GTKY: Inspired by the morning radio show here, have you ever said something really awkward to a coworker? If not, surely you've overheard someone saying something awkward and you felt embarrassed for them. Tell us about it!
What are you doing to GKU: waiting for bleeding to stop, and taking pnv for now.
RRCS: tampons are crazy expensive! I guess it's a good thing I have long cycles.
GTKY: Inspired by the morning radio show here, have you ever said something really awkward to a coworker? If not, surely you've overheard someone saying something awkward and you felt embarrassed for them. Tell us about it!
I'm sure I have, but I can't think of anything right now. I work with a lot of guys, so I know I've heard things but I'm really good at tuning them out.
What are you doing to GKU: BBT for now, will be checking CM and starting EOD when fertile window approaches
RRCS: Nothing here!
GTKY: One of the nights I was in charge a couple years ago, a code was called down in the cath lab. When I'm charge, I'm part of the code team, so I went running downstairs with the rest of the team (physician, PA, RRT). The patient had arrested while the cardiologist was trying to balloon open an occluded vessel in the heart, so they were under fluoro when we got there. We were all throwing on lead vests as fast as we could to get in and help. Well, the vests are kind of a "one size fits most male docs" kind of deal and I'm pretty petite. Knowing I was going to have to be doing CPR and I'd be fighting with the vest to keep it from falling off of me, I quick got the attention of the RRT. "Hey, hey Jerry" I said, "tie me up" and I turned my back to him so he could tie the best in the back. He just kinda grinned at me for a minute and was like "I don't think I've ever had a woman eagerly say that to me." I rolled my eyes and was like "Oh come on!" So the rest of the night everyone was all, "Should we tell YH that you asked Jerry to tie you up?" Oy vey.
What are you doing to GKU: BBT, CM, EOD, fertility massage
RRCS: I'm good today.
GTKY: Inspired by the morning radio show here, have you ever said something really awkward to a coworker? If not, surely you've overheard someone saying something awkward and you felt embarrassed for them. Tell us about it! I can't recall anything I said, but I do remember one guy saying to me (in response to paying him on time, which is my job), "want some candy, little girl?" It was supposed to be a reward, but ick, it sounded so creepy. I get off the phone quickly with him now.
@sparky85 So we meet again, long cycle buddy. I hope you get out of here before me.
Cycle/Month: 7/11
CD:2
What are you doing to GKU: Waiting for AF to leave.
RRCS: My period came with monsterous cramps midday at work yesturday. Pain got so bad my legs were shaking. I finally agreed to end my suffering with advil but it took so long before kicking in. Today is better and I'm so proud of myself for not eating the fridge last night!
GTKY: Inspired by the morning radio show here, have you ever said something really awkward to a coworker? If not, surely you've overheard someone saying something awkward and you felt embarrassed for them. Tell us about it! Not sure if this counts or not but here it goes: This happened a few months ago but a new staff person was hired in a different department and never got my name right. I felt too much time had passed for me to correct her and since we don't work in the same area I figured it wouldn't matter. Well of course one day we happened to be in the same meeting room and she kept calling me Ma-lee-ka in front of all my coworkers. It was very awkward for me since everyone else was looking at me so confused. I've learned my lesson to nip these things in the bud early now.
Post by requiressnacks on Jan 20, 2016 8:52:40 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 14/1AL
CD: 13
What are you doing to GKU: BBT, PNV, OPKs....just need to work on sex part.
RRCS: I had a negative OPK when I got home from work last night, so we didn't HIO because Tuesdays are not sexy for me. Then this morning it's a blaring positive. I hope I don't miss my surge and get some humping in tonight.
GTKY: Inspired by the morning radio show here, have you ever said something really awkward to a coworker? If not, surely you've overheard someone saying something awkward and you felt embarrassed for them. Tell us about it!
I wrote an email to a group of executives and was including my boss's title as Director, Pubic Relations instead of Public Relations. Thanks for nothing, spell check.
RRCS: Cramping today like I always do pre-O, but opk is still very negative. ::scratches head:: Hoping it turns positive tomorrow. On the downside, H is sick, so that may limit what we can do this cycle.
