It all started yesterday. My back on both sides started to hurt. I figured I had aggravated my muscle from coughing so much, and tried today to take it easy, not cough if I could help it! Heck, I didn't even do any housework!
My friend, and her two daughters were coming for dinner tonight, we all had spaghetti. I had finished loading the dishwasher with plates, and had a slight cough. I had put my left hand on my left back side where its been hurting the most, trying to take some pressure off from when I cough, and felt a pop sound. Immediately I was in PAIN. I could barely walk, I couldn't talk, I could barely breathe. I felt like I was going to pass out. My friend went downstairs and got my husband. He thought I had pulled a muscle and wanted me to sit down.. I couldn't even do that! I was literally in tears. The more pain I was in, the harder I seemed to cry which just made it worse. We decided to drive to the hospital to make sure that it was not something "serious".
Drove up to emergency, and they didn't even register me, just told me to go right up to labor and delivery. The nurse hooked me up to the machine, asked me questions about how I hurt myself and said she felt it was going to be a pulled muscle, but they would have the dr to come in to be sure.
After about 45 minutes of waiting, the dr came in and said it was a pulled muscle, that there was not much they can do, baby seemed to be fine and that if I wanted, he would give me a shot of morphine to take away the pain and prescribe me tylenol 3s. As I am someone who tries not to take anything even when not pregnant, I asked him if I could skip the morhphine and only have the tylenol 3 if needed. (mostly just to take some of the pain away so I could actually function.)
So now i am here at home, still in pain, a bit drowsy from the two tylenol 3s he gave me, and feeling hot. I can honestly say, that having brochitis, and then "coughing up a lung" is not fun! Wish me luck for tomorrow that I can get a somewhat decent sleep and not nearly in as much pain tomorrow. Not to mention, keeping your fingers crossed that I can ignore myself and not cough my head off (which makes the pain even worse!)
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Age is just a number....
this goes without saying for alot of things really. I know as we age, alot of people start feeling a bit scared, realizing that part of their life has passed them by and that they didn't really realize just how fast its gone. Some deal better with it than others do, some have mid life crisis, others accept that getting older is a part of life.
Although we can not change the fact that we age, we can affect how we age. Whether its working out (exercising) taking better care of our bodies and what we feed it...etc there are tons of things to keep us in "tip top" working shape.
Now what about fertility? Most of us know that as we age, unfortunately the quality and quantity of our egg supply diminishes and its alot harder to conceive. This is always frustrating especially for some couples who decide to wait just a bit longer to conceive or those that start and end up taking longer than they thought. I know some with age get really discouraged when they reach a certain age, thinking that its over, that they lost their chance, and some give up and "accept" their fate.
Now for those of you who are older, there is hope... although the road may seem a bit longer, and harder than those who are trying while younger, its not "impossible" for everyone. I actually wanted to share something.
I was at Superstore (grocery store by my house) and I took my daughter to the washroom. While I was waiting for her a woman who came out, commented on the fact that everywhere she turns she sees pregnant people (a woman who just left the washroom was pregnant as well) I kinda chuckled, and she then informed me she was pregnant too. I hadn't noticed at first, as she was a bit chubby, and turns out only 3 months along. She told me it was a surprise that they were expecting baby number 4. She had thought she was going through menopause, experiencing symptoms to support that, missed periods...etc. After she had missed it for 3 months was a bit more worried especially with gaining a bit more weight and started to expect the worst. Imagine her surprise when she went to the dr and he told her she was PREGNANT! Turns out, this woman was 51 years old, and her last baby was born when she was 44.
So I just want to say, that just because you are 22, 34, 48, 51...etc does not mean that you are "done" conceiving for sure. If you are trying at a later age, know that it can be done. I have been trying to get a friend from Todays parent who is now posting in 3rd trimester to supply her storey for Wednesdays story of inspiration. Shes a first time mom (soon to be) and is in her 40's, and I think that her journey although was long and challenging, is something that can be uplifting to people to hear:)
So get yourself checked out, find out your FSH level and see where your journey starts. Age does not determine all the time, when you will have that baby in your arms. Your birth certificate might say your a certain number, but only your body can tell you how it really feels.
Although we can not change the fact that we age, we can affect how we age. Whether its working out (exercising) taking better care of our bodies and what we feed it...etc there are tons of things to keep us in "tip top" working shape.
Now what about fertility? Most of us know that as we age, unfortunately the quality and quantity of our egg supply diminishes and its alot harder to conceive. This is always frustrating especially for some couples who decide to wait just a bit longer to conceive or those that start and end up taking longer than they thought. I know some with age get really discouraged when they reach a certain age, thinking that its over, that they lost their chance, and some give up and "accept" their fate.
Now for those of you who are older, there is hope... although the road may seem a bit longer, and harder than those who are trying while younger, its not "impossible" for everyone. I actually wanted to share something.
I was at Superstore (grocery store by my house) and I took my daughter to the washroom. While I was waiting for her a woman who came out, commented on the fact that everywhere she turns she sees pregnant people (a woman who just left the washroom was pregnant as well) I kinda chuckled, and she then informed me she was pregnant too. I hadn't noticed at first, as she was a bit chubby, and turns out only 3 months along. She told me it was a surprise that they were expecting baby number 4. She had thought she was going through menopause, experiencing symptoms to support that, missed periods...etc. After she had missed it for 3 months was a bit more worried especially with gaining a bit more weight and started to expect the worst. Imagine her surprise when she went to the dr and he told her she was PREGNANT! Turns out, this woman was 51 years old, and her last baby was born when she was 44.
So I just want to say, that just because you are 22, 34, 48, 51...etc does not mean that you are "done" conceiving for sure. If you are trying at a later age, know that it can be done. I have been trying to get a friend from Todays parent who is now posting in 3rd trimester to supply her storey for Wednesdays story of inspiration. Shes a first time mom (soon to be) and is in her 40's, and I think that her journey although was long and challenging, is something that can be uplifting to people to hear:)
So get yourself checked out, find out your FSH level and see where your journey starts. Age does not determine all the time, when you will have that baby in your arms. Your birth certificate might say your a certain number, but only your body can tell you how it really feels.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Update about my dr appt.
Every thursday from now till baby comes, I have a prenatal appt. Remember, when I was sick last tues/wed, I went into the walk in clinic wed morning to have the dr look me over and tell me it was a viral infection and nothing that they can really do about it. Today, I went to my prenatal appt and he questioned me about going to a walk in (I had tried to see my reg dr that morning, but apparently he does not work on Wed, hence the walk in) Anyways, I explained what I experienced, what I was still feeling and he listened to my lungs. Telling me I had a bronchitis type infection. Which would explain why I can not get rid of this stupid cough! Hes given me antibiotics. I asked him to listen to my daughter as well (she comes with me to my appts) and he said she has something too, not nearly as bad as me, but definitely something. So we are both on antibiotics.
Now here is my vent about this whole thing...sure a "viral infection" can possibly turn into something more bacterial right? So a "cold" Or such could turn into something more from time.....I get that. But what really bothers me, is that when going into my dr appt this morning (hes seen me from the time I was 2 months pg) And he just saw me 2 weeks ago, still has to ask me why I came in, or how he can help me today. I guess I dont know what to make of that. I understand, he probably sees TONS of people in that two weeks span, but I am obviously pregnant, I am obviously his patient and hes always done prenatal... arg.. just frustrating I guess. Then after figuring out I have a bronchitis type infection he asks about my allergy to the "penicillin" family. I had the Amphocillian when I was younger, and reacted badly to that as well as to sulpha drugs. I was told to tell people I was "deathly" allergic as they were not sure what a second does might do to me should I accidentally take it. Anyways, while going on about what he wanted to prescribe me, asks if its amphocillian or ammoxocillian I am allergic to. I point out that its amphocillian, but I was told not to take ANYTHING in the penicillin family... So this drives me crazy! I am not trying to "overrule" my dr, as he obviously has training that I dont, but why would he even consider something that might potentially harm me? He should know that anything in the penicillin family can be harmful if someone is allergic to one or the other correct?
