Category: Slow Swimmers & Fried Eggs

Despite being happily married to my amazing and loving husband Eric and locating and renovating the house of my dreams, I realized at the age of 42 that I was headed directly into the eye of the storm of a mid-life crisis. Infertility can do that to you – knock you sideways into territories that… Continue reading Welcome to My Mid-Life Crisis

Cheers, dear readers,   Last week, I focused on the power of community, and our need as fellow humans to feel love, belonging, and acceptance, as well as freedom to self-determination (the right to choose our own path):   “During the difficult times especially, we need support, trust, and respect for our decisions. Don’t question… Continue reading Making the decision to continue treatment or not

Cheers, dear readers, I have had a fascinating holiday break for a very unusual reason. While I did find time to share eggnog, laughter, love and hugs with loved ones (including their kiddos!), I also read a book and implemented what it suggested, and it is changing my life. Seriously! My husband (who did have… Continue reading Tidying Up Our Emotional Baggage

Cheers, dear readers, This past week, I had the incredible great pleasure of celebrating my tenth wedding anniversary with not only the amazing and wonderful man who helps me co-write this blog, but also some very dear friends and family from near and far. It’s almost hard to fathom that Eric and I got married… Continue reading Should We Celebrate the Seasons (and Years) of Love?

Video credits Alivia Tagliaferri: Documentary Filmmaker, Director William LeDent: Video Editor, Videographer

Here in the U.S. at least, there’s an old saying that says “With friends like these, who needs enemies?” If your journey is anything like ours, this little aphorism will probably pop up quite a bit. Now I know this is, in some form, a topic we have touched on several times and in a… Continue reading With friends like these … (Part One)

I’ve just found this blog post in my unsent archive – I wrote it in November, a mere 3 months before finding out I was pregnant with the baby I’m currently carrying. I’m not sure why I didn’t publish this post at the time; maybe I needed more time to process it or wanted to… Continue reading Keep calm and carry on through Infertility

Well after a whirlwind 5 months, I’ve managed to get finger to keypad and start writing again and boy does it feel good! In many ways I feel like I’m navigating a totally new battlefield; the same but different, with the additional major prize of a baby in my arms (or sling or pram or… Continue reading Shoutout to Fertility Professionals

Hello Internet-land! Eric here again this week with another hopefully-helpful post on “stuff I learned the hard way”. Let me start by saying that Cathy and I are blessed in more ways than I can count, from work and family to health to a circle of amazing friends. And one of my favorite things about… Continue reading Being happy around kids when you’re struggling to have your own

Cheers, dear readers, A dear friend of mine from the Global Sisterhood community recently introduced me to the term “emotional labor”. Being the dork that I am, I absolutely LOVE when a term comes along to describe something that I have difficulty putting into words. Thank you whoever coined this new-to-me term! So without further… Continue reading Are you doing more than your fair share of “Emotional Labor”?