Long day

[judecorp]

I fell asleep at babysitting. I just couldn't keep my eyes open anymore. I had been reading this trashy mystery novel that I've been reading parts of for the past several weeks and somehow decided I should just curl up under the covers with the kid and go to sleep. Whoops, that's a little embarrassing, having one of her moms wake me up and stuff. Heh.

Annual physical was pretty cool. I like my new doctor, she has a pretty kick-ass personality which I like, and is nudgy without being too pushy. She spent several minutes trying to convince me to make time for therapy. Not a bad idea, I know, but I'm not sure if I want to stress myself out more trying to figure out where to fit it in. I was pretty honest about that.

Last year I had a bunch of lame stuff going on, like where I hadn't been to a dentist in 5 years and was overdue for an eye exam. It was kind of nice to be able to go in there and say that I'd done both of those in the summer. Go me!

I asked about a mole (that she said was fine) and also about what I would need to do if I ever wanted to have a baby. She said she could hook me up with a fertility clinic in no time and that she was pretty optimistic that something would work out. It's nice to have options. I haven't decided yet if I want a referral to the fertility clinic.

Short weeks = long weeks. Tomorrow I work a full day and then run to volunteering. Another late evening. Yawn. I'm tired just thinking about it.

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[folkyboy.livejournal.com]

i think everyone was kind of sleepy today for some reason. 2 of my friends went to bed early and then i fell asleep this afternoon...

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Maybe there's a barometric change? All I know is that I got home and then couldn't fall asleep! I ended up getting about 3 hours sleep.

Sucktacular.

[sassyjenski.livejournal.com]

you know, i had to use fertility treatments to get pregnant with both my girls. before i was ready to get pregnant, i went just to see what my odds of getting knocked up were. they turned out to be much worse that i thought, which caused us to rearrange our plans pretty significantly. i'd recommend going just to see, but i'd caution you that it's pretty emotionally and physically draining.

in other news, we're starting to talk about AC selection next year. Are you interested in hearing updates? i'm on the committee. the pay is fairly crappy, and the school is at times archaic, but our department rocks, unlike most campuses you live off campus, and cats are OK. oh, and according to my boss, our insurance covers ALL getting-pregnant medical stuff, from sperm to fertility treatments.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

That's really good advice. I think I will call after the holiday and ask for the referral to the fertility clinic just to see what's up. That way, if it looks like it will be incredibly bad news, we can just start making other plans instead of filling our heads with "what ifs." Also, who knows, it could end up being great news or whatever. No rush. (Well, that's a lie.)

Yes, I would love to hear updates. :) When you say "fairly crappy," how crappy do you mean?

[sassyjenski.livejournal.com]

well, it's pretty normal for res life, but much less than the california schools. At UCSC, i made $38100. here i make $29500. still, we pay no rent or utilities - just cable, internet, and long distance. and although we don't live in here, all the apartments are walking distance, which is nice.

yeah, i'm kinda a downer on the fertility stuff - sorry. you're right - it could be great news! and realistically, treatment options changed so much in the four years between my kids, that even though my situation was actually "worse", my chances were better. go figure.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know the California schools seem to pay a lot more... but hey, $29,5000 is more than I made at my first two post-MSW jobs. And I had to pay my rent and utilities! =P

So lemme get this straight - the school provides y'all with apartments (which allow cats) that are walking distance to campus, but you don't have to live IN the res halls? SIGN ME UP!

(Seriously.)

[estrange.livejournal.com]

Oh baby! :) are you thinking of doing this soon?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Well, I want to find out about possibilities sooner rather than later, yanno?

[vorpalbla.livejournal.com]

"She spent several minutes trying to convince me to make time for therapy."

COuld be like me and go once a month.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I think if I were to REALLY pull it off, right now, I'd need more than once a month.

Maybe if things were more sane...