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Oh have I been a deadbeat and a half this past week or so!  Damn!  I know this b/c people keep reminding me just how much of a deadbeat I have been.  Don’t worry, I hope to resume normal posting by the end of the weekend!  Woot!

In the meantime, why don’t you mosey on over to eBay and check out my new listings.   You never know, you may find some stuff you need/ want.  I have some brand new things, some still in their original packaging.  Please don’t get all concerned that I have a ‘0′ feedback rating; everyone has to start somewhere and I’m not in the position to go buy things I don’t need or want just to build up a rating.  I’m super honest and reliable; ask anyone who knows me.

**Anyone enjoy Lenox pieces like vases and candle holders?  Get your ass over there!

**Want some brand new glass photo coasters?  What are you waiting for?

**Any Yankee Candle lovers out there?  I just listed a 22oz Housewarmer jar yesterday.

And there is plenty more.  I am also cleaning out my Coach Bag collection, so check back often!  I told you I’ve been cleaning, purging and organizing lately!  I’ve been rather busy.  And I still have tons too tackle.

You will notice an ad over in the left sidebar for my eBay listings.  From there you can check out all of my auctions. 

Happy Bidding!!

I’ve been a bit of a slacker with my blog lately and I apologize to all my wonderful friends, both new and old, who visit regularly to read about me.  I guess I’ve been in a bit of a funk with not many new details to provide about the whole fertility thang and nothing too exciting going on in my everyday life. 

Last night we had great friends over with their two totally adorable little guys for dinner.  I made chicken parmesan with pasta and meatballs for our meal, and then for dessert, some pound cake layered with strawberries and whipped cream.  Delish!  Even better was the good company of our awesome friends and the laughs with their boys.  Have I mentioned how adorable they are?  OK, just checking!  It was a fun night and I think the first time I’ve ever restrained from having alcohol, Rosemount Shiraz to be exact.  Which was kind of weird, but fine with me at the same time.  I actually didn’t miss it.  I saw everyone else drinking and it didn’t bother me, which is awesome.  And I love me some good red wine!  Of course playing safe, I didn’t want to go there; I may as well get used to it now.  Practice makes perfect.

We didn’t do much yesterday during the day.  In the morning we met with my father, our financial advisor, and our attorney up at my dads office to discuss setting up a Trust for Eric’s life insurance policy.  It was awkward, but necessary, especially with children on the horizon.  We had to discuss things about ages money would become available to surviving children and the way it would be distributed to them should something, God forbid, happen to Eric, and then eventually me.  We had to talk seriously about Power Of Attorney stuff and who to appoint after each other, DNR’s and all that morbid talk.  It was emotionally draining.  I don’t like to think about ANY of that, but I suppose it is smart to plan ahead.  And my father is a huge advocate of that, being a financial advisor and all.  After that I did the normal weekend cleaning and then prepared all the food for our before mentioned dinner. 

Oh Yeah!  And Friday night we went to go see 27 Dresses!  Kim now you don’t have to ask me if I’ve seen it yet…LOL.  I’ve wanted to see it for ever now.  It was good, pretty funny but I would wait until it comes out on video if you haven’t already seen it.  Just my opinion.

And now today we are kinda just hanging around.  It’s cloudy and rainy here on Long Island.  And the temperature is supposed to drop as the day goes on.  I really really really wish we would have one good snow fall!  Just one.  It always looks so pretty and then I love to go drive around the neighborhoods to see how beautiful the trees and the houses look covered in snow.  Geeeeek!  I also still have to finish cleaning and purging the upstairs spare bedroom (the one that will eventually be the nursery).  I started last week and have more to purge.  Just very not in the mood right now.  But it’s still very early here, so I’ll get to it. 

