Foul Mood

OMG. It's one of those days I need a punching bag. I'm pretty sure I would break a bone. I'm just really really mad. I was fine until we went over to mom's. She was watching "One Born Every Minute" (yay). Then she goes to her favorite anecdote - how she "just can't wait for when I have a baby. I'm not gonna be able to take it because I don't like pain (wtf)." For some reason she thinks I have no pain tolerance and I have heard this a million times from her. Well before I didn't have the big, festering, infertility stab wound in my back. She poured salt allllll up in it tonight and I.lost.it. I mean does she think she is Wonder Woman? OBVIOUSLY it's going to hurt. OBVIOUSLY I don't like pain, who the hell does? I told her that too. I said do you like pain? NO. I don't sit around crying when I have pain, and I do have pain. My menstrual cramps HURT. When I have cysts, IT HURTS. She doesn't know my pain tolerance. I told her point blank she WILL NOT be by my side when I give birth. She will just piss me off.

Other notable things that have gone wrong today:

• I stepped on a staple with the heel of my bare foot.
• My dogs unraveled a whole skein of yarn
• I grabbed one can of soda out of the fridge and several fall onto the floor.

Is it tomorrow yet?

Happy Birthday Dyllan

Today has been quite a day. We woke up to many texts coming through saying my sister-in-law was in labor. This was a "get-her-to-the-hospital-fast" kind of thing. He was breech and sceduled for C-section delivery on March 30. He decided to start making his way about 3AM lol. She got admitted and Dyllan Cole was delivered at 12:41pm via C-section weighing 7lbs 12 ounces, 20.5 inches long and melting our hearts at first sight. Dh's birthday is tomorrow. They're gonna be birthday buddies :)

Here's a few pics from the day gathered from various family members phones and cameras!

I'd like to buy a vowel...an O please.

I wish I could. My temps are telling me nothing. My OPKs are not exciting. Grrr.

Gettin' Crafty Wit' It!

Na na na na na na na...

Ok, I'll stop.

So, I tackled something that's been intimidating to me...crocheting a hat. I can do simple stuff..afghans, baby blankets, scarves..etc.. But something round seemed difficult. But tonight I found a great 'how-to' online and gave it a whirl! Pretty pleased at my first attempt.

Two A Days

Makes me think about football, hehe. The hubs loves it and I know quite a bit about it. Kind of scary how much. Anyway, what I'm referring to is 2 Metformin doses a day. Sucks. I feel blah. And not hungry. I don't feel sick, I just feel like a zombie.

I hate dinnertime because I never know what to make. And nothing actually sounds good because I don't feel hungry.

Used my monitor for the first time this cycle. Low - as it should be. I temped today, although I'm not sure why I did because hubby decided to let me sleep half the day. Grr.

Chicken Fajitas

This recipe is near an dear to my heart. My uncle showed me how to make these in my great grandmother's kitchen. They were the closest people to me growing up and they are both gone now. But, memories and their yummy recipes live on!



Uncle Marlon's Chicken Fajitas


1pkg boneless, skinless chicken
1 medium onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, julienned
butter
hot sauce
Worcestershire sauce
salt
pepper


1. Boil chicken until done. Using two forks, pull the chicken apart into shreds.
2. In a skillet, melt butter at low-medium heat {at least 1/4 cup-you will have to judge the amount, and usually add more later, too} and add onion and peppers.
3. Saute the onions and peppers until onions are caramelized.
4. Add chicken. 
5. Cook on low heat, adding Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce sparingly until desired flavor is reached.


You now have your filling! Grab a flour tortilla and spoon some on, top with gobs and gobs of sour cream. Maybe some rice and refried beans on the side? Yumm!

I used to like photography.

Well, I still do like photography, just not so much the people. I guess some of it's my fault for being too nice, although I am still awaiting a print order for a Christmas session (o.O) that just seems like I'm getting screwed. So, from now on every client will sign an agreement because apparently professional/common courtesy is a thing of the past. I'm tired of working hard on taking/editing these pictures and then waiting and waiting. I had planned on ordering my new phone today, but since not one but TWO clients {who both told me yesterday they would be by today with their order and $} were no-shows, I can't. So, yeah it probably made me a little more pissed off than I normally would be, but I think that's good.

I'm tired of being the nice little doormat.

Meet "it's-not-personal-it's-business" Angela

See ya AF!

