Beauty and the Banker

Battles with my bod (pt 1)

This is where I divulge way too much personal information and speak of the inner workings of my body... feel free to back away now and if you decide to continue on anyway, don't say I didn't warn you ;)

I started miscarrying on April 1st, almost 3 months ago. Per the doctors orders we decided to wait three cycles before trying to make babies again to allow my body to heal properly. So logically you would think that since it has been three months we should be coming up on my third cycle, therefore, approaching baby-making time. Well, my body decided to throw logic out the window and go rogue.

Instead of beginning my third cycle post-miscarriage, I am still impatiently awaiting my second. My body is probably pretty confused considering only a few months ago I would have been ecstatic about AF being more than two weeks late and now I am cursing it for the very same reason. But, my goodness, where is she hiding?

I expected my first cycle to arrive at its own leisure and didn't complain when a month and a half passed before any sign of AF, but then I expected normalcy to return. My body usually performs like clockwork and after the first miscarriage it returned to that clockwork almost immediately. I've mentioned this before but let me say it again, I am not a patient person. Waiting three months was long enough in my eyes and now that my body is tricking me into waiting even longer, my allotted patience quota is beyond its capacity. And those lovely cramps that have been lingering for the past two weeks sure don't help matters.

So AF if you're listening, please stop torturing me and show up already. Just two more times and then you can take a nice nine month vacation, how does that sound? Pretty reasonable, in my opinion.

The Bachelorette

Here is a screen shot of my score sheet after the first episode just to give you an idea of how serious this is haha:

(not bad after the first night eh?)

My remaining fellas:

Kirk. He was my first pick, although I was seriously regretting that decision when he busted out his little scrapbook the first night. He's starting to grow on me a little and it appears that as long as he keeps his mouth shut and pressed up against Ali's, he's gonna be around for a while ;) She only wants him for his body....

Roberto. Right now my guess would be that he is my golden ticket to the final two. Although I may be getting a little ahead of myself considering that typically, on reality tv, if it seems to good to be true than it is. Hopefully he has no dirty little secrets up his sleeve and can keep earning points! Plus he is adorable and super sweet!

Craig R. Not gonna lie, he's kinda lame. They don't show him much a

nd hardly ever with Ali.... and he doesn't do anything crazy. Don't think he will be around much longer.

Kasey. Hmmm, he is a bit of a mystery at the moment but according to previews (which are often deceiving) he goes a bit crazy on tonights episode. We can only hope, right? Ok he actually seems sweet so hopefully it's only a little crazy.

Jesse. He's my Missouri boy! And even though he thinks denim shirts classify as formal-ware, I like him. He has that sweet mid-western charm and probably likes sweet tea. His only down fall is his age, I'm afraid he may be a tad bit too inexperienced with the ladies :( Next bachelor?? He has my vote!

Even though I am totally cheering my guys on (hello, I would like to win dinner and drinks please), my true favorite guy right now is Mr. Chris L. What a sweetie! Plus they seem like the could be a real life couple and that's the ultimate goal right? Or at least at one point that was the goal of this show....

Where the magic happens!!

I'm talking about my sewing room of course, get your minds out of the gutter people!

Since I have been spending a lot of time with my darling Singer lately, I thought I would introduce everyone to her and her home. I have to warn you though, this room is comprised of all the "reject" furniture that either someone didn't want or didn't fit anywhere else in the house, but I happen to love it :)

Everyone meet Miss Singer --------------->

She lives in my "sewing room" and sits on a lovely $10 desk that my dad got at a garage sale for her many years ago. Next to her is a can for pencils/pens/scissors, a cherry coke zero to help feed my caffeine addiction, my laptop, and my favorite picture of my dad for inspiration and motivation. Above her hangs our old bathroom mirror/shelf which now holds thread, paints, glue, and lots of other random crafting goodies.

For now I have to work on the floor due to lack of work space but my marvelous husband is going to build me a wrap-around desk in the near future! Which will be awesome because my back hates me for sitting on the floor, hunched over for hours on end cutting fabric.

And I think I'm going to need some new assistants... mine are always sleeping on the job! Some help they are. geez

(sneak peak: you will see those fabric selections again soon as items in my etsy shop!)

Onto more floor activities. Nope that's not a table for kids you see there, it's where I make my fabric flowers. I bought this tiny table my sophomore year of college because it matched my comforter set at the time and have never used it. I'm not really sure what you're supposed to do with a tiny table but at least it has a purpose for now. Plus it just happens to match the color scheme that was forced upon this room.

Of course, I have to have some entertainment while cutting, sewing, ironing, glueing, etc. And my pups obviously aren't doing a whole lot, so I usually have movies/tv on in the background just so it's not super quiet. And in case you were wondering, yes that's Harry Potter on the screen... and just out of shot is a large stack of embarrassing movies that I am ashamed of because not only do I watch them but I own them.

The hand-me-down book shelf also holds my prized Albert Pujols autographed baseball, my favorite peanuts book from my dad, mini UCF helmet, and lots of books and photo albums. And leaning against it is my terribly unorganized collection of gift wrapping. It's not pretty, I know, but the closet is filled with boxes so it has no where else to go.