In super exciting news…this week we may find out if this cycle was a success.  I have my first beta on Tuesday!  Now, I’ve given this lots of thought, and I’m 99.229% sure I’m not going to post anything about the results for at least a week, whether it is or isn’t positive.  Why?  To protect our innocence and not jinx anything, as dumb as that may sound.  So I’m sorry folks…there will be a bit of a longer wait for you guys before you know anything.  But I have to do what I have to do.  We need to see if things move in a positive direction before yelling from a mountain top that I’m pregnant, if in fact I am. I’m sure you all understand.  I’ll still be posting regularly though…just not about whether I am or am not.  It will be extremely early in the game and I just don’t think I will feel comfortable spreading the word with it being to fresh and fragile.

On the other hand, I have been known to give out Christmas gifts early.  So be sure to check back often because I may not be able to contain myself if I am!

OK, so here’s a topic that I am obsessed with: Baby clothes.  Although I shouldn’t just say ‘baby clothes’ because I really do love all children’s clothes.  I could walk around the kids clothing department for hours, but people would think I’m weird, so I don’t do that so much. There are basically three price levels for children’s clothing; low, medium and high.  In my opinion, I would probably throw Target and Kohl’s into the ‘low’ price level.  In the ‘medium’ price level I would probably go with Baby Gap, Children’s Place, Gymboree, and stores of that nature.  Then we have the ‘high’ price stores.  I would classify boutique clothing in this ‘high’ price category.  For example, here on Long Island, a popular children’s boutique is Denny’s.  Denny’s carries brand name clothing such as Ooh LaLa Couture, Haute Baby and Pickle Juice just to name a few. 

I don’t yet have kids, although that’s probably pretty flippin’ obvious for those of you reading this blog, isn’t it.  But I can say that when I do have kids, I’m pretty sure I’m going to want them dressed as cute as is humanly possible.    I can say with a lot of certainty that I will be shopping at Target, Kohl’s, and Old Navy for my children’s clothes, because they are affordable, and since they will grow out of them in oooohhh I don’t know, say 3 wears…I’ll be damned if I’m going to pay $200 for a dress for my little girl. 

That being said, the clothes you find at these adorable little boutiques are to die for!  I mean, so unbelievably precious, and they are usually of much better quality.  So, would I like to dress my children in these clothes?  Sure!  IF I could buy them much cheaper.  So I searched around on ebay.  I found that you can find all the high end, name brand, boutique- style clothing that you would spend top dollar for in the stores, but for a fraction of the price.  There’s just one catch….They’re used.  Or as I like to say, “gently worn”. 

Now, I’m all for kids clothing hand-me downs from family and friends, given they are in good shape; no stains or tears.  And even though they come from family and friends, I’m sure I would wash everything anyway, just because I’m anal and that’s how I roll. 

So here’s a question for all my awesome bloggy friends:

Do you think it’s weird to buy “gently worn” designer children’s clothes from people you do not know?  Would you and/ or do you buy “gently worn” clothing?  If it’s in great shape and you’re going to wash it anyway, why wouldn’t you spend the same money you would spend on clothes at Target or Old Navy, but on brand name high quality clothes?  I think it would be kind of silly not to, no? 

You see, I’ve discussed this with a bunch of my girlfriends and we have a little debate going on.  So please do me a favor and contribute to this post.  Leave your thoughts on the subject for me to dive in and wade through.  I’m extremely interested in hearing your opinions and /or experiences.  Has anyone ever bought “gently used” clothing from a yard sale or ebay or any other similar method?

I’m looking forward to reading your responses!

Why is it…

…that every time I go to the hospital to get blood drawn, there’s no parking and I have to leave.

…that every time I walk out of my bedroom, I hit the light switch?  No matter if it’s day or night, light on or off people!  Rrgghhh!  Then I go back upstairs later to find the light on, in the middle of the day.  Its just habit I guess and it drives me fucking nuts!  I have caught myself 3 times today, yes…3!  And the days not even half over yet.

…that when you stir pasta, it makes the worst sound EVER??!!  That squishy, gross sound; goes right through me…ewww. 

…that fish smells so bad?

…that people really enjoy eating something that smells so bad?

…that when one of your cable boxes doesn’t work, or your oil burner decides to take a crap, you call customer service and they give you a “WINDOW”.  You know, the “Ok, someone will be out between 8am and 8pm today, if that’s cool with you?”  N.O.…N to the O, that “window” is not cool with me!  Why can’t they just tell you a time, and then completely exceeded your expectations by showing up on time.  Yeah, yeah that would be real cool.

