Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Gratitude (In Pics)

Things I'm grateful for right now...

1) Another fabulous acu session- I've switched my sessions to Monday from now on, which will be a great start to each week. 


2) +OPK- After 24 OPK's taken over the course of 11 days, I finally got my + immediately following acu yesterday. We've been babydancing every other day leading up to ovulation, day of + OPK and through 2 days past + OPK. Even though it's annoyingly late as usual (CD22/23), I am just so thankful I'm O'ing at all. I really feel like the break from meds this month has given my body a chance to re-balance naturally and I'm back to "my normal". Our bases are covered, and now all we do is wait.

Soooo tired of peeing on sticks, but alas...
FINALLY!
Not so sure if FF is correct with a CD22 ovulation. +OPK at noon on CD21.
EWCM still there on CD23 at 9 AM. BD'ed twice within 48 hrs. of +OPK. :)

3) Funny license plates- Speaking of BD...It just so happened I was behind this truck and it made me laugh out loud! This guy must be quite the stud to put "BD WOLF" on his license plate, am I right? Please let me know if there is another meaning other than the one I'm thinking of...my mind is clearly stuck in babydancing land. Ha!



4) Yellow roses in bloom-We have three bushes growing outside which have been blooming all summer long. I also bought some long stems for my kitchen last Friday, and they are opening beautifully.

These are the only flowers I don't kill in my yard apparently.
I heart Costco. 2 dozen roses for only $12.99!


5) MTHFR Support- After lollygagging on this for quite some time, I finally went out and bought an additional bioavailable folate supplement. The folate in my prenatal is also bioavailable and I eat tons of folate rich foods, but my acu felt it was important to cover my bases further with some additional supplementation in this area due to my MTHFR. I found this one for only $20. The last thing I want to mess around with is my ability to convert folate when I'm TTC and once I become pregnant, so I feel better taking it for insurance purposes.

2000 mcg methylfolate should do the trick.


6) Kale salads- I've been hooked on these lately. I use kale, romaine, Boar's Head everroast chicken breast, shredded parmesan, dried cranberries, sliced almonds and Newman's Own honey mustard.


Yum!

7) Snuggle cats and fat cats- The black and white one (Triscuit) is my little sidekick and the fat one (Jazzy) is the most adorable cat on the planet. She is kind of skiddish though, so I've been secretly bribing her with licks of Ben & Jerry's peanut butter banana greek frozen yogurt from time to time. It seems to be working, because she's warming up to me and letting me pet her more....only took 8 years.

She is so lady-like covering the important parts.


8) Another room de-browned- Yep, I've been painting again, and it's all Houzz's fault for inspiring me! When I started hunting for colors, never did I think I'd end up with light chartreuse, zebra print towels, and magenta orchids in our master bathroom, but that is what ended up coming together. I was going for BRIGHT and FUN and think I achieved it. I'm so tired of decorating for "resale value" and so I just went for it with something totally different.

BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
New artwork/reminder over Le Toilette


Also did new curtains, pillows and lamps in our living room. This is only the 2nd room to get curtains in our house, and what a difference it makes. Hubby also steam cleaned in here. Nothing better than new decor and clean carpets!

BEFORE
AFTER

9) Pampering and relaxation time- Getting my hair did on Thursday, which is grossly overdue. Then, Friday-Sunday we have a weekend staycation in Austin planned. Hubby is signed up for a golf tournament at Barton Creek Resort, so we're making a weekend out of it. I got a very generous birthday gift certificate from my MIL last month, so I will be putting it to good use with a massage and a facial on Sunday before returning home. I cannot wait!!!

Barton Creek (in hill country just outside Austin, TX)

10) My AMAZING husband- For all that he does, day in and day out. Every single time I wake up next to him, I am thankful to God that we found each other. He is the peanut butter to my jelly, and I simply could not have been blessed with a better soul mate.

19 comments:

  1. Aww! I love this post. Isn't it weird how a little change can uplift a room/restroom amazingly. Both look fab and ur restrooms looks bigger and brighter with the new paint color.

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  2. This post makes me smile!! So glad your body is rebalancing itself and I am so happy you love your new acu. Isn't it amazing how much of a difference a little paint can do? Things are looking good and I'm so glad for the wonderful things in your life. Can't wait until you can add a sticky BFP that list! *hugs*

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  3. Love all of the work you have done in your house, it looks fabulous!! Also the yellow roses are beautiful :) I hope you get your miracle this month!

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  4. Oh my goodness - all of your home renovations are awesome. Love the yellow roses (my favorite)and your sweet little cats! xoxo

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  5. Love all these pictures! The house renovs look great! An beautiful roses!

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  6. I love that first picture with the mammoth! The first thing that called to mind when seeing the license plate was Bad Wolf with the a taken out. It's probably just a reference to the fairy tales, but I'd like to think the owner is a Doctor Who fan. :)

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    1. Not sure how I was completely unaware of Dr. Who, but I googled it and see it's a tv show. That is probably it then! Oh well, still made me chuckle. Need to get my mind out of the gutter! ;)

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  7. Those roses are BEAUTIFUL! And YAY getting a smiley!! I gave up on mine this past month but I did make sure my uterus was paying attention to your picture to remind it of the goal!

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  8. Your reno's are wonderful... and I don't think they are non-neutral... wouldn't affect the resale value at all. Hope this month you get the BFP at the end.

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  9. my mind also went to doctor who on that license plate :D

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  10. Just loved all of these pictures. Those fat cat bellies are the best. Looks like you're making lots of progress on your home and I LOVE what you're doing. Those curtains are great! Happy baby dancing!

    And thank you so much for your kind words this week. It really has meant a lot.

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    1. I've been thinking of you often this week Suzanne. I wish I could do more from so far away, but just know that you have the love and support of all your blog buddies during this loss. I hope you are doing ok. XO

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  11. Hooray for the new acu, for O'ing on your own (even if a little late), for adorable snuggling cats, home renovations, and everything else - but definitely for a husband that you love and can count on so much! That's best of all!

    Glad to see you found a good MTHFR supplement. My doctor had a supplement compounded for me with Quatrefolic in it, and it makes me feel better knowing my body doesn't have to try to do anything special to be able to use it.

    That salad looks SO good. And you posted it just in time. I was in need of a new salad idea. I'm scared I'm going to burn myself out on the one I've been making.

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  12. Mmm. I love Kale salad!! YUM!

    Pretty roses!

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  13. I love this post! Another room debrowned. Awesome! I'm glad to hear we are not the only weirdos without curtains in every room. We actually have nothing on most of our windows- not even blinds. We move slow in that dept and we don't need them for privacy since our closest neighbors are a mile away and you have to unlock a gate to get to our house.

    I'm totally trying that salad. Looks amazing.

    LOVE that your body is back to "normal"! I hated taking cycles off when I didn't want to (like every cycle after injectables when I had cysts, blah) but there was something about giving my body a break and a chance to relax without meds. I know it's a long shot but I'm totally praying for a miracle BFP from you this month!!!!!

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  14. hey sweet girl, in a non stalkerish way, can you email me? (my email is on the social icon on my blog)! Or you can leave your email with me ;) Thanks

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  15. Love that you're reminding yourself of all the things you have to be grateful for. I think it is best way to maintain positive. You inspired me to start back up acu...going tomorrow. :)

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  16. Ok, the first pic won me over!! Hilarious! My real question is same as yours...BD Wolf? How did my secret name get out?? Oh the crazy world of infertility and the crazy acronyms. Yay for the smiley!!

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