Running!

So a few weeks ago my neighbors and I started walking/running a few times a week.  Well we took a little break and they never got back into it :(  I however wanted to continue running and started looking into half marathons.  Last year I had made myself a goal to run a half marathon and that didn't happen.  This year I am in more of a financial position to be able to afford a nice pair of fitted running shoes,   

and some actually good running apparel.  So I have started running again and in mid March will be joining a running group that trains for a half marathon in May.  I am planning on running the Diva Race in San Francisco in May.  It looks like so much fun! If I am going to run 13.1 miles I definitely want someone to hand me a hot pink feather boa and a tiara to wear as I am coming close to the end of my race. Then to top it off I get roses and bubbly at the finish line! So anyways I have been running again and I am training with the couch to 5k training program.  My goal is to be up to 30 minutes steady running by mid March when the running group starts since that is the timing they start at. Today I did week 4 day 3 which is 3 min jog 1 1/2 min walk, 5 min jog 2 1/2 min walk.  Repeat one more time and cool down.  Typically I am going anywhere from 1.75-1.9 miles during this 30 minute run.  Tonight I ran on a treadmill and while I didn't mind it, it was VERY boring.  I have been running 3x/wk so let's hope I run again one more time this week!

Not so fun tests...

So this cycle is the cycle where I am doing all the fun infertility tests. I did the cycle day 3 blood work last week and this week I had the HSG ultrasound. My Dr prescribed me an antibiotic to take to prevent any infection from the ultrasound. I started those yesterday and immediately got sick. Ugh there is nothing in the world I hate more than getting sick. I told my Dr no thank you, I will not be continuing these meds. Today I had my HSG and I had NO IDEA what it was. So when they walked me into the a surgical room and started explaining the procedure I was shocked and terrified! In short, they stick a tube up into my uterus and inject a dye to see if there are any blockages. The nurse and Dr said there might be SOME discomfort. F THAT!! I may have a low threshold for pain but that shit hurt! It was very intense cramping that had me crying and being rude to the Dr. Its been about an hour since the procedure and I am feeling much better but boy did that suck.

Another thing that sucked about it was the paperwork. Under my name was reason for referral. Right there is printed text read: INFERTILITY. Ouch. Yeah that hurt.

Oh and before I forget the results showed no blockage :) but that means that something else is to blame for my "Infertility".

Blek!

Weekend Blog Hop

Hello All!  I am participating in the weekend blog hop again in hopes that I will finish everything I need to!  I will be linking up to http://myhappycasa.blogspot.com/

Friday
Work!  I will have a long day so that is my plan :)
RUN!!

Saturday
Laundry (at least 2 loads)
Sweep/Mop tile floors
Dust house
Make meal plan
Get manicure :)
Shop with my sister
Get fitted for running shoes
Grocery shop

Sunday
Put away the laundry that I didn't do yesterday
Finish the last couple loads of laundry
Attend a superbowl party
RELAX!!

So those are my plans for the weekend, and I sure hope that I can make sure to fit in another run after I get my new running shoes!

What are anyone else's plans??

It's here! It's here!

Aunt Flo has made her presence known!  I was pleasantly surprised to see her late last night and again this morning.  When I told my sister she was stunted that I was happy.  "Well I thought you were trying to get pregnant, don't you not want you period here?"  I had to explain to her that this meant a new cycle, a new start, a new chance.  I told my Dr. and she has my cycle day 3 blood work scheduled, and an HSG between day 5-11.  I am just hoping that this cycle doesn't turn out to be a lengthy annovulatory cycle like the last two.  Wish me luck that this cycle is the one, because if not I think we will be taking a break for a bit in case I need to get settled in a new job.

Weekend Recap

Well we had a busy week over here, apologies for the lack of posts.  Nothing new with TTC still on Provera for 3 more days and then hopefully a new cycle will start.

One good thing that did happen this week was food!  I made a few AMAZING recipes.  Unfortunately they were so good that I didn't even get pictures for them.  One of them was so good that it didn't even make it to bowls, we ate it out of the pot!

