[greenchild]

AF finally showed. I was starting to get worried there! I feel so completely down today, but that's what AF does, gee I really didn't miss her at all! . . . now on to waiting to hear back about my insurance and then get the HSG to really see about that left tube!

Just FYI, I might not be on as much, we're in full swing now with the remodel, once the sheetrock is finished (ceiling might completed tonight! ) in the dining room I'll be spending most of my time on house stuff, then on to the living room which is twice as big and will be separated into two rooms (like it originally was) when we're done.
That, and I went back to work, sort of. I quit my horrible job a year ago partly bc the management was so bad, and partly (mostly ) bc DH likes having me at home, and I want to be a SAHM anyway. But then I got bored after a couple of months . . . so I did temp-work at 3 different companies until I got pg last time in Jan, and now that that's over , I'm back to temping, although not intentionally I was going to wait until we finished remodeling in a couple months bc so much of the work I can do myself, then go back to work to save like crazy for IVF. Then I got a call just to answer phones for Friday & yesterday at a place I worked last summer, and within 30 minutes of me getting there I somehow got comitted to this week too on another position and then they were asking if I'd work at least 20 hrs/week after that on a bunch of projects. I feel bad, I told them I don't know if I can spare the 20 hrs right now until the remodel is done but they're begging really hard so I don't know yet. 20 hrs doesn't sound like alot, but I know them, it will be "can you do this too?" and they are so nice I have a hard time saying no, and I need to say no so I can get this remodel done!

[Hannahsmommie]

Good to see you back. Please post some pics of your remodeling when you get a chance!

wow sounds like your busy! things are going to be like that here in a few weeks when we start our remodeling so i can sympathize lol.... i'd love to see pics when your finished! and i had to laugh about you not saying no. i can never say no either. i got a call for a job a couple months ago and i was so not ready to go back to work but here i am working lol! good luck with the HSG!

[greenchild]

here's where we're at so far - oh, we did finish the ceiling tonight



here's my new dining room light, can't wait to get this baby up!



here's my new door (goes to the 3-season porch) that should be ready in a couple weeks:

[linbein]

Sorry to hear AF is making you feel ICK. I know I'll be the same way. Right now, I just want to get back to normal, but once she does rear her ugly head, I will be complaining!!
Wow! You guys are busy!! I wish I knew enough to be able to take on remodeling projects on my own. DH and I couldn't even hang a light in our dining room. We blew a fuse. Then when we did get it working, the light came on, but the switch didn't work....we just gave up and called someone to put it in for us. We are definitely home remodeling retarded!!

[jennifer97]

Wow, sounds like you're a busy little bee!

Maybe this would be a good time to LEARN how to say no!! If you want to save for IVF, maybe take the 20 hrs. per week but MAKE yourself stick to that!

I have become SLIGHTLY better at saying no!! I'm not perfect by any means but I have said NO more than ever recently and I have to say it feels great not to be bound by those commitments! I do a lot of other volunteer work and extra stuff for the kids things so I think we should all have the right to say no and keep some time to ourselves!!

Good luck! and the remodel looks great! I love the door!

[greenchild]

I managed to talk them down to 1 day per week, they're not happy bc they really want me to be there more . . . but they def. want me there so they said they'll take what they can get which is nice to be that much appreciated! So I told them that we'll revisit working more when the remodel is done bc that was my intention all along, to go back to work full time after that to save for IVF. Then they admitted that they knew that before they asked me to do this 20 hrs/week thing (the temp agency had told them) that I was technically "off the market" for working for a couple months but they wanted to try anyway!

They do want me to hire on with them instead of going thru the temp agency, but I don't want to give up the temp agency bc I get benefits thru them whereas if I only work part time for this company I wouldn't get any benefits. Then I was thinking this morning that if their health insurance covers IVF (which I have no idea what their insurance even is, I forgot to ask today) then I'll be more than happy to give up the temp agency and work full time for them instead thru the temp agency bc that's what they really want, me to come on full time . Eek, I'll miss my freedom! But it is a really nice place to work, everybody there is so great!