seth and i stayed at this magical house in mendocino as a little last hurrah when he took his full time, Real Job at Live Nation, which also came with Real Two-Week Vacation limitations. we had to squeeze one in before they started asking him to "accrue" free time. vacation photos here.
i took a little road trip to l.a. to see milosh play at two venues. they were tiny shows, but hugely satisfying. we chatted about a little dance video project, which you'll hear about when i'm done being coy about it... that's pfisterer on the left and milosh on the right.
anjie was in town to help throw sofie a birthday party in the park. the party was to take place on my birthday, which was a-ok with me, but anj surprised me by getting a few friends out for drinks and dinner the night before. in this pic we are at the st. francis drinking aviations in the lobby. pix of sofie's birthday.
ivy and robijn moved into a new little spot in oakland, and i helped them unpack and settle in a bit. more shots of the cabin-like gem.
kiki has been to the vet twice in one week, once because i finally decided to have her tested for her leaking problem, and then again when she got an infection in her eyes. we thought it would be a good idea to walk to the vet, but it took us an hour, which made us 30 minutes late. on our way home we called sofie to rescue us.
i figured out i'm sad at about the same time every month, so i'm wondering if i might try stopping with the birth control pills. that might be tmi, but i know people who blog about their trips to the bathroom (ahem). any ladies out there who feel like their chemistry changed, and getting off the pill made a difference? (cue Anonymous commenter who always tells me i'm bi-polar. you are obviously a man.)
i took a little road trip to l.a. to see milosh play at two venues. they were tiny shows, but hugely satisfying. we chatted about a little dance video project, which you'll hear about when i'm done being coy about it... that's pfisterer on the left and milosh on the right.
anjie was in town to help throw sofie a birthday party in the park. the party was to take place on my birthday, which was a-ok with me, but anj surprised me by getting a few friends out for drinks and dinner the night before. in this pic we are at the st. francis drinking aviations in the lobby. pix of sofie's birthday.
ivy and robijn moved into a new little spot in oakland, and i helped them unpack and settle in a bit. more shots of the cabin-like gem.
kiki has been to the vet twice in one week, once because i finally decided to have her tested for her leaking problem, and then again when she got an infection in her eyes. we thought it would be a good idea to walk to the vet, but it took us an hour, which made us 30 minutes late. on our way home we called sofie to rescue us.
i figured out i'm sad at about the same time every month, so i'm wondering if i might try stopping with the birth control pills. that might be tmi, but i know people who blog about their trips to the bathroom (ahem). any ladies out there who feel like their chemistry changed, and getting off the pill made a difference? (cue Anonymous commenter who always tells me i'm bi-polar. you are obviously a man.)
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I went off BCPs in December and WHOA ~ what a difference. I dropped pounds and while some PMS symptoms are stronger (cramping), my body feels SO MUCH BETTER. I do admit I still get sad, but I don't mood swing as much.
And there's my overshare for the day...
*wink*
I went off last October and can't tell you how much better my body feels! though I agree with Ali that the actual week is more physically painful.
So now I am oversharing AND we haven't even seen each other in years...oh well.
i've been off and on a lot of different pills. each one reacts differently with my body. (one made me sleep ALL THE TIME) now i'm on one that keeps my hormones fairly consistent throughout the month (because of a natural overabundance of some hormones). there are no days that i cry because i dropped a pencil!
moral: don't be afraid to experiment.
I still sometimes cry because of a dropped pencil, but I found that relatively high doses of B vitamins does wonders for me. I take a B100 supplement (on top of a hearty multi) at least once per day. If I'm low on sleep, I'll take 2 in the morning.
As for BC, I have an IUD. I can't do BCPs while nursing. My IUD has a little bit of hormone, so my periods are sparse. I don't love it, but it's better than the alternatives for now.
Ahh, the internet. Who needs privacy? ;)
Stopping the BCP pills sounds like the best thing to me! (hardy-har-har)GrammyShu
Thanks so much for oversharing, everyone! I think it sounds like a good idea.
And Mom, HILARIOUS.
I had some pills that made me SUPER grumpy and depressed which led to me finally stopping..and having a baby a year earlier than planned(for me, best accident ever!). I do still get grumpy times, they just feel more managable to me, less intense. I agree with the other ladies that it made the actual week more painful. The low-dose progesterone only I am on while nursing makes me still feel pregnant sometimes, so I am thinking about an IUD.
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