#yay for midol

[k-from-that-one-fic]

I'm just treating Tumblr like an Instagram story now lol like status updates, but I feel guilty for posting them and instead of responding to asks. (I'm really sorry for the delay, but they deserve more attention than I've had this past week. 🙏)

anywho, Logan Mitchell needs a therapist and probably some anti-anxiety meds

[trevination]

wipes the sweat off my brow. just in a days work

[ieatedyourcrayons]

will you do quackoty comforting you on your period

Sure!! thanks for the request!

Period pains

Quackity x reader

no warnings, just mentions of blood

You went and laid down in your bed, accepting defeat after you saw the mess of blood in your underwear. You threw yourself on the bed with a sigh.

You groan as you roll over, already feeling the pain washing over your abdomen. You grab your phone, taking it off the charger, and update your boyfriend on your current situation.

You: Just started 🫤

Alex 🩷: started what?? a movie?

You: my period..

Alex 🩷: OH, sorry bebe, i’ll be over there shortly

You laugh at his cluelessness, but excited that he’ll be here to give you some comfort.

You get off the bed before fixing the blankets and finding your remote, Then crawling under the blanket.

After you finish an episode of your favorite show on netflix, you boyfriend walks through your bedroom door with a walmart bag and some flowers.

You smile at him as he stands in your door frame with a sheepish smile.

“Hey baby, you feeling okay?” He ask you as he walks over and sets the bag on your bed before rummaging through it.

“Yeah i’m okay, just uncomfortable” You shrug.

He hums back as he finally fishes out the box of midol he bought.

“The lady at walmart said this is for periods.. so” He says with a nervous grin

“Yes that is correct” you laugh as you take the bottle from him and open it.

“Oh here, i got your drink” He laughs as he pulls out your favorite drink and opens it for you.

“Yay! thank you!” you say before taking a dose of the medicine with your drink.

“I’ll set the flowers up in a bit if that’s okay?” He ask you as he goes to lay in the bed next to you.

“Yeah that’s okay love” you say as you watch him get comfortable in the bed.

“Oh! i also got you chocolate.. because the walmart lady said it helps!” He laughs as he takes the chocolate out the walmart bag and plops it on your lap.

You laugh as you pick up the large bag of assorted chocolate, “it definitely helps, thank you” you say with a huge smile as you tear the bag open and offer him some.

[miraclemaya]

[NEET who DOES want to be dependant on others, maybe, but in a "puppy girl who has 0% chance of dying via capitalism" way] ... is me, and I'm back!

But anyways, yeah, it is progress...! Any step forward is better than the stagnant pace I was at before, even if it just looks like baby steps right now. For all I know, these baby steps could be the prerequisites to me learning how to walk and then run; inertia is a thing, so...

Anyways, I guess I wanted to blab about my experience to you because you're pretty darn approachable (you keep wondering why folks send you asks, that's my reason why haha) and also because I have been thinking ~1000 thoughts per minute ever since I took a Midol Complete for period reasons (500 mg of caffeine... on top of my Adderall... 0/10 mistake, always read the active ingredients on your medication folks :'3 )

yeah sometimes the baby steps are the most important thing.

and yay, people do tell me im approachable, which always confuses me dhdhdhdh but that makes sense as to why people send me anons then. and yeah try not to mix meds again....

[1d1195]

A PENNY?!?! Sam literally how?! AND FOR JEANS?! but you know what I would try to achieve that high again too lol But yay for shopping! Hope you got some lovely stuff bestie!

Dealing with teens all day for the entire work week is CRAZY so I dont blame you for having constant headaches lol oddly enough my brother is the one that suffers from headaches lol Oh hormones for sure cause the stomach to be wack which is so unfair! this period will NOT affect you on your break!! A period is never fun but hope youre taking care of yourself!

