Spotted

I almost missed today's post, which would result in me failing the 30 posts in 30 days challenge. Then I remembered the awesome picture I snapped at Starbucks the other day.

As I was waiting for my skinny vanilla latte one day last week, this young man came into the Starbucks dressed in a green warm-up track suit. Not only was the outfit a bit much, but I noticed he had one of the greatest haircuts known to man. No, it wasn't a mullet...it was a rat tail! Totally awesome!

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Garage Sale to Make a Baby

If you follow me over on Conceive Online and/or read my posts here, you probably know that we have been trying to have a baby for a while now. We just recently found out that the chances of us having a baby naturally our pretty slim to none, and our best bet is to go through fertility treatment. Well, that's not cheap.

So I'm thinking of having a sale - a big 'ol garage sale. I got the idea from my dear friend over at Will Work for IVF. She had a sale to raise money for her IVF treatment, and now she's pregnant!

I know we have plenty of stuff we can get rid of, but I still have to talk it over with the Hubs. He does not tend to let go of things easily. I mean he still has a shiny Raiders jacket in the closet as well as sweaters from high school. Since they are more than 20 years old, he is not allowed to wear them outside the house. Heck, I got him to paint in his jorts just so he would stop wearing them out in public. I think having a garage/yard sale would help two-fold. We'd clean out our house as well as hopefully, make a little money. I know it would be hard work, but it would possibly make a little dent in our baby fund.

Like I said, I still need to discuss it with the Hubs, but does anyone out there have ideas on how to pull this off? Words of advice? Lessons learned? Tips and/or tricks?

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Need a pick-me-up?

If you are looking to brighten your day or just need a little pick-me-up, you must visit The Brightside Project.

There mission: The Bright Side Project is here to bring you sunshine every day with themed, daily giveaways. We hope to inspire you to stop for a second and remember life is (still) beautiful and there is goodness in the world.

How can you not go visit them after reading that statement? Everyday they post a new something to give away, and all you have to do is answer their oftentimes thought-provoking question. Today's question is about who inspires you and why? Not only is there a chance to win some really cool stuff, but I think they brighten my day with just their questions. They make me think a bit, and most the time bring a smile to my face.

So go now....visit...answer, and remember who told you about this great website when you win a prize this month. That's because this month the list is one for me and one for you!

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Final day of boot camp

It's not technically the final day, but Wednesdays work out is just a test to see how far we've come since the first day. I have to say, I'm proud of myself. It was tough getting up three times a week to drive downtown to go get my butt kicked, but I did it with only one day missed. I totally had an excuse for that one day, too. My secret garden had been invaded, and I was feeling a little crampy.

My friend and I decided to do the boot camp to give us a jumpstart to our workouts, and boy, did it ever. I never thought I'd be able to do 30 flights of stairs, but today I did! I also never thought I'd be able to do real push-ups, and today I did (well, the girl kind, but still). The weight hasn't just melted off, but I can definitely tell that I've gotten tighten. My clothes fit better and I might have even gained a little definition in my muscles.

So yah for me! On Wednesday, I'm excited to see how far I've come, how fast I can run up those steps, how many push-ups I can do in a minute and how long I can hold a plank. There should definitely be improvement.

I just have to keep it going. I plan on going back to my regular gym after this, but my struggle will be to keep up the intensity. There are not many steps at my regular gym so stairs will be out, but I can probably run some hills outside until it gets too cold. I can also keep doing my sit-ups, lunges and squats.

Why do I keep wanting to put an "e" on the end of that word? It's not spelled squate, silly.

Anyway, my goal is to keep that sweat going. Since my shirt is soaked after a good boot camp workout, I'm hoping to do the same on my own. A good sweat in the morning is a good thing, so if anyone has any ideas on how I can keep up with things, please feel free to share.

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30 Posts in 30 Days

I was just browsing around some fellow infertile friend's blogs today, and I came across a challenge - 30 Posts in 30 Days. Since my posts started lacking in October, I've decided to step it up a bit, and I signed up. The challenge starts today, so this is day one.

There isn't anything exciting to post about today. We had a relaxing day filled with a pedicure, hanging out with friends watching the Titans win, doing a little work, and now watching Mad Men. By the way, if you aren't watching Mad Men, what is wrong with you? Best show on television!



The story, the characters, the office politics, and the clothes. Oh, the clothes are by far the best part. I wish I could wear those clothes.

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What else went on this month

I tend to just take random pictures, and I thought I'd share some of these from the past month.
October started with a lot of rain, which meant that we were visited by a few mushrooms in our front yard.


The kids and I hung out during those rainy nights.


I witnessed the procession of a civil war funeral from the porch of my hairdresser.



Very surreal to say the least.



I saw Bob Costas.


And watched as Peyton Manning tore the Titans a part.


I got to enjoy the musical talents of my favorite band - O.A.R.




and Pitbull...yes, Pitbull was there, too.


Finally, the month was ended with some baking in honor of Halloween.






All in all the month wasn't so bad.

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Went to the doctor to get our answers

When in the TTC mode, each month is a roller coaster. The up of the anticipated ovulation, the fun of the trying, then the anxiety of the the two-week wait, and it all comes to a screeching halt with that first show of red toilet paper. This month was a little different though. If you take out the trying and insert undergoing tests, then it's about right. There was still the anxiety of waiting and the sudden crash at the end.

The crash this time was the news. I was hoping for some good news like, "take two pills and get on it." Alas, it was not that kind of news. Our news consisted of the, "it's going to be very hard for you two to get pregnant naturally." Well, that's a complete bummer, isn't it? It seems as though the Hubs doesn't have just slow swimmers, but they are not of a very good quality either.

So what do we do now? The doc recommended a Fallopian Tube Sperm Profusion, which is essentially a procedure to put the Hub's good sperm that much closer to my egg. The thing is that it's kind of expensive, and there is a higher chance for multiples. So what to do? I never thought we would be in this situation, but now we are.

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