Daydream Believer

My friends showed me this video. I think it’s pretty fantastic. Too often we overlook people who have special needs, or assume what they can and can’t do. Also, I think the sense of community rallying at the end is pretty great.

There’s a thing going around on Facebook where you write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, you tag people in the hopes they’ll do this thingy too. I only broke down and did one after receiving about 5 of these. And then I decided [...]

When my friend Jessi lived in Japan, she had a few unexpected roommates in her house. Roaches. They were common in old houses in Japan – just something you have to deal with. Rather than get all freaked out about them, she tried to kind of “disarm” them in her mind by calling [...]

So much to blog!
1. Adventures in Apartmenting: Grant took a shower around 4 p.m. on Sunday. When he was finished, he went to turn off the water, as is customary…and nothing happened. Our hot water knob refused to turn all the way, leaving a steady stream of water – not just a drip. [...]

Whew! Done and Done! Yesterday at noon I went in to get harvested. After going through relevant medical history with the anesthesiologist and nurse, I signed a list of post-op rules, including not to drink, drive or make any “important decisions” in the next 24 hours. I found that last [...]

Well, I feel like crap. I didn’t see this coming, but I just feel 100 percent ick. I can’t bend over too much or my pelvis aches. I can’t walk at a pace faster than a leisurely walk or my ovaries feel like they’re clinging on for dear life. And forget [...]

When I first agreed to be an egg donor, the nurses told me I might experience some of the symptoms that women experience during pregnancy.  I was skeptical….until a couple days ago.  On Sunday, I had a great day at work and came home feeling content and such.  I turned on the TV, and Father [...]

Alright, here is the thing about my exams for egg donation. Every three days or so, I have to go in for blood and ultrasound tests. The ultrasound, however, isn’t the kind where they put jelly on your stomach and see through into the uterus. Nope, this is a much more…personal….approach to [...]

Olive the guinea pig is sick again. This is the second time in the last two months that she’s gotten a respiratory infection. We’re not sure why she’s gotten two and Morgana is just fine. Guinea pigs are very succeptible to respiratory infections and pneumonia because they carry the illness-causing bacteria in [...]

Started the hormones this morning.  First reaction?  OUCH!  Where the lupron was essentially painless, except for the initial puncturing of the skin, this is completely different.  When I inject the hormones into my stomach (yeah, stomach, awesome…and weird) there’s a dull, burning sensation.  It kind of feels like I’m injecting an acid into my subcutaneous [...]