TWW Wed 8/16

babyboywish

Month/Cycle:

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Testing:

R/R:

CS/Q:

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why?? 

babyboywish

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD/DPO: 26/3

Timing: -4, O day twice. (Hoping we caught the egg)

Typical LP Length: I have no idea as this is my first cycle after coming off BC and my cycle has completely changed from the norm. 

Testing: Hoping to hold out until 10 DPO as its Hubbys Bday. 

R/R: Rant, Hubby is winding me up with his 'it will happen when it happens' attitude. Rave, Ive finally got my crosshairs on my FF chart, and am now in my TWW. I've also decided to start teaching adult drawing classes in the local education centre 

CS/Q: None

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why??? I'd travel to Africa, and go on a safari, because being a professional artist, would love to get action shots of animals in the wild to draw

izza2

@babyboywish - Welcome to the TWW!

Month/Cycle:

CD/DPO: 22/9

Timing: -4, -3, +1

Typical LP Length: 12-15 days

Testing:

R/R: Hah! I almost tested this morning because my OPK/HPTs came in the mail yesterday, but restrained myself. Super proud over here. More proud of myself than I really should be, TBH.

CS/Q: I pretty much decided not to temp during the TWW, so there's nothing new to look at. Helps with the BSC, and I get to sleep in another half an hour.

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why?

Because I've always wanted to go to Ireland, and it's like the only place H would go with me on a plane.

But also, I'd totally drive to Canada because I have friends there and want to meet them.

catlady1215

Month/Cycle: 4/4 after a couple losses/bench time

CD/DPO: 16/4

Timing: -2,-1,O

Typical LP Length: 14-15

Testing: not sure yet

R/R: rant?my chart? Lol. It's been having a tough time so I didn't know where I belonged.. so I haven't posted. But the shift is obvious... and no lines? Even if I put in a wk of high temps, nothing. In all my months of charting, I've never had this issue. 

CS/Q:

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why?? 

Any??! I've never traveled to another country so I'd love to see any and all!

babyboywish

@izza2 you should be proud of yourself for not testing. I probably would have tested if I'd of had the chance.

Funnily enough, I live on the west coast of Ireland. Its a beautiful country.

babyboywish

@catlady1215 I don't know too much about charts yet as this is my first month charting too.

I'm sorry to hear about your losses. I hope you get a BFP soon

lee^2

@babyboywish yay a fellow artist!! 

Month/Cycle: 13/13

CD/DPO: 29/13

Timing: good, not that it matters

Typical LP Length: don't know 

Testing: BFN over the weekend 

R/R: Rant: just had super light spotting, the kind where I am usually BSC enough to convince myself it's not AF coming even though I know the pattern. Not this cycle. I have no hope left in me. AF is coming. Rave: I went to bed at 8:00 last night and slept like a log. It was wonderdul.  

CS/Q:

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why?? 

@izza2 yeeeesssss Ireland!

I've always wanted to go. I am half Irish. I have no connection the the culture other than being told that my great (or great great?) grandparents came to the us from Ireland. But pictures look so beautiful and it's definitely somewhere I want to visit

thisnthat314

Month/Cycle:5/5

CD/DPO: 22/7

Timing: -3,3,-1

Typical LP Length:

Testing:Hoping to hold out til Saturday.... having a stash of wondfos does not help my love of peeing on things.....

R/R: Our country just has me so so sad right now.  

CS/Q: 

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why??

I want to go to Ireland!  It looks beautiful.  that is really the only reason.... and my husband is technically Irish in heritage.

Augusta108

Got my CH this morning, so here I am! Also going on vacation today to a place that reportedly doesn't have great Internet access (cabin by a lake in Wisconsin), so I may be about to be mostly MIA for a week. If so, I'll still be rooting for everyone from afar and will hope to see a lot of grad thread posts when I come back!

Month/Cycle: 9/9

CD/DPO: 22/3

Timing: -4, -2, O (I am super proud of our EOD timing, it doesn't happen easily for us!)

