Infertility

Manicures & Martinis & MDs

May 20, 2009

One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn’t belong Can you guess which thing is not like the others…? The Sesame Street song was in my head as the nail tech pushed back my cuticles at the American Fertility Association‘s Manicures & Martinis event last week in Denver. [...]

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So Close: a Book Shower

May 3, 2009

Have you heard about all the books being born from the ALI community? We’re pretty darn fertile in the pages department. There’s The Land of If: Understanding Infertility and Exploring Your Options by Melissa Ford. There’s Silent Sorority: A Barren Woman Gets Busy, Angry, Lost and Found by Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos. And now, So Close: [...]

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What was IN that coffee!?

April 16, 2009

It’s important to honor the journey of those on the path of infertility and to occasionally mark the progress and triumphs. It can be sticky to do so, though, because when navigating IF, we move forward at different speeds and on different sub-paths. Still, if I were to put off a Status Check until everybody [...]

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Perfect Moment Monday: Spirals

March 30, 2009

Perfect Moment Monday is more about noticing a perfect moment than about creating one. Perfect moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in between. We gather here once a week to engage in mindfulness about something that is right with our world. Everyone is welcome to join. Details on how to participate are at [...]

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Link love

January 14, 2009

A few link-worthy items have come across my radar. Adoption Update: This site is compiled regularly by an adoptive mom whose goal is “to help prospective adoptive parents stay up to date on the latest adoption news.” She includes news on domestic and international adoptions, and it looks as if the author is quite an [...]

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Show & Tell: my pregnancy pic

October 26, 2008

(Clue 4 of Lori’s Childhood Trivia is below.) Here’s me and my guy: Compare. My sister had her annual Halloween bash, which doubled as her 40th birthday party. For more Show & Tell, check out Mel. ========================== If you’re here for another clue for Lori’s Childhood Trivia, here it is: Category: TV Clue#1: Anita Clue [...]

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