Revelry Reverie

I feel so much better. On Saturday morning, we went on an easy hike along the Eno, and I think the fresh air, movement, and — most importantly — the vigorous sweating, helped to equalize all the pressure and get rid of excess fluid.  Here are a selection of photos from the hike: In the…

The kids made me get well cards (with a little help from Bob). Henry likes to cut out shapes, so he cut out the heart. The squiggles on the bottom left of his card says “mom I’m sorry you’re sick and I hope you feel better soon” ❤❤❤

In my follow up with the midwife today, I found out that I had a 3.9 cm cyst that ruptured. That isn’t a huge cyst – it’s somewhere between a strawberry and a lime. The cyst itself isn’t what hurts – it’s the rupture, when it spews blood and fluid into your abdomen. The result…

In which I go to the hospital At 3 am, I was woken up with intense belly pain. I woke up Bob, who wanted to take me to the ER, but I shrank from that idea. My pain is surely not that valid. At 9:00 am, I finally capitulated. He loaded up the kids and…

“Mom! You’re home! I missed you!” “I missed you too!” “So… What… What did you bring me?” “I got you and your brothers these cool shirts.” “I love them, mom!” “I’m glad.” “So, what else did you bring me?” 😐

This morning I presented at Support Driven Exposition, talking about scaling support. I went into it super nervous, but the room was attentive and kind, and it ended up being super fun! I’ll make a separate post soon about the talk itself. Many thanks to my colleague Val for the photo!  

@andreabadgley and I set forth from Atlanta for Support Driven Expo!