ME TOO!!! I do not fit in those flared/bell bottom jeans thats trendy now which is tragic solely because that's all i ever see in stores!?! Im also not even close to being considered tall or petite and those just make me look so off too bahah So skinny jeans for me have always been the option where although not the best option, they are the lesser evil of jeans lol

AWW that's so cute! Little Sam was such an icon for that!(you still are obvi) You should for sure should revisit the marry janes for the fall!!! I am waiting for that day too! Sam I don't think you know how much of a HATER i am of electric scooters, i am fighting a battle everyday trying not to get killed by them on campus 😭 But I love that coleege was walkable for you! It must have been nice getting to know the area well!

I had a feeling you played softball at least! Idk if my mind was just projecting the Made to be Universe/storyline but softball seemed like something you would have done/enjoyed! But omg you were like a full on athlete?! That's so cool! Not the injuries of course but the rest is!

I tense up so quickly because im very awkward about my feelings😭SAM THERE HAD TO BE MANY THAT FOUND YOU HOT! i kid you not being smart is SO attractive! Plus a cute girly who is GOOD at math in a typically guy dominated field!? The puns seem like a very you thing and i love that honestly! I think its so cute when people do that!

ALSO THAT POLL😭 bestie I cant choose😭I need them ALL! I spent a good minute thinking about my vote lol very excited though!

Have such a lovely start to your break Sam! love you!-💜

If there is a coupon I will find it lol. I can't tell you how many times I've signed up for American Eagle text messages and then unsubscribed just to get 15% off every time. I think I had a crazy reward and then the jeans were already on sale. I'm pretty sure they have to charge you something in order for the sale to go through so I think they HAD to charge me something.

I'm already enjoying my break actually despite my period. Thank God for Midol tbh I think I would die without it. My body is very clockwork so after cramps for a FUN 24 hours it's usually much more manageable. I HAVE to take meds though even if I don't feel crampy right away. The second my body realizes I'm on my period it's like "TIME FOR CRAMPS" and again, if I don't take the meds right away I get behind the pain and I am FUCKED for the remainder of the 24 hours.

I am trying to relax as much as possible because May and June are going to be crazy with senior prom/graduation and stuff. Plus I've outsourced myself as well for lots of other projects 🙃 I really need to learn to say no (time to reread Dolcezza) But I plan on finishing this book I'm reading (I haven't done very well reading lately, but I'm telling myself it's okay because it's not a race and I read a lot early on.) I do have to do some lesson planning but I actually enjoy that because I find math soothing like a psychopath hahahahaha

That's amazing you like skinny jeans. I feel so ostracized sometimes when it comes to my jeans choices. All my friends and coworkers have moved on with the trends and I'm still in 2013/2014/2015/2016 hahaha. VERY controversial: I actually really like jeans. I always by jegging jeans so they're super stretchy and comfy. Obviously if I can wear leggings I will hahahaha.

I'm crying about the electric scooter. You must be on a sizable campus to have electric scooters that's so funny. People drove their bikes/skateboards around campus a lot but no scooters. I loved the area my college was in (I actually live down the street from it in an apartment now because I love this area so much) it's very much the setting behind My Friend's Toyota hahaha

LOOK AT YOU MISS DETECTIVE HAHAHAHAHA I didn't even realize that about Made to Be that's so funny and true. I tried a bit of everything tbh. I did swimming (mostly so I wouldn't die growing up on the beach) and tennis lessons which I wasn't good at either but I really enjoyed anyway. I suck at ice skating (do you know how often you use your ankles for pretty much every sport? 🙃) and idk what it is about basketball but I may as well just sit in the middle of the court it would be less harmful to those around me.

