Instead of writing that my first IVF cycle was a failure, I wanted to shore up any positive feelings I have left from probably one of the worst experiences of my life and say that I am proud I completed and lived through this.

The experience of IVF is probably one I would never wish on my worst enemy. Starting each morning with a literal pinprick ( Read more... )

I decided to chronicle some of my personal, honest thoughts and observations during my first IVF journey. I've undergone one cycle of IUI to date, which was unsuccessful. During my journey, I found it incredibly useful and encouraging to read about other women's experiences, so I hope in my own little way to give back. If you are on the same ( Read more... )

Is anybody out there??

(  here they are - arriving within 2 days of each other! )

you take work home on the weekend so as to avoid billing unbillable hours, and find yourself trawling the Internets for topics such as enterprise mobility, UC&C (Unified Communications & Collaboration) and UCS (Unified Computing Systems), networks, routers, switches. never in my 23 years of schooling did I ever think such phrases would be part of ( Read more... )

work is burning me out like crazy. how are you my livejournal friends??

this is a puppet version of e.t.a. hoffman's short story 'the sandman'. i've only just recently tracked it down, having been haunted in my childhood from it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjgHbRrnjhU

beautiful shoes.


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( some of my favourite moments from down under )

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