I can't whistle: invitation

12 January 2010

invitation

Boston area folks-- Hi! So, whatcha doing this coming Saturday morning, say, at around 11? Are you willing to schlep to Leominster to hang out with at least two of us from this on-line community?

If you need to avoid pregnant people or babies, this would not be a good place for you as there are certain to be both in the vicinity.

Interested?

Write me for details!

icantwhistle

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6 comments:

Jem said...: Boy, do I wish I was out in MA so I could join in. Sounds like a blast!; January 12, 2010 at 6:40 PM
Mo said...: Ooh! I think I know who at least one of the others is!!! And I SO wish I could join!!!! Have fun!

Mo; January 12, 2010 at 9:31 PM
Michele said...: Damn, wish I was in Boston!; January 12, 2010 at 10:31 PM
Mad Hatter said...: Man, would that ever be amazing...Enjoy! And please do post about it.
Love,
Maddy; January 12, 2010 at 11:34 PM
IF Optimist, then... said...: Sure wish I could get that damned transporting working...; January 13, 2010 at 1:27 AM
B. said...: I'll be there!; January 13, 2010 at 9:08 AM

About this blog

I started this blog during struggles with infertility--struggles that resulted in countless IUIs, medications, procedures, 5 attempted IVF cycles, 2 pregnancies, one heartbreaking loss, and one miracle baby.

Parenthood left me feeling like I was not sure what to do here, with this amazing community. To talk about parenting felt boastful for those still and forever struggling. To not talk about it felt disingenuous. So here I am. I want to talk about my real life. Parenting. Midlife reassessment. Flailing. Finding myself. Mucking about.

So yes, I am a midlife parent of an amazing child.
Yes, I battled infertility and will be forever changed by every single moment of that journey.
I am imperfect and life is messy, but it is also so beautiful.

Among many other things, I hope to reconnect to myself through writing here. And I hope to connect with you too. Others out there, parenting maybe later in life. Maybe after struggling. Maybe struggling still. We can all use a safe place and a lot of compassion. That's what I am offering to you. I hope you'll stick around.

inside out

"The key is, starting from the inside out. Often you say, “I don’t know what to do.” True, you don’t know what to do. There are infinite possibilities. And a bunch of them haven’t worked for you. A lot of them have been tried, and they haven’t worked under what you think are the same conditions. And so, you sort of pace around, you don’t know what to do. Sometimes you don’t even know what you want to have. But you always, you always, if you will stop and think about it, you ALWAYS know how you want to feel."

--Abraham