May 6, 2004
I am now prepared. I have stocked up on PMS snacks. I got some of these (the pink and white variety, though) and one of these.
When we lived in Indiana (while my husband was in law school at Notre Dame,) I looked all over for those Mother’s circus animal cookies. I couldn’t find them anywhere. I guess they just don’t carry them in that area of the country. I tried a couple of different brands, but it just wasn’t the same.
Boy am I in a crappy mood. PMS sucks! Ever since a went off the pill (2 1/2 years ago) I have been plagued with really bad PMS. I’m glad my bday isn’t this Friday, because the only thing I’d want to do to celebrate is lock myself in a closet. It doesn’t help that we have no chocolate in the apartment.
I really need to get off my ass and go workout. It’s really hard to keep myself motivated in the whole exercise department. We have 2 workout rooms with various equipment in our apartment complex. I guess I should be thankful I don’t have to pay to go to a gym, but it is a pain to get myself out the door in the morning. One of the things on my list of things to buy if we don’t have to spend $20K on IVF is a treadmill. It would be so much easier just to hop on the treadmill in my PJs without having to get all presentable.
Here’s my “wish list” of things to buy if we don’t have to spend all that $ on IVF:
- treadmill
- nice trip with my honey (preferably to Hawaii)
- Pottery barn entertainment center and coffee table/storage thingy
- lots of fun baby stuff
Of course we’ll also have to buy another car at some point, so we’re really hoping to avoid paying out the wazoo for IVF. Oh isn’t it nice to dream.
My kitty, Dixie, is sitting in my lap right now. That’s not at all uncommon. The unusual thing is that she has the hiccups. It’s quite an interesting situation.
May 5, 2004
My birthday is in 9 days. My husband has no clue what to get me, so he keeps bugging me for ideas. Of course I think this is preferable to having a husband who forgets said bday. I just don’t know what to tell him. It’s not that I can’t think of things that would be nice to have (at least in the abstract,) it’s just that I have a problem spending money on myself. I have no qualms spending $350 on a get well present for my hubby, but ask me to spend $50 bucks on myself, and forget about it. That’s basically what he’s asking me to do- spend $ on me.
I really don’t know what my problem is. Well, I might have some idea. My mom is the exact opposite of me. She’ll spend money she doesn’t have on junk for herself. She’s a “collector.” She collects lots of things: turtles, jewe
lry, shoes, books, and the list continues. I just don’t get it. Why would you run yourself (and your husband) up in debt just to have stuff you don’t really need. Now, I know it’s nice to get stuff you want and don’t really need sometimes, but that’s just excessive. I’m sure my current outlook on buying things for myself, and money in general, is a product of growing up in that environment. I want my family to have nice things, but it is important to do that in a responsible way.
So, I digress. I guess I’ll have to figure out something for my hubby to get me for my bday. What I really want is a baby, but I guess that’s not going to happen (at least not right now.) I guess what I want is an experience, not anything tangible (although I’ve already requested one of those yummy ice cream cakes from Marble Slab.) I want my husband to do something sweet and romantic (hint, hint, hubby.) Maybe a nice evening out (or in) or even a little get away. I think caring, thoughtful gestures make the best present possible.
The appointment went well. The Dr. said my husband will probably have the reconstructive surgery sometime in the next month. He has to coordinate with the general surgeon who will do the laparoscopic part of the surgery. The surgery will be scheduled for whenever that surgeon, my husband’s Dr., and the operating room are all available at the same time. That’s good news. I was afraid we were going to have to wait a few months. So now we just have to wait for the call telling us when they want to schedule the procedure. It’s nice to have a plan.
May 4, 2004
Tomorrow is my husband’s follow up appointment. The Dr. will let us know how soon we can proceed with the reconstructive surgery. I’m really not sure how long we’ll have to wait, but I think we’d both rather have it done sooner than later. I’m also curious to see what he’s going to say about the recovery time involved. I know it will be longer than the first surgery, but I hope it’s not too much worse. The waiting is so hard. It does help to have a plan now, but there’s still so much time just to dwell on everything. I am thankful that the first surgery was successful and that it did not lead to too dreadful a recovery for my hubby. Here’s to hoping for promising news tomorrow.
May 1, 2004
Ok. I know gmail is cool, but is it worth $175 to have an email account? That’s what the winning bid for the auction on ebay that ends in 30 minutes. It’s not like you’re never going to be able to get one if you don’t buy it from someone else. At some point, gmail will be open to the general public for FREE. I guess I just don’t get it.
I’m not always a fan of cooking. My in-laws sent us a box of pasties following my husband’s surgery. Last night we cooked one. Generally that’s my idea of cooking- put something in the oven, set a timer, eat. Well, we have a nice nonstick cookie sheet, apparently too nonstick. When I went to take the pan out of the oven, I must have tilted it some because that pasty just slid right off the pan into the bottom of the oven. We were hungry and to cook another one would have taken almost an hour, so we made do, but that mess is still waiting for me in the oven right now.
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