L'shana tovah, folks. The Jewish New Year begins an incredibly sacred period known as the Days of Awe. In synagogues around the world, Jews began yet another new year by hearing the story of Hannah chanted aloud. It's interesting how the subject of infertility gets perhaps one … Read More »
The ALI Blogger APB: Have You Seen These Bloggers? (Part 2)
Before I get into the meat of this post, I want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who commented on and emailed me about Tuesday's post. It was a difficult post for me to write, because I don't want those of you who ARE pregnant/parenting to think that I don't care about you. I … Read More »
Wading/Waiting
To be a boulder in the river: worn smooth by the current flowing around it - steady, unmoving, solid footing over the hurried stream. Someday - many, many years from now - the waters will etch away this boulder into a memory, the river rushing onward, carving its path across the … Read More »
The Last Night of My Twenties: Musings on the Precipice of Youth
In just a few hours, I turn 30. I will spend this evening most likely doing a load of laundry, cleaning the kitchen, and changing the cats' litter. We're having leftovers for dinner. I might even have a beer. I know, I know - livin' the wild life over here. . . … Read More »
This is What 23 Years of Journaling Looks (and Reads) Like
I was inspired by Jessica's recent post about re-reading your blog and again by Kathy's Time Warp Tuesday posts, about this idea of going back and reading through all the words I've written over the last few years and seeing how you've grown and what you've learned. Jessica's … Read More »
Live from Santa Clara, It’s BlogHer Entrepreneurs!
After several hours of travel from the East Coast to the West Coast, I'm happy to report that I'm here in sunny Santa Clara, California to attend BlogHer Entrepreneurs '12. If you're just meeting me today from #BlogHerEnt12, hello! And I figure there are some new folks here … Read More »
“While I breathe, I hope.”
Dum spiro, spero. - Latin proverb Hope gets such a bad wrap sometimes, especially when it comes to infertility. "Don't get your hopes up," they say. I counter this with: "And why the hell not?" I look at it this way: yes, I may be getting my hopes up, but they're keeping … Read More »
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 »
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 »
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