Blog Fart

Yep, you read that right. I've had a blog fart. Kinda like a brain fart when you forget something.. Welllll... I've forgotten to blog! I'm not going to say "I promise I'll be better at it" because, well.. I always say that & it never happens. I'll just say I'LL TRY. I have been inspired recently {hence why I am blogging right now} by a new friend I met on one of my Facebook groups. She's so much like me & I am so happy we connected! She is trying to be better at blogging as well, so hopefully we will help each other out!

Hmmm.. what is new? Let me think. There's been a whole lot that is new, but most of it you could probably care less about, so I will spare you every little detail. I am still horrible about taking my MF. {see previous blog post if you don't know what that is} - Still haven't taken it regularly. I TRY to eat right, but most of the time I eat out of convenience, so I am not 100% eating healthy. I do LOVE LOVE LOVE my carrots & hummus though. Seriously, I think my skin might start turning orange. {which I'm actually kinda freaked out about} I heard it can happen. Does that mean I will give up carrots & hummus? Hell no. I'll still be eating them, even when I do turn orange.

J.R. & I are moving into our own place soon. Just a few weeks! Nope, haven't packed one single thing. I did find a bunch of DIY projects on Pinterest that I want to get done. Those are way more fun than packing. I'm kind of a last minute person. It'll get done the day before, because, well.. it HAS to. That's how I work folks! 

I was supposed to have my first appointment with the fertility doctor on January 6th. I scheduled via their website {my mistake} and it never got put on their schedule. Which, turned out to be kind of a blessing in disguise, since I have been working more & will be moving soon. So, I plan on rescheduling for the end of February or beginning of March. {Maybe I can get a few lbs off before then!} Hey, I said MAYBE.

I cannot believe it is already the end of January! The holidays passed by so fast, then January did the same. I can't say I am upset over it.. as J.R. started his last semester of school this week. Guess what that means??? Graduation in May! I never thought this day would come! {Okay, I knew it would, but prayed the 2 years would go by A LOT faster than they did} I feel a little bad for him this semester, as he's taking 18 credits. He is already SO busy with homework and it's only the first week. Plus, he is still working part time. God bless his employer for being so lenient with him! {THANKS LISA & DENNIS!} These next few months will be challenging, but I know he will do well, as he always does! To tell you how excited I am, I already have his graduation announcements & invitations done & I've already contacted the place I want to have his graduation party. {I guess I am not so last minute when it comes to FUN stuff!} 

Well bloggies, I better get back to my scanning {BLAH} Cross your fingers that I don't have another blog fart anytime soon. I'll leave you with a quote I came across that was a huge AHA moment for me. Toodles!

Meal Plans

I also came across this website- it has some great meal plans. You can easily replace ingredients if you don't like/have them. For example: Instead of swordfish, use salmon.. or if you don't like asparagus, use broccoli. Pretty simple! I know it's hard for me to start eating right unless I have a meal plan in mind, and it has to be SIMPLE. I hate reading recipes that call for complicated and hard to find ingredients. These are items most people have in their house or can easily find at the local Walmart or Winco. I know I'll be modifying this plan and using it!

You can find it HERE

Snack Ideas!

A lot of what I have been reading regarding how & what to eat when you have PCOS, involves eating frequent, small mini meals. I am totally okay with that, as I'd rather eat all throughout the day and not just 2-3 large meals. The key is it needs to be GOOD stuff..not junk. Dammit. Guess those Cheetos are out of the question. Good thing I LOVE (I mean LOVE) vegetables. And hummus. I could eat it all day, everyday and be perfectly fine. (Thank GOD hummus is on the "to eat" list!!!) I've made it a couple of times myself, but it's time consuming (in my opinion) to get the consistency right & the flavor.. so the price to just buy the Sabra brand is TOTALLY worth it for me. (Tahini is NOT cheap..around here anyway!) I came across some easy snack ideas I thought I'd share with you. 

Okay, Okay... I'm back!

