TWW Thursday 3/21

emeraldduchess

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Timing: 

Typical LP length: 

Testing: 

R/R:

CS/Q:

whitealbum29

Month/Cycle: 8/7

CD/DPO: 32/13

Timing: not great

Typical LP length: 13-14

Testing: nope b/c I feel like AF is coming. Only if it doesn't come by the end of the weekend which I don't at all expect... 

R/R: Weird office politics at work yesterday, taking deep breaths and hoping for a better one today...and am off tomorrow for my weekend trip! 

CS/Q: Nope...basically ready to be done with this cycle and reset/start fresh! I accepted two weeks ago that this wasn't going to be it because of bad timing...let's get on with it!

emeraldduchess

Good morning, ladies!  The weekend is in sight!  Sorry I ghosted on everyone yesterday (bad duchess!).  It's been a crazy busy week.

@whitealbum29 ugh, workplace politics...the worst.  I once worked at a school where the principal and her little clique of teachers went all Mean Girls on the rest of the staff. It was ridiculous.  Hope things get better for you!

Month/Cycle: 8/7 (second cycle AL)

CD/DPO: 27/7

Timing: 🌟

Typical LP length: 11-14 days

Testing: Maybe Saturday or Sunday. 

R/R: The weekend can't get here fast enough! I kept thinking it was Thursday all day yesterday.  I hate when I do that.  My rave is I made Buffalo chicken nuggets from scratch for dinner last night and damn, they were good!  I don't know why I don't make them more often.

CS/Q: And here we see my usual dip at 7dpo. 

b_1029

@whitealbum29 hi! I don’t think I’ve gotten the chance to interact with you yet Hope the work politics are better today. So annoying. Where are you going this weekend?

@emeraldduchess sorry you’ve been so busy! Those nugs sound amazing, care to share the recipe? I’m always looking for non-red meat meals that DH will actually eat. 

Month/Cycle: 17/18

CD/DPO: 15/1-2? Not sure 

Timing: 👍🏼

Typical LP length: 14-15

Testing: lonnnnng way to go. Not till the beginning of April 

R/R: I’m just sad at the new WTO faces vs the alternative. I love you guys but wish you’d get the heck out of here for your BMB, I was rooting for you! ❤️
Rave- I finally slept last night thanks to some nighttime cough syrup and “sleepy time” tea so I don’t feel like death, woohoo!

CS/Q: nothing to see here. Just have no idea when I actually O’d but know I have even though I didn’t have any O pain (cue the panic)

whitealbum29

@emeraldduchess - How absurd re: your old school! The nuggets sound delish, I am always making new recipes and then thinking the same thing, why don't I just remember this and make it more often?

@b_1029 - Hi! Yeah I started posting just last week. We're going to upstate NY just to visit one of my best friends for a long weekend. Aw, I just went and saw the WTO's...I will be right behind them I'm sure, hopefully next cycle will be a good one for more of us!

millpe

@whitealbum29 yay for your last day of work this week! Sorry you are expecting AF to arrive during your trip

@emeraldduchess buffalo chicken nuggets sound awesome! Do you have a recipe you can share?

@b_1029 a good nights sleep after some crappy ones is the best feeling! I hope the good sleep makes your day awesome!

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: 30/10

Timing: good

Typical LP length: 10-12

Testing: I almost did this morning, but then decided to wait. I will test Sat if no AF.

R/R: Its my Friday! So ready for this week to be over. I havent been sleeping well and I am exhausted. I'm also having a hard time motivating myself and focusing and getting work accomplished... setting some goals for today so hoping that helps! 

CS/Q: nope

spacemountaineer

@whitealbum29 - you took the words right out of my mouth. I feel the exact same way about this cycle! 

@emeraldduchess - I hope your real Thursday flies by quickly! I've been messed up as to what day its been this entire week. 

@b_1029 - it's crazy to think that we are coming up into April! 

@millpe - have a great long weekend!

Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD/DPO: 22/8
Timing: meh 
Typical LP length: 12-14
Testing: WFAF
R/R: feeling better today. I even did some cleaning yesterday. I'm hoping to still get some rest. 
CS/Q: nothing today

kiki047

Good morning ladies. Sorry I've been MIA this week, short staffed and generally so exhausted, plus dealing with some depression in our house too so just focusing on that. 

@whitealbum29 sorry you feel like AF's knockin' on your door. Definitely KWYM about just wanting this cycle to end already when you know you're out. Hope you have a great trip! 
@emeraldduchess I'll admit, I don't like sauce on my nuggets/wings/etc but that does sound delicious. I've discovered that buffalo chicken wraps aren't so bad because I don't have to touch the sauce, lol. 
@b_1029 oh hiiii, welcome to the dreaded TWW. I'd show you around, but aw hell, you know the drill. It's like when you know a friend well enough to not need to wait for them to offer you a drink, you can just go into the cupboard and help yourself lol. +1 for being sad for those that moved/will be moving back over to WTO. 
@millpe woo hoo for willpower and not testing this morning! That's a win in my books. Hope you can get some rest this weekend!
@spacemountaineer glad you're feeling a little better. Rest is essential for that. 


