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iPad Parenting FAIL! Maybe you can do better
My girls got an iPad for Christmas when they were 9. At first, I was lax of time limits but not on apps and things they could do on them. I went into apps and made sure they were set up so no random people could message them, turned off location services within apps, etc. …
Tales From the Fertility Specialist – Part 5: Was it Successful?
I had my 2 embryos transferred on April 20th. The doctor had my blood drawn pregnancy test scheduled for 2 weeks after the HARVEST day thus making it April 29th. That left me with 9 days to wait. Wait and pray. Pray and wait. The Waiting Game Trying to go on with your life with…
Tales From the Fertility Specialist – Part 4: The Embryo Transfer
Remembering from my last blog post, we were able to harvest 7 eggs from my procedure. After they harvested the eggs, they put the eggs and sperm together and let nature do its business. On the next day we got the phone call. Out of the 7 eggs, we had 4 fertilize. Once again, we…
Tales From the Fertility Clinic – Part 3 The In Vitro Process Begins
We had the green light to go ahead! I was a viable candidate for In Vitro, in spite of my odds being low for having a baby. With the hopes of 3 embryos, I had a 33% chance of conceiving one. If you ever wanted to know what all goes into this process, here is…
Tales From the Fertility Specialist -Part 2
As the story continues…. Without fallopian tubes, the only option for me to have children was to do in vitro fertilization. Before we could start the process with our fertility specialist, there were things that both me and my husband had to do. I had to have multiple blood tests at different times of the…
Tales from the Fertility Specialist – Part 1
The Fertility Specialist Pre-Op From my last post, you know that after a painful test, I was referred to a fertility specialist. I had also found out that the reason I was not getting pregnant was that my fallopian tubes were blocked. Basic anatomy shows that if the tubes are blocked, the egg cannot meet…
Clomid Hell
You do WHAT to get pregnant? Having children was not an easy process for me. I have a hard time comprehending that couples actually have SEX to get pregnant. The entire concept is just mind blowing. Let’s face it – there was no wham bam thank you ma’am the baby is on its way for…
Mom Life is the Best Life… Most of the time.
For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a mom. When I was little, friends of mine would talk about what they wanted to when they grew up. Doctor, professional sports figure, teacher… nope. Not for me! I wanted to me a mother. For me, mom life was going to be my…
My Hero Doesn’t Have a Cape but a Pringles Can
A woman in Wichita Falls, TX was banned from all Walmarts for life. For LIFE y’all! FOR LIFE!!! When I saw the someone was banned for life, I figured she must have committed a super serious crime to be banned for life!!! What was her infraction? Driving around the parking lot on a motorized buggy drinking wine out of a Pringles can.
St. Patrick’s Day
Theme Dressing I have always loved theme days! Getting all dressed up for the day doing makeup that I would not normally do is so much fun! Oh the looks I have created with holidays and events as inspiration! This St. Patrick’s Day, I took the girls to Walmart to get shirts. We have friends…
My Go To Self-Development and Motivation Books For Exceptional Results
There is no excuse for me not to spend some time during the day improving myself when I can put some earphones on and multi task! I will also listen in the car instead of jamming to some tunes. I have several go to books that I listen to depending on what I am needing at this moment in time. Here are some of my favorite go to self-development reads/listens.
Game Day Makeup – March Madness
Game Day Makeup March Madness – What is that? I went to Stephen F. Austin for my undergrad. I absolutely loved my time there. It is a smaller campus than so many of the Texas schools and it fit me perfectly. The only sporting events that I would go to were the home football games. …
Rockin’ the Easy Mom Bun and Yoga Pants
Rockin’ the easy mom bun and yoga pants My Kids Would NEVER do That! Before I became a mom and momtreprenuer, I had it in my mind how my perfect life was going to be. I was going to have the clean house, always up and ready coifed to perfection (NOT wearing yoga pants everyday),…
5 Simple Changes To Move You From Mediocre To Magnificent
I can look to see how I can help others instead of focusing on what is wrong in my world. I can be more appreciative of the things I do have while still working for the things I want. I can build others up and celebrate other’s successes instead of looking to see where I am not! I can give back to my community because I am truly blessed. I can try to be a positive force in a world filled with negativity.