interior lighting
Hello, and welcome to my blog! It's a blog about infertility, mine to be exact. And my husband's , since what's mine is his. He has to deal with this hot mess (and he does it so well!) So, I'm giving him honorary partial ownership.
It's also a blog about vaginas. Kind of. And maybe ovaries & uteruses (....uterii?)In the literal sense, because it's kind of what I do for a living. In the slightly literal sense, I hope to cover some issues some might consider feminism. (I call them human rights though.) In the less than literal sense because I LOVE talking make-up & girly crap. I also enjoy talking about geek stuff, so it might make an appearance.
About me? Married for 5 years in November. Because I refuse to use terms like "hubby" or "hubster" he will formally be known as Andrew. Which is his name. I just realised that I could call him DH like all the cool blogs, until I realised that A) I am not, or ever will be the cool kid so my blog sure as hell isn't going to be the cool blog. And B) if I wanted anonymity, I wouldn't have started or named a blog for my vagina. (Technically it's more my uterus & ovaries....vagina is just more fun to say.)
I'm a surgical technician in L&D. And seriously, I love my job. Nope, it is NOT the happiest place on earth (a hospital isn't Disneyworld people...lets get this preconcieved notion out of the public mind.)) But its a great job, with great people, and I LOVE that I get to help these women during one of the most intense, raw, vulnerable moments of their lives. I know that most of them won't remember my name within a few minutes of my introducing myself, but I love cheering them on, and crying with them & helping make their transition into motherhood that much smoother.
I have an adorable 10 month old niece & I'm her favorite. Seriously, she's walking now and when she sees me she chases me down. "What I have can't be taught."
I also have a younger sister (mother to said niece) and dad (father to said sister & papaw to said niece....and my dog.) My mom passed away 3 years ago at 49 years old.
I have PCOS, which is why I'm "officially" considered infertile. Ok, I lied. I'm infertile because I havn't gotten pregnant in the "official" 20ish months we were "not preventing." That's a stupid lable AND a stupid desciption, but whatevs. It is what it is. I havn't gotten pregnant because my PCOS keeps me from ovulating. I did actually get pregnant once. It ended like Britney Spears 1st marriage- quickly.
Oh! Title of my blog? We have spotlights in the ceilings of our labor rooms. We direct the light with a "wand" that looks kind of questionable. As the patients go up in stirrups for the big show, I have to literally put the wand directly in front of their crotch so that the Dr. can see what's going on. I always tell them its because the vagina doesn't come with interior lighting, but we're working on it.
I chose it as the name of this blog because I'd like to "shed light" on this struggle, and other issues that women face that just aren't talked about. We should talk about infertility, and pregnancy loss, and make-up, and womens rights. By speaking in hushed tones & hiding my- our- struggles we marginalize & demean them. And it shouldn't happen like that.
It's also a blog about vaginas. Kind of. And maybe ovaries & uteruses (....uterii?)In the literal sense, because it's kind of what I do for a living. In the slightly literal sense, I hope to cover some issues some might consider feminism. (I call them human rights though.) In the less than literal sense because I LOVE talking make-up & girly crap. I also enjoy talking about geek stuff, so it might make an appearance.
About me? Married for 5 years in November. Because I refuse to use terms like "hubby" or "hubster" he will formally be known as Andrew. Which is his name. I just realised that I could call him DH like all the cool blogs, until I realised that A) I am not, or ever will be the cool kid so my blog sure as hell isn't going to be the cool blog. And B) if I wanted anonymity, I wouldn't have started or named a blog for my vagina. (Technically it's more my uterus & ovaries....vagina is just more fun to say.)
I'm a surgical technician in L&D. And seriously, I love my job. Nope, it is NOT the happiest place on earth (a hospital isn't Disneyworld people...lets get this preconcieved notion out of the public mind.)) But its a great job, with great people, and I LOVE that I get to help these women during one of the most intense, raw, vulnerable moments of their lives. I know that most of them won't remember my name within a few minutes of my introducing myself, but I love cheering them on, and crying with them & helping make their transition into motherhood that much smoother.
I have an adorable 10 month old niece & I'm her favorite. Seriously, she's walking now and when she sees me she chases me down. "What I have can't be taught."
I also have a younger sister (mother to said niece) and dad (father to said sister & papaw to said niece....and my dog.) My mom passed away 3 years ago at 49 years old.
I have PCOS, which is why I'm "officially" considered infertile. Ok, I lied. I'm infertile because I havn't gotten pregnant in the "official" 20ish months we were "not preventing." That's a stupid lable AND a stupid desciption, but whatevs. It is what it is. I havn't gotten pregnant because my PCOS keeps me from ovulating. I did actually get pregnant once. It ended like Britney Spears 1st marriage- quickly.
Oh! Title of my blog? We have spotlights in the ceilings of our labor rooms. We direct the light with a "wand" that looks kind of questionable. As the patients go up in stirrups for the big show, I have to literally put the wand directly in front of their crotch so that the Dr. can see what's going on. I always tell them its because the vagina doesn't come with interior lighting, but we're working on it.
I chose it as the name of this blog because I'd like to "shed light" on this struggle, and other issues that women face that just aren't talked about. We should talk about infertility, and pregnancy loss, and make-up, and womens rights. By speaking in hushed tones & hiding my- our- struggles we marginalize & demean them. And it shouldn't happen like that.
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