Usual LP: 11 days

Testing: Friday 8/25

R/R: Very excited for a relaxing week by the lake! Also really happy that the timing of this cycle worked out so I could confirm O before leaving but won't be in the last days of the TWW until we're back. Theoretically, especially with no Internet access, this should give me a nice break from obsessing...theoretically.

CS/Q: Nope, it looks good and I agree with FF's interpretation!

GTKY: Well, since I crossed Scotland off the list last year, I think France is currently highest on my list. Sooooo many history sites. Soooooo many. I would be one happy history buff! Also, of course, the food and culture would be fun to experience...I could even dust off my elementary school French and recite a long poem about The Fox and the Crow for everyone we met. I'm sure they'd enjoy it. 


@babyboywish, welcome to the TWW! The western coast of Ireland is really beautiful, I studied abroad in Cork in college and took a lot of trips around the country while I was there. I grew up in a place with a lot of cornfields, so the contrast in scenery for me was pretty dramatic!

@izza2, very strong GIF game this morning! And congratulations on holding off on testing, around 9 DPO is always when I start getting the itch too.

@catlady1215, that does seem like a weird chart. The only thing I can think of is that maybe the temp shift isn't large enough to make FF happy? But I didn't think it really had a minimum as long as a shift was clear. Hopefully someone with more expertise will come along and shed some light on things for you!

Funkymooncow

@babyboywish - my husband is exactly the same and it drives me crazy!

It's my first time posting here since returning - I have been lurking a while!

Month/Cycle: 11/8

CD/DPO: 20/8

Timing: every other day

Typical LP Length: 14-16 days

Testing: only if I'm late - only have 1 test left and cba to order more! 

R/R: rant - just so tired at the moment - would love a lay in!

Rave - had a really good run last night (which probably contributed to the tiredness!) 

CS/Q: none 

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why?? 

Would love to go to Canada - my brother is there at the moment and I'm so jealous! 

Augusta108

And the people who posted while I was posting:

@lee^2, sorry about the spotting, but I'm glad you got a good night's sleep last night!

@thisnthat314, I hear you about the state of the country. I mentioned earlier this week in WTO that I used to live in Charlottesville, so the week's news and all the video footage that goes with it have been hitting me especially hard.

dlynnb084

Ahhh, I'm nearing the end of my TWW and I'm going crazy! Sorry ladies, I haven't mastered all of these acronyms yet, there are so many!

This is our first month trying, I just came off the pill, so this is my first cycle of my hormones not being controlled. I'm hopeful that we will have a positive test result but realistic that a first attempt win may not happen. This will be our first baby. I used a fertility app to track my cycle for the last 2 months before trying and used OPK's during my fertile window. According to my fertility app, Sunday is the day it's saying to take a pregnancy test, but I may test a few days early. 

If I could go anywhere, probably out west to Montana or Colorado, I love the mountains and all the beauty that surrounds it. 

lurvleybunchococonuts

Taking a page out of @izza2's book and gif'ing through my day.

Month/Cycle: 7/6

CD/DPO: 

CD: 

DPO: 

Timing: 

Typical LP Length: 

Testing: Probably Saturday if I don't have any spotting

R/R: rant - Attempting to stay realistic and not SS. rave - Don't mind me as I turn into a cat lady real quick.  IMO they were particularly adorable last night trying to play in a long skinny box that they use to chase each other through as kittens (they don't really fit anymore ).  Plus I put a big ole bunch of cat nip in one of the little stuffed toys they never play with... It's Fu's (Tarfu) favoritest toy EVER now!  She carried it around like it was her new baby  My cat is a drug addict!

CS/Q: Can you sense a trend?

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why?? 

I haven't been anywhere (aside from Canada as a kid), so... YES!  I would love to travel all over.  If I have to choose on, put me down for team Ireland, but in reality I'd be happy getting to travel anywhere

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@babyboywish that's cool that you're going to be teaching a drawing class.  Have you taught before?

@izza2 I applaud your restraint girl! Also you gots to teach my your gif'ing ways.  These are HUGE.  Please halp! And yay for extra sleep!

 

@catlady1215 That's strange of FF.  I have no clue why you haven't gotten any CH.  Hopefully someone who's better at that stuff can help you out, cause now I'm curious too!