Which brings me back to my whole lack of confidence with my dr. I have gone numerous times back and forth with wanting to stay with him, and then wanting to switch. Where I live, there are not tons of drs, so finding one to take you as a patient is hard. (otherwise, you have to always go in the walk-in clinic and see whatever dr happens to be there) My dr is polite, hes friendly, but I feel that I am not getting the same level of prenatal care that I did when I had an obgyn when pregnant wtih my daughter. This dr had to be reminded that I needed to get the RHogam shot, he needed to be reminded that I needed the forms for the glucose test. Not once has he measured the size of the uterus, to make sure that baby is growing. Today, hes checked to make sure baby is head down, and said that baby is in position the way that shes supposed to be.. which is good.. but I find myself lacking confidence in his skills. I originally wanted a dr who was going to be able to deliver my baby, someone who would look after me my whole pregnancy, and then be the one to deliver. Well my dr joined this other group of drs that now rotates on who is on call, so its going to be any one of 6 different drs that could deliver this baby, and I haven't even met any of the other 5. What a whiner I am! lol. Perhaps its a good thing though.. I guess I just dont know. All I can ask for is a safe and healthy baby after all of this is done, and hope that my choices have led me down that path. I do plan on researching the medication the dr prescribed for this "bronchitis" type infection to ensure that there is no harm to the baby.. I even asked the pharmacists when he filled my prescription! lol.
Wish me luck!
Now here is my vent about this whole thing...sure a "viral infection" can possibly turn into something more bacterial right? So a "cold" Or such could turn into something more from time.....I get that. But what really bothers me, is that when going into my dr appt this morning (hes seen me from the time I was 2 months pg) And he just saw me 2 weeks ago, still has to ask me why I came in, or how he can help me today. I guess I dont know what to make of that. I understand, he probably sees TONS of people in that two weeks span, but I am obviously pregnant, I am obviously his patient and hes always done prenatal... arg.. just frustrating I guess. Then after figuring out I have a bronchitis type infection he asks about my allergy to the "penicillin" family. I had the Amphocillian when I was younger, and reacted badly to that as well as to sulpha drugs. I was told to tell people I was "deathly" allergic as they were not sure what a second does might do to me should I accidentally take it. Anyways, while going on about what he wanted to prescribe me, asks if its amphocillian or ammoxocillian I am allergic to. I point out that its amphocillian, but I was told not to take ANYTHING in the penicillin family... So this drives me crazy! I am not trying to "overrule" my dr, as he obviously has training that I dont, but why would he even consider something that might potentially harm me? He should know that anything in the penicillin family can be harmful if someone is allergic to one or the other correct?
Which brings me back to my whole lack of confidence with my dr. I have gone numerous times back and forth with wanting to stay with him, and then wanting to switch. Where I live, there are not tons of drs, so finding one to take you as a patient is hard. (otherwise, you have to always go in the walk-in clinic and see whatever dr happens to be there) My dr is polite, hes friendly, but I feel that I am not getting the same level of prenatal care that I did when I had an obgyn when pregnant wtih my daughter. This dr had to be reminded that I needed to get the RHogam shot, he needed to be reminded that I needed the forms for the glucose test. Not once has he measured the size of the uterus, to make sure that baby is growing. Today, hes checked to make sure baby is head down, and said that baby is in position the way that shes supposed to be.. which is good.. but I find myself lacking confidence in his skills. I originally wanted a dr who was going to be able to deliver my baby, someone who would look after me my whole pregnancy, and then be the one to deliver. Well my dr joined this other group of drs that now rotates on who is on call, so its going to be any one of 6 different drs that could deliver this baby, and I haven't even met any of the other 5. What a whiner I am! lol. Perhaps its a good thing though.. I guess I just dont know. All I can ask for is a safe and healthy baby after all of this is done, and hope that my choices have led me down that path. I do plan on researching the medication the dr prescribed for this "bronchitis" type infection to ensure that there is no harm to the baby.. I even asked the pharmacists when he filled my prescription! lol.
Wish me luck!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Updated Pregnancy Pics!
So much harder to just take the pictures of myself lol, but here is me at 35 weeks!
and another!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Everybody lets Feng Shui tonight!
I think that alot of people must have heard of the term "Feng Shui", its about organizing your surroundings to bring in more positive energy not only into your lives but also into your homes. I have also located some "fun" information about using Feng Shui to also help with the conceiving process as well! Its about symbolizing fertility and placing it in certain aspects of the room. I do believe that Feng Shui is also very similar to the "laws of attraction" that you will often read about in the book called "the secret" (this is also on the lower right part of my blog linked to youtube with some clips from the movie)
So what I have done is linked the article that I have located that gives you ideas of "fruits' that are known to symbolize fertility. So not only can you use these as decorations around the home (like a fruit basket) But also locate paintings, pictures, carvings of these fruits and its known to improve fertility as well (especially when placed in the bedroom!)
http://www.wofs.com/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=33&task=view&id=41
Do You Have Problems Conceiving?
Tip4 : The Feng Shui of Good Fortune Fruit for Fertility Symbols of good fortune fruit for fertility manifest the positive aspects of descendants' Chi within your living space. In this issue, you will discover how you can use these auspicious fruits to decorate your home and embellish the wonderful energy of descendants' luck. These good fortune fruits may be displayed lavishly, in fruit bowls or as images in paintings or even as carvings. The best part about good fortune fruits is that these are Feng Shui symbols that you can eat.
Pomegranate
The pomegranate is a wonderfully auspicious fruit. An average fruit is slightly bigger than a baseball, it comes in various Yang shades ranging from yellows to reds. When opened up, it reveals plenty of sweet, fleshy seeds. This symbolizes the luck of many offspring, which is why the pomegranate fruit is regarded as a symbol of fertility. It is said to create the kind of descendants' luck that gives you many sons, all filial and respectable, with a successful future ahead of them. The auspicious pomegranate also symbolizes a happy family that is blessed with good and filial children who will each grow up to bring honor and glory to the family. When a mother eats a pomegranate fruit during the New Year, it is said that she can expect to give birth to sons during the course of the year. Many Chinese parents advise their young newly-wed second generation to display a painting or a carving of a pomegranate in their bedroom to create the luck of having many healthy children.
Lichee
A Chinese riddle goes like this, "Red cloth wrapped around white cloth, white cloth wrapped around a black globe. What is it?" The answer: the lichee. The lichee is a deliciously juicy fruit with bright red skin. Similar to a large strawberry in shape and size, the red skin peels away easily to reveal opaque white flesh. A single black seed lies within. When the lichee is drawn with the longan, it is reputed to signify a marriage union that is blessed with clever descendants. Young married women are encouraged to eat the lichee fruit to create this kind of luck for themselves. Paintings of auspicious fruits should always include the lichee.
