worthless. I really need to clean more.
TTC since 2010
Me: 36, slightly elevated FSH. Everything else (hysterescopy, HSG, b/w) normal.
DH:30, with super sperm? >200mil post wash
BFP #1 - May 2011 - m/c @ 8weeks
IUI #1 - July 26 2012 - Femara = BFN
Suprise BFP Jan 15 2013. Hope this one sticks!
I just got to work a little bit ago after my baby doctor appointment. Everything looks great! Next appointment which is our sonograph is July 20:) I can't wait!!! The nurse was kinda biitchy to me. When she asked if I had given my pee sample yet I told her i'm not sure if I would be able to since I had just went when I woke up this morning she gave me this nasty look and was like well we need it. Thankfully I still had a little bit of pee left because she might have beat me if I didn't do it.Next time I;ll just hold me pee in the AM before I go.
Last night my friend and I went to our favorite burger place.Not fast food burgers but sit down nice place. It was sooo yummy. After we went to visit Greg at work. Tonight I have to go home and do dishes.. boo...
If I need to get a lot done in a night or on a weekend day, I don't sit down until it's done. Plus by keeping the whole house clean on a regular basis all year round, I rarely get into a situation where something needs a deep cleaning or a massive house-wide purge.
It also helps me to look at my week and schedule chores. Mostly it's a half hour a night, so Monday I might do the bathroom and some laundry, Tuesday I might clean the kitchen, etc..some days it's more if I try to jam a bunch of stuff into one night.
I like the feeling of accomplishment too.
Xtine - hurrah to a good appointment, it's a shame someone pissed in that nurse's cornflakes this morning. I would complain about her. I hate rude doctor's office people. Guess what? My exorbitant insurance costs pay your salary, so you can improve your customer service skills.
Jessie - I hope your black cloud moves on down the road asap.
Hey Moleson, I haven't talked about it. I feel bad talking about being preggers on here all the time. I know a lot of girls don't want to hear it. It's so easy to make it about me me me. Hubby makes me feel like I'm the center of the universe right now
Anyways...I saw the doctor on Tuesday. She confirmed that I'm 6 weeks knocked up. They didn't do an ultrasound. I have to go back in a month. She also didn't think I'd be high risk and I can keep taking my heart meds. I'm in good shape. She also didn't think I hard boiled the baby by sitting in the hot tub, tipsy all week before I found out. yay!
Due Feb 17th.
TTC since 2010
Me: 36, slightly elevated FSH. Everything else (hysterescopy, HSG, b/w) normal.
DH:30, with super sperm? >200mil post wash
BFP #1 - May 2011 - m/c @ 8weeks
IUI #1 - July 26 2012 - Femara = BFN
Suprise BFP Jan 15 2013. Hope this one sticks!
Understandable. But I just HAD to know!
Oh diablesse- my baby defiently got drunk several times before I found out. My MIL was in town the week of st patty'd day and I am pretty sure I was preggers and we got WASTED when she was her. She's a drinker. Actually looking back there were a couple party weekends before we found out.
Yay a valentines baby!!!
xtine - yay!
diablesse - yay!
After coming to the conclusion we're going to put off kids for maybe another year, the other day I had the strongest urge/longing for a baby in my arms.
My commute in this morning was awful - they suspended our train line, so DH dropped me at a nearby town on a different line. Which luckily only got me in 40 min late. My boss has still not arrived, so she doesn't even know.
I got all excited last night because I found this great company to work for. And now that it's morning, I'm scared to send my resume in. They have a job listing for a very entry level position, but always accept applications for higher positions. KV that something opens soon? I'm determined to send my resume by this afternoon.
Last night after work did some grocery shopping, got home before DH - started a load of clothes and cooked dinner. When DH got home, he wanted to go for a run...so we (me, him and the dog) went on a 2.6-2.7 mile jaunt...it's his first run since right before our wedding (he's a total slacker). I'm proud of him and cherished the time together. I also received my texting while driving ticket in the mail yesterday, $170 pay upfront or attend court before 8/9; I think I'll show up at court to see if I can get it reduced. DH still doesn't know about this but I'm hoping I get a Q2 bonus that will help cover the cost.
