Somewhere, in another universe, I never switched majors in college. I finished my teaching and vocal performance degrees, graduating with honors and taught high school music. I would sing in regional professional choirs. Maybe I'd even teach students private voice … Read More »
Archives for February 2012
Limerick Chick Contest: Guess Who?
It's the 6th Annual Limerick Chick Contest over at Lori's Write Mind, Open Heart. Quite simply, in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, it's a limerick writing contest that celebrates the wonderful folks of the blogosphere! Seeing as how Mel has included me in her entry (sneaky … Read More »
I’m Speaking at the Fertility Focus Telesummit 2012!
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be a part of Sarah Holland's Fertility Focus Telesummit 2012! You can hear me on Saturday, March 17th at 4pm EST. Then stay tuned at 5pm to hear Leah from Single Infertile Female and at 6pm to hear Jessica from Too Many Fish to Fry! It's … Read More »
Life Has Been a Bit of a Blur
Firstly, let me clarify about my last post: I'm not leaving you all forever, just moving. Are we cool? Cool. Hope you'll follow me to the new digs. Right so... A short post today just to say that my life? A bit of a blur lately. Here's how my my life has been pretty much on any … Read More »
The Beginnings of a Blog
So how exactly did this all happen? And more importantly, why on earth would I write about this on the web to share with millions of strangers? {March 30, 2009.} These were the first two sentences I wrote on my blog, nearly 3 years ago, in a post titled "More Than You Ever … Read More »
“You’re so young.”
100 days from now, I'll turn 30. Realizing this has left me a little contemplative about growing up, aging, expectations and mortality. It's not all doom and gloom, but as I let my thoughts wander on these subjects, I'm struck at the diversity of my opinions and experiences on … Read More »
Let’s Talk About Sex – and Infertility
It's Valentine's Day tomorrow and I wanted to write about somethin' sexy to celebrate. And what's sexier than sex? Sex is so complicated. I could write dozens upon dozens of posts about sex (and, maybe I will in the future). Sex is one of those things that factors into the … Read More »
Sperm and the Art of Personhood
It's the funniest thing this morning: after reading a couple of articles about three state legislators' attempts to fight back against absurd, anti-women measures in their own states, I simply cannot get "Just the Two of Us" out of my head. Here, let's share this earworm … Read More »
Living a Fertile Life: February’s Challenge
I lay on my back, my shoulders and mid-back supported by the bolster, my hands draped on either side of me: palms open and facing upward. My legs were spread wide, knees bent and dropped to the floor, the soles of my feet touching one another. I wiggled my toes … Read More »
Checking in on My Lady Bits: A Doc’s Appointment Update
So when I'm not posting about the State of THE Uterus, I thought it was time for an update on the State of MY Uterus. (Previously, on Keiko's Uterus: An Overdue Post About My Lady Bits.) Since we changed health insurance providers in November, it was time to see a new doctor. … Read More »