Getting Organized

I love the white board that my friend Alex sent to me yesterday.  Now I can not only organize my appointments in a clearly written easy to see manner but I can also leave a list of chores that need to get done.

Alex really hooked me up.  She even sent me chore magnets!  Now all I have to do is remind my husband to look at the fridge to see what still has to be done for the week.  LOL I can even remind him to brush his teeth because there is a magnet for that, not that he needs reminding for that but hey its also nice to put something cute up there too.

I have to tell you that I envy Alex her talents with clay.  I mean just take a look at this: beautiful 4 piece bowl set.

If you get the chance head over to Alex's online shop Ugabugabowls.

Now for the update on how I'm doing.  I'm okay but I'm feeling a little odd.  My breasts, the nipple area, is still sore and they are now starting to swell.  I've lost 2.2 lbs of the bloat from the egg retrieval and injections with 3.6 more to go to my pre PUPO weight.  The odd thing is that my pants are tighter and bit uncomfortable around the pelvis, in particular the uterine area.

I'm still getting a few twinges and I'm a bit sore when I bend over too far.  When I lie down on the bed to read I can feel an odd stretching in the uterus like the muscles are being pulled tight.  It might be from the procedures and I won't know for sure what is going on until the Beta on the 6th.  For now I'll just chalk it up the recovery.  The ovaries will have to shrink a bit still and the uterus is probably a bit swollen from the hormones and the beating it took on Thursday.

J did sign back in from leave.  He is doing the housekeeping for me today and hopefully will remember to start the laundry soon.  He is new to this white board micro management.  Nope he didn't look at the board to see that the laundry had to be done.  Its going to take a bit but he doesn't want me lifting a finger.  He is too afraid I'll lose this baby like the last two.

Wheel Thrown Agate Ware

This post is for all you ladies out there that have ever had to pee in a cup to find the moment of ovulation or tested for pregnancy at home.  Some might find it embarrassing but we all do it.

Yesterday I received a beautiful gift in the mail from my friend and local artist Alex.  She knows that I'm going through a difficult time right now and thought I might like to be cheered up.  I have to say that she is not only beautiful but very talented.

She has similar items to my lovely hand thrown agate ware cup, pictured at left, in her shop online shop called Ugabugabowls. Honestly the photos I take don't do her work justice.  I think I need to purchase a better camera and see about taking some photography classes to improve on picture taking while I'm at it.

Though its hard to see in my photographs the cup is about 2.5 inches tall and 3 inches across at the top opening.  She calls this, for me, a pee cup.  For those of you that do a lot of peeing on sticks you know you need a cup.  Why bother with the disposable cups when you can pee in such a pretty cup?  Besides all those disposable cups aren't good for the environment and I want to go as green as possible.

View of the inside of the cup.  Again this is hand thrown pottery.  Totally unused cup that could also be used as a bathroom cup and not just for the reason why Alex sent it to me.  But I'm going to use it for just that reason because I'm hoping it will be bring me a bit of good luck.

No I'm not superstitious but when a pregnant potter sends you a cup to pee in, so you can use the test sticks to find the right moment or even use it for the home pregnancy test, then I'm going to use it for its intended use.  Wouldn't you just love to purchase a beautiful, reusable, cup to pee in too?  I mean seriously you'd be doing the environment a favor!

Alex makes a lot more than these beautiful cups.  She makes wonderful bowls, mugs, cookie jars, goblets, pet food bowls, and even a mortar and pestle set.  She really is talented.  Why she even has on her site a chicken roaster pan that she made by hand.

Watch here as she makes some hand thrown Agate Ware.