Looking at another NIAW, it is easy to catch feelings about seemingly not having changed positions from where you were last year, or the year before that. But I’m going to tell you something today that I want you to own.
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10 Comments So, it has been a while since I’ve taken the time to actually POST some tidbits here on the site. And it is all your fault. See, most of you follow The Egg on Facebook and we have such great conversations there, that by the time I get over here, I have nothing else to say because we’ve talked it to death over the course of a day! But, getting [...]
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Finding a creative way to "do thoughtful things for others", was/is hard. When you're feeling least like yourself and uncomfortable in your skin, it is actually the least of your concerns. I understand. Though, if we're being honest I gotta tell you, it helps.
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Day three of my Fertile Kwanzaa series really gets me to thinking. Here's a reflective and personal look at how Ujima is what The Broken Brown Egg is all about.
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The idea of being told to take comfort, when clearly all the alarms are ringing, feels like insanity. But then I started to really focus on the words. TAKE comfort.
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No Comments You can do everything right, and still end up with less than you hoped for. But who's to say that isn't perfectly alright?
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1 Comment I’ve decided to drink wine this evening. Yellow Tail makes a charming Merlot. A Merlot that has helped a bit. I plan to be at ease by the time I reach the latter half of it. Today warranted that sort of planning. You see, basically, I got the same “news” today that I’ve gotten before: Say it with me now: “There is NOTHING gynecologically wrong.” Really?
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No Comments I'm not sure how many other women are sufferers of menorrhagia. I'm not sure how many other women hold this frustrating condition to themselves. Just about the only thing I am sure of is how much I hate it.
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2 Comments This past week, I was absolutely floored to see a good blog buddy, Jay, over at The 2 Week Wait be heckled on her site because she is currently pregnant. A reader basically got offended that the site discusses infertility at all, and ranted that Jay should rename it because she is obviously no longer in “the wait”. This hurt my heart because it adds just one more hurdle for [...]
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No Comments Some things on my mind today. You may or may not agree or like them. But then...this is my blog, right? Right.
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The great IF can be extremely lonely. Even for those of us fortunate enough to have a supportive partner or spouse, it can often feel like one of the most isolating experiences one has ever had the misfortune of enduring. For my husband and I, it sometimes became more divisive when we were actively “trying” than when we were casually planning. He felt like I was obsessing, and I felt [...]
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