- This morning I woke up around 4:45am. Which was actually sleeping in a bit compared to yesterday. Waking up between 4-5am has become somewhat of a trend for me over the last two months or so to the extent that I no longer bother trying to fall back to sleep.
- I usually try to avoid the rabbit hole that is "how my life would be different if I had kids" but today, for some reason, I can't avoid it.
- One of my goals for 2015 was to read at least two books every month. I've already read two for January! I might get a third in before the month is over too!
- I was an hour late to work today (technically I set my own schedule so I wasn't really late, just later than I wanted to be) because apparently it was supposed to snow this morning. And rain, and freezing rain. From about 5-9am. Also, apparently the state department of transportation felt the need to close one lane of a major bridge during rush hour. So my 15 mile drive was a blazingly fast 90 minutes. Not a productive use of my time, that's for sure.
- I was supposed to have my annual GYN appointment yesterday afternoon. But then a meeting that I couldn't get out of was scheduled so I had to reschedule the appointment. They rescheduled for the beginning of February, which chances are decent that I will have to reschedule again. I should mention that scheduling an appointment of this nature amounts to a crapshoot for me with somewhat unpredictable cycles and extended periods of spotting. The scheduling lady was not amused when I told her to just schedule the next available appointment and I would cancel it if I needed to. Oh well.
- Pregnant sister 1 is due in a month. Her baby shower is in two weeks. I'm not going, even if I have to fake being sick. Childish? Maybe. Probably. Do I care? Not one bit.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Wednesday miscellany
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Well done on the reading front!
ReplyDeleteI think at the moment you are wise to avoid the baby shower. We don't have them in NZ (want to immigrate?), so I only know what I see on the media or hear on blogs. They sound horrific! What I'd do is make a date to see your sister separately (before rather than after), give her a gift then, and you could use the excuse that you don't want your gift to be lost amongst all the others, because you're her sister, and will be a special auntie.
The other thing you could consider is giving your sister a gift that is for HER, rather than for the baby. I did this when a friend had a baby when I was still recovering from my second ectopic pregnancy, and was very fragile emotionally. I knew she was going to get plenty for the baby, so I chose some really nice shower wash and body cream for her, that would remind her she was a woman rather than only a mother, and that she deserved some pampering too. She very much appreciated it (though she was always very sensitive to me and my situation too). It showed I was thoughtful, and it meant I avoided having to go to baby shops!
Your observations about baby showers are correct. Even before infertility I preferred dental work to attending a baby shower! I always said that I would never have one, but obviously I shouldn't have wasted time thinking about that. Immigrating to NZ sounds very appealing....
DeleteBuying a gift for my sister sounds like a good idea. Right now I'm not really feeling strong enough to venture into a baby store or even to browse for baby gifts online. I can also resort to the highly impersonal gift card option if I need to.