From the monthly archives:

January 2010

What is your favorite 80′s band or singer…like totally ever.

Grammy’s Schwammy’s.   I miss the 80′s music I used to play on my vinyl records.  I miss my record sleeves and skipping needle.  I miss flipping over the record when I loved and learned every lyric of the first side. My favorite 80′s album of all time was SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER.  Duran [...]

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Life After IVF – Part Two

So. Part Two. Life after IVF. Bridges crossed. Saying goodbye to a relationship with an RE. Dealing with some sad realities but feeling lucky for the future. I wanted to tell SO many people I was pregnant. I was so afraid I would miscarry my surviving baby that I didn’t want to jinx a thing. [...]

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I’ve had IVF, now what? Life after IVF, pt 1

Ya’ know, not many people talk about life after IVF. What happens when the marching band packs it up? What happens after the airplane takes off in Casablanca? What’s the dealio? I wish I knew some things before the reality hit me. I’ve had IVF, now what? I was JUST thinking about this today. I [...]

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Miss Pointy Elbow

Yesterday I sliced a piece of my pinky finger off. With a scissor. I don’t even want to discuss the HOW’S and WHY’S. Just know this? It was an accident. And it prompted a visit to the ER and stitches. A year ago and the VERY same date, I sliced my other pinky open. I [...]

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Don’t stress during IVF

Prior to my IVF protocol, I got so many tips from so many women.  I did.  Eat this, don’t eat that, exercise this, don’t exercise that.  Coupled with the some others I met in the waiting room, holding lucky talismans and praying out loud, I realized early on that IVF was a LOT about circumstances.  [...]

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God, I hope I get it! I hope I get it! (from a Chorus Line)

Dream home alert. I think the home has been found. After three years of house hunting in topsy turvy markets, the timing is right and so is the house. It just felt like, “the one.” Now what do I do? I get the pre-approval letter and make a bid, right? I cross my fingers. I [...]

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The Cost of IVF (F***!!!!!)

There are some things in life that cost a ton of money:  a new home,  a new car,  a college education. Even a rare, pet bird.  But what about the cost of having a baby? Cha-ching. What about the cost of having a baby through in vitro fertilization (IVF)?  What about IVF cost? Cha-ching, cha-ching! [...]

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Haiti

I am affected so deeply by the tragedy in Haiti. I’ve never been to Haiti but I worked with students in 2003-2006 and most were from the country. They were lovely kids and so were their families. And all they wanted was a better life in the USA and peace for their families, living in [...]

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Happy Birthday To Me…

On this birthday, I wish for Haiti and the families that lost one another. It’s all I wish for today.

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Which celebrity do you wish would serenade you?

I was just Twittering with a couple of the gals – Roxanne (of The Quest for Baby Hang) and Holly (of Ready To Be a Mom) – and we got to talking about the late, great Heath Ledger, particularly his fabu-licious serenading scene in 10 Things I Hate About You. So that got us thinking…if [...]

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