Longan
Slightly smaller than a lichee, the longan is a rounded fruit with an olive brown shell. Delightfully thirst-quenching, its opaque flesh is sweet and juicy. The longan also has a single black seed. The Chinese (Cantonese) characters for longan can be literally translated to mean dragon's eyes. When depicted with the lichee, the longan is reputed to signify a successful and fruitful union that is blessed with many bright children. For this reason, young married women are advised to eat the longan fruit to enhance their own fertility luck.
Lotus Seeds (Lin Chee)
Similar in size and appearance to large peanuts, the lotus seed signifies auspicious offspring luck. It is always featured in the dishes of a Chinese wedding dinner, especially in the dessert or sweetmeats. Lin Chee or the seed of the lotus is an excellent symbol of descendants' luck. Consuming and displaying lotus seeds in the home is said to enhance and speed up the arrival of grandchildren.
Water Chestnuts
Approximately the size of a ping-pong ball, water chestnuts have a thin black skin. The water chestnut is a rounded flattish bulb rather than a fruit. Its sweet white flesh is firm to the touch and crisp to the bite. According to Feng Shui principles, it is auspicious to hang a painting of good fortune fruits in the dining room. So when water chestnuts are displayed together with the lichee, they denote clever children in the family. Make liberal use of all these good fortune fruits to energize the Chi of good descendants' luck. You will soon discover the potency of the Feng Shui of good fortune fruit for fertility. The most enjoyable part is, of course, eating your tasty Feng Shui symbols. Have fun with your edible Feng Shui for fertility!
So what I have done is linked the article that I have located that gives you ideas of "fruits' that are known to symbolize fertility. So not only can you use these as decorations around the home (like a fruit basket) But also locate paintings, pictures, carvings of these fruits and its known to improve fertility as well (especially when placed in the bedroom!)
http://www.wofs.com/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=33&task=view&id=41
Do You Have Problems Conceiving?
Tip4 : The Feng Shui of Good Fortune Fruit for Fertility Symbols of good fortune fruit for fertility manifest the positive aspects of descendants' Chi within your living space. In this issue, you will discover how you can use these auspicious fruits to decorate your home and embellish the wonderful energy of descendants' luck. These good fortune fruits may be displayed lavishly, in fruit bowls or as images in paintings or even as carvings. The best part about good fortune fruits is that these are Feng Shui symbols that you can eat.
Pomegranate
The pomegranate is a wonderfully auspicious fruit. An average fruit is slightly bigger than a baseball, it comes in various Yang shades ranging from yellows to reds. When opened up, it reveals plenty of sweet, fleshy seeds. This symbolizes the luck of many offspring, which is why the pomegranate fruit is regarded as a symbol of fertility. It is said to create the kind of descendants' luck that gives you many sons, all filial and respectable, with a successful future ahead of them. The auspicious pomegranate also symbolizes a happy family that is blessed with good and filial children who will each grow up to bring honor and glory to the family. When a mother eats a pomegranate fruit during the New Year, it is said that she can expect to give birth to sons during the course of the year. Many Chinese parents advise their young newly-wed second generation to display a painting or a carving of a pomegranate in their bedroom to create the luck of having many healthy children.
Lichee
A Chinese riddle goes like this, "Red cloth wrapped around white cloth, white cloth wrapped around a black globe. What is it?" The answer: the lichee. The lichee is a deliciously juicy fruit with bright red skin. Similar to a large strawberry in shape and size, the red skin peels away easily to reveal opaque white flesh. A single black seed lies within. When the lichee is drawn with the longan, it is reputed to signify a marriage union that is blessed with clever descendants. Young married women are encouraged to eat the lichee fruit to create this kind of luck for themselves. Paintings of auspicious fruits should always include the lichee.
Longan
Slightly smaller than a lichee, the longan is a rounded fruit with an olive brown shell. Delightfully thirst-quenching, its opaque flesh is sweet and juicy. The longan also has a single black seed. The Chinese (Cantonese) characters for longan can be literally translated to mean dragon's eyes. When depicted with the lichee, the longan is reputed to signify a successful and fruitful union that is blessed with many bright children. For this reason, young married women are advised to eat the longan fruit to enhance their own fertility luck.
Lotus Seeds (Lin Chee)
Similar in size and appearance to large peanuts, the lotus seed signifies auspicious offspring luck. It is always featured in the dishes of a Chinese wedding dinner, especially in the dessert or sweetmeats. Lin Chee or the seed of the lotus is an excellent symbol of descendants' luck. Consuming and displaying lotus seeds in the home is said to enhance and speed up the arrival of grandchildren.
Water Chestnuts
Approximately the size of a ping-pong ball, water chestnuts have a thin black skin. The water chestnut is a rounded flattish bulb rather than a fruit. Its sweet white flesh is firm to the touch and crisp to the bite. According to Feng Shui principles, it is auspicious to hang a painting of good fortune fruits in the dining room. So when water chestnuts are displayed together with the lichee, they denote clever children in the family. Make liberal use of all these good fortune fruits to energize the Chi of good descendants' luck. You will soon discover the potency of the Feng Shui of good fortune fruit for fertility. The most enjoyable part is, of course, eating your tasty Feng Shui symbols. Have fun with your edible Feng Shui for fertility!
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sleep......must have sleep......
Well, today is day 6 of being sick! It all started on Tuesday of last week with a bit of a sore throat. Then on Wednesday I was completely knocked off my feet with it. I was hot, I was cold, I was sore and achy, I must have had at least 3 or 4 showers with the hope I would feel better. I did not want to do ANYTHING. I even had to reschedule some readings originally for that night to Thursday because just looking at the computer made me hurt!
Thursday I felt better, I can't take anything for the way I feel as being pregnant, there is not alot you can do. So besides the tea, the showers, the and the vicks that was it! Thursday morning, my poor little daughter was sick. She had what I had, and now just wanted to lay on the couch and watch her new favorite show (Scooby doo! lol)
So now, today being Monday night, my fevers gone, no more headache, no stuffy nose...I am however left with this HORRIBLE cough. I can't seem to get rid of it. It keeps me up at night. I have taken for the last few nights to sleeping in the spare room. Okay "trying" to sleep is the key word here. I keep myself up all night hacking/coughing, and having to get up to goto the washroom because I'm afraid if I cough any harder I am going to pee myself! lol (joys of being pregnant! lol)
The worse part is, when I lay down, the coughing is worse. Last night, could not fall asleep at all, and ended up setting myself a bed on the COUCH so that I could put the pillow up and be sleeping while sitting up. Its not fun, its not comfortable, but at least I was coughing less by doing that. Tonight, not sure where I will end up. Part of me just wants to stay up all night so that I dont have to worry how much sleep I will get!
Wednesday is my last day at "work" and from then on I am home waiting for baby. I will be focusing on not only my family and getting ready for baby, but also focusing on my readings, getting more done during the day, and getting things organized for a smooth transition for when baby arrives. I am not officially 35 weeks. I will take a picture tomorrow for sure for everyone to see the big difference.
