Welp, here I am. 15 or so weeks into pregnancy. It's weird, but there are times when I'm struck with the utter disbelief that I'm pregnant. Don't get me wrong- the proof is TOTALLY there (I was in maternity pants a week after I got the positive and my nipples are roughly the size of dinner plates), but every once in a while I'll catch myself ( Read more... )

Welp, after what was a very long, very achy weekend (I just gave up on ( Read more... )

I'm feeling worse these days, but I think it has less to do with the progression of the lupus and more to do with Mother Nature PMSing hardcore and her inability to decide if it's going to rain, snow, be warm, cold, shit Twinkies, or vomit rainbows ( Read more... )

Yeah, it's lupus ( Read more... )

It seems I return only to LJ when there's a problem, and boy howdy, is there a problem. Yesterday I was diagnosed with lupus... preliminarily, anyway. The blood tests will confirm. It's kind of a double edge sword; it answers the five year question, "Why do I feel like shit?" but it means I have fucking lupus.

*sigh*

Twenty days after my last post, I had a job interview. Seven days after that, I had a job offer. I am now sitting in my living room, with 75% of my belongings in boxes, waiting for the hip pain to subside before I go pack some more. We will be living in Hobart, Indiana, as I am the new English and Drama teacher at nearby Portage High School. Friday ( Read more... )

( Vent )

So, what's happened since I last updated in July ( Read more... )

I always thought I'd be famous by now.

Last Tuesday (St. Patty's Day, to be specific), I totally biffed it at school and fell. In my majestic demonstration of the powers of gravity, I managed to sprain my foot. I wasn't going to go to the doctor, as we don't have medical insurance (the joys of being underemployed), but when I limped into school on Wednesday, the secretaries immediately ( Read more... )