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Thursday
Today is going to be a rough one.
My grandmother died one year ago today. I was holding her hand. I still cry almost daily thinking of her.
And I have my P. She came on like a surprising little wench in the middle of the night. I am bloaty as f*ck and have some cramps.
Eating out for lunch today (salad, soup) and then will hopefully get in 3-4 miles and some weight lifting. Dinner is kebobs.
I want to go to bed, sleep, wake up, have a good cry and watch a slide show of my grandparents. And then have a run and lay on the beach. And cry some more. And not have my P.
Sorry for the debbie downer 'tude.
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My Mom Mom died when I was 18, which is almost 16 years ago (please refrain from old age jokery). I still miss her fiercely but she visits me in dreams when things are not going well in my life. I'm sorry your grandmother is no longer physically here but I really do believe she is still with you. I know that doesn't make it any better.
Onomatopoeia. Buzz. Murmur. Hiss. Bang. Argh. I love that word and the words that are onomatopoeia words. Sorry for Thursday's language tangent.
Andplusalso, happy birthday President Obama! Fifty looks good on you.
Yesterday just about kicked my behind. I'm hoping today is more lenient.
I was in work by 7:30 am yesterday, did zumba mid-day, worked until 5:45, then headed to South Philly and stood to conduct a Relay committee meeting for two hours, then drove home and went to Bed, Bath & Beyond for a shower gift and perused Marshall's clearance section for a dress. I found one I liked, but it was $70, and that's not in the budget for an unnecessary item. Score 1 for me. After that I went to Pathmark. I forgot to get squash. Balls. I did get good deals and I practiced good couponing so that was great.
I got home at 10 pm, unloaded groceries, made two lunches, pounded out and marinated chicken, and wiped down the kitchen. I finally sat down at 10:30. Beat.
Add PMS to busy times and that equals utter exhaustion. And today I am crampy and my stomach feels like poop.
I heard a hilarious convo on the train this morning. Some weirdo was on his cell phone talking loudly and with conviction about going to FL to meet a man who would be his wife's boyfriend AND a spiritual advisor to both of them. It was *** hilarious, everyone was laughing. Buddy, think about what you're talking about and how your voice is resonating. The older ladies next to me then went on and on about sister wives and could men be brother husbands. Also hilarious.
Wowzahs sorry for the book.
Steph- How often do you have dreams about your mom or with your mom in them? I lost my mom 4 years ago and very rarely have dream about her but recently I have been having them. Mainly they involve me her and the baby so I think thatis why.
Shauni- I am so sorry about your grandma. I agree with everything Steph said. I could tell you many crazy stories about right after my mom died about her sending signs down.
Last night we had trivia, we did pretty good. If we kick azz the next 2 weeks we might have a chance to win it all but I am very convinced the people who sit in the corners who ALWAYS win are totally on their cell phones.
Hugs, Shauni. My Papa died when I was 21. I got all happy/sads at the wedding and when Baby Q was born b/c he wasn't here for any of it. Lots & lots of hugs.
Steph - Glad that BO's age now matches his hairs. He is sooooo gray. (Or maybe he just stopped dying it??)
Survived my first day. Stopped to pick up a stromboli for dinner and got a text from K that Baby Q was in ballistic mode. Rushed home, fed baby, ate dinner, fed baby and put him to bed, then fell asleep watching Royal Pains/Yankees game (satellite was bad last night due to massive amounts of rain which we desperately needed).
Working from home today on my new T/Th WAH schedule. Already had one cat escape, mom call to tell they're coming to stay for the weekend, washed bed sheets and thawing brisket for a lovely crockpot dinner tomorrow. And put in 2 1/2 good hours of work so far...clearly more productive in my comfy clothes.
stephanie and xtine, thank you for your kind words. and now i feel even more choked up thinking about your mothers. it literally makes my heart ache.
And i agree, happy birthday, barry o!
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jeez guys...such sad stories this morning.
Thankfully, I still have both my parents and I can't even imagine the pain associated with losing one of them. When I lost my favourite granny, would I was very very close to, I was young to really realize what was happening and luckily, I was saved that anguish. I still dream about her too.
Today is a good day for me so far. I cleared up the red tape on my car - I thought the MVA thought I had a lapse in insurance. Turns out they figured it out and I was just here freaking out for nothing.
Now I just have to get past emissions - which I will never pass. Too many mods on the car. I wonder if I can find a sweet boy to bat my eye lids at at the testing station. hahaha
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!
Xtine, Mom Mom is always in my dreams when I am going through a rough period. Thankfully I haven't had many rough times lately, but I do miss the visits. My mom went to a medium a few years ago and got a recording of the session. The medium said Madge sents S butterflies to let her know she's ther. And literally after that I have butterfly visits all the time. Coincidence? Maybe sometimes. But it still feels great.
Doesn't your trivia monitor cell phone useage? So lame. I hate cheaters.
Susie Q, congrats on a successful first day back. Did I miss your WAH schedule? Is that a switch from before? If so that's great.
All - did I initially type Mom? My mom is alive, wearing hairmanes like it's 1987, and goes by the nickname Loopy. It's my Mom-Mom. When I wasn't with my parents I was with her, and she was an epic, fantastic, strong woman.