As always mentioned, I am still wanting stories of inspiration, or encounters, or wondering what everyone would like to hear more about for "open blog night". I am always all ears.. You can either reply in the comments section or send an email to cheri22@gmail.com with "BLOG INFO" in the subject line. This can also cover if you have a question about something I do, or about anything in general. As always, I do trade a bypass prediction (8.00 value) for anyone who submits something and it gets used:)
Thursday I felt better, I can't take anything for the way I feel as being pregnant, there is not alot you can do. So besides the tea, the showers, the and the vicks that was it! Thursday morning, my poor little daughter was sick. She had what I had, and now just wanted to lay on the couch and watch her new favorite show (Scooby doo! lol)
So now, today being Monday night, my fevers gone, no more headache, no stuffy nose...I am however left with this HORRIBLE cough. I can't seem to get rid of it. It keeps me up at night. I have taken for the last few nights to sleeping in the spare room. Okay "trying" to sleep is the key word here. I keep myself up all night hacking/coughing, and having to get up to goto the washroom because I'm afraid if I cough any harder I am going to pee myself! lol (joys of being pregnant! lol)
The worse part is, when I lay down, the coughing is worse. Last night, could not fall asleep at all, and ended up setting myself a bed on the COUCH so that I could put the pillow up and be sleeping while sitting up. Its not fun, its not comfortable, but at least I was coughing less by doing that. Tonight, not sure where I will end up. Part of me just wants to stay up all night so that I dont have to worry how much sleep I will get!
Wednesday is my last day at "work" and from then on I am home waiting for baby. I will be focusing on not only my family and getting ready for baby, but also focusing on my readings, getting more done during the day, and getting things organized for a smooth transition for when baby arrives. I am not officially 35 weeks. I will take a picture tomorrow for sure for everyone to see the big difference.
As always mentioned, I am still wanting stories of inspiration, or encounters, or wondering what everyone would like to hear more about for "open blog night". I am always all ears.. You can either reply in the comments section or send an email to cheri22@gmail.com with "BLOG INFO" in the subject line. This can also cover if you have a question about something I do, or about anything in general. As always, I do trade a bypass prediction (8.00 value) for anyone who submits something and it gets used:)
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Not doing so hot!
Today has been an "off" day for me. Lets start off with last night. First my husband makes a comment to me about "not breathing so hard" when we first went to bed lol. Normally I do take it was what its meant as (a joke) but last night broke out in tears. With this current pregnancy I have taken the habit of snoring, or making funny/odd noises while I sleep. For the most part I dont wake myself up, and usually by 4am, its woken my husband up that he has gone to the other bed (in the spare room) So emotionally its been hard. He wants me to get those breathe right nasal strips, but in honesty, I have been told that they are like 30.00 a package and I just can't see myself spending the money on something that costs that much and might or might not work! Too bad they dont hand out samples!
So anyways, I was up at 3am to go pee, and come back to bed and fall asleep. I was woken up by the feeling of someone sitting on the end of my bed near my side of the bed at my feet. It kinda freaked me out. I knew at this point it was NOT my husband as he had already gone to the other bed, it was also still dark outside. Now I do know that loved ones usually pick between 3-4am to come and visit, but still, to be woken up like that is a bit startling, and I personally prefer to be in "charge" of visits, and ask for them to come. Usually I do not see them with my own two eyes, but more like in my minds eye so to speak, and find this a more comfortable way with connecting with loved ones who have passed over. So anyways, a bit freaked as who it would be, and with me not prepared, I asked whoever it was to leave lol. I could "feel" or "sense' them walking out of the room and were gone at this point.
So fast forward to 7am. I am starting to feel a bit like a cold is coming on, and not feeling myself. By the time I am ready to head into work for the day, I am feeling like crap. Coughing, my throat hurts and just feeling blah. Today is also the day I planned on asking my boss if I could leave a week earlier for mat leave. So instead of the end of the month, leaving the end of next week instead. I am suffering from swelling, getting a bit moody, and now today not feeling well and I honestly feel I am "done" and would much rather rest at home than being stuck at a place where I am not happy, and not really needed. I have trained the other girl the best that I can, and there is not much else I can do. Anyways, my boss got upset/mad and basically made me feel like crap for making that choice on leaving a week early. Now i only work 3 days a week anyways, so technically its only 3 days short of what I had originally said I would do.
As for other news, still no name for baby yet. I am 34 weeks pregnant, my husband has two names that he likes and I do not feel 100% sold on them. After mentioning the names he likes to a few people, I have gotten nothing but "negative' feed back. One saying its the name of the bully from her highschool that bullied her, and the second person saying that she just does not like either name... so although its our choice, I still feel somewhat bad should I just ignore other people and go along with what my husband says... so if anyone has any girl names that they would like to share, I am totally all ears to anything and would present to my husband as additional choices just in case!
As also going to mention, that I am still looking for topics for "Open Blog Night" that you might want to have touched on or answered, and looking for stories of inspiration or encounters. For providing a storey or inspiration or encounters, if published on this blog, you do not have to include your name, but I do offer a free prediction bypass reading (valued at 8.00) for those that submit and get published.
Hope you are all feeling better than me. I am online "earlier" tonight trying to get tonight's readings accomplished and hoping to hit the sack a bit earlier than my usual 11pm!
Monday, April 14, 2008
Have you ever noticed
That people seem to come back into your life just when you thought that they were gone or just when you needed them the most?
I am sure that everyone has had someone that they met before, really connected with, just to have something happen and have them go out of their lives for one reason or another. It always seems to happen just when you need them the most as well.
I think that this goes for everyone. I know that for me, its happened quite a few times, for example, I went to this place that I had a coupon for. I booked my appt to have my hair re-highlighted and was for a specific thursday. Something happened where I had to call back and cancel. The woman on the phone asked me if it had to be with the person originally I was booked for. As I did not have a hair dresser at that specific location, I told her it really did not matter. She rescheduled me for that friday with herself.
I get there, and we instantly connect. Shes so funny, polite, and really into spirituality as I am. Shes taking numerous courses, reiki, holistic healing..etc. and has a wide range of interests in this field. I was excited to find a "friend" that lived in the same city with similar interests and understood my gifts and could access her own. We emailed a few times back and forth and then it just disappeared. I was disappointed at first, but understanding know that things happen for a reason.
Fast forward to a month ago, my daughter and I have been going to this new hair salon place close by (the other one closed and is something else) and we have an appt with someone named Michelle. We get there, and lo and behold is Christy. My friend that I was mentioning above about. She does not work at this new salon, was moving to a city about 20 min and had offered to help out Michelle for this particular day and ended up getting myself and my daughter as her clients. She vowed to keep in touch, commented herself about "fate" and us meeting up again. So far have not heard from her, but what will be will be right?
I do believe that life has funny ways of connecting people for a reason, and its up to you whether you "accept' this connection now, or if it will come in again at a later date.
This also happened with myself and my husband. Meeting up in a bar we dated for 3 months, when he moved and my cell phone got disconnected. He had lost his phone book so did not have my home number, and so it was gone. I was heart broken. After three months had gone by, a friend and myself went to a comedy club. We ended up being late for the early show so bought tickets to the later show. When you do this, they allow you in the club next door for free. So off we go, killing an hours of time before going to the comedy club. My friend wants us to request a song to play, so I walk to the bartender in search of a pen/paper, and who do I see sitting at a table with his friends? Yep, my husband! (we weren't husband/wife at the time though! lol) there is alot more to this storey than I have time to explain, but I always feel that things will come as they should. That although you might miss one opportunity its always bound to circle again when its meant to be. That people often connect with us in regards to life paths, the lessons we need to learn and so forth, and if your not "ready" for it at the moment and it passes, chances are its going to come again at the "right" moment.
I guess what makes it really stand out is in the first instance, Christy was "not" supposed to be there. She does not work there technically, and wasn't scheduled to be there that day, but offered her help and ended up working the exact same day/time that my daughter and I were to be there. With my husband, had I made it on time to the comedy club, I would NOT have been in the bar next door where he happened to show up. I really do feel things happen for a reason.