…that the more you DON”T want something to happen, it happens, and usually in a hardcore way at that!  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…it’s “the law of attraction”.  Read all about it in The Secret.  Lesson to be learned here…concentrate on those things you do want, and they will happen.

…that I take my Clomid with food, for fear of feeling nauseous?

…that despite being so careful not to take Clomid on an empty stomach, I continue to take my pre-natals on an empty stomach.  You think I would have learned my lesson, like back in March of last year, when I began taking them.  You all know that feeling…My lunch is working its way up just talking about it.   

…that I freak out if there is even just 1(one) piece of dog hair on the floor.  As you could imagine…living with me is not all that easy, for my husband, or for my dogs.  I am fanatical about clean floors.  Thank GOD I don’t have ANY carpets in my house, all wood floors. 

…that I still get nervous taking new classes at the gym.  Oh, Oh…raises hand frantically…I know I know…It’s because everytime I take a new class I get killed!

Ok folks…I can literally go on forever with this list…and maybe I will pick it up again next week.  Or tomorrow.  I don’t want to bore you with too much at once.

Oh yeah…cycle day 6 here…1 more day of Clomid then it’s onto day 10 monitoring on Monday.

As I mentioned yesterday, I was tagged to do a Seven Random Facts About Me MEME, by my girl Kim over at JoggingInCircles.  In this MEME, I will attempt to write Seven Random/ Fun facts about myself.  I don’t know if I can come up with Seven…but I’ll give it a whirl.

#1- I was once in a serious relationship with John Mayer. 
Yes, the delicious 6’ 5” moppy haired, you either think he was hit with ‘the stick’ or blessed from above, zexxxxy ass guitarist, John Mayer.  Ok, Ok.  So it wasn’t serious, but we dated for quite some time.  Alright, Alright.  We didn’t even date.  I hung out with him one night after he played a two night gig at Irving Plaza in Manhattan, only after stalking his brothers to find out where the after party was going to be.  Note:  I’m not nearly as obsessed anymore….Just for the record.

#2- I bring a glass of water to bed with me every night.
I don’t have to be thirsty to drink water.  I drink so much of it that I don’t understand how it’s safe.  Well maybe it’s not safe.  Either way, whether I drink it or not, it has to be on my night table while I’m sleeping, just in case.  Often I wake up in the morning and there is half a glass left, but it is comforting knowing it is there for me should I need it.

#3- I am SUPER ticklish and can even tickle myself.
Growing up my uncle would tickle me until I would cry!  How terrible is that.  It turned very not fun and got quite old, real quick.  Then one day I realized I could tickle myself (I always thought that was impossible, although it’s very possible I could be wrong and then that would make this “random fact” really really dumb).  There’s a spot just about 2 inches or so in from my pelvic bone that I need to be careful with. 

-NEXT-

#4- I am afraid of my own shadow.
I hate being home alone when it’s dark outside.  Hell, even when it’s light out and my phone rings, I jump 3 feet.  On the nights I forget to bring my glass of water up to bed with me, I will try and coax one of the dogs to get out of their bed to accompany me down stairs to the kitchen.  Often times I end up going it alone and once I hit the bottom landing of the stairs I R-U-N like hell to the kitchen.  Then I R-U-N like hell back to the stairs and back up to bed!  Idiot.

#5- I am even more afraid of thunder and lightening.
 I drill my fingers into my ears and shut my eyes so tight it hurts.  I then proceeded to cover my head with a cover and pray that it ends.  My house was struck by lightening when I was little and I blame this for my paranoia.

#6- I would love to have twins.
Knowing that there is a possibility of a multiple birth pregnancy with the treatment we are undergoing doesn’t scare me….as long as it’s no more multiple than twins that is!  I can totally see my husband and me with two little ones at once and think I would definitely go for a “third” afterwards.  Of course at this point we are praying we can even have one!