GTKY: Inspired by the morning radio show here, have you ever said something really awkward to a coworker? If not, surely you've overheard someone saying something awkward and you felt embarrassed for them. Tell us about it! Can't think of anything right now, but I know there have been some. I'll edit if I remember a good one.
What are you doing to GKU: Should probably start doing some stuff, huh?
RRCS: Found out that DH's best man got a random girl pregnant. So, definitely not planned. They aren't even in a relationship. And because of his military status, he could get in BIG trouble being in a relationship with her. He then had to make the comment that he "beat us to the punch". I cried.
GTKY: Inspired by the morning radio show here, have you ever said something really awkward to a coworker? If not, surely you've overheard someone saying something awkward and you felt embarrassed for them. Tell us about it!
In college I worked for the county planning a building department. I went to go tell one of the building inspectors about a change to his schedule. The customer's last name was Crapushetts (Cray-Poe-Shay). Well, I definitely didn't pronounce it correctly, and went more "phonetically". Yeah, that wasn't right.
@sparky85, I feel you on the long cycles. While on bc, AF was ~4 days for me, but now it's like 7 days. WTH body? Not cool. My friend swears by her diva cup because she was sick of buying tampons...I'm not so sold on the idea yet... I keep hoping to GKU so I don't have to buy tampons for a bit, but alas, no such luck.
Lol britta, that's a funny story. (I'm in the cardiology field too, albeit on the medical device/clinical trial side of things. I can just picture you all in the cath lab lol.)
ironbaby, what's a fertility massage? Where do you get one?
Sorry you're back over here in WTO land mikaela20. Boo for terrible cramps.
Fx you can get some time in tonight requiressnacks! I hate it when a positive sneaks up on you like that. On the other hand, YAY for a normal-ish CD for O right?
Oh lgraceh, I'm so sorry you had to deal with that insensitive comment. What a bonehead thing for him to say. I hope your H let's him know it's not appropriate at all.
These stories are so funny - requiressnacks, I hate when stuff like that happens.
Cycle/Month: 1/1
CD: 9
What are you doing to GKU: Reproductive health vitamin, CM, and sex.
RRCS: We're supposed to get 1-2 feet of snow on Friday-Saturday in DC. Hoping DD takes some long naps so DH and I can hit some fertile days.
GTKY: Inspired by the morning radio show here, have you ever said something really awkward to a coworker? If not, surely you've overheard someone saying something awkward and you felt embarrassed for them. Tell us about it!
Not verbal awkward, but my coworker had told me she was pregnant early on and we always joke that when someone sends out an office-wide email saying "taking sick leave from x time to x time", it's frequent, and they are a woman that they must be pregnant because they are clearly seeing their OB for early appointments, etc. Well, she had been sending emails and I responded REPLY ALL instead of just to her saying, "now the entire office knows you are pregnant". I quickly tried to recall the email, but not before half of the office received it. I felt so terrible...luckily, we were good friends and she thought it was funny and an icebreaker to tell the office she was pregnant. Ugh. So terrible.
Oh lgraceh , I'm so sorry you had to deal with that insensitive comment. What a bonehead thing for him to say. I hope your H let's him know it's not appropriate at all.
I know I can't expect people to know we are trying, and things are taking a little longer than "planned". But that comment was just the icing on the cake when combined with the fact that he KU'd some random girl.
What are you doing to GKU: bbt, pnv, CM, OPKs, need to pick it up with the sex
RRCS: I got a positive on my digital OPK this morning :-) Question: for those that use OPKs, do you usually O the day of a positive or the next day? I have done both so I'm just curious.
GTKY: Inspired by the morning radio show here, have you ever said something really awkward to a coworker? If not, surely you've overheard someone saying something awkward and you felt embarrassed for them. Tell us about it!
Yes but it was in written communication and I was able to cover my tracks... I hadn't worked at this place very long and was chatting with a few people on IM. One person (who ranked way higher than me) made me mad so I started talking about him to another coworker... or so I thought. I accidentally IM'd the person who made me mad and called them a dumbass! LUCKILY I told my friend who I was trying to IM and he went to the person's desk. The senior person wasn't there but left his screen unlocked so my friend just deleted the IM before the other person saw it! Whew!