Most times its the same person that will come into your life, other times it might be someone else, but similar situation. I find that you can also put out to the universe what you are looking for and most times it has a way of finding you. Like what "the secret" tries to tell you, the "laws of attraction"..etc. I think that most people will pass it off as coincidence, but for me.. I think that its more than that.
I am sure that everyone has had someone that they met before, really connected with, just to have something happen and have them go out of their lives for one reason or another. It always seems to happen just when you need them the most as well.
I think that this goes for everyone. I know that for me, its happened quite a few times, for example, I went to this place that I had a coupon for. I booked my appt to have my hair re-highlighted and was for a specific thursday. Something happened where I had to call back and cancel. The woman on the phone asked me if it had to be with the person originally I was booked for. As I did not have a hair dresser at that specific location, I told her it really did not matter. She rescheduled me for that friday with herself.
I get there, and we instantly connect. Shes so funny, polite, and really into spirituality as I am. Shes taking numerous courses, reiki, holistic healing..etc. and has a wide range of interests in this field. I was excited to find a "friend" that lived in the same city with similar interests and understood my gifts and could access her own. We emailed a few times back and forth and then it just disappeared. I was disappointed at first, but understanding know that things happen for a reason.
Fast forward to a month ago, my daughter and I have been going to this new hair salon place close by (the other one closed and is something else) and we have an appt with someone named Michelle. We get there, and lo and behold is Christy. My friend that I was mentioning above about. She does not work at this new salon, was moving to a city about 20 min and had offered to help out Michelle for this particular day and ended up getting myself and my daughter as her clients. She vowed to keep in touch, commented herself about "fate" and us meeting up again. So far have not heard from her, but what will be will be right?
I do believe that life has funny ways of connecting people for a reason, and its up to you whether you "accept' this connection now, or if it will come in again at a later date.
This also happened with myself and my husband. Meeting up in a bar we dated for 3 months, when he moved and my cell phone got disconnected. He had lost his phone book so did not have my home number, and so it was gone. I was heart broken. After three months had gone by, a friend and myself went to a comedy club. We ended up being late for the early show so bought tickets to the later show. When you do this, they allow you in the club next door for free. So off we go, killing an hours of time before going to the comedy club. My friend wants us to request a song to play, so I walk to the bartender in search of a pen/paper, and who do I see sitting at a table with his friends? Yep, my husband! (we weren't husband/wife at the time though! lol) there is alot more to this storey than I have time to explain, but I always feel that things will come as they should. That although you might miss one opportunity its always bound to circle again when its meant to be. That people often connect with us in regards to life paths, the lessons we need to learn and so forth, and if your not "ready" for it at the moment and it passes, chances are its going to come again at the "right" moment.
I guess what makes it really stand out is in the first instance, Christy was "not" supposed to be there. She does not work there technically, and wasn't scheduled to be there that day, but offered her help and ended up working the exact same day/time that my daughter and I were to be there. With my husband, had I made it on time to the comedy club, I would NOT have been in the bar next door where he happened to show up. I really do feel things happen for a reason.
Most times its the same person that will come into your life, other times it might be someone else, but similar situation. I find that you can also put out to the universe what you are looking for and most times it has a way of finding you. Like what "the secret" tries to tell you, the "laws of attraction"..etc. I think that most people will pass it off as coincidence, but for me.. I think that its more than that.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
The winner is..... (along wtih some updates from me!)
sorry everyone for the delay in responding! I wanted to post this yesterday but got side tracked, and then my internet is starting to really crap out and make me mad! lol. I have to turn it off and reboot it every morning and sometimes in the evening. Not sure if its just a telus thing, but will see as time progresses.
We had about 8 people participate, and I believe i have one left to translate. Out of the people who participated (some through email) the winner is SHIRLEY!!! I will email you and let you know how to get in contact with Brooke777 to get your free tarot reading.
In an update for me, I am supposed to be about 34 weeks tomorrow, and wanted to have a picture of the belly to update the blog, but seem that whenever I remember, I am here in my housecoat and I am sure that does not make an attractive picture! lol. So will do that at some point tonight and then update the blog again!
Yesterday was a great day, was about 22 degrees C here, and after 10 min of wearing my socks/shoes, I was burning hot, feet/ankles were swelling up and I could not take it anymore! I went to superstore and just bought a cheap pair of flip flops to just give me some relief! After the birthday party my daughter had, we headed to the local flower type shop and bought enough flowers to fill the 6 flower pots that we had. Cleaned them out from previous year and refreshed them with new flowers. I do have to admit, that it might have cost me a bit less for flowers had my daughter not been so helpful with picking which ones we bought! lol
I think that I might have overdone it yesterday though as I was so sore afterwards, and even after taking a shower it did not really help. It looks good, so I guess that is what matters!
We had about 8 people participate, and I believe i have one left to translate. Out of the people who participated (some through email) the winner is SHIRLEY!!! I will email you and let you know how to get in contact with Brooke777 to get your free tarot reading.
In an update for me, I am supposed to be about 34 weeks tomorrow, and wanted to have a picture of the belly to update the blog, but seem that whenever I remember, I am here in my housecoat and I am sure that does not make an attractive picture! lol. So will do that at some point tonight and then update the blog again!
Yesterday was a great day, was about 22 degrees C here, and after 10 min of wearing my socks/shoes, I was burning hot, feet/ankles were swelling up and I could not take it anymore! I went to superstore and just bought a cheap pair of flip flops to just give me some relief! After the birthday party my daughter had, we headed to the local flower type shop and bought enough flowers to fill the 6 flower pots that we had. Cleaned them out from previous year and refreshed them with new flowers. I do have to admit, that it might have cost me a bit less for flowers had my daughter not been so helpful with picking which ones we bought! lol
I think that I might have overdone it yesterday though as I was so sore afterwards, and even after taking a shower it did not really help. It looks good, so I guess that is what matters!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Automatic writing
I am sure most of you have heard of Automatic writing before. Its often a technique that is quite easy to "master" in regards to being psychic. Its often the ability to look at a picture and just kinda "Space out" and then write/type the first thing that comes to your mind/thoughts in regards to what you feel or think while looking at the picture. I am not asking you to describe what the picture is about (ie. if the picture was mountains) but when looking at the picture, how does it make you feel? What is the first thing that comes to mind when you see it?
My first experience with automatic writing came from an online group I once belonged to who were interested in strengthen their gifts. The woman posted a picture of trees and mist. It was a pleasant enough picture, but what I 'felt" in regards to it was completely different. After writing exactly what i had seen (which also involved a girl riding a tricycle which was obviously not in the photograph) it was easily able to interpret the message I had gotten from it, and how it related to something I was going through in my life.
So attached below is going to be a picture. If anyone wants to participate in this, I am more than willing to try and help decipher what you are seeing/feeling and help you translate it. Sometimes images are shown, colors, feelings, and there is NO WRONG answer when doing this. You can either participate by responding with what you see/feel in the comments section or by sending an email to cheri22@gmail.com with "automatic writing in the subject line". As mentioned I will try and help decipher it, and will also enter you to win a reading with brooke777.
Now before getting started, I think that you should also use a protection method that will help keep things going smoothly:) You need to be sitting in a place where there are no distractions, you need to have your palms facing up. with your eyes closed, imagine a light (white) starting at your feet and working its way up your legs, up your arms, over your body and over your head, almost like putting you in a white cocoon of light. Then say "only goodness may enter me, and only goodness may leave me". I often do this at different points during the day, especially if I am feeling a bit "anxious" over something and always helps make me feel grounded and safe.
