THE CUBE IS EMPTY. YOU MAY REMOVE THE CUBE. IOW, everything is in my house! Now I just have to unpack and arrange it all, oy... My friend who helped me with the biggish stuff (tall bookshelf, dresser, cedar chest) is smaller than I am, but a hoss. Damn I love a woman who knows how to lift heavy objects. In related news, I am now a sweaty, sweaty monkey.
Etiquette note: if one is going to a book signing for the husband of a college friend to meet said husband and another friend for the first time, is one expected to buy a copy of the book? If one is unemployed? I would like to read his books eventually...
Also, ABF U-pack is the bomb dig. I had not a single issue with them on either end, they picked my stuff up in NC on Friday and delivered it here Tuesday, and I loved that I could reserve two cubes and only pay what I used. And did I mention, for
one third
the price of a POD(S)? And cheaper than renting a U-haul, not to mention much less hassle. And three days to load, three to unload, not counting day of delivery, and a big truck in the street for 20 minutes instead of hours and hours? Total win. Couldn't have done it without all my fabulous friends, though. Bless 'em all.
I think when you and your friends get to a certain age there's a lot of talk about how people are having difficulties with pregnancies which keeps those of us who didn't have any problems quiet because we don't want to rub salt in a wound.
Speaking as an "old but still got her fingers crossed that she'll pull it off" chick I think its important to hear the "it went fine" side as well. Sensitivity is great and important and I'm all for it, but "problems" aren't the entire story. I've known several people now who were
shocked
that they didn't have any problems conceiving after 35. Infertility at that point doesn't become inevitable, it just becomes more likely.
The pendulum seems to have swung from infertility being a deep, dark, shameful, secret to almost being seen as a norm. Which is weird.
I was quite upsetting last year when my ob started talking about advanced maternal age and then informed me that yes, I do fall into that realm. It's also been hard finding secondary infertility support groups - everything I've found so far has been primary.
I've heard this from other people as well. I hope the discussion reaches a tipping point soon, Aims... and that you won't need it once it does.
Ok, done spamming the thread with my silliness.
YOU TAKE THAT BACK, LAURA!
NEVER
STOP SPAMMING THE THREAD WITH YOUR SILLINESS!
I also know two women who were told they were infertile, adopted babies, and almost immediately got pregnant. Maybe there's something hormonal that happens when a woman's around babies a lot that revs her own baby-making system up? Can I get a grant to study that?
There's certainly enough anecdata around the phenomenon. My VERY non-woowoo BiL's admittedly bs pet theory is that caring for a newborn exposes you to stem cells at a crazy rate. He's been surprised to see the arthritis he's struggled with since a brown recluse bite in his 20s easing considerably in the year + he's been a father. It makes evolutionary sense enough -- raising a small child is taxing as hell, its good if the little nipper actually physically benefits you in SOME way.
Went to the podiatrist today. One of the scars has developed a small scab so he
took a scalpel to it and removed a disolving stitch that hadn't so much disolved.
He's very happy with my recovery and doesn't need to see me again until September. He said if I have any pain or swelling over the summer with the heat I should come and see him.
As long as I was there I went to the GP as well -- I've been dealing with a nasty bout of bronchitis for the past week and change and figured I'd check in. I'm deffinately improved but my heart rate was elevated so he did an EKG. Thankfully it was fine as was my blood pressure (which always is). We're attributing the fast pulse to the infection and a bit of dehydration. Since lung problems are pretty unusual for me I have a scrip for a chest x-ray if this goes on for another week. So, rest, fluids, keep taking the codeine... like that.
Can I say how much I like having health insurance again? And how much I love my doctors? How much I appreciate their care and caution? And how crazy-making it is that this is not the norm?
I wouldn't worry about buying the book, smonster. They'll understand, knowing you just moved and don't have a job yet.
Happy birthday, Cass!
I am another buffista who had her kids after 35. I did have some problems getting pregnant, but then I had two easy pregnancies and two wonderful kids.
One of whom graduated kindergarten today. It seems unpossible, and yet there you go.
Many happy returns, Cass!
Happy Birthday Cass! Yay, Burrell having a FIRST GRADER OMG.
I have a headache, and haven't figured out how I am both driving an hour south and having a teleconference with my boss at the same time. Grr.
Good news: My neighbors down the alley bought $400 worth of gravel (a truckload!) and filled in and raked the alley. Or at least...their half of it. Not usually the half I use, but I could start! I heard them doing it and wandered out and chatted with them, and gave them $40 and said I'd give more if they want to get another load and do the other half...
Can I say how much I like having health insurance again? And how much I love my doctors? How much I appreciate their care and caution? And how crazy-making it is that this is not the norm?
Word, Trudy. Glad you're getting taken care of.
Well, that didn't last - my cable's out because she had to run the line through tree branches and the breeze has already disconnected it.
Thanks, lisah. That's what I figured.
Aww, yay Trudy health.
Aww, yay Burrell no-longer-a-baby.
Yeah, your cable hookup sounds hinky, smonster.
We need to re-gravel our driveway, but I don't think that's happening anytime soon.