@lee^2 Ugh, hugs girl.  Sorry about impending AF, but yay for the sleep!  

@thisnthat314 stay strong! You can hold out, or just pee on all the things  Whichever makes you happier

lurvleybunchococonuts

@Augusta108 Ooo Scotland is another one I'd love to visit!  Also super jealous of your relaxing week, sounds lovely

@Funkymooncow Your SN makes me laugh.  Also I hope you get your mojo going for the day!

@dlynnb084 Welcome!  You'll get a hang of the format/acronyms pretty quickly.  There's a cheat sheet in one of the stickied posts, but I can't find it atm  I'll try to find it an message it to you for reference.  GL getting through the rest of your TWW!  SS (symptom spotting) is the worst!

izza2

Lol @lurvleybunchococonuts - use as few key words as possible, and don't be surprised if you spend forever trying to find the perfect gif.

I literally spend like 10 minutes making my posts, but it usually makes me laugh because some of the results are hilarious.

dukestar5

@babyboywish. Welcome to TWW! That is so cool that you live in Ireland. Did you grow up there?

@izza2. Yes to Ireland! I've always wanted to run a marathon in Ireland because I imagine the scenery would just be breathtakingly beautiful.

@thisnthat314. Right?! I am watching the morning news and it's making me really depressed about where our country is going.

@Augusta108. Welcome to TWW! Your vacation sounds lovely! I hope it is very peaceful! Can you swim or boat in the lake? Any good reads picked out for this week?

@Funkymooncow. Yay for an evening run! Sorry you are tired. Hope you can get a nap in later.

Month/cycle: 4/4

CD/DPO: 27/11

Timing: -2,0,+1

Typical LP Length: 11-13

Testing: no plans (like @lee^2 mentioned, I'm pretty sure AF is on her way )

R/R: 5 mile morning run before we get in the car to head home.  Great trip, but not looking forward to all of the laundry, bills and paperwork to catch up to once home.

CS/Q:

GTKY: Oooo, soooo many places!  In the US, I am going to agree with @dlynnb084 and say Montana or Colorado.  I've also wanted to explore small towns in Italy, Spain and France...maybe a river cruise in France?!

lurvleybunchococonuts

@izza2 LMAO ahh... Well in the meantime, ya'll can deal with my massive gifs
And oh my goodness some were so random, I found these two gems while searching... And I have no reason to post them, other than they made me laugh

ETA: trying to resize, not working harrumph.  I'll mess with it later

lurvleybunchococonuts

Ahh... so many tags:
@dukestar5 Welcome back!  I'm glad you had a good time and I I hope it was relaxing!  GL catching up on all the boring normal catch up stuff!  Sorry to hear about impending AF

izza2

lurvleybunchococonuts said:

@izza2 LMAO ahh... Well in the meantime, ya'll can deal with my massive gifs
And oh my goodness some were so random, I found these two gems while searching... And I have no reason to post them, other than they made me laugh

If you go to the html coding section when you post, and put "height=150" right before the right bracket of the gif code, it resizes it. Or you can use whatever height you think works best.

nitnat007

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD/DPO: 24/12

Timing: -3, O, +1

Typical LP Length: 13 days

Testing: 

R/R: 

Went to do my blood work this morning.....oh the joys. But I didn't know they needed a urine sample too.....of course I had none of that to give. Oh well!

CS/Q:

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why?? 

I have done a fair amount of travel already, but the list seems to be never ending for me. Italy, Ireland, Greece.....Just anywhere and everywhere. I want to see it all!

nimmle

**lurking**

@lurvleybunchococonuts Bravo on the gif game

nitnat007

@babyboywish I grew up in Africa. It is a seriously beautiful country and a great place for an artist. What kind of art do you do? Do you draw or paint professionally?

@izza2 You go girl! I may actually try the not temping after O is confirmed next cycle. Although I am always awake before my alarm so not sure I am really helping much other than my BSC SS self. Canada is great great I have to say! I am on the East coast. 

@catlady1215 Is it possible that FF is looking for CM? Have you charted that in the past at all? I think I saw someone mention that you can set FF to decipher O based on other symptoms, possible its using that as its trigger and not just temps? Just a thought as I am by no means a guru on the subject. 

