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Yearly Check-Up
Gosh, doctors’ offices make me so nervous. It’s been more than two years since I went for my yearly pap smear and well woman’s exam (I’m ashamed to admit that to you!), so I trekked to the doctor for that exam, plus a whole host of other issues:
- Fear of not ovulating
- Pain in my shoulder (that I’ve had for more than a year)
- Concern about my heart
Luckily, she’s the kind of doctor who believes in yearly physicals, and she sent me down to the lab for a whole host of tests (ranging from cholesterol to thyroid). She also let me convince her to test my iron levels (which … Read More
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Fabric Store Finds
I posted a request for dress pattern suggestions on my Facebook page.Julie suggested Colette Patterns, which has some super-cute designs. However, the strapless dress pattern doesn’t align well with my goal to dance uninhibitedly. (I’m just insecure like that.) The other pattern I really like–Chantilly–would probably over-emphasize my breasts.
I searched around for some free dress patterns but couldn’t find anything remotely interesting. I then decided to trek to the fabric store.
Searching through books of god-awful patterns was slightly depressing. Even when I tried to ignore the dreadful fabrics and just focus on the cut of the dress, I still didn’t have much luck. However, I … Read More
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Ovulation and Such
So, it’s pretty official: I did not ovulate last month.
I started my period last week. I counted backwards 14 days, and I definitely peed on an ovulation test strip that day (and it wasn’t the day I was in the forest in 30-degree weather).
I also had very little discharge last month. Some months, I do get the stretchy, egg-white discharge that Taking Charge of Your Fertility describes. So perhaps I ovulate in some months but not others.
I should stop self-diagnosing. The last time I came up with my own diagnosis I thought I had a tumor in my stomach. I even went to the doctor for it. … Read More