#7- I DESPISE fish.
Everything about it.  The look.  The horrid smell when you cook it.  UGH!  I used to dine on fish sticks when I was a kid, but ‘not no mores’!  Some people just don’t understand why you don’t like it and will always attempt to get you to try it, but N.O.!  The furthest I will go is Calamari.  Fried Calamari.  So fried that the calamari is no longer “chewy” and “tough”, but instead tender and melting in your mouth. 
Pretty boring, huh!  Sorry.  So now I have to tag seven others.  I am going to start with Nola over at NolaNotes and The Duchess, over at TheDuchess. 
Here are the rules:
1. Link to the person’s blog who tagged you.
2. Post these rules on your blog.
3. List seven random and/or weird facts about yourself.
4. Tag seven random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.

Update:  Since my husband will most likely read this before I get to speak with him, I will notify him here.

E-

The hospital needs you back this evening for more of your stuff.  No no, not that stuff…they’ve already established you’re fine in that department, they just need your blood again.

They called a few moments ago to inform me that apparently they forgot to take a vial of blood for your blood type test. 

Sorry!

I was just over at JoggingInCircles, Kim’s Blog, and I thought I would join in on the Scrolling Saturday Meme created by  Melissa at SuchSimplePleasures and Coleen at MannersandMoxie.  

Make sure to stop by those three blogs if you haven’t already…guaranteed you will be a regular once you do! 

So here it is: 

Just a thought- 

I was doing some Christmas shopping on Amazon and was looking for traction spikes to buy for my brother.  For those of you that don’t know what these are, they are spikes that you strap onto your shoes when you’re fishing out on the rocks at the beach; to avoid slipping and falling.  In my search for these spikes, the following item turned up:

 Is it just me, or does this look like it could do more harm that good?  Just a thought.

Cycle day 35 and still no sign of “Aunt Flo”.  Although I could probably do well starring in a “Girls Gone Wild” stint, and really rake it in, with the size of my boobs at this point.  So I’m thinking it’s pretty close.  Either that or I’m preggers :-)  But remeber…we are not getting our hopes up here.

Random thought: Speaking of “Girls Gone Wild”, is Joe Francis still in jail?

Photo courtesy of TMZ.com

Anyway, I was wondering…Is it just me, or does anyone else out there hate that reference, “Aunt Flo”?  It’s your flippin’ period, just call it that.  That’s what forum sites are well known for.  (Do me a favor and don’t ream me…I enjoy many pre-pregnancy/ pregnancy forum sites out there, I think they are a great place to find other women in similar situations to talk to…I just don’t care to use all the lingo that comes along with them)  For example:

“DH and I bd’d on cd14, 16, and 18, so now I’m 10dpo and the 2ww is just impossible!  I hope af doesn’t show b/c I just can’t wait to finally get that BFP!”

Translation:

“Dear Husband and I did the baby dance on cycle day 14, 16 and 18, so now I’m 10 days post ovulation and the two week wait is just impossible.  I hope Aunt Flo doesn’t show because I just can’t wait to finally get that big fat positive!”

OK.  But I think this can still be simplified:

“We had sex on days 14, 16, and 18 and it’s been 10 days since I ovulated.  The 2 weeks you have to wait to be able to take a pregnancy test lasts forever!  I hope I don’t get my period because I can’t wait to finally have a positive pregnancy test!

Better, right?

OK, I have been super lazy so far this morning and have yet to shower…I’m meeting a friend for lunch and really need to get my ass in gear here.  We here on Long Island had crazy thunder storms what seemed like ALL night!  Something I don’t think I’ve mentioned is that I am P.E.T.R.I.F.I.E.D. of thunder and lightening!  I cover my head with the covers and stick my fingers so deep into my ear that they touch somewhere in the middle!  (I bet you didn’t know that was possible, did you?)  Needless to say…I didn’t sleep well from about 2am – on.  And then I didn’t get out of bed until 9am!!  Who does that??  Not me!  Not even on weekends.  My husband I are normally up around 6:30 or so on Saturday and Sunday.  So yeah, I am a bit off track today.

More later!