@lee^2 FX that it isnt AF coming. And nice job on that sleep last night. Jealous!

@thisnthat314 I tend to agree with the state of the US. I really hope that things can smooth over soon. 

@Augusta108 Yay for your CH!! Have a fantastic time at the lake relaxing! 

@Funkymooncow Well done on your run last night. Hope you get that lay in soon. Whereabouts in Canada is your brother?

@dlynnb084 Which app are you using? And are you temping at all as well? If not, I highly recommend it. Welcome and GL!

@lurvleybunchococonuts Haha love the cat stories. My spotted one is a crack (catnip) addict too! Its hilarious to watch. 

@dukestar5 Hey girl! How long is the trip home? Good for you still getting your run in even on the road! FX AF stays away. 

dukestar5

@lurvleybunchococonuts. Girl!! Loving all of your gifs! I must have been typing my response when you posted because I missed them, but they are awesome. Always love reading your posts!

@nitnat007. Was the bloodwork for an RE? Or general OB appt?  Our drive is only about 4-5 hours...not too bad.

nitnat007

@dukestar5 Just for general OB. I haven't done any sort of blood work in a few years, so we are just covering our bases and checking off boxes at this point. We want to make sure that if we are unsuccessful come the 6 month mark, that we have nothing holding us back from moving forward to an RE. FX that will not need to happen though. 

jhysmath

@lee^2 in joining you with cd 1 tomorrow as well. 

Month/Cycle:2/2

CD/DPO:36/11

Timing:ff says great

Typical LP Length:10

Testing: thought about it this morning, then realized I was spotting so af will be here tomorrow. 

R/R: I love the movie Pollyanna and always like to try to find something positive in a not so positive situation so here it goes. I'm happy that af didn't start showing up until today because it allowed my waxing yesterday to not be super awkward. Starting a new cycle means I can use my tempdrop device I ordered 3 years ago on indiegogo. And I'll get to use the fancy smiley face opks I bought at the store when I ran out of internet cheapies before O arrived.. 

CS/Q:

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why?? 

Well I'm supposed to take my student club to England, Ireland, and Wales in April it's been planned for 2 years now, but I'd rather get KU and not be allowed to fly. I know there are plenty of teachers who wouldn't mind chaperoning for me. 

catlady1215

@babyboywish welcome to TWW!

@izza2 good job holding out on testing. it can seriously be so hard... and I always cave then hate myself for it lol.

@lee^2 sorry about the BFN

@thisnthat314 hide the tests! lol. I always say I'm going to give DH the tests so I don't test early. but never do.

@augusta108 have a great week! hopefully the vacay will keep your mind off the tww.

@funkymooncow welcome!

@lurvleybunchococonuts love your gifs lol. and I will never mind someone turning into a catlady ;-) my cats are the same with catnip! one will roll around in it while the other just eats it. then they go crazy afterwards.

@dukestar5sorry about pending AF

@nitnat007 your chart looks good! FX for you!
I tried putting in CM and no change. I even stuck CP in, nothing. and I don't normally chart either of those regularly anyway. if I see it on wiping, ok I put it. but I don't really check it. if I change the settings to decipher by different things, I get lines. but I've only ever used the recommended one. i'll probably just switch it to OPKs for this cycle. but after so many cycles of FF, I've never seen it. just weird.

@jhysmath sorry about pending AF

dlynnb084

@nitnat007 I've been using Ovia, I like it so far. Predicted my fertile window and I had a positive OPK on the day it gave me my highest score. I haven't been doing temperature, I read about it but it seemed like it would be rather difficult staying calm and little movement with a 70 pound mutt who sleeps in between us every night! 

doxiemoxie212

Month/Cycle: 4/4 AL

CD/DPO: 19/5

Timing: all but -3

Typical LP Length: 14-16

Testing: 8/27, but likely sooner  (anyone want to form a support group? Lol)

R/R: guys bachelor in Paradise last night was weird AF.

CS/Q:

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why?? 

Really.... just one? Fack. Uh. Okay, Italy I guess. I really desperately want to go to Lake Como and the Amalfi Coast. 