OH BESTIE SAME HERE ABOUT FEELINGS. Everyone around me told me my bf liked me before we started dating and I was like "No he doesn't he thinks I'm gross" ☠ if they found me hot and attractive I kinda wish they told me! 😭 it's selfish but it would have done a nice boost to my ego. I was never the 'looked' at friend if you will. I called myself The DUFF™ all throughout middle and high school I really did a number on my self-esteem 😭 I am probably a little toxic when it comes to being a STEM girly lol because I tried so hard in high school and college to prove I was just as smart as the boys (sometimes more actually 😉)

For the poll it's just about the order which I think is kind of fun! I hope other people are enjoying it--I find it really helpful! I thought I did a lot of my more "obscure" stories on the last round of voting so I thought it would be nice to bring back some of the more popular series. I almost threw Protection on there too but thought it was too much (and too mean to make that decision) hahahaha

💕💕

xoxo

[strwbrrycrmsoda]

11.1.23

How fitting to get my period on the 1st of the month. Especially since I consider this day to be 2nd New Year. My body decided to reset some things, too.

Ended up ordering out, $47 in pizza and wings, since going to the grocery store fell through today. Not what I should've done since I have leftovers I needed to eat.

Gas station cigarettes and lighter (for boyfriend), coffee, drinks, and midol was $17. Absolutely need to avoid that black hole for money this month!

This month I'm supposed to catch up on my phone bill. I've paid half of it today, which was $113, and I'm supposed to pay the other half on the 16th.

Thankfully no longer behind on the electric. That's down from $300 to around $215.

Paid the internet's past due for Oct, which was $143, but will still be behind for Nov. I do plan on doubling up on that bill next month though.

Paid back most of the fronts I got during October. $500 & $68, Still have to pay $210, and that should be taken care of tomorrow.

Ordered $258 in pet supplies (fostering is expensive! But rewarding.) and called it a day on bills. I'll do more tomorrow.

If I pay everything to plan I will have $500 for groceries, household items/amazon, and boyfriends cigs. 500 is good because we will also have the stepkids for their Thanksgiving week holiday this year. Food prices arent exactly the cheapest this time of year either.

Have to be smart, it will be tight this month, but I can do it. Definitely no more eating out, whether or not we go to the grocery store.

A whole 53 cents in savings, laughable, but my credit score went up literally 1 point. So Yay? Haha

[meshackdiva]

So turns out your uterus becomes upset when you give it an IUD instead of a baby.

[imsorryimednostic]

RANT STORYTIME

So I've always been a LOYAL Shoppers Drug Mart customer, and PC Optimum point collector, but I _always_ lost my card before I ever got to spend my points. Whoops!

Today, I am in DESPERATE need of Midol (P.S. Midol really needs to add calmatives, because I AM F**KING T-REX). So I go and it takes me forever to find it because it's NOT IN THE PAIN RELIEF SECTION. And who the f**k calls feminine products "FEMININE PAPER"?

*clutches at her invisible fucking pearls* HOW DARE YOU CALL IT PRODUCTS OR F**KING PADS/TAMPONS? And why is the Midol NOT in the 'FEMININE PAPER' aisle OR the freaking 'PAIN RELIEF' aisle? Like, LOOK AT ALL THAT PAIN RELIEF PRODUCT. But, no.

It's with the freaking PREGNANCY TESTS. Sidenote, if you're taking Midol, it's pretty unlikely you're F**KING PREGNANT. Oh yeah, and see if you can spot it. A woman who's in pain, pissed, and NOT IN THE MOOD, does not want to be reaching for where it is.

Also, hey, I was excited because we worked up a lot of points, and I was like, "YAS, finally get to spend points, and I won't have to spend any of my own money." That's not the way this works. NO. So my bill came to $15.24. And it gives you the option to pay with your PC Optimum points! YAY! So I press that and it says I still owe them $5.24. I'm sorry, I what? Why? Why don't my f**king points, that I spend LOTS of money in this f**king store for not cover the whole f**king thing?

And a lady comes up and is offers to help, and I was like,

"Why can't I just pay with my points?" And she goes,

"You did!"

"WELL OBVIOUSLY NOT BECKY, BECAUSE THERE'S STILL $5.24 STILL ON THE BILL."

"Well, it's just $5.24."

