8th pic: January 28th, 27 weeks and 2 days
1 day ago
Monday, January 28, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Privileges
My Privileges
A very interesting meme.
From What Privileges Do You Have?, based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright.
Bold the true statements.
1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home.
9. Were read children’s books by a parent
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively?????
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child [kid’s work is original!]
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
A very interesting meme.
From What Privileges Do You Have?, based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright.
Bold the true statements.
1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home.
9. Were read children’s books by a parent
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively?????
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child [kid’s work is original!]
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
Monday, January 14, 2008
Never GOOGLE!
Ask my husband. I'm a huge worrier and an even bigger hypochondriac. J is as cool as a cucumber. Never worries. Today he woke me up freaked out cause he said he's jaw line was swollen. (I couldn't really tell.) He said it was puffy and it hurt to the touch. It was on both sides. So he immediately wants to call the doc to schedule an appt. This is not the man I married! He hates the doc. So now I'm freaking out cause my usually nonchalent husband is freaking out.
He got an appt with the doc. Doc said he had swollen lymphnodes in his neck. The probable cause is that he is fighting off some form of infection. He'll need to go back in a week if they are still bothering him.
So I'm at work today and I google "swollen lymphnodes." Big mistake!
The first thing I see is CANCER. It's not even the first heading or anything. IT's in the fine print of an article. But my brain pops it out like it's the Hollywood Sign. The article goes on to say that the most likely cause of swollen lymphnodes is an infection and that it's VERY VERY unlikely it's anything else. Good signs for J are that the swolleness of the glands is sudden and not a gradual occurence.
I'm sure it's nothing. I just love freaking myself out. I need to post a sticky note by all my comps that remind me "NEVER GOOGLE!"
He got an appt with the doc. Doc said he had swollen lymphnodes in his neck. The probable cause is that he is fighting off some form of infection. He'll need to go back in a week if they are still bothering him.
So I'm at work today and I google "swollen lymphnodes." Big mistake!
The first thing I see is CANCER. It's not even the first heading or anything. IT's in the fine print of an article. But my brain pops it out like it's the Hollywood Sign. The article goes on to say that the most likely cause of swollen lymphnodes is an infection and that it's VERY VERY unlikely it's anything else. Good signs for J are that the swolleness of the glands is sudden and not a gradual occurence.
I'm sure it's nothing. I just love freaking myself out. I need to post a sticky note by all my comps that remind me "NEVER GOOGLE!"
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Pet Peeve
Why do parents move in the middle of the year? I know that sometimes our jobs make us move and such. But I just had a new student yesterday. I spoke to her mom and she said that they moved because she just needed a change. Later, my new student told us that her mom was just tired of their old house. ????? Huh?
So now I have a new student
So now I have a new student
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
The 3 hour Glucose Test
In a nutshell, I passed!!!!
The longer version: I arrived at 8:30. The tech took my initial sugar at 82. It had to be below 95 so that was good. I drank an awful, awful sugary drink that was much sweeter than yesterday's. It made me want to throw up, but I kept it in. So I sat and waited and read until 9:35. Tech took another finger prick and my sugar was 165. It had to be below 180. Check! I went back and waited another hour. (By now my booty was numb from the wooden chairs, I had a headache from staring at the bright yellow walls, and I wanted water!) At 10:40 I got another prick and another reading. It needed to be below 160 and my sugar was 152. At this point, I felt a lot better. After researching it last night, I knew that most docs would accept that I didn't have GD if at least 3 of my 4 sugars was in range. Since I knew that 3 of the my 4 would be good, I felt a huge wave of relief. Finally when I thought I was about to faint from hunger, it was 11:40 and time for the final prick. My sugar was 146. It needed to be 140 or less. Oops. The tech mentioned that my doc would probably want me to make a few changes in diet, but we'd discuss that at my next appt in Feb.
Thank goodness it's over!
