Cathy | December 31, 2009
So, we’re supposed to do an end of the year post? Is this what I hear?
This isn’t a resolution post. For one thing, I don’t usually make them. I’m just going to keep working on the things I’ve talked about in my last few posts.
Did anyone even read those? Is anyone even reading [...]
Cathy | November 9, 2009
I swear I start every post lately with an apology and an explanation about where I’ve been.
Once again, the answer should be no surprise. I’ve been unpacking and organizing, all while dealing with a moderate IBS flare-up. Which is kind of why I haven’t written – I’ve had things to say but not the time [...]
Cathy | April 20, 2009
Don’t get all uppity with me, people with jobs. I’m perfectly entitled to have a case of the Mondays and spend the day moping around feeling sorry for myself.
Mondays are especially lame since that’s the day I file my weekly unemployment claim, so it’s a nice reminder that I’m still a loser. I’m [...]
Cathy | March 19, 2009
My scale is totally broken. It’s the only explanation that makes any sense.
I have been very good since Monday – working out every day, drinking water, eating all the right stuff, blah blah blah, and somehow I am gaining weight.
It’s almost PMS time, but even if I am bloated and whathaveyou shouldn’t I at [...]
Cathy | February 27, 2009
I know I promised to be back yesterday to blog about how I’m not pregnant, but I was busy. And no, I wasn’t busy sitting on the couch crying, surrounded by empty hard cider bottles. I was cleaning, doing laundry, and catching up on various household chores I couldn’t get to when the [...]
Cathy | February 23, 2009
My pregnancy test was negative.
Of course it was. I knew damn well I was testing too early, but I did it anyway. Even though almost everyone says not to test until your period is at least one day late. Even though the directions on the test specifically said that if implantation just occurred [...]
Cathy | February 22, 2009
You’re killing me Fertility Friend. Killing me.
According to everything I’ve read, even if you have one of those super fancy highly sensitive early pregnancy tests, you still shouldn’t test until the day before you expect your period. At the earliest. If you test too early, it’s likely you will get a negative, [...]
Cathy | February 19, 2009
I thought that giving up things I like that are bad for babies, getting used to waking up the same time every day to take my temperature, learning how to do fertility charting, and trying to “time” intercourse were the hardest parts about trying to get pregnant. Turns out the hardest part is waiting [...]
Cathy | February 11, 2009
I suppose in the olden days when women had a question about conception or pregnancy, they asked their elders, their women friends, or “gasp” read a book. But now with just a few clicks and a google search, you can find anything.
Including a site that will totally do your fertility chart for you. [...]
Cathy | February 9, 2009
I had big plans for today. Plans that did not involve sharp stabbing pain in the upper right side of my back. It seems I’ve pulled a muscle even though the only physical activity I have engaged in is sex with my husband.
Since I’m trying to do everything “right” in case our [...]