Post by requiressnacks on Jan 20, 2016 10:02:54 GMT -5
lavinia, I've had both. Sometimes I'll get 2 days of positive digital OPKs and some cycles it's just one day. I think it also depends on when the surge actually started, which is nearly impossible to pinpoint.
Post by smallllmin on Jan 20, 2016 10:06:02 GMT -5
Cycle: 1, TFAS
CD: 16
What are you doing: BBT, sex, CM
RRCS: Possibly O yesterday? Today?... I think? Chart stalk? I forgot how to read these charts. Hoping for another higher temp tomorrow to help confirm. Also hoping DH is up for HIO again later ha!
GTKY: Nothing is coming to mind. I feel like I haven't worked in ages.
lgraceh, that guy is a dick. How inconsiderate of him. Huge hugs.
ellabee, a fertility massage was offered by my regular massage therapist, who is also a friend. It's basically a very intense massage of the lower abdomen, with castor oil, designed to increase blood flow to the uterus. She gave me castor oil to take home, so I self-massage, then sit with the oil and heat for a little while. If nothing else, it feels good, so why not. I guess you'd just have to ask around for massage therapists who do it. I certainly didn't know it was an option!
lgraceh, ((hugs)), that is a shitty thing to hear and I'm sorry it hurt you. I lol'd at your Crapushetts story though--that is amazing!
Cycle/Month: 3rd PP cycle
CD: 14
What are you doing to GKU: BBT, CM, PNV, OPKs, EOD
RRCS: another squinty OPK today, but I think it was darker than yesterday's! I hope I'm doing this right. I am such a n00b still with this charting stuff.
GTKY: I feel like I should have something good after taking 2 additional hours to think about it, but nothing very good comes to mind. For the sake of story telling, I did have an awkward encounter with a former employer when I was about 6-7 months pregnant with DS. He is a very old school attorney that I worked for briefly right out of law school, and I hadn't seen him for a while. I ran into him and his eyes went straight to my belly, got wide, and he just said, "Oh." I felt awkward for him!
Post by amparo1981 on Jan 20, 2016 11:16:11 GMT -5
Good morning ladies!!
Cycle/Month:11
CD:4
What are you doing to GKU: PNV
RRCS:so, so cold. And WINDY.Boston had record snow last year, but it didn't seem quite so cold as it is now. Or maybe I just need to dig out my fleece underwear again.
GTKY: Inspired by the morning radio show here, have you ever said something really awkward to a coworker? If not, surely you've overheard someone saying something awkward and you felt embarrassed for them. Tell us about it!
Mind's drawing a blank on awkward stuff, but while we're on the subject of coworkers, the secretary of the lab group next to mine will.not.shut.up. It's gotten so bad that when people of her lab are having lunch and she comes around the corner, they will put their food away and go back to work instead of getting talked at for 30+ minutes about whatever goes through the secretary's head. She's nice, in small doses, but I feel for the people in her group.
What are you doing to GKU? PNC, BBT, CM, trying to hit EOD
RRCS: ugh, DH and I both have colds and feel like crap this morning. I should O in the next couple of days so how we feel better soon.
GTKY: I once told my bosses boss who is very serious and an SVP at my company "bye, love you" at the end of a conference call when I was dialing off. He came right back with a polite "that's very nice bazinga" while others still on the line cracked up laughing. I still blush thinking about it and it gets brought up every now and then at work still...
RRCS: just excited and freakig out at the same time that we're doing this
GTKY: Inspired by the morning radio show here, have you ever said something really awkward to a coworker? If not, surely you've overheard someone saying something awkward and you felt embarrassed for them. Tell us about it! I had a coworker who farted all the time. No apology, no apparent acknowledgement even. No one ever knew what the person's deal was so nothing was ever discussed. Just always awkward silence. lavinia I also complained about a boss in IM to the actual person!! She totally saw it and was just like "Nice, thanks..."
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