Let me focus on telling you about my experience with the IVF process, as my previous post took us right up until the end of our second IUI, but I did reveal that I am currently pregnant with our first baby.
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Here is an honest and personal update of all the things we’ve tried (so far) to get pregnant.
The first list is what we tried before seeing a fertility specialist.
It’s not to say that any of these things were right or wrong, but it just makes you realise how much you’ll try anything (readily available) to get pregnant, and most women (like me) want to maintain a sense of control, and keep it to themselves for a long time.
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Trypanophobia is an extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles.
First, let me start by explaining the phobia, how it makes me feel and what would typically happen if someone didn’t take me seriously when I told them.
March 2020 Lucy “The stay at home order in New York is only going to be for a few weeks, right?”
August 2021 Lucy “Actually… a little longer. You’ll choose to stay indoors for over 2 months. But it’ll be ok”
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Castaways. We are castaways. Ahoy there. Ahoy. We are castaways.
If you don’t have that song stuck in your head now, you mustn’t be obsessed with TikTok like I am. That’s fine. Seriously.
I’m going to talk about what it’s like being a fashion designer who isn’t sample-sized.
For anyone outside the industry, I wonder if you all know what sample size even means?
I have to write about a topic that we need to focus on if we’re going to become better friends, family and humans generally.
Do you want to better yourself? I sure hope so.
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Let’s talk about size consistency.
As a fashion designer, I’m acutely aware of how much inconsistency there is in sizing between brands.
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Our first Winter living in New York/Brooklyn is nearly coming to an end. I feel like I could be jinxing myself by even saying that, but it’s the 21st of February as I begin this post and one of the few days of the month it’s been -5*C in the morning.
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Every single day, from the moment I wake, until I shut my eyes after scheduling the next day’s alarms at 10-minute intervals, all I do is make decisions.
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When studying art history in high school, the idea of the male gaze in art was discussed at length. What it meant to be a woman in life, during various time periods. What it meant to be a woman in an artwork.
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Lying in 2018, it's a risky business. Everyone's watching. So why do I still see people do it?
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I'm definitely a complex person with a complex life. I cannot change how complex I am as a person, but do I wish I lead a simple life? Sometimes.
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Hey guess what?
I've got a body. You've got a body. We've all got bodies.