So sorry you're feeling down Shauni. Everyone else who has lost someone, I am sorry. I am with you today on the crappy moods. *sigh* I lost my grandma about 6 years ago and I still think of her a lot... It never changes.
Today though, I am not missing family. I'm feeling depressed about nothing going anywhere with my etsy shop as of yet. Wishing I knew more about marketing myself in this. Really needing SOMETHING to happen. I've been looking for a job, but hoping maybe this would take off and I wouldn't have to. Not having anything happen. Grr.
Been lonely too since DH hasn't been coming right home after work.... can't wait til we go on our weekend to the beach. He gets a few days off too, so that'll be nice. I just need a pick me up.
My moms sign is hearts. She was very active in Special Olympics with my brother and the state games were the same month she passed and during opening cermonies the clouds parted into a shape of a heart. It was probably one of the coolest this I have ever seen.
HE does but he is the owner so he really doesn't do to much aside for saying "No cell phones" I get his point he really can't biitch people out, they wouldn't come back and he would lose business.
Yesterday was WFH day, ended up taking the dog out for 3 mile walk and then after DH got home, we ran for 3.8 miles so almost 7 miles for me, no wonder my legs are a tad sore
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Today after work, hitting up Costco and then walking the dog or going for a run. nothing too exciting.
Shauni - I read your blog before jumping on the boards this morning and I got misty eyed reading your entry. sending you hugs today.
IUI #1 10/12/11 (Bravelle + HCG + Prometrium & acupuncture) = 10/26 BFP! Beta #1=250, Beta #2= 615. 1st u/s 11/8.
thebears - have you tried doing some online gorilla marleting?
Do some reasrch and see if google adwords can help drive some traffic to your etsy site. Google is very good about training people online on how to best use the product. You have to pay for it, but they will usually give a $100 credit to new businesses and you only pay when users go directly to your site.
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!
TBears, there are lots of tools online where you can learn how to better use social media tools to market yourself. FB, Twitter. Do some google searches, you'll get some good ideas, I promise.
Do you list on Craigslist? Is there any website or forum for local artists in your area?
Very cool!
Awww...hugs to everyone. I haven't lost anyone close to me so I cannot imagine how you must feel.
Today I am alone in the office, until about noon...yes! Nothing much planned for today. I need to get cat food during my lunch, put gas, and I may check out old navy. I desperately need new white cami's. Tonight I'll be heading to the gym. I'm taking advantage of having a Thursday night free because starting next week I won't have any free evenings (except Friday) until Dec.
Lyns- You just reminded me that I have to go to COSTCO to renew my membership.
Morning, all. Rough day here so far as well. I stayed home sick yesterday because I was very pukey. Took my anti-nausea meds and they knocked me out, slept from 9-3. So, yeah, I didn't get to sleep until 1am. Grr. Still pukey today, but too much to do to worry about it again.
At least I got the house cleaned during the few hours I was awake! H is going to be so surprised when he gets home on Sunday from his trip.
Shauni, I'm so sorry about missing your grandma. I agree with Steph, I bet she's there watching over you. I've also had dreams where my grandma comes to me, including one really powerful one when I was just futzing around after college working a desk job, and she told me I was destined to do much more, and I better get on it or she'd just take over my body and do it herself. No joke, it was scary, but awesome at the same time. I started looking at law schools right after that!
Susie, Congrats on making it through your first day back! I'm so stoked for you that you'll get to WFH two days a week. I'm trying to work out my leave time now, and am hoping to WFH two days a week after about 8 weeks home, both to help out here (there's a ton going on) and not feel like I'm so out of the loop. The problem is that there's no established WFH protocols, although I do have a laptop and can VPN into our network.
Steph and Dia- I do have a FB page, I actually started there... I guess I just should realize that it takes a while to get "known" no matter what.
I have listed in the creative section on Craigslist when I was just the FB page, but not since I opened the etsy shop. Maybe I'll repost. I ordered some business cards from vistaprint, to pass out to interested people I run into, but they haven't arrived yet... Just stuck right now I guess. Thanks for the help, it's really all new to me.
I went to one in our larger town when I was wedding planning, we have one a year I believe. In CO you have SIX?!?! WOW. We really are podunk. haha. It's a good idea though, I'll look into it.
Tbears - marketing a small business is constant (and hard) work. It's as valuable as the time you put into creating your product.
But don't worry, I bet you'll get it all figured out!
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!
This. If you are self-starting, if you're breathing you should also be marketing.
Re: Craigslist - repost often, it flips a lot!
Design and hang fliers in your local grocery stores, library, anywhere that will let you hang them basically.
My company doesn't have an established WFH policy or protocol it's one of those hidden things that's not widely advertised. Maybe the State of CA is the same way....eerr wait, are you working as a government contractor? Anyway, I'm sure it can be done, I would do the same thing in order to cut infant care costs down.
IUI #1 10/12/11 (Bravelle + HCG + Prometrium & acupuncture) = 10/26 BFP! Beta #1=250, Beta #2= 615. 1st u/s 11/8.
I work for a county but am contracted to the state. My boss isn't really keen on it for a long term solution, and I'm okay with that, because honestly I don't picture myself being able to work + take care of Predator once he's more than a few months old. But I'd love to do it short term, while I'm transitioning back to working.