FFFC...

kristalovesjared · September 2011

Now that I'm in a different time zone, I'll start it because it's already 10 here.

kristalovesjared · September 2011

This might sound really mean, but I've noticed at least in the area where we are living right now that it does not seem like there are as many "pretty people" as compared to the Seattle area... and then when we were out to dinner the other night, more than half the table of very attractive girls in their early 20's next to us were outside smoking as we walked out! We don't really eat out much as is, but will probably not be eating out while we live here because smoking is still allowed in restaurants and even the non smoking area stinks.

ChubbyCheekiesMom · September 2011

I've been having this odd feeling that I might be pregnant. It's scares the crap out of me because we've been having a lot of sex lately. We almost always use protection but I know one time last month we didn't, but I got my period 2-3 days later. SO from all my charting that tells me I had already ovulated. But for some reason I can't shake that feeling!

dawnies79 · September 2011

The past 2 months at my job have been really rough. I used to think I could handle stress. I'm quickly learning I had no idea what a stressful, high pressure job was before now. It's making me question my abilities to do my job well. Not the Design portion, but the pricing, and administrative side of it.

Seattle_JiLLn · September 2011

I've never spent more than probably $40 on a purse or $80 on shoes.

I get my hair cut at super cuts. And most recently I just got it cut at Totally Awesome Kid Cuts so my kids could just keep playing there in the play area while I got mine cut.

I rarely wear anything fancier than t-shirts... not concert t-shirts...just plain colored shirts... I'm so unfashionable.

And mostly, I don't care. But I feel like I should.

kristalovesjared · September 2011

Seattle_JiLLn:
I've never spent more than probably $40 on a purse or $80 on shoes.
I get my hair cut at super cuts. And most recently I just got it cut at Totally Awesome Kid Cuts so my kids could just keep playing there in the play area while I got mine cut.
I rarely wear anything fancier than t-shirts... not concert t-shirts...just plain colored shirts... I'm so unfashionable.
And mostly, I don't care. But I feel like I should.

These are all true for me, except the hair cut part... my mom does it for free. In the past probably 3 years, Target is pretty much the only place I've bought clothes/shoes for myself from. You're not alone.

kristalovesjared · September 2011

Seattle_JiLLn:
I've never spent more than probably $40 on a purse or $80 on shoes.
I get my hair cut at super cuts. And most recently I just got it cut at Totally Awesome Kid Cuts so my kids could just keep playing there in the play area while I got mine cut.
I rarely wear anything fancier than t-shirts... not concert t-shirts...just plain colored shirts... I'm so unfashionable.
And mostly, I don't care. But I feel like I should.

These are all true for me, except the hair cut part... my mom does it for free. In the past probably 3 years, Target is pretty much the only place I've bought clothes/shoes for myself from. You're not alone.

BSJMM · September 2011

Not sure if it's the Hot Yoga lately, or the 12 hour barf fest I had on Wednesday (thanks FLU) but I was able to comfortably get into my size 4 capri's today. I am over the moon excited!!!!

HayHay · September 2011

I went to see my girlfriend and her 11 week old baby. I picked her up and the sweet little girl fell asleep on me immediately. We sat on the couch and chatted while the baby slept on my chest for two hours, and it was the sweetest thing ever. I have the fevah! Bad!

dmoreilly · September 2011

We had family come up from California specifically for DD's first birthday. Long story short, my cousin down there is 8 months pregnant, married and both she and her H are unemployed living off my aunt who recently retired. She (cousin) would call my aunt 20 times a day and ask, "Do you miss me?" along with other manipulative comments. Well, she called and said she was in labor so my aunt and other cousin flew home three days early just to meet her back at home since she wasn't in labor at all.

Ugh. I hate the fact that my cousin "won" this round by causing my aunt to fly home early (who really needed a vacation) but relieved to see them go. I am not used to that much drama in my life. My aunt really needs to put her foot down and tell these people to get a job and stop sponging off her! My cousin in 27 years old and never held a steady job and pretends to have back problems when there is something she doesn't want to do. I can see her having a second child within a couple years to keep from having to do anything along with her lazy a&& husband! Erg!

IkesHawaiian06 · September 2011

Seattle_JiLLn:
I've never spent more than probably $40 on a purse or $80 on shoes.
I get my hair cut at super cuts. And most recently I just got it cut at Totally Awesome Kid Cuts so my kids could just keep playing there in the play area while I got mine cut.
I rarely wear anything fancier than t-shirts... not concert t-shirts...just plain colored shirts... I'm so unfashionable.
And mostly, I don't care. But I feel like I should.

I wait til purses and shoes are on clearance for $25 or less before I buy them :-) I do spend money on my hair, but I'm SUPER picky about my hair because SuperCuts has cut it unevenly more than once.

I don't wear anything super fancy most of the time and I really want to be dressed cuter. I wish I could wear cute heels more often too, but wearing heels while chasing a toddler sucks. I care, but feel like I shouldn't.

... We sent an email to our families and close friends with some info regarding the birth and our requests. MIL hadn't read the email when we saw her Saturday so, of course, she started asking DH a ton of questions and she didn't like that we aren't telling people when the c/s is because I do not want her near me until I'm prepared for it on that day and I don't want people to just show up at the hospital. And when he told her that we don't want anyone to post info on FB or anything, her response was, "Fine, but the Ashby's (family friends) requested that and they took almost three weeks to put up pictures, so I didn't even get to see the baby. I want to see the baby right away" DH said, "I'm sure it won't take us that long to post pictures, mom." - it's not her freaking kid, what if they didn't want pictures of the baby online and what if we didn't want Em online? It makes me want to wait a few weeks before we post pictures...

ttgcole · September 2011

I am supposed to be cleaning for A's party tomorrow. Instead I am online, eating, and contiplating a nap. I am just overwhelmed and tired, and my DH has very high expectations that I can't meet. He thinks that since I stay home now I should be a rock star, somehow he forgets that I am pregnant. That and he works 50-60 hour weeks so he gets a pass since he is the only breadwinner now, so he says.

