***Warning: the following contains TMI... you've been warned!!***
All I can say is... thank you, Jesus and RN at Planned Parenthood for getting this demon spawn tool of Satan out of me!!!
I had my Mirena removed August 23rd. I wasn't sure what to expect, but hoped for immediate relief as some people had indicated was possible. Well, the relief was not immediate, but having it removed took two seconds and was completely painless! I felt a wee bit dizzy at first, but that went away quickly.
Within a day I started being relieved of the bloating. I peed like 82 times an hour, but hey, it's worth it to feel better, right? Then, I started feeling happy again... it was as if a fog lifted! I had more energy, I was in a better mood, I wanted to end world hunger and make world peace...
And I still feel great! I'm hoping to get greater by the day, and I will continue to update as I notice more progress. I've also lost 2 lbs so far and don't feel like eating 24/7!
***Second warning about TMI***
I'm doing my own research and contemplations in my head. I was previously a heavy bleeder during AF time. Well, as most of you know, when you are on the Mirena, your AF ceases to be or is super minimal. I have often thought that was unhealthy, but hey, I don't have a medical degree! Well, it just seems to me that if your bleeding was heavy and you now don't bleed anymore, no wonder you bloat! And you know those PMS symptoms that you used to get? Where do they go? I will tell you where they go- nowhere! They sit there... 24/7/365!! Of course you are always hungry, cause your body is in PMS mode... same with breaking out, bloating, irritability... bang! So, in a nutshell, I'm saying... embrace the periods! I could go into detail about the bleeding I've experienced since getting my Mirena out a week ago... but I won't... cause I haven't found one person that wasn't grossed out by it, lol.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
You've Lost That Loving Feeling
Okay, so this is nothing new. Everyone knows about this, but today I am choosing to bring it up because it is on my mind...
You know when you first start developing feelings for someone? You're giddy, your pulse raises when you first see them, their kiss gives you butterflies, you think about them all the time when they are not around... well, why can't that last forever? Why can't we be lovey dovey for life? If you're sappy like me, then you see old people walking and holding hands and think, "I'd love for that to be me some day." I think that is why so many people get divorced these days. Well, this and the fact that people don't like putting up with anyone else's $hit. I'd like to believe that every couple has these aforementioned feelings at some point in their relationship, if not, that is really sad. But, why do these feelings go away? Why can't we still get butterflies and racing pulses and googly eyes? Is it because once people get comfortable with each other, they no longer feel the need to try?
You know what gets me the most about that old couple holding hands? They have been holding hands their whole lives! I don't think a couple gets to be 80 and all of the sudden decides to start holding hands. No, they have always realized what the other one means to them and they hold on to them because they never want to let them go. Well, dammit, I wanna be holding hands with someone! I wanna be snuggling with someone instead of arguing with them over who cleans more, why we shouldn't keep the cats, who wastes more money, why one of us used to be an alcoholic... and so on and so forth. I want to sit on the same side of the couch instead of polar opposite and co-existing through life. I want to spoon in bed instead of facing the opposite direction and lying on the edge of the bed.
What does it mean when people lose that loving feeling? Does that mean they are no longer in love? Is it a feeling that you can get back? I'm not saying I'm perfect, far from it! I know some of the arguments are my fault too. And I know that sometimes the lack of affection can be from me being mad and withholding it. But, I refuse to believe that a relationship has to be boring and vanilla. I refuse to spend another decade of my life drifting through with a roommate. I don't know what to do to get it back or if I should just jump ship now and enjoy being free. Why can't things just be easy??
You know when you first start developing feelings for someone? You're giddy, your pulse raises when you first see them, their kiss gives you butterflies, you think about them all the time when they are not around... well, why can't that last forever? Why can't we be lovey dovey for life? If you're sappy like me, then you see old people walking and holding hands and think, "I'd love for that to be me some day." I think that is why so many people get divorced these days. Well, this and the fact that people don't like putting up with anyone else's $hit. I'd like to believe that every couple has these aforementioned feelings at some point in their relationship, if not, that is really sad. But, why do these feelings go away? Why can't we still get butterflies and racing pulses and googly eyes? Is it because once people get comfortable with each other, they no longer feel the need to try?
You know what gets me the most about that old couple holding hands? They have been holding hands their whole lives! I don't think a couple gets to be 80 and all of the sudden decides to start holding hands. No, they have always realized what the other one means to them and they hold on to them because they never want to let them go. Well, dammit, I wanna be holding hands with someone! I wanna be snuggling with someone instead of arguing with them over who cleans more, why we shouldn't keep the cats, who wastes more money, why one of us used to be an alcoholic... and so on and so forth. I want to sit on the same side of the couch instead of polar opposite and co-existing through life. I want to spoon in bed instead of facing the opposite direction and lying on the edge of the bed.
What does it mean when people lose that loving feeling? Does that mean they are no longer in love? Is it a feeling that you can get back? I'm not saying I'm perfect, far from it! I know some of the arguments are my fault too. And I know that sometimes the lack of affection can be from me being mad and withholding it. But, I refuse to believe that a relationship has to be boring and vanilla. I refuse to spend another decade of my life drifting through with a roommate. I don't know what to do to get it back or if I should just jump ship now and enjoy being free. Why can't things just be easy??
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Crazy Things Parents Text by Stephen and Wayne Miltz book review
OMGosh, guys, this book can be summed up in two words... "hi" and "larious!" Apparently their is a wesbite created by Stephen and Wayne Miltz that is CrazyThingsParentsText.com.
The book is pretty much self explanatory. It's a collection of texts between a child and their parent. It is organized into categories with texts that have similar themes. Well, within 2 pages, I was LOL'ing. Literally. I laughed out loud and my daughter asked me what was funny and I explained it to her. Since she was 5, she didn't get it, but man, it was funny. Now I find myself using every free 5 minutes I have to keep forging ahead because it is so funny. Of course, being a child of parents who don't know how to text (and Dad refuses because it costs X amount of pennies each text) I don't know how a conversation via text would go with my parents. I did MMS a picture of an open wound to my dad when I was getting stitches in the ER. I got a phone call from my mom 2 hours later asking what it was.
Also, some of the content between parent and child in this book is quite... blunt and things that I would be super afeared to talk to my parents about.
But, long story short... if you have a sense of humor at any age, you will get a huge kick out of this book!!!
MOTR Grade: A+
This title will be available for purchase September 1, 2011.
The book is pretty much self explanatory. It's a collection of texts between a child and their parent. It is organized into categories with texts that have similar themes. Well, within 2 pages, I was LOL'ing. Literally. I laughed out loud and my daughter asked me what was funny and I explained it to her. Since she was 5, she didn't get it, but man, it was funny. Now I find myself using every free 5 minutes I have to keep forging ahead because it is so funny. Of course, being a child of parents who don't know how to text (and Dad refuses because it costs X amount of pennies each text) I don't know how a conversation via text would go with my parents. I did MMS a picture of an open wound to my dad when I was getting stitches in the ER. I got a phone call from my mom 2 hours later asking what it was.
Also, some of the content between parent and child in this book is quite... blunt and things that I would be super afeared to talk to my parents about.
But, long story short... if you have a sense of humor at any age, you will get a huge kick out of this book!!!
MOTR Grade: A+
This title will be available for purchase September 1, 2011.
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