"THAT'S NOT THE POINT, BECKY. BUT WHAT IF I DIDN'T _HAVE_ THE $5.24 AND WAS RELYING ON THE POINTS? WHY CAN'T I PAY WITH MY POINTS FOR THE WHOLE PURCHASE?"

"I'll go ask--"

"No, it's fine, nevermind." -pays and leaves-

I officially no longer like PC Optimum Points OR SHOPPERS FOR THAT FACT. F**K YOU for making us spend HARD EARNED MONEY IN YOUR STORE and GIVING US FREAKING COUPONS for $10-$20 off when you know FOR SURE, you're the most expensive pharmacy/drugstore/medical supply store and wannabe 'beauty boutique' in F**KING CANADA.

P.S. WHY DO YOU KEEP TAKING THE ONLY SHAMPOOS I LIKE OFF THE SHELVES? FIRST HERBAL ESSENCES TOTALLY TWISTED and THEN HERBAL ESSENCES BIRCH BARK EXTRACT?

P.P.S. F**K YOU.

P.P.P.S. Midol Canada YOUR NEW DESIGN SUCKS A$$. Seriously who are you paying for this kind of design? SHAME.

[djranch]

i’m currently sitting on my kitchen floor shoveling cold spaghetti into my mouth. i woke up at FIVE FRUCKING AM THIS MORNING FOR DRILL TEAM. WHO LET ME DO THIS?? after practice extends FIFTEEN EXTRA MINUTES. THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NAP GAWD DANGIT. i get ready for school THEN GET THIS. I DROP MY STUFF TRYING TO SIT DOWN. now i wasn’t too angry so i pick it up and try again. I DROP IT AGAIN. i’m frustrated at this point so i try once more. I. DROP. MY. STUFF. AGAIN. i throw my phone ON THE FLOOR AND TRASH MY BREAKFAST. so no breakfast. i have psat today. i walk my happy little butt to my testing room. ITS TWO HOURS AND FOURTY FIVE MINUTES. i take the test (pretty sure i failed btw) and then i sit and wait. i go to lunch. it was normal. after lunch i have theatre. it’s my teachers birthday and my friend FORGOT THE ONE THING HE WAS ASKED TO BRING. it’s fine. i’m fine. we have a surprise party in musical theatre with cupcakes! i go to geometry. WE ARE DOING ALGEBRA 1 REVIEW. I TOOK A TEST TODAY ABOUT ALGEBRA FRICKIN 1. it’s okay. i’m okay. i go to english. i love it. drill team comes along again. i’m in pain and cramping. my midol takes AN HOUR AND A HALF TO KICK IN. after drill i go to my dance studio. I HAD TO WALK. IN THE ROAD THROUGH THE POURING RAIN BC THERE IS CONSTRUCTION ON THE ROAD. dance is fine! i get home and my justaminx yootooz is here! yay! and now, here i am. eating cold spaghetti on my kitchen floor for the end of this crappy day. thank you

[rainyfestivalsweets]

Feb 2, 2021

Pics are some recent workouts and meals. I feel like crap because of ugly Aunt Flo and no damn midol in the house. Boo. Using a heating pad and trying to hustle through the workday.

I had many many work stressors on Friday. Thank God I didn't quit my job. It was close, I hate days like that. I have a hair trigger as far as stress at work goes. If someone bugs me about too many things, I freak out.

I did get a bottle of vodka Friday so I did drink Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. So kudos to me for keeping it stuck to the weekend. I am trying to be better disciplined at that. Since my divorce, I was drinking quite a bit more often, so that is something I would like to change as part of my year of health!

I am doing good on my challenges.

My weight was high yesterday. Tidy was back to 283.

I feel like I have been doing better food wise too- less "cheats" but I still suck at tracking.

I did hit 200+ miles for January. So yay!!