Month/Cycle: 15/12 

CD/DPO: 23/8

Timing: A+ 

Typical LP length: 13-15 

Testing: Probably Saturday, tbh. MF never wants me to test but I need to know. 

R/R: Rant: my drive today sucked and it's a very gloomy first day of spring. 
Rave: But I got a really good night's sleep by going to bed super early (for us). I also had McD's breakfast on my way in to ease my road rage and that was yummy. 

CS/Q: Secondary rant: I don't think my thermo is working. I put it in but it never beeped even after 5 mins so when I recorded my temp it was still showing the same one as yesterday (the second temp I took yesterday because it also wasn't beeping). I think I'm mostly annoyed because it's messing up my pretty rise, haha. 

millpe

@kiki047 I'm normally in the I need to know camp for testing, but my hopes are weirdly high right now. 

Actually funny story- I told DH I was "pregnant tired" today and his response was "its possible, I was feeling extra sperm-y this month".

kiki047

@millpe bahaha that's hilarious. I have to be careful when I mention any possible symptoms to MF because he gets his hopes up, and it's extra crushing when we get yet another BFN. 

This is totally TMI but my nipples have been like little bullets since I O'd and he thinks it's SO amusing to squeeze them when I'm not paying enough attention to him and watch me yelp. I usually smack him or attempt to squeeze something of his and it turns into a giant wrestling match. It's funny, until it's not. lol. 

emeraldduchess

@b_1029 glad you're getting some sleep and feeling better.  I hear you on the WTO sadness. We haven't had the grad thread blow up in a while.
@whitealbum29 oh boy, do I have stories about that lady. Thank goodness I got out of there after a year. She would gossip about staff members TO other staff members and constantly start drama. She is a piece of work.  Some of the things she said to me were downright inappropriate and cruel. 
@kiki047 I hope you enjoyed that McDonald's breakfast!  Sorry things have been difficult lately. Hugs to you. 
@spacemountaineer glad you're feeling better!
@millpe yay for an early Friday! LOL at "extra spermy". 

And for everyone asking, here is the chicken nugget recipe!  It's from the Skinnytaste blog. I usually marinate the chicken bits in the Buffalo sauce/olive oil mixture for an hour or so because I think it enhances the flavor. 
https://www.skinnytaste.com/baked-buffalo-chicken-nuggets/

b_1029

@whitealbum29 oooo fun! Hope you guys have a blast!

@millpe happy Friday! Small goals definitely help. Hope you were able to crush it today. Also, lol @ “spermy”...FX he’s right!

@spacepiraterunner isn’t it?! Glad you’re feeling better and I hope you got some rest today!

@kiki047 oh hiiii have I seen you before? If you need me, I’ll be at my reserved seat at the TWW bar. McDonald’s breakfast sounds awesome!!! Good start to the day. We can bury our thermometers together. 

@emeraldduchess thanks for the recipe! FX for some grads soon (including you, missy)!

whitealbum29

@millpe - hahah "extra spermy"!

@kiki047 - omg also tmi but nipple squeezes are a regular occurrence here too, it drives me nuts!   He's always like "but doesn't it feel good?!" There's a time and a place dude! 

@emeraldduchess - crazy, with people like that I just think "Haven't you noticed that other adults stopped acting like this after high school, latest?? Pull yourself together!" 

agesandstages

I ghosted on accident yesterday too, but excited to be back!

@whitealbum29 love the refresh / reset attitude! New beginnings can be beautiful!

@emeraldduchess - accidental ghosting buddies, glad we’re both back!

@b_1029 A good night of sleep can change everything! Happy for you!

@millpe and @kiki047 Saturday will be epic!
@Spacemountaineer glad you’re feeling better!

As for me...
Month /Cycle: 1/1

CD/DPO: 31/?

Timing: cd13 and 14

Typical LP length: ?

Testing: Saturday!

R/R:rave - I gave my DH a detailed explanation of all that I’ve been learning about my cycle and he was so interested and excited to learn!!

CS/Q:

whitealbum29

@agesandstages That's sweet about your DH! There is so much info! 

kiki047

Ok I can't not respond to this because it's hilarious but @whitealbum29 MF's line is "Mmm, so kinky." Umm, no, that's not how it works. 

Bahahaha @b_1029 when you said bury our thermometers I'm over here thinking, "you mean in my vag? Don't I already do that every morning?" OMG I'm so tired, don't let me speak. 

b_1029

@kiki047 I almost just spit out my coffee at my desk