Tag, I'm It

I've been so busy at work and I have some evil virus, so no time for a real post today. But here's six random fact about me brought to you by Sunnie, who roped me into this tagging game:

1. I do not eat leftovers (unless it is something that tastes better after a day or two, like spaghetti or chili). Just the idea turns my stomach.

2. I ran the Chicago Marathon in 1999. After the race I did not run again for almost a year. I gained 25 pounds during that year. Now when I run, it is usually 5 miles or less.

3. I am an iPod/iTunes junkie. I have 3,905 songs on my iPod.

4. I wear “fusion” hair extentions. I wore braids in college and a jheri curl in high school and my first year of college.

5. I sing classical music and I plan to audition for the Lyric Opera Chorus every year until I get in. I also play the flute and the piano (a little). I own a guitar but I don't know how to play it (yet).

6. I was a lazy student but I managed to score a 30 on my ACT exam.

Now I guess it's my turn to tag someone....but after catching up on everyone's blogs, it looks like we all have been tagged!
So, if you are reading this and you have not been tagged, here are the instructions:


1. Go write 6 random or weird facts/things/etc. about yourself in my comment box and on your blog, then tag six more people! Even if your not tagged, leave at least one interesting fact about yourself.

2. Then leave a comment that says "You are tagged" in their comments telling them to read your blog.

Hopefully I will have a real post tomorrow.

Hopeful or maybe just delusional

WARNING: TMI ALERT!
In theory, there is no reason that we know of why I should not be able to get pregnant naturally. I have one tube that functions. My uterus has not been compromised by the fibroids. I ovulate regularly. My eggs are fine. My hubby's soldiers are fine. Since our recent miscarriage, I have not really been tracking my cycle--no temperatures, no checking the cervical mucus, no opk's. I've just been waiting for Flo to that we can plan our next round of IVF. But for some reason, yesterday I noticed that I had quite a bit of discharge when I went to the bathroom. So I stuck my finger down there, and to my surprise and delight, egg white quality cm! I was glad to see it, but I really didn't think much about it for the rest of the day.

I went home last night, went for a run, cooked dinner and watched some tv. I dozed off in front of the tv until about 11pm. I went upstairs to go to bed and I remembered the cm, so I decided to do an opk, you know, just for kicks. I mean Lord knows I did not feel like fooling around and in my head, I really did not think the test would show an lh surge. I just wanted to go to sleep. But I'll be doggone...the test showed that last night was the night.

So I went downstairs to ask my hubby if he was up for a trip to the love shack. And he was (no surprise there). Do I even dare hope for a miracle this month? Nothing to do now but wait and see.

Eye Update

I went to the eye doc yesterday. She said that my eyes are irritated lately because of allergies. So I won’t be going blind today. :-) I also confirmed that I did have keratitis a few months ago. But it probably was not of the fungal variety. I’ll probably still have my hubby send a letter to B&L, just to see what they say. And to be safe, I got new lenses, a new case and a new brand of solution.

Here’s the link to the FDA announcement. (Thanks, UtRus!)
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety/041006-keratitis.html

Looking Busy Today

My boss is in town today, so I really need to look busy. Ugh. Thankfully, blogging looks like real work to the common observer. And my computer is strategically facing away from the door to my office. And…I’m wearing my glasses, giving me a scholarly, nose-to-the-grindstone kind of look. And my staff is fairly busy, so that should keep them out of trouble. So when Oz walks by, I will look like the model manager, employee and all around hard worker. I swear the corporate dance makes me tired. If I could just get (and stay) knocked up I could blow this popsicle stand.

The good news today is that I got the word on my remaining “equity” options. These are like stock options but for a private company. The company gave me (and other key employees) options as an incentive to stick around after my former company was bought out a few years ago. Now the options are vested, so I can cash them in for a nice chunk of money. This year I am collecting on all of my remaining shares. After that, if I decide to flip my desk over and jump ship, I won’t be leaving any money on the table. Hurray!

If you haven’t figured it out. I am not a fan of my job. But I don’t hate it enough to deal with the stress of starting something new…not yet. I guess from the outside looking in, I am in a pretty good situation. I am a middle manager, my boss is in NY, and he is pretty hands off. I have lots of flexibility to go to my numerous doctor appointments. And my salary is outstanding for my field. My main problem with this job is that I am not being challenged in any way. I am not a type A, driven personality. But I do need some stimulation. I get zero stimulation here.
Luckily, I have hobbies and other stuff to keep me occupied.

My eyes are burning!

More health woes...a few months ago I had some problems with my eyes...specifically, I could not see, not with my glases or my contacts. My eyes were red and they ached. So I went to the eye doc and she diagnosed me with keratitis. She was a little baffled at how I would get this...it's a fungus that can scratch your cornea and make you go blind if left untreated. But whatever, she prescribed an antibiotic and I was all good. Then last week my eyes started bothering me again. Red, irritated, achey. I ordered some new contacts and made an appointment with the eye doc. Fast forward to today. A friend called me this morning to tell me about this. Good grief.

Bloody Monday

I am finally feeling more like my normal self. Last week I went for a consultation with my RE to talk about what our next steps will be. She had our test results and thank goodness, we don't have any genetic abnormalities that would predispose us to future miscarriages. Now I just need to get tested for any immunological factors. Depending on how these tests come out, we are planning for another round of IVF and possibly IVIG (my RE calls this the scary bag of liquid) in May or June. Of course we also have to wait for AF, which could take as long as 6 weeks to show up.

So this morning I went to have my blood drawn and I will drop the samples off at this lab across town this afternoon. Have I mentioned that the phlebotomists at my doctor's office irk my very soul? My husband calls them Shenika and Shaquonda. They never seem to quite know what they are doing. Today they scolded me because they supposedly are not supposed to do blood draws for outside labs. I asked if the doctor knew this and that heffa got snippy with me. The nerve! Anyhoo, they ended up doing the blood draw and charging me $20. Of course, neither of them knew how run a credit card, so I had to go get cash. It was all very annoying, but I got what I needed. This entire process has taught me how to be very, very pushy.

The lab is near North Michigan Avenue. I was thinking I would do a little lunchtime retail therapy after I drop off my blood. But then I remembered...the test cost $1555.00. And it is not covered by insurance. D'oh. I plan to file a claim anyway. Maybe the insurance gods will have pity on me and pay up.