My Lady of the Lantern

I did it...Last evening I sent a mail to Mel after having commented on the entire April ICLW list . I woke up today morning with a mail and a code to show off on my blog....I had done it. I finally, in the fourth attempt of ICLWing, added this bling to my kitty! Twitter was my best friend in this journey...It was easy for me to keep tabs on my progress because I tweeted frequently about my progress. I did a reverse sweep and this is what it became (at this point of time, the ICLW is not over yet). ICLW Wicket Count: 114-133 (Tally for the Day) ICLW Wicket Count: 71-133 (Tally for the Second Day) (+ 45, - 93) ICLW Wicket Count: 45-133 (Tally for the Third Day) (- 93) ICLW Wicket Count: 23-133 (Tally for the Fourth Day)(- 93) ICLW Wicket Count: 6-133 (Tally for the Fifth Day) (- 18) ICLW Wicket Count: 1-142 (Tally for the Sixth Day) (- 18) Highlights... #### In the end there was just one blog I could not comment, because it required a WordPress login which I do not have. ##...

Was checking up on Barren Advice given out by Melissa to Amy , the past week. Amy felt at a complete loss over talking to somebody whose IVF cycle had turned out a bummer and Mel felt that talking out was a better form of support rather than silence. I liked what she recommended - what with the ice-cream and works. But frankly, in real life, I would have preferred silence. Much of my fertility woes are an open book for my female colleagues, especially at the place I am working for the past 20 months or so. And it is difficult indeed to survive like this at a place where I seem to be the only one who is reproductively challenged. I do not have a disease. Only that I need to take timed efforts to do what they have glided through easily, sometimes more than once, and each time successfully. So, it is very tough to really understand. I have never had rude responses. But I can easily detect the 'pity' in their voices. For the past few months, I have stopped discussing my cycle cha...