So I was minding my own business...

Looking online for apartments. Wow, this is nice. Well, the staircase is a bit dangerous, but hey!...

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:54:09 +0200

Looking online for apartments.
Wow, this is nice.

Well, the staircase is a bit dangerous, but hey! we don’t have kids! Loving it so far.

And then THIS!!!

No, just no. Argh!

Let me buy you ladies a drink for being all lovely and keeping...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:29:41 +0200

Let me buy you ladies a drink for being all lovely and keeping me sane.

Infertility Story Time: Part II

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:17:00 +0200

Same woman.
Within weeks after she got her positive pregnancy test. She did one of her Infertility Chats. The topic: The Childfree Choice.
She went on about how we should not forget the childless crowd and how no one talks about “that choice”. How she wanted to be the connection between the IVF Moms and the Childless.
DUDE! this is something that I’ve been talking about since DEIVF #1; remember how I was done and I was grieving that choice? then, I got pulled back into it again and did DEIVF #2?!?
I tweeted and talked about stopping and transitioning to childfree and how there is very little support. How we’re seen as a pariah.
Was I included in this chat? did she invited me? No.
She made it sound like this was all her idea. Out of the blue. She sure included the 2 childfree after infertility authors and some other lady that has a big community in the UK.
Not me and my sorry ass tumblr; yup, I can’t further her brand, so I was not even included on that.
She picked and picked at my brain all that time we talked and interacted. It’s so obvious, now.
End Rant!

alpha-lima-lima-papa replied to your post: ...

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:55:32 +0200

alpha-lima-lima-papa replied to your post: Infertility Story Time

what does ‘infertility adovcate’ even mean??

It means that she works very close with the national Infertility Awareness association. She writes about laws, congress, etc and tries to bring more awareness to the disease. She buddies up with anyone that works with reproductive justice, too. But also now writes for Disney and Milk as a mommy blogger. She pimped her whole nursery.

Infertility Story Time

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:07:03 +0200

I’ve an infertility twitter account. That is where I talk, complain, ask & answer questions about my infertility. I started right before IVF, so that would be August 2010.
I’ve a very good following and I have made some amazing friendships there. I’ve even met people IRL.
The whole community is very fickle, we’re all on lots of hormones and waiting for something or hoping for something. On many occasions, this is our only outlet to truly vent. There have been many cases of women that get their positive pregnancy test or deliver their baby, and they just disappear; they’re a mommy now, no time for dwelling on the past.
Yeah, it sucks. It feels like being used, thanks for all the support, suckers!
Now, embracing the childfree choice; well, that has a whole other set of “feelings”.
You see all your friends, cycle buddies move on and post pictures of their babies and you’re right where you started. But, I made my peace with my choice and I’m OK.
So, I’ve done a lot for the donor egg ivf (DEIVF) community. I’ve a list that I share with everyone, I answer questions, I give advice, I try to be very honest about it, I connect people to others. That’s my thing.
There was once a woman that I used to talked to a lot, a fellow DEIVF. She’s a good writer and knows her way around social media. Her goal was to be a full time blogger. We all supported her, we wanted one of us to full filled their dream. Hey, if I could make money out of this tumblr, why not, amirite?
But then things became even more apparent that she was out for herself and just to further her “brand”. She wanted to be in the big blogging leagues. Every other interaction/discussion became a blog post.
Of course, my last DEIVF cycle, I cycled with her. She hogged the TM, she pimped that cycle like no other. And because life is a total bitch, she got pregnant, first time doing IVF and/or DEIVF, she got what she wanted. Two days later, I got my negative pregnancy test results.
I gracefully congratulated, but she never spoke (tweeted) to me again, as in couldn’t even say, hey, I’m sorry.
She has now become big in the blogging, mommy world. She has been pimping the sh*t out of her pregnancy and experience in general. You see, she is “an Infertility Advocate” now.
She just delivered her baby.
I just unfollowed her a minute ago.
I don’t know, why it took me this long to unfolllowed her. Maybe, I was hoping that one day, she might thank me for all the support and information that I gave her.
Moral of the story: Infertility doesn’t cure asshole.

Between the oral allergies and the bug I caught in Mumbai, I’m pretty much just eating rice...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:06:46 +0200

Between the oral allergies and the bug I caught in Mumbai, I’m pretty much just eating rice cakes with Kefir chasers

blueandbluer replied to your post: Today I’d an...

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:28 +0200

blueandbluer replied to your post: Today I’d an appointment with my allergist. I…

Ugh, I commiserate… I had that done on my back several years back. My whole back felt like it was ON FIRE.

I hope this is enough to get started, even though it won’t be until winter.

Today I’d an appointment with my allergist. I knew, I needed to give blood but then this...

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:51 +0200

Today I’d an appointment with my allergist. I knew, I needed to give blood but then this happened

Followed by this

I’m an itchy mess. This is in preparation for my desensitization therapy.
I just want to be able to eat some fruit, again.

I was very lucky to be able to catch a bit of this...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:47:00 +0200

I was very lucky to be able to catch a bit of this tradition.
Dabbawalas or Tiffin Wallahs
Mumbai

Dabbawalas or Tiffin Wallahs Mumbai

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:43 +0200

Dabbawalas or Tiffin Wallahs
Mumbai

Haji Ali Dargah Mosque Mumbai

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:37:33 +0200

Haji Ali Dargah Mosque
Mumbai

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Tue, 21 May 2013 18:28:30 +0200

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I swear to GOD every person I’ve known who has traveled to India has ended up with some stomach bacteria business. I saw this travel video of people drinking water from the ganges and I literally gagged.

I got cocky the last day I was there. I really think it was the ice on a drink.

I’m calling it, I definitely picked up a bug in Mumbai.

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:12 +0200

I’m calling it, I definitely picked up a bug in Mumbai.

Graffiti. Berlin

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:39:27 +0200

Graffiti. Berlin

My relationship with my siblings in one picture.

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:08:35 +0200

My relationship with my siblings in one picture.

They look alike! Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:38 +0200

They look alike!
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

I went to see Stoker last night, pretty good film. BUT, the set design was amazing, total house...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:48 +0200

I went to see Stoker last night, pretty good film. BUT, the set design was amazing, total house porn!

And look at this amazing reading place!

a pugler!!!

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:08:15 +0200

a pugler!!!

This used to be my playground…

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:12:07 +0200

This used to be my playground…

I just called out that blogger on twitter (@mishlovinlife) for fat shaming and taking pictures of children without their knowledge and posting them on her blog.

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:43:52 +0200