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I skipped a day (I think it was Sunday) because I didn’t get very good sleep and then I woke up at 8:30 instead of 6:00. Oops. I have an interesting chart this month. It’s looking much different ...

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So… I don’t have a job this summer. I couldn’t sleep last night because my anxiety levels were through the roof and I think I’ve blown a couple of opportunities. For instance, I met with someone ...

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I was rejected for the graduate research assistant position. I’m really frustrated. I don’t have any experience in the field I want, and it feels like my undergrad and graduate degrees are a wast...

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I’m having a difficult time getting out of bed for the past week. I don’t feel depressed, but I know I’m going through a bout of it. My body feels heavy, sore in some places, and I can sleep and...

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I have a job interview that I really want tomorrow for a graduate research assistant position in my program’s department. It’s very important that I get this job. I really need some experience in...

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Started today. I knew it was coming. My cervix was high/soft, then today it was low/firm and my cramps were worse. I don’t feel too bad about it. It feels satisfying to have a completed chart.

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I am unsure of when my period is due. Fertility Friend has me at three days late but a typical cycle pre-birth control for me was 32 to 34 days. I am currently on CD 31, 12 days past ovulation. M...

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I don’t have much to report. I’m 10 days past ovulation. Fertility Friend removed my crosshairs, but I discarded some problematic temperatures and got them back again. I know I ovulated! The issu...

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I miss my kids a whole lot today. All I want is to snuggle them. They smell good. Their weight against mine when I’m hugging them always feels so wonderful. I love them beyond any kind of measure...

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I’m busy. As usual. I’m working more than 40 hours this week, when I normally work 20. I know, I know, most people do this. I’m still tired AF. I’m impatient about the trying-for-a-baby stuff and...

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This is my updated chart for this cycle: Looking good! I am rather uncomfortable. I have cramps and backaches. Thanks, progesterone. 😒 Today is my partner’s birthday! I’ve got a busy day ahead o...

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I’m two days past ovulation now. My chart looks good. Now I wait. I am having cramping (yesterday it was more on one side), and I have some nausea but I get sick to my stomach easily so who knows...

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I got a positive OPK test! My cervix is soft, high, and open! I’m totally ovulating! I didnt think I’d ovulate this month! Cool stuff.

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This is the first cycle that I’ve been charting my basal body temperature, cervical fluid, etc. I guess we are not really trying to abstain from pregnancy, but we’re not super actively trying eit...

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I’m going to write about how proud of myself I am! I had a presentation yesterday that I’ve been dreading for weeks. I absolutely despise presentations. For someone with probable ADHD and high an...

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My life is in a pretty good rhythm. I stopped taking Celexa. It was giving me panic attacks and not helping any of my mental malaise. I’m feeling a lot better after I weaned myself off of it. I ...

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I savor the days that I’m not weighed down by mental illness. I float through my days as the sun slowly glides through the sky.

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Imposter syndrome is an odd thing. I’m almost done with my first year of graduate school, but I’ve felt it since I was an undergraduate. I still don’t feel like I belong there, and I don’t feel l...

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I have a lot of projects lined up. I just got a big paper done, so now I can focus on finishing my presentation that’s due on Wednesday. Next week I have a paper due, but the rough draft is done,...

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I want to talk about my mental illness. It’s not something I generally discuss in an objective, top-down way. Normally my posts here regarding it are rants or bouts of self-pity. I recognize that...

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I’ve been around the sun 27 times, y’all! Everyone in my office says I look way younger than 27. ha ha but I didn’t even get carded at Trader Joe’s yesterday when I was buying beer! !! Today is a...

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I have been working through dealing with custody arrangements between my ex and I. I convinced him that we should go through a mediator instead of separate lawyers, since it’s not my idea of a go...

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Life is amazing. I’ve never been this content or happy. I’m also busy and I suppose that’s why I never come here anymore. I have two children of my own, plus two someday-stepdaughters. My partn...

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Got a house! And a job interview for a second job. I can’t exactly work all the hours they want but I’m going to give it a try anyway. It’s at a really cool library that’s on my college campus. I...

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Developments: I have been at my new job for about 2.5 weeks. It’s going fine, but I find it rather boring most of the time! I am looking for a second job (I work 20 hours a week right now). I’m a...

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