Well, I'm back. I realize it's been a couple of months.. but hey, life gets busy! :) But I promise you, you'll be seeing a lot more of me, as we start embarking on our purpose of this blog.. our journey to a child. Our first appointment with the new fertility doctor is on January 6th. They'll do a consultation, have our medical records from our previous fertility treatments and see what we need to do from there. Right now we are thinking of trying IUI first and seeing how that works out. It's a lot less expensive than IVF and not as 'invasive'. I am nervous, scared and excited all at the same time. Our experience with fertility treatments previously (and the doctor) were very disheartening & left me {I won't speak for my hubby} feeling like it was never going to be possible & as if having a child of our own would never be something we'd experience. 

After almost 4yrs {yes.. it's been that long} my heart, mind and body are ready to give it another try. We've never really "stopped" TTC (trying to conceive) but we haven't done anything fertility wise in that long. I know it's a very real possibility that we will be able to & I am not ready to give up just yet. It took me a very long time to realize that I am not the victim of PCOS. PCOS does not consume me and my life. It is merely a bump in the road. It may always be with me {and be quite the little bitch I might add} but some of the symptoms are treatable & I choose to let it be a very small part of who I am. It's frustrating & believe me, I have my days of "why the hell ME?" but I soon realize there are far more people in this world with more severe & heart breaking diseases than mine. I am a true believer that God has a plan for all of us. He leads us on a path of his choosing, not ours. I believe there is always a light at the end of everyone's tunnel, whether it be the light you want or not. Of course I want my light to be conceiving a child, experiencing pregnancy & child birth and having our own child, but that may not be "the plan" for us. And I am truly okay with that. {finally} I won't say it's been an easy road, but I am okay with it. I know there are other options & love the idea of adoption. My bank account may not, but I do! 

In my days of self pity & "this will never happen", I learned that even if we are not blessed with a child through conception and/or adoption, I am okay with that too. Although having a child is very high on my priority list, it {like PCOS} isn't ALL my life is about. I do have a great life. I have an amazing husband, who loves me unconditionally & supports me no matter what. I have an amazing family who does the same. I have friends who I love spending time & my life with. If having a child is not in the cards for us, we will still have a great life. I enjoy the time I spend with all of those in my life & there are so many opportunities to take advantage of. I do not dwell each day on my PCOS or my infertility. It's always there, but it is not the focus of my life. I have a life outside of my disease & it's full of wonderful people & happy memories. 

As I get ready to sign off, I'll give you a heads up on what YOU are about to embark on, if you choose to follow me & my journey. I don't usually hold back, I swear, I kind of bounce from one thing to another.. so don't be surprised if you see a post about something totally unrelated to my journey. This is also my journey of living with PCOS, so I will be posting random things at random times and will hope it all makes some sort of sense! :) I also know by exposing myself and my feeling/thoughts/emotions, some of you may have questions.. Ask away! Email me { dustierrodriguez@yahoo.com} or message me on Facebook. 

Toodles for now! 

Monday Funny!

Saw this & couldn't help but repost! I can totally relate! Happy Monday!

Birth Control

I found this interesting. It was shared on a PCOS group I'm a part of on Facebook. I always wondered if BC helped or made PCOS worse.

This website {1-in-10} also has LOTS of resources! 

http://1-in-10.org/birth-control-pills-are-they-making-your-pcos-worse

Metformin Tummy

If you've ever been on Metformin, you know what I mean by 'Metformin Tummy'.. UGH. {I have started to refer to it as MF. It's not only an abbreviation for it, but is exactly how I feel about taking it} I've started mine again, and I hate the first week, as my system is getting used to it. One interesting thing I have learned, through my mom having to take it for her diabetes, is that it truly depends on what type of MF you take. Ever noticed how your MF smells? {I know it's an oddball question, but really.. go smell it & see} Mine smells like fish. That's because of the fillers they use to manufacture it. MF is the generic for Glucophage... Actual Glucophage doesn't smell fishy and as my mom has learned, does not cause (her) the stomach problems that MF does. 

Yes, it's more expensive, but if you can afford it.. It is WELL worth the money. As of now, I am not one of those lucky ones, so until I am, I'll suffer.