Today - hopefully going for another run after work or at least walk the dog. Vehicle is getting worked on tonight by DH and FIL, thank goodness FIL is a mechanic because he's saved us money over the years between DH's car and maintenance and minor repairs on mine.
IUI #1 10/12/11 (Bravelle + HCG + Prometrium & acupuncture) = 10/26 BFP! Beta #1=250, Beta #2= 615. 1st u/s 11/8.
Leo - you might want to call the county clerk to ask if the fee could be MORE if you go to court. I'm also in CA, and I think some counties do that - charge you extra court fees if you show up to challenge or ask for the fine to be reduced. Also, there may not be any basis for reducing the fine except for financial hardship, so the clerks may be able to give you an idea about that. I'd hate to have you show up just for the price to resolve the ticket to go up.
Diablesse - yay for confirmation! Now you just need a ticker, and we'll quit asking about it until you want to share more.
Andalso I definitely had some Champagne when I was 4-5 weeks KTFU because hello we were in the Champagne region of France. I'm completely okay with that decision. The placenta isn't fully formed until about 6 weeks, from what I've read, so before then the embryo is being supplied by what's in the egg and doesn't even get nutrients from the mother.
Jessie - hope the mood lifts!
Aaaand, TN ate my other response.
It was complaining about my co-worker who was calling me chubbs, so I won't bore you all by retyping it. It helped to get it out once.
I'm glad it's Thursday, and looking forward to the weekend so I can sleep in! Meeting one of my good law school buddies on Saturday to go hiking with H and our pup. Her bf is deployed right now (first since they've been together), so we're all trying to keep her spirits up.
Mmm, Ambien. I got some when I was studying for the Bar exam and not sleeping well, and I just slept like the dead, but didn't do any weird texting or eating. It was heaven.
I'm totally exhausted and feel like *** today. We went and got our vaccinations for Africa last night. FIVE vaccines each - I thought there was only supposed to be one - and our effing insurance doesn't cover it like I thought. My arms are so tight today I can barely lift them. It made getting dressed this morning interesting. I had to have K hook my bra for me, and he's like, "Wow. This is the first time I've ever actually tried to get one of these back on a girl..." Ha!
I'm looking forward to tomorrow and a free weekend to relax. Even though there's a lot to do around the house, I'm just happy to not be traveling.
And dude, Ambien freaks me the eff out too. I know too many people that have done ridiculous crap on it.
The dr last night asked if we needed a prescription for it to help us sleep in Africa. (I thought this was kind of weird...) I was like, "Um, no thanks. I think I'm good without hallucinating and sleepwalking into a lion's mouth..."
Ah hahahahahah walking into a lion's mouth. Do you have your trip planned yet? My BFF is climbing Kilimanjaro in August and just got all of her shots.
So excited, friends of ours got engaged. They live in Tahoe, so we will kick off our Cali trip there next summer. Yee haw!
I need to make my grocery list.
Yay, that's right next to meeeeeeee! Lol. How long do you think you'll be out? I'm sure they'll have recs on what to do, but Nevada City (where I lived for a few years until I moved in with H) is really very cute and fun to visit. And the river is beautiful!
I have no idea at all. We were planning to drive PCH next year as our vacation, so at least we will be flying left to kill two birds with one stone! I will let you know as I learn more. They just got engaged like a minute ago and I am planning my vacation around their as yet unscheduled wedding.
hahahahahahahah
Yep, trip is all planned. It's a bucket list trip we're getting it out of the way now just in case we have any little oopsie babies in the near future. :-)
We're doing Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe and Zambia sides) and Tanzania. We'll be in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, then a few beach days in Zanzibar. I am so unbelievably excited!
I really think I'm addicted to traveling. I will totally sacrifice other basic comforts to be able to afford to travel. There's too much of the world left to see out there!
Where are your parents going MushE?