After doing this, look at the photo, and either just type out what you are seeing/feeling, or write it out on paper and then type it out after. don't pay attention or worry about spelling or having things being mis-matched, just write and don't "think". When you are done and nothing else comes through, you might think that what is written makes no sense at all, seems funny or almost like not written by you:) This is good... there is no wrong way for doing this:)
Here is the picture for those who wish to give this a try:) I am going to allow posts for this up till saturday when I will start trying to help interpret (either through posts or emails) and then announce the winner for Brookes reading.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
The best way to get pregnant
is to know your body and your cycle. I know that when first starting to try to conceive for our first child, I really did not have any clue, other than it obviously took a man's sperm and a womens egg, and a bit of "baby dancing" to conceive. There is so much information out there, to try and make it easier for you to recognize the signs that your body shows you every month in order to help you concieve. By watching for these signs, you can tell if you have a "regular" cycle or if you will require any further help from the dr. I can't stress enough through, positive thinking really does help with conceiveing in any form! I have found some information that makes it "easy" almost like a "ttc for dummies" lol, that is very self explanatory and hopefully will help those that might not have as much information about conceiving as some others or perhaps just starting! If anyone else has any information that they would love to share, please post in the comments section or email me and I can update the blog to include it:)
Knowing your menstrual cycle — Physical changes to look for
Counting the days of your cycle can tell you how long your cycles are and whether or not they are regular, but the most reliable way to monitor changes in your fertility is by paying attention to clues from your body. Changes in your cervical mucus, basal body temperature and the position of your cervix can help you follow your cycle from start to finish. Some women chart all of these changes carefully to either increase or reduce their chances of becoming pregnant. Some women follow their cycles to know when to expect their periods, or to feel more in tune with their bodies.
Cervical Mucus
Mucus from your cervix changes throughout your cycle in response to hormonal changes. It’s a good marker of where you are in your cycle and checking your cervical mucus is quick, easy and reliable. Some women produce more mucus than others and may be able to see the mucus in their underwear. Others may need to feel the entrance of their vagina for it – use your fingertips or toilet paper. You can check your mucus at any time during the day.
At the beginning of your cycle, when oestrogen levels are low, you won’t have much mucus at all. This dryness means you are relatively infertile. This is usually just after your period, but if you have a short cycle, it may be at the same time as your period and therefore difficult to monitor.
A few days later, depending on the length of your cycle, your mucus will begin to increase. It may be sticky, white, milky or cloudy. This is a signal that you are entering your fertile window and nearing ovulation. If you are not using contraception and do not want to get pregnant, you should avoid sex from this point until a few days after you stop seeing egg-white mucus (see below). If you do want to get pregnant, this mucus marks the beginning of your fertile time.
Just before ovulation, a woman’s mucus becomes slippery, stretchy and clear – like raw egg-white. This egg-white mucus helps sperm move from the vagina through the cervix and into the uterus in search of an egg. This is the most fertile time in a woman’s cycle.
After ovulation, the mucus changes from the egg-white type back to a thicker, cloudier mucus. You may still be fertile if you see this mucus, but only for two or three days at most. Four days after your last egg-white mucus, you will be in the infertile phase of your cycle.
Your cervix still produces mucus after this point but under the influence of progesterone the mucus is thick, sticky and acidic. It stays around the cervix to block the sperm and many women feel a dryness compared to earlier in their cycles. Some women have no noticeable mucus during this stage, while others notice a thick or white mucus.
Checking your mucus is one of the easiest and most accurate ways to follow your cycle, but changes in mucus can be difficult to detect if you have a vaginal infection or use spermicide. Antihistamines can also cause your cervix to produce less mucus, making it difficult to check.
Changes in your cervixYou can also note the different stages of your cycle by feeling your cervix. To feel the changes in your cervix, insert one or two fingers deep into your vagina until you can touch what feels like the tip of your nose. This is your cervix. You may be able to feel an indent or dimple in your cervix. This is the opening to your uterus – called the os.
Changes in your cervix throughout your cycle
At the beginning of your cycle, your cervix should feel firm and low. The os will be closed. But as you approach ovulation, the position and feel of your cervix changes. It may feel softer and higher in your vagina and the os will feel more open. This means you are in your most fertile phase.
After ovulation, the cervix becomes firm and closed again and moves lower in the vagina. When the cervix has been like this for 3 days, you are no longer in the fertile phase.
It may take a few cycles to recognise the changes in your cervix and get to know what is normal for you. If you are trying to get pregnant or avoid getting pregnant, you may want to check your cervix at about the same time every day. This is the most reliable way to track changes.
Basal body (waking) temperature
Basal body temperature is your temperature first thing in the morning – before getting out of bed or doing anything else. You can’t feel these slight changes in your body temperature but a basal thermometer can detect them. You can take your temperature orally, vaginally or rectally as long as you use the same method every day. Before ovulation your temperature may vary from day to day by about 0.1 degree Celsius. Just after ovulation, however, your temperature rises by at least 0.2 degrees Celsius and remains high until your next period. This increase in temperature is caused by the progesterone released from the follicle after ovulation.
It is important to note that the rise in your basal body temperature doesn’t tell you when you are fertile or about to ovulate. It tells you when you already have ovulated. Women are most fertile the few days before their peak temperature, and are least fertile once their temperature has remained high for three days.
Tracking your temperature is the most demanding method of charting your cycle. You must take your temperature at the same time every morning, as soon as you wake up and after at least three hours of sleep. Going to the bathroom, having a cup of tea or moving around too much can all change your temperature and make it more difficult to see a regular pattern. Other things can also affect your temperature, such as illness or infection, alcohol and some prescription and recreational drugs.
If you are keeping track of your basal body temperature, it may help to keep daily notes of the time you take your temperature and any thing else that may affect the reading. Sleeping in for an hour longer than normal, for example, could result in a rise in temperature that looks like ovulation, but isn’t.
Other signs of your cycle
You may notice other changes that mark the different stages of your cycle. Some women regularly experience abdominal pain (slight or severe), swollen breasts, lower back pain and mood changes (both good and bad). These types of signs are not very reliable in pinpointing your fertile or infertile phases, but they may help support your other observations.
Knowing your menstrual cycle — Physical changes to look for
Counting the days of your cycle can tell you how long your cycles are and whether or not they are regular, but the most reliable way to monitor changes in your fertility is by paying attention to clues from your body. Changes in your cervical mucus, basal body temperature and the position of your cervix can help you follow your cycle from start to finish. Some women chart all of these changes carefully to either increase or reduce their chances of becoming pregnant. Some women follow their cycles to know when to expect their periods, or to feel more in tune with their bodies.
Cervical Mucus
Mucus from your cervix changes throughout your cycle in response to hormonal changes. It’s a good marker of where you are in your cycle and checking your cervical mucus is quick, easy and reliable. Some women produce more mucus than others and may be able to see the mucus in their underwear. Others may need to feel the entrance of their vagina for it – use your fingertips or toilet paper. You can check your mucus at any time during the day.
At the beginning of your cycle, when oestrogen levels are low, you won’t have much mucus at all. This dryness means you are relatively infertile. This is usually just after your period, but if you have a short cycle, it may be at the same time as your period and therefore difficult to monitor.
