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Tracking My Menstrual Cycle
I’ve been trying to diligently track my menstrual cycle ever since I skimmed Taking Charge of Your Fertility last year. For some reason, however, I have yet to be very successful with it. Something always seems to get in the way: waking up at inconsistent times, traveling and changing time zones, getting bored in the middle of my really long cycles, using a thermometer that only went to the tenths place and learning that I should get one that goes all the way to the hundredths, trying to use a tracking system that is too complicated–blah, blah, blah.Well, it’s time to get serious with my tracking because a) I’m … Read More
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Dreaming Big: The Course
If you decide to enroll in a Mondo Beyondo course, please click through from my website! I will earn $20 that will go straight into my Dreaming Savings Account (sorry for the shameless self-promotion!)Last month, I enrolled in Mondo Beyondo, an online course about dreaming big. Unfortunately, a few things conspired to make my experience less than fruitful:
- I should have waited until my calendar cleared a bit before tackling a new and ambitious undertaking (in Mondo Beyondo speak, we call this “making a clearing.”). March was frenetic and frazzled. I traveled four times and had something on my calendar every single day except Tuesday, March 23.
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Blood Work Results
I am so thankful to have a general physician who believes in yearly physicals and recommends blood tests to gain greater insight into her patients’ overall health.Here’s what the results say from my recent test:
Your blood sugar, electrolytes, kidney, thyroid, liver, and blood counts are normal. Your iron studies are normal. Your lipid panel/cholesterol is normal. Your female hormone test (progesterone, FSH, LH, and estradiol) is normal and implies at time of testing you were in “follicular” phase of cycle. Pap smear is normal.
Phew! I’m especially relieved to know that have normal iron and protein levels. As a vegetarian, it’s something I worry about. The delightful and … Read More
