Congress is back in session, after their nice long holiday break. Now is the perfect time to call them up and let them know that hey: infertility matters and the 7.3 million Americans living with infertility could use their legislative help. "But Keiko," I hear you saying, … Read More »
Archives for November 2012
#GivingTuesday: Highlighting Important Infertility Organizations All Day!
Today is Giving Tuesday. Following on the heels of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday seeks to turn that holiday spending power into holiday giving power by focusing on organizations and non-profits making a difference in our … Read More »
Eat, Drink and Be Merry – Or Don’t: An Infertility Holiday Survival Guide
In case you missed it, the rush for the end of year holidays has begun. I find, that for the life of the infertile, that dash begins right around Hallowe'en, although Back to School season has begun creeping in on this territory, too. From Hallowe'en it's practically light warp … Read More »
Thankful, Grateful, Abundant.
I am thankful for my infertility. I'll let that sink in for a moment. It's true: I am both grateful and thankful for my infertility. Not exactly something you'd expect to hear just two days before Thanksgiving, but there it is. For all the pain, the mental and physical … Read More »
Substantially Better, Thank You Very Much
Folks have been asking me all week: "How are you?" To which I've replied, "Substantially better, thank you very much" just about every time. I finally broke down and called my OB practice to see if they could get me in before the Monday after Thanksgiving. My nausea was … Read More »
I’m Reading: My Life Map
A few weeks ago, I received a copy of Kate and David Marshall's highly engaging and interactive workbook, My Life Map: A Journal to Help You Shape Your Future. I've had some time to read and review it and I have to say, as the days grow darker much earlier, with this strange … Read More »
Guilty Nausea
You know you've hit a new low when you're blogging on your phone from the floor of your bathroom, curled up in a fetal position, head resting on a pile of (dirty?) towels: So, I was really hoping to avoid any "let's bitch about pregnancy symptoms" posts but, that's going … Read More »
Basketcase
Yeah, that would be me right now. My thyroid is a shitshow right now. Just got my TSH panel back from yesterday's bloodwork and it's officially the lowest it's ever been: 0.09. Even though we like my TSH to be low, that's not necessarily a good thing. In fact, it's way too … Read More »
Tourism, Citizenship and Transitioning from the Land of IF
Today, I have a guest post over at PAIL (Pregnancy/Parenting Through Adoption, Infertility & Loss) Bloggers. I'm tackling a topic I've been mulling over since the day I found out I was pregnant, one that I tried to get at a little bit in the "To Mom or Not to Mom" Salon hosted … Read More »
The “Oh Crap I Need to Post for NaBloPoMo” Post
Spent all day at the RESOLVE New England Annual Conference. As always, made amazing connections and learned so much. What a fantastic day. I'll have a more complete recap in the coming days. NaNoWriMo continues: 4055 words, first and last chapters written, save for the final … Read More »
