A Change.

I made a new blog.  

I know I haven't had this one long, or done much writing on it, but I leached a lot of crazy on this poor little page.  

After reading through all my post I realized that kind of like a chapter in a book, I'm passed this point of crazy in my life.  Yes, I am still crazy, but after writing it all out and sharing it with you I feel like I need to close this chapter and move on to the next.  Or you could say that this blog was an intermission for my mind.  A crazy, worrying, emotion filled intermission or chapter.  

It's time to move on up, as The Jefferson's theme song would say.

So, I hope you move on over to my new blog, hopefully it will hold the best second act ever after this intermission of crazysauce. 

Hope you like what happens over at 

www.ifyougiveacookacookie.blogspot.com  

Lately.

I don't know how to start this post.

It's probably going to be a whole lot of me rambling and TMI.

You have been warned.

The husband and I decided that since I started going bonkers in the emotion department that maybe I should stop taking birth control. (there were other reasons too)  So we stopped and I had my first non-medicated period in six years.

 Let me tell you, I felt great.

I lost weight, could sit through a commercial with a baby or dog in it without crying, stopped snapping at every person on the street people , and enjoyed the physical aspect of marriage more.  At this point I only saw one downside... my face broke out like a seventeen year old boy.  Well if that was all, then I could figure out how to control the acne and cover it up with make-up.

One problem.

I came to realize as time went on that it wasn't my only downside.  After that first period, I haven't had one in 87 days.  87 days!  Trust me, I am NOT pregnant. We've tested. Multiple times.  After visiting a new doctor and having my yearly well-woman exam, we drew some blood for a full workup.  The doctor wanted to test me for PCOS.

 Ever hear of it? Me neither.

PCOS is poly-cystic ovary syndrome. It is when the hormone levels in your body are so out of whack that you do not ovulate, therefore you do not have a period.  Not having a period might sound grand to some women, but trust me, it's not.  Your body needs that "cleaning out" that a period supplies.  PCOS prevents that from happening and it can make conceiving very difficult.  That's no bueno.

Thankfully I found out yesterday (a whole two weeks-full-of-worrying wait) that I do not have PCOS.  Thank the Lord.  

My lady bits just hate me. Wonderful.  Now I get to take a lovely pill that will force a period, but at least all my blood work came back in the great zone.  I'm healthy as a horse.

See ya'll later  :)

Unleash the Crazy

*Sorry in advance for the horrible formatting...I was in a rush and didn't want to mess with it.

This is why we are friends...all crazy talk and no action.

:)

Girly Tracker 101

As promised, I'm going to let y'all know what my favorite period tracker app is out of the four free ones I tried out.

My favorite ended up being P Tracker Lite.

It's pretty awesome.

The home page counts down to your start day and little flowers show up on the branches when you are ovulating and should be fertile.

Everyday you can take notes about if you have been intimate with your man, your moods, symptoms, weight and temperature. Once filled out and saved it will all show up on the calendar with symbols and your notes for that day under it. So, this app is not only great to keep you on track with your period, but also to keep track of when you ovulate and your symptoms if you and your man are trying to become pregnant.

Again, it's pretty awesome. :)

Such thing as a little too much TMI? Probably.

*This will probably be a scatter-brained post with too much personal information about me but...what the hay, I'm typing it anyways.

I haven't blogged in a while and never did finish moving the last half of my thankful post from Facebook to the blog but, man, have we been busy.  The fall semester finished on Dec 14 and I saw one of my friends graduate from TU, caught up with my friend that lives in Boston over way too much Starbucks, and found out one of my friends is pregnant!  Way too much excitement going on. Haha.

This Christmas season was busy and a bit on the crafty side since I crocheted as many gifts as I could since we had/have a very tight budget.  The husband and I had five different Christmases in three days and had a blast at each one.  We played Dirty Santa at a couple of them and I crocheted an ear*warmer for one and it made my heart full that people fought over it and truly wanted it.

And now it's time for the TMI section of this program...
*After six years of being on a birth control (BC) pill, I am taking a three month break off.  We are not trying to get pregnant but I am simply taking a break so I can figure out what my true PMS symptoms are and to hopefully find a better birth control medicine for me.  My hormones the past eight months have been crazy.  I have had major cramps, back aches, head aches, moodiness, crying spells, and I'm tired of it all.  In taking a break from BC I'm hoping to figure out what I am really like and use that to help me find a better BC, since the symptoms of a 17 year old girl are bound to be different than a 22 year old woman.
*And not gonna lie, I want to lose weight.  Trying to lose weight while on BC is tough since the BC is telling your body that your pregnant.  So in turn, your body wants to keep all the weight possible to help support the pregnancy that you don't really have.  Hence getting off the pill will make it easier to lose weight.
*I've been off the pill for about two weeks now and man, I have found a few side effects that I wasn't expecting.  I have acne again. This is no bueno. My appetite has shrunk a little which is absolutely fine.  I have already lost 5-6lbs. This is freakin' awesome. And the biggest surprise is that I'm acting like a  freakin' horny 17 year old boy!  I was not expecting that at all since I never realized that the pill lowered my libido, but the husband is very happy with this side effect. Haha.
*Did you know they make apps for your period? The apps predict your next period, tells you when your ovulating, and has a notes section.  It's crazy and cool...crazy cool.  I'm now trying our three different ones to find my favorite.  I'll let you know which one I like ;)

