Every year since the boys were born 9 weeks premature, my mom has walked in the March of Dimes March for babies. The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality, and the money raised will support lifesaving research, services, education and advocacy that help babies get a healthy start.
Ever since that stupid accident back in October 2008 where the lady ran her stop sign and totaled my van, I have had migraines. Pretty much any time I sit for an extended period of time, like at work or while traveling, I can pretty much expect to have a migraine for a day or more afterward. We went up Canada on Saturday and took the ferry over to Victoria and I’ve had a headache since. Is this ever going to stop? Excedrin Migraine sometimes can’t touch it, and weekly massage therapy helps, but I am still.getting.migraines. ARGH! I’m hoping to start to see a chiropractor when I get on my new health insurance at work. I just wish I could get back to “normal” as far as my back/neck are concerned.
Sorry for the boring rant, but I’m really trying to find my groove and get back into posting here again. It’s a start…
Recently, I was contacted through this blog by a reported for AOL who was doing a piece on financing infertility. I responded to him and we did an interview for his piece. He had three couples — one was starting their journey, one was pregnant, and one had succeeded (us!).
I think his article turned out well, and hope that it gives hope to others in both finding ways to pay for treatments, as well as having success with their treatments. Also, I hope that it helps others who still feel shame or a stigma attached to infertility speak up. You’d be surprised how many people you know who have struggled in one way or another, and infertility is no exception!
Here is the article >> http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/baby-or-bust-infertile-couples-turn-to-the-web-to-raise-funds-f/19385623/
I haven’t really posted much, so let’s see if I can summarize the past few months.
I lost my main client at the end of 2009. I found out in November that they wished to hire a larger consulting firm to manage them, so it left me in a scramble to decide whether to find new clients or find a “regular” job. The thought of being unable to collect unemployment should I not be able to find other clients was terrifying, so I opted to look for a job. Fortunately, I found one rather quickly (my client contract ended December 31, 2009 and I started my new job January 5, 2010). I am now a Marketing Coordinator, and my new employer was so nice as to let me work 4 days in the office and 8 hours at home, so I work Monday through Thursday. I’ve been working my home hours Monday through Thursday as well, so doing four ten hour days, and it’s going well. I am really, really tired though, and it’s a huge adjustment for everyone, but I think most of all for myself and Calista. She’s had me home for six years now (sad face goes here) and now she goes to a friend’s before and after school instead. The boys are doing OK, but Ace has been a bit difficult as we get used to our new routine, and Skip had some complaints about me talking in the car (we are car-pooling), but we’re figuring it out. Read the rest of this entry »
I am working on it. I need to make time. I lost my biggest client at the end of last year and decided to close my web and graphic design business. I started working outside the home for the first time in almost six years last week. It’s been an adjustment, and we’re still adjusting. I plan to make part of the adjustment finding time to blog again. Stay tuned.
Last week when we arrived at Ace’s OT, we were saying “Hi” to the horses in the yard and Misty (the horse Ace rides when he goes solo) wasn’t there. She’s usually out with a kid, so we said “Hi” to Willy and Sage and headed in.
When I got to the door, I saw a little collage of photos of Misty, and it said, “Misty Pony Girl” on it. It was cute.
And then I noticed the dates. July 31, 1990 – September 4, 2009.