[thisdayinfavrd]

December 2, 2009

That Indian dinner was so authentic I think I hate Pakistan.   @badbanana (Tim Siedell) – 190

Superman wears a cape and underwear and everyone's all "yay" but I do it and you're like "don't ever touch my son again"?   @fireland (Joshua Allen) – 162

The Iraqi shoe thrower had a shoe thrown at him today. Somewhere, George Bush is smiling. Because 'Curious George' is on.   @badbanana (Tim Siedell) – 141

After we spend billions on security and good governance in Afghanistan, can we move there? You know, for the security and good governance?   @adamisacson (Adam Isacson) – 106

Any man who cuts in front of a woman wearing sweats buying tampons, a bottle of vodka, Midol, and double stuff Oreos Doesn't Want  To  Live   @ruthakers (ruthakers) – 82

I'll make you a deal. I will stop expressing my disinterest in what you have to say if you stop talking to me.   @MrBigFists (Jonathan Sloan) – 79

Red condoms might help more than red fonts. The yellow ribbons didn't stop the killing. Or the green for Iran. Colors don't work. People do.   @Beef_Tongue (Comic Dick Cheney) – 69

When you wake up and a cat is kneading your bum, are you supposed to tip? Or is it a scam?   @sween (Jason Sweeney) – 69

In our Tempur-Pedic marriage, I am the bowling ball, and my wife is the glass of wine.   @scottsimpson (Scott Simpson) – 68

I'm pretty sure Mensa hands out bumper stickers as a test. If you put it on your car, you fail.   @crispycracka (Christy Ann) – 62

Why did the hipster cross the road? To tell the chicken that he totally crossed the road first.   @baileygenine (Bailey Siewert) – 59

My abs are so firm, you could bounce a Quarter Pounder with Cheese off of them.   @thedayhascome (Josh Hopkins) – 58

I refuse to worry about wrinkles anymore. Besides, the botox I used on my scrotum burned and just made my balls look surprised all the time.   @FriedWords (Derek) – 57

I would tell my wife she makes a better door than a window, but I just saw her take a couple of Midol.   @thedayhascome (Josh Hopkins) – 55

'Passive-aggressive' is just a way of saying you not only want to behave like an asshole, but you also want credit for being a saint.   @debihope (Notorious d.e.b.) – 55

I suspect she'd make marginally more sense if she were named Lady Dada.   @jasonpermenter (Jason Permenter) – 55

I'm glad the ex-wife is raising our son vegan because sometimes I run out reasons for wanting to punch her in the face.   @roughdiction (RoughDiction) – 54

"Daddy, tell me about your first date with mommy." "Sure, son. We were at a bar... Hey, all you need to know is that it had a happy ending."   @iamnotdiddy (iamnotdiddy™) – 53

Outfit by Victoria's Secret. Body by McDonald's.   @abigvictory (Michele Catalano) – 53

I swear our love would have lasted forever if he hadn't been gay . And a parakeet.   @debihope (Notorious d.e.b.) – 51

[palminas]

Another List

I haven't been taking my mini-pill, so my period showed up, and it tortured me all weekend. Especially yesterday. It honestly turns my mind inside out. I could not wake up today. I had to have coffee, Midol and then a caffeine nap, and now I think I might get something done. It also makes my mouth feel plaque-y.

I have to write a press release for a job interview. Yay me.

I withdrew my submission from a company because I felt like the suggested changes to my resume were kind of embarrassing. Also, cramps and my cramps making me curse my existence were keeping me from concentrating.

The progesterone only mini-pill has done nothing for my anxiety the way the COC did.

I need to clean up my room so badly! Omg, I don't know how it got this bad.

[lilithrevised]

My IVF Adventure #4

Sooooo...lots a stuff has been going on.

Major announcement...Hubby and I managed to scoop together all the funds, exchange it to USD, and have it nice and ready to prepare a money order to take to the IVF Clinic. It's all there. Most of it is borrowed from lines of credit and what not, but some of it is real money...which was important to us. We wanted to reduce the debt for this procedure as much as possible, so we made the decision to cash in some of our retirement investments. For us it was the right call.