Hopefully in the next few months I will updating with pictures of the renovation the hubs plans on doing in there! But until then, this is it. Where I spend all day Monday - Friday and even a good amount of time most weekends. I hope you enjoyed the mini-tour!

New & Shiny!

Thanks to Blair and Becca I have a fabulous new blog design! It's awesome right? I love it!

The lovely Blair hosted a slew of give aways on her fantastic blog, Heir to Blair, and I won a gift certificate to Jumping Jax Designs! I was so thrilled because I am terrible with computer stuff (yup, I say "stuff" because I don't even know what it's called). And Becca (from JJD) is extremely talented so I knew I would end up with an incredible and unique design.

Guess what? I was right! And not only is Becca talented but she is also soooo nice! I loved working with her to come up with something that was right for me and my blog. If you're in search for a way to spice up your blog or make it more you (which is what i wanted) than look no further, she is your gal.

You will also be hearing a little bit more about Becca soon as I will be doing my first ever give away on her blog! It will also mark the opening of my etsy shop: Love, Megan. So stay tuned for some sneak peaks and updates on that as well :)

ps- THANK YOU BECCA!! You're awesome!

Quirks

When you move in with someone, you really learn a lot about yourself. Until the hubs and I started living together I didn't know that some of my quirks were, well, quirks.

When the hubs (boyfriend at the time) walked into our tiny one bedroom apartment one day after work and caught me on the couch coloring in an Alice in Wonderland coloring book he tilted his head sideways and simply asked, "Whatcha doin?" To which I replied, "Oh just watching tv." So he put his things down and came over to sit next to me on the couch and then the head tilt came again, followed by another question, "Whatcha watchin?" When I responded with "Hannah Montana" he started cracking up. When I asked what was so funny he said, "You're watching the disney channel and coloring in a kids coloring book?" I was shocked! You mean to tell me that not all 24 year old, college graduates color with crayons and watch Hannah Montana??? What? Since when?

He also claims that most people don't consider popcorn to be a major food group and that it's not acceptable to be eaten as dinner... especially not for three nights in a row. Again, I have to ask, Whaaaat? But but but I've been eating popcorn for dinner since middle school! And if he thinks that's bad then I won't mention the oreos I had for breakfast...

There's also the fact that I am irrationally terrified of birds but collect penguin and owl things. Even I admit that's a little weird but really, if you think about it, penguins are like their own species right? They swim and don't fly, not birds at all! And owls? Well I never actually see them so in mind they only exist as cartoons and cute ceramic cookie jars.

Some of my quirks take a little more adjusting to then others. Like the fact that I have to sleep with two fans. 1) the ceiling fan and 2) a table fan that sits on my night stand and blows directly on my face. Our first dozen or so sleepovers consisted of the hubs curled up in all of the blankets in the corner of the bed... shivering. But now, four years later, he actually likes both fans on and on the occasion that I come home and he is already in bed I catch him with my fan on too.

And you know how most puppies get really hyper and run around the house for like 15 minutes and then sleep for an hour only to repeat the process again once they're rested? Yeah, I do that too. I don't literally run around the house (at least not usually) but I do get these bursts of energy and talk a mile a minute and can't sit still. This also takes some getting used to for most people. But guess what? This is one of the hubs quirks too! Of course, he's not usually hyper when I'm hyper, so one of us is usually bugging the other but hey, it works.

Then there's my whole set of ocd qualities (laundry must be folded a very specific way, color coordinated closet, pantry must be organized by food group, etc). And those are probably the hardest for the hubs to get used to. But he does a great job of accepting all of my quirks with a smile and occasional laugh!

Our quirks are what make us who we are and make us unique. Embrace them!

What are some of your quirks?

Baby Envy

Let me start by saying that I adore facebook for allowing me to see all of the little newborns of family and friends that I may not get the chance to see otherwise, I really do. And those videos everyone puts up of their little ones saying silly words or taking their first steps? So presh! I swoon at each baby giggle and my heart melts at the pictures of the mommy and daddy seeing their little babe for the first time. But for crying out loud it is pure torture!

I know my time will come and things happen for a reason and blah, blah, blah. But I am not a patient person, never have been. I want a baby now! (In case you haven't noticed, the baby fever has set in full force again, I'm pretty sure you didn't notice though...)

In less than two months we will be able to start trying again and up until about a week ago that time frame seemed reasonable. But now? Oh. my. goodness. It seems like forever. I can't go to target without "walking by" the little girls section (o, those itty-bitty dresses) and the hubs and I both get all mushy at sports authority when we see those wittle baseball gloves. But at least I only look, it could be a lot worse. I mean it's not like I bought an adorable mini snoopy tshirt for our future little nugget or anything... nope... I totally wouldn't do that... And I definitely wouldn't buy two of them...

I will try to stop drooling over onesies and jogging strollers as I continue to "patiently" wait for our turn at parenthood. Because I know it will come when the time is right and when it does we will be ready. This story will have it's happy ending, I have faith (and hopefully an increasing amount of patience).

Welcome to my week

I have been a very bad blogger lately :( Forgive me? To make up for my lack of blogging as of late, here is what I have been up to this past week (in pictures, of course):

Feeding, bathing, walking, playing with, and most of all loving these adorable babies,