Looks like AF is leaving (hopefully for the last time for a VERY long time). I'll start temping in the morning. I'm excited for this cycle. Oh, and I miss food!

Birthday

Today I woke up closer to 30 than 20 for the first time. Sigh. But I saw this on my calendat and it made me smile. Silly DH.♥

So it begins

Today I went back on the hardcore PCOS diet and the Metformin. Tonight was 15 Bean Soup and boiled cabbage.

PCOS Strikes Again

So, my youngest SIL was Dx with PCOS today. Her numbers were a little worse than mine. I feel bad for her. She's only 21. But, then again, I wish I had known about mine earlier. She has the same doc and med as me. So, at least I can help her with understanding some of it. It just sucks. I hate it and I hate that someone I love has to go through it. Blah.

CD1

It was a 31 day cycle. Not too shabby un-medicated. I just got off the phone with the pharmacy calling in a refill of Metformin. Time to go hardcore on this. My birthday is Friday. Stupid crap. So I'm ready to kick it in high gear. This cycle: Temping and charting, Metformin, diet and maybe even a little exercise, Preseed, OPKs, CBEFM. Whew!! That should work, right?

My Life Through Pictures: Day 4

Picture of a habit you wish you didn't have:

This obviously isn't a picture of me, but it's kind of hard to take a pic while biting my nails lol

My Life Through Pictures: Day 3

Day 3: Cast of my favorite TV show....Greeeeeeeeey's!!!! I love Grey's Anatomy. LOVE it.

A close second is Nip/Tuck (I promise I watch more than medical dramas.)

My Life Through Pictures: Day 2

Day 2: A picture of you and the person you have been close with for a while.

This is me and Adam on the way to Tunica, MS. It was a super fun trip :)

My Life Through Pictures: Day 1: Me

Day 1: A photo of yourself with 10 facts.

This is me. (in desperate need of having something done to my hair I might add)

1.  I'm a Pisces.
2.  I never get tired of Chinese food.
3.  I talk babytalk to my dogs.
4.  The only jewelry I wear on a daily basis are my wedding bands and 4 stud earrings.
5. .I hate shoes and socks. I love being barefoot or in flip flops.
6.  I'm not super crazy about chocolate-I't rather have fruity or sour candy.
7.  I got my wedding dress off eBay. No joke. It had price tags still on it. It was a store sample. Gorgeous.
8. I will soon be getting my first tattoo! It's being designed by a SUPER talented friend of mine that I met on this TTC journey.
9. Ooh. Here's a little known one: When I was a baby, I had seizures. I had to go to a major children's hospital, Le Bonhneur in Memphis, TN to be treated.
10. I have weird food aversions. A lot of them are texture issues. Such as: I won't eat tomatoes but I love ketchup. I love banana flavored things but won't eat bananas. It's the gooeyness and slimeyness. Ick! My noodles have to be al dente and not overcooked. When I make cereal, I don't pour the milk until I am ready to start eating, because if it gets soggy-it's going in the trash. Yeah, I need therapy. Lol.

Sick of it!

I swear I would delete my Facebook account if I didn't need it for my photography page. Today, my mom's niece ( a different one if you can believe it) announced her pregnancy and it reduced me to a snotty mess. I wish I didn't care. This particular morning I stared a a stark white HPT. No, you're right, it's not like it was the first time. It's just getting really old. Oh, and my birthday is coming up too, which I refuse to celebrate anymore. Just one year older and still childless. I text DH about the pregnancy announcement and he said: Angela it will happen baby.. It will be worth the wait. I know he's right. But, it doesn't make any of this any easier. Sigh.

My Life Through Pictures

I stole this from Facebook. Thought it might be fun to do.

I'll get started on this later today :)

100th Post!!

I've decided to (kinda have already started to) make this an everything blog. Just whatever is on my mind, whether it be about TTC or not. I have a food blog, photography blog, TTC blog and it's kind of daunting and I don't keep up with them like I should. So expect more variety.

So, I still feel like butt. I have managed to accomplish some things though. It's really pretty out today, so I let the dogs out to play a little while.

I gave 2 of the dogs a bath, did a load of clothes and then the bedding. I give myself 2 thumbs up. Because what I REALLY wanted to do was crawl back in bed. I think a lot of it is my eyesight. I need to go have an exam even though it's only been a few months - definitely not time for my annual. Boo for extra spending.