I learned a few things about money during this process. One of those things was - plan early. This process would have been much easier (and incurred less initial debt) if we'd made this decision a year ago. Even just the act of openning a USD joint bank account would have enabled us to safely deposit exchanged money over the course of the year. Also, I learned that the best exchange rate was at our local train station.  Saved us 600 against what the bank would have charged us.  That is money we don’t have to pay interest on - Yay!

I'm not going to fault myself for trying IUI too many times. My mindset, and the information presented to me was different at the time. Regardless of my feelings on all of that, I wasn't ready to accept IVF as an option. It was still a scary thing off in the background for me, and I wasn’t well enough informed. What I do fault myself for was not seeking a second opinion after repeated failed attempts. I was too busy blaming my body for not working properly, instead of problem solving. Life lesson: Doctors facilitate medical information and skill. But they are still human with their own bias, ego, experience, and preference. The most well intentioned Doctor may give you all the information they think is relevant, but what and how they present that information to a patient will always be governed by the above four factors. 

Anyways.. small celebration for money - Yay!

Next order of business, I have my water sono and IVF lecture tomorrow. The lecture is basically to make sure I know what I'm getting myself into, and to make sure I know how to take the medication, to finish signing all the paperwork, and to get any of the remaining prescriptions I need so I don’t have to wait for them in the mail.  

The water sonohysterogram is to evaluate my uterus for polyps, fibroids, and anatomic abnormalities.  According to the information the clinic provided(Warning: anatomical words to follow):

“A speculum is placed in the vagina, the cervical opening is cleaned with an iodine solution, a small catheter is inserted into the uterus through the cervix.  Sterile water is inserted into the uterine cavity through catheter and a vaginal ultrasound is performed to assess the inside of the uterine cavity.  It is common to feel some cramping and pressure during this procedure.”

Sooooo...I’m pretty sure I know what this is going to feel like. Last summer I did IUI (Intrauterine insemination OR artificial insemination), and the procedure was really similar.  For IUI they took “washed” sperm from my husband and inserted it into my uterus via a catheter that was inserted through my cervix.  It wasn’t painful per say, but it definitely wasn’t comfortable.  The cramping afterwards was pretty intense though.  Like extreme period cramps intense. After the first attempt it was clear that for me, taking a day off work was a must.  For some the pain might not be so intense.  The important thing to note is that it’s not such a horrible pain that it’s intolerable.  Some Midol, and bed rest and I should be fine. I wouldn’t do this and go to work the same day.  HOWEVER - everyone’s body and pain tolerance is different.  This was just my experience.  Other people might do this and might only have mild discomfort afterwards.  Either way, for the water sono I am required to take antibiotics starting the day before the procedure, and continuing for 4 days after.  I am also prescribed Ibuprofen to be taken starting 2 hrs before, and every 4-6 hrs afterwards.

I did learn one thing when doing IUI...and if you are squeamish about masturbation look away to the next paragraph please... *sigh* Generally when I have bad period cramps at the beginning of my period, I will masturbate and it will alleviate some of the cramping.  WARNING: It will not help with cramps from his type of procedure so just...don’t.  You will regret it.  It will make it worse.  I have suffered this pain, so you don’t have to.

Okay, moving along, during the water sono they will also be doing a trial run of the embryo implantation.  This is supposed to make it easier on the day of the actual implantation.  Please note that this is not a complementary service and is an additional charge.  