A few days later, depending on the length of your cycle, your mucus will begin to increase. It may be sticky, white, milky or cloudy. This is a signal that you are entering your fertile window and nearing ovulation. If you are not using contraception and do not want to get pregnant, you should avoid sex from this point until a few days after you stop seeing egg-white mucus (see below). If you do want to get pregnant, this mucus marks the beginning of your fertile time.
Just before ovulation, a woman’s mucus becomes slippery, stretchy and clear – like raw egg-white. This egg-white mucus helps sperm move from the vagina through the cervix and into the uterus in search of an egg. This is the most fertile time in a woman’s cycle.
After ovulation, the mucus changes from the egg-white type back to a thicker, cloudier mucus. You may still be fertile if you see this mucus, but only for two or three days at most. Four days after your last egg-white mucus, you will be in the infertile phase of your cycle.
Your cervix still produces mucus after this point but under the influence of progesterone the mucus is thick, sticky and acidic. It stays around the cervix to block the sperm and many women feel a dryness compared to earlier in their cycles. Some women have no noticeable mucus during this stage, while others notice a thick or white mucus.
Checking your mucus is one of the easiest and most accurate ways to follow your cycle, but changes in mucus can be difficult to detect if you have a vaginal infection or use spermicide. Antihistamines can also cause your cervix to produce less mucus, making it difficult to check.
Changes in your cervixYou can also note the different stages of your cycle by feeling your cervix. To feel the changes in your cervix, insert one or two fingers deep into your vagina until you can touch what feels like the tip of your nose. This is your cervix. You may be able to feel an indent or dimple in your cervix. This is the opening to your uterus – called the os.
Changes in your cervix throughout your cycle
At the beginning of your cycle, your cervix should feel firm and low. The os will be closed. But as you approach ovulation, the position and feel of your cervix changes. It may feel softer and higher in your vagina and the os will feel more open. This means you are in your most fertile phase.
After ovulation, the cervix becomes firm and closed again and moves lower in the vagina. When the cervix has been like this for 3 days, you are no longer in the fertile phase.
It may take a few cycles to recognise the changes in your cervix and get to know what is normal for you. If you are trying to get pregnant or avoid getting pregnant, you may want to check your cervix at about the same time every day. This is the most reliable way to track changes.
Basal body (waking) temperature
Basal body temperature is your temperature first thing in the morning – before getting out of bed or doing anything else. You can’t feel these slight changes in your body temperature but a basal thermometer can detect them. You can take your temperature orally, vaginally or rectally as long as you use the same method every day. Before ovulation your temperature may vary from day to day by about 0.1 degree Celsius. Just after ovulation, however, your temperature rises by at least 0.2 degrees Celsius and remains high until your next period. This increase in temperature is caused by the progesterone released from the follicle after ovulation.
It is important to note that the rise in your basal body temperature doesn’t tell you when you are fertile or about to ovulate. It tells you when you already have ovulated. Women are most fertile the few days before their peak temperature, and are least fertile once their temperature has remained high for three days.
Tracking your temperature is the most demanding method of charting your cycle. You must take your temperature at the same time every morning, as soon as you wake up and after at least three hours of sleep. Going to the bathroom, having a cup of tea or moving around too much can all change your temperature and make it more difficult to see a regular pattern. Other things can also affect your temperature, such as illness or infection, alcohol and some prescription and recreational drugs.
If you are keeping track of your basal body temperature, it may help to keep daily notes of the time you take your temperature and any thing else that may affect the reading. Sleeping in for an hour longer than normal, for example, could result in a rise in temperature that looks like ovulation, but isn’t.
Other signs of your cycle
You may notice other changes that mark the different stages of your cycle. Some women regularly experience abdominal pain (slight or severe), swollen breasts, lower back pain and mood changes (both good and bad). These types of signs are not very reliable in pinpointing your fertile or infertile phases, but they may help support your other observations.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
The crazy crib adventure!
As most of you know already from a post I have previously made, my cousin provided me with a crib that was CRAPPY. Not only did it smell bad, have scratches/dents everywhere, but it was also covered in some sort of white substance on it. Not sure if it was milk/formula or baby puke. After being extremely disappointed ( I know, can't look a gift horse in the mouth) my mother and her husband bought us a brand new crib. They delivered it to us over a month ago (dont remember the exact time frame)
I have been pestering my husband for at least 1.5 weeks to put it together for me. This Thursday I told him if he did not do it soon, I would bring it up the stairs myself and do it! Lol. Told him if anything happened it would be all his fault! He kept telling me that we had plenty of time and not to worry about it. It was 10 minutes later that he came into bathroom and asked me to do a load of work clothes for him. My reply? I will take care of it in about 7 weeks. This got his butt moving!
My husband dragged the box up the stairs, opened the box and told me that the hardware (screws and such) were MISSING! No hardware, no instructions, NOTHING. I was really disappointed and called Walmart. I explained the situation. The woman's answer? She told me to bring the crib back! I explained how hard it was to get it up the stairs, that I didn't want to drag it back down, nor did I want to have to go all the way to the store, bring the old crib in, pick up a new one just to have to do this all over again. I asked if she could take the hardware from another crib and just give that to me... nope, she said that they can't do that. She told me that they had one crib in stock and that I could come and get it. I then asked if she could put it on hold for me.. Nope, she said that they do not do that. At this point I am very frustrated. I ask to speak to a manager. I explain to him the situation and his first suggestion is to get the hardware from the other box and give it to me. He never suggested I come and bring the crib back!
So my daughter and I head to walmart, he brings the hardware to the front, and hands it to me. I ask about the instructions and he insists that they are attached underneath he base board of the crib. I explain that they are not. We had looked everywhere thinking that the hardware was taped somewhere. He takes us to the back (and boy does he power walk! lol) and shows me where the instructions are. This is when I realize that not only is my crib the wrong color (its natural and should have been white) but my crib is not even the same style as the one that should have been in the box!
After explaining that to him, his suggestion is to bring the crib into the store for an exchange. I said we would try the hardware and would get back to them. After getting home and explaining to my husband what happened, he shows me that our crib will also convert to a toddler bed.. So basically its a better crib than what we had though we were getting. You would think that this makes up for the running around and headache...but nope, I am just only halfway through here!
After attempting to put the crib together this morning, he realizes that the hardware kit we were given, does not have enough screws and this other type bolt. I need EIGHT more! I drive into town to the home depot, find what I am looking for (all with my daughter in tow) and get to the cashier desk, only to find out i was supposed to write down the bin number on the bag! I borrow her pen, head back down the isle, find the spot where it is, write the number, and head back to the cashier. She then informs me that I have written the wrong number down. I needed a SKU number . This is starting to get old and fast! She calls for one of her co-workers and sends him down the aisle. Now although this aisle is only 3 aisles away (or so) and took me just over 5 minutes to do this, this guy takes OVER 10! Finally comes back, she rings it in, only the wrong price is coming up. Shes trying to charge me 1.09 for a .59 part. I explain its wrong (don't forget I am buying 12, so overall that's a big difference!) and she calls the coworker on the phone. He tells me that the .59 price is for the smaller bolt, and that I have the larger. I know this is incorrect so off I go AGAIN down the aisle to get the right number.
Now i have completely learned my lesson with this store,. First off, get the SKU number when buying ANYTHING that comes in bulk, and second, if there is a mistake, make sure you go down the aisle yourself and get the information you need rather than having another employee go.. It will save you time and patience! And lastly, the lesson for the day, since I did not want to have to go down the aisle again, or be told my number was wrong, I grabbed the WHOLE FREAKING container of bolts and brought it back with me! It had all the other bolts, the SKU number and the price! lol
This is the crib I was "supposed" to be getting
This is the crib I got...
