1. I love working in town! I did my first shift since being home last night. It was a long night but I am so happy to be back! 2. I have a craving for nachos. Maybe DH and I will get some tonight.
Post by thoseareradishes on Mar 4, 2013 10:15:19 GMT -5
I got an ad in the mail for a free iced tea from Dunkin Donuts every Monday for the next 6 weeks. I sort of made a special trip just to go there this morning (working from home today), and I always feel sort of weird not getting anything else. But...free iced tea! Free good tasting hydration all morning!
I thought I had an implantation dip this weekend, but now idk b/c temp dipped again this morning. I've been tired, but had problems sleeping last night. Also lots of cramps.
This weekend my ILs came to help us finish up our bathroom reno. We just have a few small touch ups to do tonight then it's done!! It looks a million times better too
My cycle is longer this time. I've had 2 BFNs and my temp dropped today, so I'm really hoping AF shows so I can get started on the next cycle. ETA: - AF is here, welcome cycle 4.
I did a little gardening this weekend - can't wait until spring!
Post by thoseareradishes on Mar 4, 2013 10:35:46 GMT -5
simpsongal - I've been planning my garden and looking at seeds at the store Do you do veggies or flowers or both? I have a pretty small space, but I like to plant a few veggies (tomatoes, beans, hot peppers), herbs, and flowers. A lot comes back each year from the year before too. I'm going to plant a couple of sunflowers so that the morning glory vines have something to climb this year- last year it climbed all the way up into the neighbors tree, whoops! In my defense though, the morning glories were from the old neighbor- I didn't plan them, they fell into my garden and liked it there and come back every year.
That sounds lovely, radishes. We bought our house in March of last year and started the 1000 sq ft garden at that time. We planted a peach tree, two apple trees, herbs, tomatoes, and other veggies. Unfortunately, the deer barely noticed the 5 ft fence around the garden and ate everything but our hot peppers
We had our hands full with the house, so we sort of gave up. But I'm been composting directly into the garden and we're ready to amp it up again. I'm going to extend the fence to 7 feet to keep the deer out. I'd like to add a few more perennials. We still have a lot of structural work though - e.g., adding a path, borders, continuing to amend the clay soil. We've only done simply stuff from seed (e.g., pumpkins, gourds) b/c of allt he other prep work. I'd like to do more eventually.
I'm hoping to plant clematis, roses, and a few other climbers on the high fence. I reserved a few bags of used coffee groudns from Starbucks. The worms LOVE coffee grounds.
I've heard morning glory can be a handful - have they stayed in control for you?
We have about a dozen mature double knockout roses around the property. I spent a few hours last week pruning them for the season. I need to fertize and spray them with a fungicide (a little blackspot detected). The Japanese beetles were awful last year, so we're going to distribute more milky spore this spring.
Post by thoseareradishes on Mar 4, 2013 11:07:17 GMT -5
That sounds awesome simps! We have a groundhog that likes to sneak in and eat everything- I think we have all the holes plugged up now though so hopefully he will find some other garden to munch on.
The morning glories are a bit of a pain- they reseed themselves and grow like weeds, but they are really pretty. We also have a ton of chocolate mint that spreads like crazy, but it smells wonderful. I've been pretty successful so far keeping it out of areas I don't want it in, hopefully I will not lose that battle.
I want to get a butterfly bush this year. Not enough room I don't think for a rose bush- that may have to wait until we have more property some day. Are they a lot of work, or just some maintenance in the spring and fall?
Good luck, awick. I'm no expert but I'm learning as I go.
Radishes, knockout roses are a snap. They're designed to be disease resistant and you don't have to prune them (like other traditional rose varieties). I think you get better results and blooms when you prune a bit though. They'll triple in size from the spring, so my 6-7 feet tall bushes had to come down. They bloom all spring/summer/fall too.
Beware, if you have Japanese beetles in your area they will swarm to those roses (they LOVE roses). I must have had millions, and they ate the roses as well as the leaves. The roses are gorgeous until the beetles show up.
simpsongal Your garden sounds awesome! I've always wanted a vegetable garden but I just don't think I have a green thumb.
I'm charting again post MC/D&C because I am a glutton for punishment. My cycles were screwed up before the pregnancy and I'm pretty sure it's going to be a long wait for that first period.
Trial and error, charky. Try starting small like a container garden. Plant a few herbs and maybe cherry tomatoes in generous sized containers (too small and plants tend to dry out of the roots are compacted).
People always plant annuals like petunias & begonias on a porch/deck. Why not throw in a few veggies & herbs?
I was so sad when my period started, 3 days late. I didn't think I would care because we didn't really try.
And now I'm worried that it might mean we will ha trouble TTC
even perfectly timed cycles only have a 20% chance of conception. Have you watched "The Great Sperm Race" on youtube yet? If not, def. watch. It's hard even under perfect circumstances so don't feel down after only 1 attempt.
even perfectly timed cycles only have a 20% chance of conception. Have you watched "The Great Sperm Race" on youtube yet? If not, def. watch. It's hard even under perfect circumstances so don't feel down after only 1 attempt.
Let me check it out, hopefully it has subtitles!
eta, which one? There are few different videos. I tried one and there wasn't a subtitle option
grr, i'm sorry i can't find one with subtitles but the general gist is that even under perfect conditions, well timed intercourse & having ewcm the sperm's trip to egg is not an easy one and if they basically have to get to the egg at just the right time in order to conceive. It still hurts each time a cycle doesn't work out though.
vmars, I would have loved to watch the video, hmph!
I'm not going to complain yet a poster over on ML said her cousin finally got pregnant after 20 years of trying. Twenty!
Mekia I have the same issues. If a video isn't captioned, I don't generally care to watch it. Going to the movies is so much more pleasurable now that my local theater has a captioning system available.