For Canadians, it is important to remember that many things that are added to you procedure are going to be additional charges.  It is important that you find out which ones are required, and which are optional.  If they are optional - find out why.  They may be something that is really important to you, or they may just be an extra hassle and cost. I’m addressing this bit to Canadians because we are used to health care that is covered, and we are often not given alternatives to what the doctor or specialist considers the norm.  If it’s available, the idea is - why wouldn’t you do it?  You may be asking yourself, if everything is so awesome in Canada, why am I going to the US for this procedure?  Well it’s complicated. However, in a nut shell I would never want my country to give up universal health care.  In my opinion it saves lives.  However, in Ontario (my province) IVF is not covered unless you qualify for government funding.  There is a waiting list.  I was on this list or 3 years while I tried other covered options (one of which endangered my fertility health - but that is a blog for another day).  When I finally qualified, I had gained a good deal of weight, both from the hormones I as taking for infertility treatment, and from my infertility condition (PCOS).  I also have a few physical injuries that makes repetitive motion (many forms of exercise) painful, and likely to result in further injury. These things will only get worse with time - not better.  So...I finally qualified for funding  aaaannnnddd...I am too fat.  At 5 ft 4in and 220 lbs.  Too fat to not only NOT qualify for funding BUT - and here’s the kicker - according to my Canadian specialist even if I paid out of my own pocket if my BMI went up one point during the process (and it will because of the hormones required) they will automatically cancel the procedure and not continue.  *disclaimer:  I have my doubts about the accuracy of this assessment, as I have done some gentle digging on this topic, however at this point I’d had enough bull shit, and wanted an unbiased 2nd opinion.

Now I have known people, with a higher BMI than me go to the same clinic I am going to in the US, and they have had healthy pregnancies, and healthy children.  This is my goal.  A healthy pregnancy, and a healthy child.  And the clinic’s success rates are the best in the state.  I just found out that my own family doctor is looking into the exact same location for her own treatment.  I am confident in my research.  Even if this doesn’t work out - even if I don’t get pregnant after all this - I went to the best people for the job.  People who are not content to just keep throwing unsuccessful procedure after procedure at me, just because they know they will for sure get paid by he government (in my opinion). The US clinic’s reputation IS their success rate.  If they don’t think this is going to work they are going to tell me because their reputation is the money in their pocket.  And THAT is what my husband and I need right now.  Not a guarantee so much as good faith.  I’m willing to trust them because I know how important success is to them.

That is where we are with this right now.  I wish I had done some things differently - like started saving for this 3 years ago - but I don’t really have time or energy for shoulda/coulda/woulda’ s.  

Soon, the real fun is going to begin:  the hormones.  I am already on birth control to prepare my body for the next stage.  Taking birth control to get pregnant sounds counter intuitive, but apparently it’s part of the process.  When I understand it a little bit better I’ll talk more about it.  All I know is that there was a reason I stopped taking birth control in my 20s, and it wasn’t pretty.  Also I remember one of the drugs I will be taking in the coming weeks from last year’s IUI attempts and going up is hard, but coming down is terrible.  I am not looking forward to that.  Add to that a bunch more drugs, and this is going to be a rough ride.  Fingers crossed.

[fmlsandwichartist-stories]

I'm getting my 2nd covid vaccination today!

Yay!

But all the news and doctors are saying DON'T take any pain relievers before getting the vaccine as they're not yet sure if ibuprofen or acetaminophen could weaken the effectiveness of the vaccine. After the shot and your immune system starts to respond is fine to take pain relievers, but not before.

Fine. Normally.

But I'm not scheduled to get my shot until this afternoon, and aunt flo just came to town this morning. And I'm in PAIN.

I have to wait 6 hours to take midol. Gahhhh

[greatonpaperblog]

The Week From Hell.

Hi Everyone! 

I’m late on the draw this week. I was exhausted last night after mopping my salon floor with bleach and had a terrible headache. I assume if you read this you are looking for more content than just: fuck. fuck. fuck. fuck. fuck. fuck. SO- I waited until tonight to post.

Remember when I had a super positive post last week about my life? Well, I’m here to turn the tables. My last 8 days have been purely from hell and I would like to go over some things I've experienced. 