The longer version: I arrived at 8:30. The tech took my initial sugar at 82. It had to be below 95 so that was good. I drank an awful, awful sugary drink that was much sweeter than yesterday's. It made me want to throw up, but I kept it in. So I sat and waited and read until 9:35. Tech took another finger prick and my sugar was 165. It had to be below 180. Check! I went back and waited another hour. (By now my booty was numb from the wooden chairs, I had a headache from staring at the bright yellow walls, and I wanted water!) At 10:40 I got another prick and another reading. It needed to be below 160 and my sugar was 152. At this point, I felt a lot better. After researching it last night, I knew that most docs would accept that I didn't have GD if at least 3 of my 4 sugars was in range. Since I knew that 3 of the my 4 would be good, I felt a huge wave of relief. Finally when I thought I was about to faint from hunger, it was 11:40 and time for the final prick. My sugar was 146. It needed to be 140 or less. Oops. The tech mentioned that my doc would probably want me to make a few changes in diet, but we'd discuss that at my next appt in Feb.
Thank goodness it's over!
24 week appt yesterday
The actual appt was fine. But I had my GD test afterwards. It was just the one hour screening. The cut off blood suger was 135 and I had 146. Now I have to go in for the three hour test.
I'm going in about an hour and I've been fasting since last night. I really hope I don't have it. I'll be depressed if I do.
Wish me luck.
I'm going in about an hour and I've been fasting since last night. I really hope I don't have it. I'll be depressed if I do.
Wish me luck.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Trip to the In-laws, Work, Goob
Our trip was fun. We got to see J's parents, his brother, one of his sisters and her hubby, his grandparents, and a few of his aunts and cousins. A great time was had....with one exception. I'm going to kill my brother-in-law. I feel like he's jealous of my unborn son. It's really weird. and a long story that I'll bore your with later.
I go back to work tomorrow, and I have my 24 week appt and glucose test tomorrow afternoon. Exciting.
Goob has been kicking up a storm lately. I'm enjoying it. And J is finally able to feel it. Life is good.
I go back to work tomorrow, and I have my 24 week appt and glucose test tomorrow afternoon. Exciting.
Goob has been kicking up a storm lately. I'm enjoying it. And J is finally able to feel it. Life is good.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Our Resolution
J and I've talked about all our money issues today. We discussed ways to save ourselves money. We're going to get rid of our home phone (which we NEVER use) and get rid of some of our cable features on our TV.
We made a budget that includes our current utilities and our credit payments. But the best part of the budget is that we're going to be saving $500 a month. We know that our nanny is going to charge us $100 a week to watch Goob so that's $400 a month. We won't need the nanny until the end of August so all the money we're saving will just be our stock pile in case of anything. Also, J should be getting a pay raise come March. It should be a substantial pay raise so whatever we have extra will just go towards credit payments.
It's going to be hard to cut out all the extra spending. We'll really have to work at it. But I think we're determined to make it work. It'll mean no more eating out and no more frivoulous spending!! But it's all for the baby.
Our new budget will start Jan 25th which is the next time we get paid again. Wish us luck.
We made a budget that includes our current utilities and our credit payments. But the best part of the budget is that we're going to be saving $500 a month. We know that our nanny is going to charge us $100 a week to watch Goob so that's $400 a month. We won't need the nanny until the end of August so all the money we're saving will just be our stock pile in case of anything. Also, J should be getting a pay raise come March. It should be a substantial pay raise so whatever we have extra will just go towards credit payments.
It's going to be hard to cut out all the extra spending. We'll really have to work at it. But I think we're determined to make it work. It'll mean no more eating out and no more frivoulous spending!! But it's all for the baby.
Our new budget will start Jan 25th which is the next time we get paid again. Wish us luck.
Happy New Year!
So it's 2008. I must admit that I'm thankful that 2007 is over. Don't get me wrong-it was a great year. I married the man of my dreams and found out that we're expecting our first son. But it was a stressful year with all the changes that went on.
And now it's a new year. I love new years. It's like a fresh start. I don't really have any specific resolutions. I do just want to save as much money as we can for Goob. We're doing good right now. I just need to be vigilant about it.
J and I spent a very low-key New Year's. When you're about six months pregnant, it's hard to go all out. We went to Tony Roma's for an early dinner and then home to watch some TV. I actually think that we were asleep for the New Year. At least I was. What do you expect????
Happy New Year!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)