But like, also France, Portugal, Japan, French Polynesia, Thailand, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Belgium, Croatia, all of the Caribbean............... I JUST WANT TO TRAVEL FOREVER!!!

babyboywish

@lee^2 I'm glad to hear that you had such a good nights sleep.

It sounds like there's going to be a huge gang of you coming over to see me here in Ireland, lol

@thisnthat314 Ireland really is a beautiful place, and I know I'm bias but the wet coast is the nicest part of Ireland

I'm not sure how you're holding out not POAS when you have a stash of them at home

@Augusta108 I'm glad to hear that you have your CH now.

I hope you have a fantastic time on vacation, and you get to relax whilst you're there

My favourite place in France is Mont Saint Michel in Normandy. Its a magical place

I know I'm bias, but the West coast is the nicest area of Ireland

@Funkymooncow why do men not understand that its not as simple as 'it will happen when it happens'

Canada looks like an amazing country to go to

@dlynnb084 This is my first month too, and my cycle is all over the place, so I'm not too hopeful that it will be successful.

@lurvleybunchofcoconuts I'm glad to hear that you are part of team Ireland, lol

I currently have my own FB group, teaching people about drawing techniques, and my own YouTube channel with video tutorials about drawing too, but this will be the first time I teach adult in a classroom environment

@dukestar5, thank you.  I grew up in the UK, but have lived in Ireland for 14 years now, and love it. I would never move back to the UK. Its such a wonderful place to bring a family up in

I would highly recommend a trip to Mont Saint Michel in Normandy in France. Its a magical place to visit, and one of my all time places to visit in Europe

@nitnat007, it sounds ike you have plans to visit a lot of different areas in Europe

I'm a photorealistic coloured pencil artist. I've been a professional artist for a couple of years now, and have been published in several artists magazines.

doxiemoxie212

@babyboywish congrats on CHs

@izza2 Ireland is on my list too, but it's hard for me to ever justify because I know that pretty much year round it will be gloomy, and I always want to go somewhere warm lol. 

@catlady1215 I almost never advocate discarding temps, but try discarding your temp on CD 6 - that's close enough to your period that you didn't even NEED to be temping at that point.

babyboywish

@jhysmath, I can completely understand why you would rather get KU and get someone else to go on the trip.

@catlady1215, thanks for the warm welcome

@doxiemoxie212, I think there are a lot of us that need to be  part of a support group, lol

Wow, you have some serious travel plans

I got my CH's this morning but this afternoon I've started spotting, and its bright red (sorry if TMI)

adirat

nitnat007 said:

@babyboywish I grew up in Africa. It is a seriously beautiful country and a great place for an artist. What kind of art do you do? Do you draw or paint professionally?. 

You guys know Africa isn't a country right? It's a continent containing many countries. 

nitnat007

@jhysmath Loving the positivity!!! Sounds like next cycle is going to be a really exciting one. FX its the one!!

@catlady1215 That is really, really strange. You absolutely have a shift there. It is very clear. When you make those changes and it gives you lines, do they line up with what you think is O and your shift? 

@dlynnb084 Have you tried Fertility Friends at all? That is what most of the ladies on here use and it is recommended. I totally understand the obstacles of temping (I have a 90lb lab who does the same thing), what kind of dog do you have? Have you confirmed that you are ovulating with any other method than just OPK's?

@doxiemoxie212 Take me with you! Those pics are beautiful!

@babyboywish WOW that is amazing! I wish I was that talented. I would love to see some of your work if you are up to sharing sometime. 

@adirat Thanks for the geography lesson!! Yes, well aware of that. I grew up in South Africa.

charlestonchew

This thread is poppin' already this morning! Tagging sucks on mobile so sorry for BFNs and hope everyone is having a good day!

Month/Cycle: 7+2 NTNP

CD/DPO: 15/1 (didn't temp but going off opk, O pain and CM)

Timing: -4, -2, 0

Typical LP Length: 10-12

Testing: 8/29

R/R: 

CS/Q: there's a possibility O is today because I had some more O pain last night but will stick with this cause CM dried up yesterday.

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why?? 