Sunday night I made a version of The Pioneer Womans tuscan bean and shrimp soup.  O   M   G! It was soooo goood.  Her recipe is on her page and what I did differently was to add ALOT more crushed red pepper, about 7 more shakes (I don't measure).  Then I had white beans instead of the beans in her recipe. I also double the tomato paste while I cut everything else in half because it's just me, my husband and a few hungry neighbors.  Also I accidently grabbed mustard greens instead of kale... I didn't like that I ended up picking most of it out. And for the shrimp, I just cooked it in the soup for a few minutes before devouring it.  Again, it was SOOOO GGOOOOODDD!

The next meal I made was another Pioneer woman variation, her turkey burger recipe.  I took a package of ground turkey splashed in some Worcestershire sauce, an egg, crushed red pepper (about 3 shakes), salt and pepper.  I cooked those on the george foreman while I made an avocado, goat cheese, cream cheese mixture.  This was yummy but a bit tangy for the Hubs.  I toasted the bagels, spread the avocado cream, picked one large piece of basil and then the meat and mmmmm.  Hubs even asked for leftovers of this one the next day and that does NOT happen.  He doesn't do left overs of anything.

I also made a different variation of the tuscan bean shrimp soup.  Hubs doesn't like shrimp, so he didn't eat any of the soup.  After I had picked out all the shrimp, as a left over dinner I added in shredded chicken and it was like a whole new taste but still delicious!

I am planning on making some more yummy meals this week.  Some kind of egg salad sandwich, chili, and maybe a taco night. Any good recipes that you have that I should try?

Not feeling alone

This weekend I did some blog hopping.  The Bump updated it's TTC blog roll and I took a look around at some of the blogs.  I am so glad I did.  As I read about the struggles that other women are going through I felt like I was reading my own thoughts.  It was difficult to read how others are also having trouble with creating a new bundle of joy and I do hope that all of those women will soon be granted the sweet blessing of a baby, but while they are still on this journey I feel a kinship with them.  I felt for the first time "Hey they know exactly how I am feeling, better than I know, they are able to put it into words."  As I read about the possible road we have ahead of us I couldn't help but cry.  Cry for the unknown, cry for others, and cry because it felt good to let it out.  So thank you for all those out there blogging about your struggles with TTC.  Thank you for allowing people into that part of your life and thank you for making me feel like I'm not alone in this.

 For the first time this weekend my husband said the words "some people can't have babies, and we might be those people"! OUCH! That hurt.  2 weeks until our 1 year of TTC mark comes around and I am feeling hopeful surprisingly.  I finally received the negative blood test from the doctors office and started Provera today.  There is actually a plan in place, it's not much of a plan but it's a plan.

Weekend Blop Hop Recap

Well this weekend I ended up going up to my families cabin for the night, so I wasn't able to get as much done as I wanted.  And I also got a $300.00 (yes $300.00) PG&E bill so I couldn't buy the shoe racks I was planning on getting for my closet organization project.  Here is my recap on what I was able to accomplish this weekend!




*Friday*

Run Did this at my parents house instead of outside... it was too cold! 

Make Bruschetta that I didn't make earlier in the week  This one didn't happen until last night, but I still did it and that's all the matters!

*Saturday*

Make meal plan for week Yum! I'm excited for the meals I am making this week... look for the blog posts to come!

Take Dixie to the Dog Park This one didn't happen because we went to the cabin instead... so she did walk around natures dog park!

Get ink for my printer

Buy a new curling iron And returned it!  Target does not have great curling iron selections

Scrub shower AGAIN I hated this job

*Sunday*

Grocery Shop Nothing great to say about this one... except that I was $17 under my weekly budget!

Laundry Still doing it, but the bulk is done. 

Organize master closet :( this will have to wait a while

Print out recipes Finally! I needed to get this one done

This is Team Ash!  

Tonight is super cold, something like 35 degrees outside.  Ashley really didn't want to go running so in order to make it funner we decided to wear cool socks on our run, and we made it!