Full of Meat… and the Joy of Life!
I am full of meat. Steak. Very tasty - medium rare. I also had some peas and spinach with butter. Later I will eat my wonderful salad. Go leafy greens!
I don’t have to babysit this week. This is problematic, as it creates a lack of income, but I must admit to enjoying the time off. Also, I’ve been considering other possible options for ways to spend my time, and I’ve had extra time these couple of days to investigate a few other options. We’ll see what happens, but I am skeptical about anyone’s desire to hire a pregnant woman. But hey - nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?
This past weekend we did all kinds of stuff. We had outdoor grillin’ at Anthony’s, which was awesome fun. Don’t get too excited about ‘House of Flying Daggers’ though - it was disappointing. I felt. Grilled fruits on ice cream was the big winner after dinner! We went for Ethiopian food the next day, with my friend Nora and her husband - it was SO good, and then the day after that we went to see Stardust (Neil Gaiman novel turned theatrical production) with some friends from church, and that was pretty cool, too. It made me want to read the novel. It’s nice to be social - we’re getting it all in before the poop hits the fan. Poop! Our Fetus is quite the action bubble, by the way. At least half of its movements are visible on the surface and easy to feel from the outside.
I am excited that laundry is being done. I have the best husband ever.
I have also been having an awesome time doing some (dun-dun-duuuunnnn!) Pleasure Reading! It’s awesome! I’m reading Matt Ruff’s ‘Sewer, Gas and Electric,’ and enjoying it very much. Reading without a sense of foreboding, without feeling like I’ll never finish, without feeling the urgency that accompanies fear of subpar performance - I LOVE IT!
Less school is doing wonders for my life. My midwife commented that my blood pressure was “great!” I feel much, much more relaxed.
So, for those of you who want to know - here’s my pregnancy fun fact for the day: don’t use cocoa butter to keep your thighs from chaffing. I know, I know - it’s worked in the past. However, there is too much moisture potential in the zone, and cocoa butter will only exacerbate this. I tried it today, and every time I sat down and stood up again, I had a nice, fresh coat of rainforest deliciousness. I suppose this applies most readily if you’re not wearing underwear, like myself. But still, good things to keep in mind. When you’re pregnant, you never know when you’ll run out of panties that fit. If that happens on a warm day, when your thighs are maybe sticking together, go for a light dusting of corn starch (not too much, not too high. I would recommend against talcum powder, or anything perfumed).
Anything else? Not really. I really want some juice. I’m gonna get some juice.
Atena McMoistyjuice
