Tell Me About Yourself

Whew, I've been so focused on my decorations and find Christmas magic, that I haven't really been thinking about my next cycle very much. (Mission accomplished?!) But, the ball is rolling finally. My pre-stimulation cycle started on Tuesday. A few days earlier than I expected (a 26 day cycle), which, wouldn't you know it, sets day 21, when I'm due for a progesterone check prior to starting lupron, on the Tuesday after Christmas, when I am still planning to be at my mom's hanging out with my niece, Lady C. (wow, that sentence had a lot of commas!) Thankfully, when I was in for my biopsy, I had discussed this possibility with the nurse. She said they could check as early as day 18 or as late as day 23, both of which work with my travel plans. However, it does mean that I am officially kicking off IVF 3.0 bright and early on Christmas Eve on my way out of town. I'm prepared to not get the all clear to start lupron though, because when left to my own devices, I tend to ovulate around day 18, so I might have to go back on day 23 (Dec 29) anyway. OK, that was a very long drawn out way to tell you that I am quite excited to finally be getting this party started again. Oh, and we did decide to go with PIO, so I will be seeking all the advice, tips and tricks you ladies have to offer me. 

And I think I need to start listening to Circle & Bloom again because I have been hyperventilating all day, mostly due to work deadlines I think. But, clearly, with the run on paragraph I just wrote, my body and mind are a buzzing, and I need to slooooooow down. 

OK, so on another note, I received another award from two lovely ladies. Creating a Rainbow, and Michele from Greetings from Nowhere, NM. Thanks ladies! Updated later...I also see that I got this from JJ at A Journey of Emotions. Thanks!

OK, here are the rules:

1. Thank the person who awarded you.
2. List 7 things people may not know about you.
3. Pass it on to 15 other bloggers and don't forget to notify them.
(Eek, I'll see what I can do!). 

All right, here goes...I'm feeling a bit uninteresting right now. 

1. When I lost my advertising agency job in my early twenties, I spent so much time making beaded jewelry, that I ended up selling it for awhile. I did a few craft fairs, and some custom orders, but it never turned into to anything real. I realized that my labor was way too expensive to make any profit. But, I was able to support my bead buying habit for awhile. Now, I have a hard time buying any accessories for myself, because I have a huge in full of beads I should use to make stuff with instead. 

2. Being an interior designer is not nearly as glamorous in real life as it is on TV. I've spent most of my time the past few days drowning in spreadsheets, trying to calculate square footages of offices, cubicles, copy rooms, conference rooms, etc. Sometimes I wish I had a less "creative" job, so all my creative energy didn't get used up at work, and I would have more of it to spend at home on stuff that really feels creative...like Christmas decorations. 

3. I have a tendency to be too hard on myself. Didn't I just have an amazingly creative, fun weekend decorating my house? I'm sitting here wishing I had more time to make some new ornaments or something...OK, I looked around my living room again and snapped myself out of it. 

4. I've been to England, Belgium, Holland, France, Spain and Italy (4 times, it's my favorite!) Belgium, Holland and France were on a high school trip. We did not get to enter a store in Paris, our schedule was so packed. Can you imagine? I would love to go to Geece, and maybe Ireland. But, for my next vacation, (can you say baby moon in lat Feb/early March maybe....optimism! I really want a tropical beach vacation, something in the Carribean. Suggestions welcome!

Do I really need three more things?

5. I followed Derek Jeter into a Starbucks on Boylston Street in Boston with my hyperventillaing friend who was a huge fan and asked for his autograph. I could care less about baseball. But, um, in person...sigh!

6. I was co-salutatorian of my high school. I graduated the year Cheers went off the air. I almost wrote my speech about it. I settled for a friendship theme instead. 

7. I would really love to be a stay at home mom, despite all of my education (and student loans!) But, I'm not sure we'd ever be able to afford it. But, I have no doubt that I'd love it. I'm sort of over having a career. Yup. I said it. I kinda loved being an unemployed freelance designer who worked at home in my pajammas and had tons of time to make Christmas ornaments for my tree. 

All right, now to pass this along. I apologize if any of you have received this already. Don't feel the need to tell us 14 things about yourself! (it might take me a few days to tell you all about this...)

1. Many Many Moons 

2. The Yokum Crew... 

3. Waiting & Wishing

4. Womb for Improvement

5. Rainbow Making 10

6. Infertile in the City

7. Ginger and Lime

8. A Miracle 4 Us

9. Trying Not to Scream

10. My Path to Insanity & Beyond

11. Viva la Vida!

12. Uncommon Nonsense

13. Do I have to be a DINK?

14. Miss Conception

15. Infertility Unexplained

Have fun ladies!