Ireland and Scotland because I think the land is beautiful.

babyboywish

adirat said:

nitnat007 said:

@babyboywish I grew up in Africa. It is a seriously beautiful country and a great place for an artist. What kind of art do you do? Do you draw or paint professionally?. 

You guys know Africa isn't a country right? It's a continent containing many countries. 

Lol, I know, but I would love to travel around the countries in Africa to take wildlife photos for my art.

peaceloveandwine

@babyboywish my husband is kind of the same way regarding "when it happens it happens" which is part of why we were not TRYING but not preventing for a while. I'm a control freak and feel much better about things now that I'm using OPKs and more actively trying to get pregnant. I think since some of us spend so many years actively trying to prevent pregnancy, the "when it happens" part seems like it'll be so much easier and more automatic than it ends up actually being! 

@thisnthat314 I'm with you on your R/R

@lurvleybunchococonuts your GIFs are just the best! And to answer your question from yesterday, I'm on level 2000 something of CC :x (told you I was addicted!!)

@dlynnb084 hi! I've been using Ovia and OPKs too. I've been trying to learn about temping and think I'll start next month since it seems helpful. 

Month/Cycle: 2/2 (not counting 8 months of NTNP)

CD/DPO: 28/8

Timing: -2 -1 O

Typical LP Length: 11 days

Testing: Don't think it will be necessary, I'm breaking out like crazy and feel generally PMS-y 

R/R:

CS/Q: 

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why?? I'd love to go to Italy! It looks gorgeous and there's so much history, and the food would be to die for. So far my adventures abroad are the Canadian side of Niagara Falls and Montreal, Barbados, Costa Rica, Riviera Maya in Mexico, and London. All were amazing but I'd especially love to go back to Costa Rica!

babyboywish

@nitnat007, I'm not sure whether this is allowed on here, but here is one of my recent coloured pencil drawings 7

mileswithmyles

P and G this morning, but I'll be back later!

Month/cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: 25/8

Timing: O-5, O-3, O-2, O-1, O

Typical LP Length: 13

Testing: BFN yesterday.  I tested so I could have peace of mind while taking Motrin for my sore throats and fever.  I'm going to try to wait a few more days  

R/R: Rant-  being sick!  I don't have time for this! And it made me miss book club last night. Rave- I saw my high school English teacher yesterday, who is now an assistant principal at the site I was at before going on special assignment.  She gave me a huge hug and told me she was so sad her boys don't get to have me (they started as freshman this year) and that she's looking forward to my return in two years.  It was one of the nicest compliments I think I could have received and it's nice to know I am going to be welcomed back when the time comes.

CS/Q: still unsure about this cycle and my crazy temps [spoiler] [/spoiler] 

GTKY: If you could travel to any country in the world, where would you go and why??  I've always wanted to go to Fiji and stay in one of those huts over the water. It seems so beautiful and relaxing. 

lurvleybunchococonuts

@nitnat007 the gifs girl!  Blood work first thing in the morning is sooooo fun.  Glad you enjoy the cat stories, they're such goofs.  Bohica for some reason likes to eat catnip, while Tarfu likes to rub around in it

@nimmle thanks

@dukestar5 No worries, I always miss people when I post You're too sweet!  Glad you are enjoying the gifs.  I can't take credit, @izza2 is the inspiration/gif queen

@jhysmath aww I 'd Pollyana as a kid!  That's such a great movie  LMAO I can imagine AF + waxing = awkward as f***!  You are a brave person to be taking students overseas

@catlady1215 it sounds like our cats are the same LMAO

@doxiemoxie212 ooo Italy would be awesome too!  I wanna just travel everywhere! LOVE the pics.

@babyboywish awesome!  GL teaching in the classroom, is it a full course, or just a class or two?  I love to mess around with drawing/painting/etc, but totally suck at it lol.  Boo, sorry about the spotting this morning  That sucks.  

doxiemoxie212

@mileswithmyles YGPM

babyboywish

@peaceloveandwine, I know exactly what you mean. We spend so long trying not to get pregnant, and then when we actually want to get pregnant, its not so easy. I wish the men would understand that we ladies have the difficult job (but obviously the most amazing )