So now that this is ramble is over I hope you don't think I'm crazy! Haha. 

See y'all later

Sometimes the only good part of a day is a cookie

If y'all have been on Facebook then you know about the 30 Days of Thankfulness going on, but if not then I'll explain.  It's where everyday you write about something you're thankful for as your status.  This was the first year I decided to do this.  I haven't in the past because the ones I've seen have been so serious, so this year I decided to do it with a bit of a twist, a challenge.  Instead of writing about random family members everyday or something like that, I have been finding something throughout my day to be thankful for (kinda hard to do when you have a bad day, but there in lies the challenge).

So without further ado, here is my 30 Days of Thanks so far:
 
Day 1:  I'm very thankful for antibiotics and amazing cough medicine.

Day 2:  I'm thankful for my husband that has been doing his best to take care of my sick self and trying to stay away from me at the same time. I've found it quite funny that my typically non-sympathetic husband is taking such good care of me and making sure not to touch me so he doesn't get sick, which is quite hard to do in our little apartment

Day 3:  I'm thankful for the kind people, sunrises and sunsets, fall colored trees, and path that I'm on that all reminds me that God is always present and in control.

Day 4:  I'm thankful for the reminder that even when I'm sickly, some teenager at braums will try to flirt with me and totally make my (snuffling nosed, pony-haired, hoodie and jeans, with yesterday's makeup) day.

Day 5:  I'm thankful for an amazing dad that set the mark high by taking me on daddy-daughter dates, 3-wheeling, taught me how to drive, mow, and love God. I wouldn't have found such a great man to marry if my daddy hadn't set such a high standard. I love ya Daddy

Day 6:  I'm thankful for good surgeons, instant coffee, and tacos... Lots of tacos.

Day 7:  I'm thankful that I finally figured out how to separate my 3 component unknown and purify them, for the great friends that helped me figure it out, and for realizing that this big girl organic lab isn't as scary as I thought.

Day 8:  I'm thankful for technology. I don't know how I could keep in touch with great friends far away with out it, or how to study without my Pandora.

Day 9:  I'm thankful for a day with my momma and the wonderful invention of groupon.

 Day 10:  I'm thankful for a great Pinterest Party I threw for my sisters birthday and the wonderful time we had.

Day 11:  I'm thankful for the amazing cold front that blew in and the need for hoodies again.

Day 12:  I'm thankful for our apartment. We may be a little cramped in our 1 bedroom apartment, but I am so thankful that we can afford to live here.

Day 13:  I'm thankful for a little mystery in life. For not knowing what is around the corner and keeping me on my toes while knowing that whether it be good, bad, ugly, or scary God promises that I can handle it.

Day 14:  I'm thankful for cookies. The good home baked chocolate chip cookies, because heaven knows I needed one after my day.

Day 15:  I'm thankful for a pretty cool little sister that turned 21 today.

As you can see, sometimes the only good part of a day is a cookie while other days are filled with good things.  I like the challenge of finding something to be thankful of for each day.  It reminds me to look for the good things in everyday, kinda like a reminder that God is here and is handing out cookies on bad days. 

I think God has a plan for my concrete man

Well, I think its official!  Hubby is going for his Doctorate!

We are beyond excited what this means for his career and all the wonderful possibilities.

Everything is falling into place way too easily for it to not be God telling us to get on with it already.  It just seems like he would smack us on the head if Hubby didn't go for it.

This is the trail of breadcrumbs, I mean massive amazing oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, that God has laid out for us;
1) if he gets a fellowship (most likely will) along with his Cherokee Indian scholarship then we won't have to pay a dime
2) it really won't take him long at all to finish his classes (1 extra year than getting his Masters)
3) he will have the research done by this May
4) he is beyond excited about his research in concrete (yes, I said concrete)
5) his research has the possibility of completely changing how concrete is made (Big Deal!)
6) while some companies won't hire him because of the increased pay he would receive, there are plenty who would love to have a Dr in concrete working for them
7) he can consult for companies that want to use his concrete mix design (another Big Humongous Deal!)

So tell me, how could we not do this?  Seems like God is all for it  :)