It really is.
Weird love's better than no love.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2022: Hindsight is 20/22
Take stock, reflect, butch, moan, vent. We are all here for it.
Trudy Booth - Feb 02, 2023 9:52:16 am PST #75 of 105
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Topic!Cindy - Feb 02, 2023 10:34:48 pm PST #76 of 105
What is even happening?
Also, I had two cleaners. One that I had come in and do the really hardcore deep clean, and then I called someone ELSE and pretended that I had always been this clean. After that, I half assed tidied before they came every two weeks.
Effing brilliant, Vortex. Brilliant.
Java cat - Feb 18, 2023 11:52:44 am PST #77 of 105
Not javachik
I've just this morning taken down holiday cards around the doorway into my living room, so am rationalizing that it's not too late to post here. I've enjoyed having the cards up, & receiving them. I don't do anything with family for either Thanksgiving or Christmas, so cards are one traditional thing that's fun to send & receive. Thanks for cards from Aurelia, Jessica, Brenda, Calli, dcp, Erika, Jesse, JZ, Lisa H, Laura, Kat, flea, smonster, & Susan W.
I think of all of you often even though I'm not here on the board much and wish everyone well and I appreciate very much seeing the people who post on Facebook.
DebetEsse - Mar 01, 2023 8:28:07 pm PST #78 of 105
Woe to the fucking wicked.
So, 2022.
I started a new job, working in a nursing home/rehab hospital. Still with the state, so my leave rolled over, but it too 7 months to do so. Not that I'm salty. No, wait. I'm really friggin salty.
Did Spring Break in MSP, got to visit a friend, kiddo got to play in snow, and we went to see Hadestown.
Joined the Repeat Pregnancy Loss club, which got me a referral to a clinic on Oahu, so I've now spent MUCH more time over there, mostly in morning till dinnertime chunks, with the exception of the solo trip I took for my birthday to see Frank Turner on the last show of his 50 states in 50 days tour.
Went through a few rounds of mildly-assisted trying to get pregnant (3x Clomid, 1x + IUI), and, of course, the month we took off (because we were on the mainland for Thanksgiving) appears to have done the trick. I'm due in August and far enough along that I'm starting to relax a little.
I'll be putting a post on FB soon. If we're friends over there and you, for any reason, do not want to be included in those updates, let me know, and I'll make sure you're not on the pregnancy-related posts. I've had a couple people I've had to mute for those reasons, so I'm making a special f-lock list.
Laura - Mar 02, 2023 5:58:14 am PST #79 of 105
Our wings are not tired.
Congratulations, Debet!! I look forward to seeing the update posts.
meara - Mar 02, 2023 7:12:03 am PST #80 of 105
Very exciting Debet!!! I look forward to updates!
dcp - Mar 02, 2023 7:42:58 am PST #81 of 105
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
DebetEsse, that was a rough year. Wow. I'm glad it's behind you, and the future looks better. Strength to you. Onwards!
Jesse - Mar 02, 2023 9:29:30 am PST #82 of 105
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh yay, Debet!! That is exciting.
javachik - Mar 02, 2023 9:54:34 am PST #83 of 105
Our wings are not tired.
Best wishes for the arrival of your newest addition in August! Sorry about the difficult journey though.
DebetEsse - Mar 02, 2023 11:00:22 am PST #84 of 105
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Thanks, all! I'm starting to have a little more energy, and getting bigger clothes, and really thinking about this as a thing that might actually happen