Spilling the “Infertility” Beans

Infertile. A word that could be described as off-limits, or even taboo in a conversation. A word that for some hurts to say out loud, or even to type. A word that can change every plan that you had made for yourself and your future. A word that I never thought I would have to…

This Is Simply Real Life.

I haven't been on my blog much lately. To be honest, I haven't been on it at all, actually. I've been in this stress-ridden rut lately, where everything I do seems to take too much energy. I don't know if it's the end of the cold, dark season catching up to me, or the fact…

February PCOS Recipe: Crockpot White Bean & Kale Chili

I didn't intend to do two ground turkey meals two months in a row, but it somehow ended up that way. Ground turkey is always good, right? The great thing about chili, is that you can literally add anything but the kitchen sink, and it will come out delicious. With my recipe, I am focusing…

What is Infertility?

I know I have shared the literal definition of Infertility several times. Infertility is described as the inability to conceive children after one year of having unprotected intercourse. There is so much more to being infertile than what is shared in that one simple sentence. There is sadness, heartache, debt, emptiness. That one sentence doesn't…

Why I’m NOT scared to travel to Mexico

Honeymoon. One of the most exciting parts of getting married. When a couple gets to take time away from every day life to be spent with your one and only, your other half, your Husband. I get giddy just thinking about it. What a magical and romantic occasion. Shortly after Mike and I got engaged…

DIY Date Jar

In honor of Valentines Day, I thought I would share the DIY gift that I made for Mike. I know there are a lot of people out there who don't support (or like) this holiday because of the idea that it was created by big companies trying to sell their good.  But the way I…

MIA

So, I've been kind of missing in action the last two weeks. I truly apologize for that. Life seems to be hectic lately. With classes in full swing, temporary changes at work, things going wrong around the house (holy leaky pipe filling our basement with water), and the fact that my wedding is now a…

#saytheFword

So I stumbled upon this new thing the other day on Twitter that one of my fellow Cysters posted. It was an article called #saytheFword. I of course had to check it out, because I swear like a sailor and the "F" word is one of my favorite sentence enhancers. I was pleasantly surprised the…

It’s A Small World After All

One of my favorite things about blogging is seeing how many people from different countries I am communicating with. When I look at my daily stats and see many views from MANY different countries, I just can't help but think how awesome that is. Not only because I am AMAZED that my blogs are somehow…

(Crazy) Crap we do while trying to conceive (TTC)

When you're desperate to get pregnant, you're desperate to get pregnant. You will buy, try, partake, in just about ANYTHING that gives you the slightest amount of hope. Hope that will end with a plus sign on a pee stick. So, I've decided to throw together a list of common things that I see in…

Love Yourself The Way You Are…

....Because you'll always find something to hate. So something happened this weekend. It was kind of a life changing moment. For some, it may seem minuscule, but it almost felt like a breakthrough for me. I've been writing a lot lately about my struggle with self-love. I'm a bully to myself constantly and it's both…