McJen715 · September 2011

M woke up at 3 this morning. I opend my mouth a little and pretended to snore until TJ got up. When we got up this morning he said, "You were really out last night, huh?" When I asked why he said, "Madeline woke up at 3." I acted like I had no clue.

NicoleD0516 · September 2011

I'm ecstatic to be pregnant after the major infertility diagnosis in January. However, I miss my old self. I miss my old size 8 jeans and feeling slim. I know I should just be happy and thankful but I'm having an extremely difficult time physically and emotionally dealing with pregnancy. I'm normally such a level person but this past week my hormones have gone pretty out of whack. I'm scared that I'll be a horrible mother. I just feel pretty darn overwhelmed. Then, when I actually say and type these things, I feel horribly guilty. It's not a great cycle.

hepcats · September 2011

What is FFFC? It's not in the glossary.

NicoleD0516 · September 2011

FFFC- Flame Free Friday Confession.

hepcats · September 2011

NicoleD0516:
FFFC- Flame Free Friday Confession.

Ha! Okay thanks!

Seattle_JiLLn · September 2011

McJen715:
M woke up at 3 this morning. I opend my mouth a little and pretended to snore until TJ got up. When we got up this morning he said, "You were really out last night, huh?" When I asked why he said, "Madeline woke up at 3." I acted like I had no clue.

nice!

Seattle_JiLLn · September 2011

NicoleD0516:
I'm ecstatic to be pregnant after the major infertility diagnosis in January. However, I miss my old self. I miss my old size 8 jeans and feeling slim. I know I should just be happy and thankful but I'm having an extremely difficult time physically and emotionally dealing with pregnancy. I'm normally such a level person but this past week my hormones have gone pretty out of whack. I'm scared that I'll be a horrible mother. I just feel pretty darn overwhelmed. Then, when I actually say and type these things, I feel horribly guilty. It's not a great cycle.

the whole thing is overwhelming... don't feel guilty. A lot of us felt like this when we were pregnant... I of course can't miss my size 8 jeans though... I haven't seen them since the 80's.

pinktulips · September 2011

McJen715:

M woke up at 3 this morning. I opend my mouth a little and pretended to snore until TJ got up. When we got up this morning he said, "You were really out last night, huh?" When I asked why he said, "Madeline woke up at 3." I acted like I had no clue.

AWESOME!

*Bloom2be* · September 2011

NicoleD0516:
I'm ecstatic to be pregnant after the major infertility diagnosis in January. However, I miss my old self. I miss my old size 8 jeans and feeling slim. I know I should just be happy and thankful but I'm having an extremely difficult time physically and emotionally dealing with pregnancy. I'm normally such a level person but this past week my hormones have gone pretty out of whack. I'm scared that I'll be a horrible mother. I just feel pretty darn overwhelmed. Then, when I actually say and type these things, I feel horribly guilty. It's not a great cycle.

We went through almost 2 years of IF before finally conceiving via IVF and I felt very similar during my pregnancy. I think it's pretty normal for most people to feel similar when they are pregnant - don't beat yourself up over it, it's ok to miss your old body and the way you felt before being pregnant. And everyone worries that they won't be a good enough mom or won't know what they are doing - heck I still have those days and DS is 17 months old It's all a learning and growing experience.

NicoleD0516 · September 2011

Thanks ladies! I'm trying to feel better about it and embrace it but it's a challenge. I feel like with the IF, I should feel better about it as the odds were stacked against me and it's almost as if I feel like I'm ungrateful. If that makes sense. It does make me feel a bit better to know I'm not the only one who has gone through this.

doublem · September 2011

I'm smaller now than I was the year before I got pregnant. My co-workers and friends can't stop commenting on how good I look, and it's to the point where it makes me feel as if I didn't look very good before I got pg. I have always exercised and eaten healthy, but it was terribly hard for me to lose weight in the past (right before I got pg, I found out I had hypothyroidism). I'm freaked out that once E weans, that the weight will just pile back on, and I'll feel ugly.

Ciaram22 · September 2011

I hate my job. There is so much drama and politics going on that morale is really suffering. I go to work in a pretty good mood and almost always come home in a bad mood. If I could afford to quit and find a job that I really love I would in a heartbeat.

Seattle_JiLLn · September 2011

NicoleD0516:
Thanks ladies! I'm trying to feel better about it and embrace it but it's a challenge. I feel like with the IF, I should feel better about it as the odds were stacked against me and it's almost as if I feel like I'm ungrateful. If that makes sense. It does make me feel a bit better to know I'm not the only one who has gone through this.

I totally get it. It took us 2 years to get pregnant the first time and I hated being pregnant. I felt like *** the whole time and I had a really hard time enjoying it. I felt guilty about it too. But honestly, the reality of pregnancy and of motherhood in general is that some of it sucks. Bad. Some of it is great. But you can't pretend that the bad parts aren't there. And just because you wanted it really badly doesn't mean that you have no right to complain about the sucky parts. You might really work hard to go to law school but you can still complain about working hard and having a lot of homework and of working crazy hours as a lawyer... doesn't mean you didn't want it. Just that some things just suck. It's ok.

braveangel2 · September 2011

My granny's funeral is tomorrow. I'm partially glad she finally died because she won't ask me when I'm going to get back together with my bio dad. I hadn't seen her in o er two years because of this. It's sad because we used to be close.

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