I’m Not Fine, and I Know It

As if it weren’t already fairly obvious with the lack of posts, I’m still treading water over here. I feel like I don’t know who I am or what I’m doing most of the time. But I’ve taken steps to … Continue reading

Back to School Time Again

I know it’s a huge headache for those in the thick of it, but I’ve always enjoyed people watching at stores like Target and Wal-Mart when parents take their kids back to school shopping. All those years ago back when … Continue reading

My Secret Wish…

My Secret Wish …is that I will become pregnant before Halloween.  And that I’ll be showing around Halloween.  So I can wear a Halloween costume that utilizes my glorious bump. Because this is the type of mature, rational thinking that … Continue reading

Cycling Together

One thing you begin to notice when you’re seeing a reproductive endocrinologist is that your cycle is in sync with others. With the repeated months of attempts and failures, you see a lot of the same women over and over again. You … Continue reading

Walk of Hope Washington DC 2013 Wrap Up

The Walk of Hope was this past Saturday, June 22 at National Harbor, MD. Not sure why it’s the DC walk when it actually occurs in Maryland, but honestly we’re all so close to each other I suppose it doesn’t … Continue reading

The Walk of Hope – June 22, 2013

The Walk of Hope – June 22, 2013

I’ve thrown out a few tidbits on the HFM Facebook page and twitter, and mentioned it within a couple of other posts. But until today, I have not written an entire post about the fundraising the hubby and I are doing … Continue reading

Big Girly Photo Shoot- An HFM Coping Method

Big Girly Photo Shoot- An HFM Coping Method

Sometimes you just need to celebrate your own innate femininity.  Especially when you’re coping with an aspect of your female-ness that isn’t working for you- such as your fertility.  It’s easy to let yourself be angry at your body’s lack of … Continue reading

Is It Worth It?

Is It Worth It?

Last night, my niece lost one of her tiny, twin boys.  Her history reads like a classic drama.  Married the man of her dreams.  She is widowed before they even reach their first anniversary thanks to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. With … Continue reading