1) The malfunction of every.single.electronic I own. We use a google home in my salon for music. On Tuesday it decided not to play anything. At all.  CAN WE TALK ABOUT how fucking awkward it is to be in a room of 12 adults who mostly don’t know each other in silence? It's really weird you guys. Like, really weird. And then you look around and we’re all wearing masks like some handmaids tale kind of shit.. anyway. In an effort to fix it, I removed it from the network. Could I find the fucking network again? No. Did I almost burst into tears looking for the “Settings” icon on my phone because my latest update changed where it was? Yes.  Following this, we had a tropical depression in the salon because our heat pump malfunctioned. Apparently something iced over. All I know is today a man (THAT I WINKED AT ACCIDENTALLY I MAY ADD)  is fixing the problem and soon I can go to work without risking heat exhaustion. So that was Tuesday.  2)  I don’t know how many men read this. I would like to think that there are very few - that may be ok for this section. If you are of any orientation and period talk makes you feel weird then gladly skip this part. I fucking wish I could have. 

I’m going to start our by saying - yay! I'm not pregnant. I’m a lot of things, but pregnant is not one and the arrival of my period monthly is always that small victory. Let me be clear - I don't want to be pregnant. If I WERE, I'm at an age where that would be ok and I would be a parent and that would also be fine but it’s just not what I am choosing at the moment.  Instead of bringing me a child, my period is always a time where Lucifer himself decides to grace uterus with the worst cramps ever. I’m not joking. I’m at work, I’m eating midol, I’m crying, I’m laughing.. I'm not sure if I still have a pulse. I have actually planned and invited my immediate family to a funeral for my uterus. A place to pay their respects for an organ that is surely just going to implode one of these days. My mom got me flowers for it once and I've never been so touched. 

3) Due to work/period/life exhaustion.. I went to bed early one night this week. That doesn’t sound so bad you say. Going to bed early is great you may even think. Let me enlighten you.  I have 2 cats. I don’t talk about them often because they are their own people and prefer to stay out of the public eye.  I FEED these 2 cats at night. I don’t know why. It’s just something I’ve always done. They seem to sleep all day? It made sense? Thursday night in particular, I fell asleep and I did not put their 40$/bag kibble in their dish.  What I woke up to on Friday morning felt like a tornado had blown through my home. An angry tornado named Barber and William.  Things they demolished:  - 2 of my plants. They knocked them off of shelves and at each leaf and stem on them down to literally nothing. Which THEN resulted in them puking because these plants were out of their reach for a reason.  - A box of crackers that was sitting out on my counter. Together, they ate an entire sleeve.  - An oven mitt - A roll of toilet paper What the fuck?! I’m investing in an automatic feeder now because next time I’m worried they’ll just burn the fucking house down.

4) I looked at my Christmas schedule and it’s almost full. FULL. Normally during holiday season in the salon I'm doing 2-3 people at a time and now with covid that’s not allowed.  5) A guy who I went on a few dates with keeps showing up in my texts on random Saturday nights when he has a few drinks.I barely reply, I don't really humour him.. but boom. There he is asking to visit and being sorry things didn't work out. (I wasn't aware there was anything to work out really?). What do you even do in this case! I don’t want to like.. never talk to him again because before this mess he was actually a friend and I truly like him as a person but I don’t know how to handle it. Why do I feel like a jerk here? 

So you guys - last week wasn't my week.  THIS week is shaping up to be better. I got some groceries today and in them I purchased a box of lucky charms. Cereal always makes me feel better.  I’m going to continue on with my Tuesday evening where I listen to murder podcasts and do my laundry.  I hope you ALL have a much better week  and if yours is looking like mine.. I can tell you that you’ll make it. You may feel like you have truly been drug through the eye of a tornado, but you’ll make it. Get some lucky charms and we’ll talk next week. 

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So obviously I shouldn’t take midol for cramps anymore. Because that shit has be so fuckin woozy that me head feels like its gonna fall off my damn shoulders and my fuckin fingers won’t stop shaking. But hey at least I ain’t in pain so... yay???