The box shows a picture of the first crib, so I have NO IDEA how this other crib came into the box! It was all packaged and sealed as if from the factory and does not appear to have been opened previously.
I have been pestering my husband for at least 1.5 weeks to put it together for me. This Thursday I told him if he did not do it soon, I would bring it up the stairs myself and do it! Lol. Told him if anything happened it would be all his fault! He kept telling me that we had plenty of time and not to worry about it. It was 10 minutes later that he came into bathroom and asked me to do a load of work clothes for him. My reply? I will take care of it in about 7 weeks. This got his butt moving!
My husband dragged the box up the stairs, opened the box and told me that the hardware (screws and such) were MISSING! No hardware, no instructions, NOTHING. I was really disappointed and called Walmart. I explained the situation. The woman's answer? She told me to bring the crib back! I explained how hard it was to get it up the stairs, that I didn't want to drag it back down, nor did I want to have to go all the way to the store, bring the old crib in, pick up a new one just to have to do this all over again. I asked if she could take the hardware from another crib and just give that to me... nope, she said that they can't do that. She told me that they had one crib in stock and that I could come and get it. I then asked if she could put it on hold for me.. Nope, she said that they do not do that. At this point I am very frustrated. I ask to speak to a manager. I explain to him the situation and his first suggestion is to get the hardware from the other box and give it to me. He never suggested I come and bring the crib back!
So my daughter and I head to walmart, he brings the hardware to the front, and hands it to me. I ask about the instructions and he insists that they are attached underneath he base board of the crib. I explain that they are not. We had looked everywhere thinking that the hardware was taped somewhere. He takes us to the back (and boy does he power walk! lol) and shows me where the instructions are. This is when I realize that not only is my crib the wrong color (its natural and should have been white) but my crib is not even the same style as the one that should have been in the box!
After explaining that to him, his suggestion is to bring the crib into the store for an exchange. I said we would try the hardware and would get back to them. After getting home and explaining to my husband what happened, he shows me that our crib will also convert to a toddler bed.. So basically its a better crib than what we had though we were getting. You would think that this makes up for the running around and headache...but nope, I am just only halfway through here!
After attempting to put the crib together this morning, he realizes that the hardware kit we were given, does not have enough screws and this other type bolt. I need EIGHT more! I drive into town to the home depot, find what I am looking for (all with my daughter in tow) and get to the cashier desk, only to find out i was supposed to write down the bin number on the bag! I borrow her pen, head back down the isle, find the spot where it is, write the number, and head back to the cashier. She then informs me that I have written the wrong number down. I needed a SKU number . This is starting to get old and fast! She calls for one of her co-workers and sends him down the aisle. Now although this aisle is only 3 aisles away (or so) and took me just over 5 minutes to do this, this guy takes OVER 10! Finally comes back, she rings it in, only the wrong price is coming up. Shes trying to charge me 1.09 for a .59 part. I explain its wrong (don't forget I am buying 12, so overall that's a big difference!) and she calls the coworker on the phone. He tells me that the .59 price is for the smaller bolt, and that I have the larger. I know this is incorrect so off I go AGAIN down the aisle to get the right number.
Now i have completely learned my lesson with this store,. First off, get the SKU number when buying ANYTHING that comes in bulk, and second, if there is a mistake, make sure you go down the aisle yourself and get the information you need rather than having another employee go.. It will save you time and patience! And lastly, the lesson for the day, since I did not want to have to go down the aisle again, or be told my number was wrong, I grabbed the WHOLE FREAKING container of bolts and brought it back with me! It had all the other bolts, the SKU number and the price! lol
This is the crib I was "supposed" to be getting
This is the crib I got...
The box shows a picture of the first crib, so I have NO IDEA how this other crib came into the box! It was all packaged and sealed as if from the factory and does not appear to have been opened previously.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Dont let life pass you by...
I know that for most people as we age, the common theme is "where did all the years go?" And its more apparent as our own children age, our parents age, people pass on and so forth, and we are often left reminiscing about how the time just flew by.
I find this to be most common when people reach their 30's, and then again with each passing number (ie 40,50,60 etc) I know my husband for one was freaked right out to turn 30, and will freak out again as he gets just that bit older. Me, turning 30 was okay, I celebrated, accepted it, and enjoyed it. This year (JUNE) I turn 32, and again, trying to put it into a positive perspective rather than freak out about getting older.
Most people dont even realize how fast time is going by, usually just sticking to their routine, their days filled with kids, work, family..etc. Its often "middle age" that sees us unrest or "lost", not knowing if we are on our path, doing what we should be doing etc, and often at this time we are feeling lost or out of place.
There is nothing wrong with making changes in your life and seeing where that road leads you. Its time like these that you need to stop "and smell the roses" so to speak and just take a break. Ensure that you take time for yourself, as I really feel that this is important to help keep us on track. So make sure to do something for you, you can even find a hobby that interests you and take great pride in spending time with it on top of everything else you do. Nothing wrong with even including your family or friends if that is what would make you happiest:)
I also want people to try not to procrastinate as much. Always putting things off because there is not enough time, money, patience ...(insert various excuse here) Perhaps setting a goal for yourself to do something that you have always wanted to do, and start making plans to do it.. not for "next week" or "next month", but setting a specific "deadline' for it to happen. Get things done. I am a procrastinator myself, but have trying to change things, and you know what? I feel more organized, more focused, more in control and on the right path than I have in years. I dont have all the answers, but I certainly feel I am taking the step in the right direction.
I guess the basis of this post is to accept change, do not fear it. Do not just go through life and just live, but actually LIVE your life. Perhaps then in 10,20,30years, you wont be asking "where did time go?" but actually have the memories, the laughter and the love, to show for it.
I find this to be most common when people reach their 30's, and then again with each passing number (ie 40,50,60 etc) I know my husband for one was freaked right out to turn 30, and will freak out again as he gets just that bit older. Me, turning 30 was okay, I celebrated, accepted it, and enjoyed it. This year (JUNE) I turn 32, and again, trying to put it into a positive perspective rather than freak out about getting older.
Most people dont even realize how fast time is going by, usually just sticking to their routine, their days filled with kids, work, family..etc. Its often "middle age" that sees us unrest or "lost", not knowing if we are on our path, doing what we should be doing etc, and often at this time we are feeling lost or out of place.
There is nothing wrong with making changes in your life and seeing where that road leads you. Its time like these that you need to stop "and smell the roses" so to speak and just take a break. Ensure that you take time for yourself, as I really feel that this is important to help keep us on track. So make sure to do something for you, you can even find a hobby that interests you and take great pride in spending time with it on top of everything else you do. Nothing wrong with even including your family or friends if that is what would make you happiest:)
I also want people to try not to procrastinate as much. Always putting things off because there is not enough time, money, patience ...(insert various excuse here) Perhaps setting a goal for yourself to do something that you have always wanted to do, and start making plans to do it.. not for "next week" or "next month", but setting a specific "deadline' for it to happen. Get things done. I am a procrastinator myself, but have trying to change things, and you know what? I feel more organized, more focused, more in control and on the right path than I have in years. I dont have all the answers, but I certainly feel I am taking the step in the right direction.
I guess the basis of this post is to accept change, do not fear it. Do not just go through life and just live, but actually LIVE your life. Perhaps then in 10,20,30years, you wont be asking "where did time go?" but actually have the memories, the laughter and the love, to show for it.