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Candace W's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 4/17/02 -------------------- 4/14/02 4/11/02 4/7/02 4/5/02 4/1/02 3/30/02 3/19/02 3/5/02 2/25/02 2/21/02 2/18/02 2/5/02 1/27/02 1/6/02 12/3/01 11/21/01 11/15/01 11/6/01 10/23/01 10/16/01 7/10/01 6/11/01 6/3/01 2/18/01 2/4/01 1/24/01 1/15/01 1/8/01 1/1/01 12/18/00 11/28/00 11/21/00 11/13/00 11/6/00 10/30/00 10/23/00 10/16/00 10/10/00 10/4/00 9/25/00 9/20/00 -------------------- Candace W's Introduction

January 15, 2001

School starts tomorrow. I am trying not to worry, but I wonder if I don't have too much on my plate this semester. I hope everything will work out. Speaking of working out, I plan on starting again. I did only once last week, and part of my excuse was that I came down with this wicked cold on Tuesday night. I spent much of the rest of last week feeling miserable, and having a really sore throat. I am feeling almost 100 percent now, which is a really good thing.

I read maybe the first quarter of TCOYF this weekend. Wow, what a fascinating read! I have had the book for quite some time, and I just never had the motivation to read it. But, I really wanted to find out whether those cramps I get come before I ovulate, or not. And from what I read, it seems they occur before it happens, at least for me. I got the cramps Wednesday night, and they seemed really bad (for what they were!) and then the next day, I got EWCM, which I had up until this afternoon. I am not sure what it all means, but from what I read, it seems I am fertile, maybe? I also got the cramps again a little today. Maybe I was feeling actual ovulation there? I wonder. I am going to start temping, also. I hope I have the guts to stick with it. I think it will help me figure out some things about my cycle. And maybe it will be fun. I need a hobby if I think temping is fun, huh? Now I just need to get that stupid titer taken, and I think next time I ovulate (a mere month from now!) we will officially be TTC! I am pretty excited, but I am scared, too. I am worried about how it will go when I am in grad school, but as a friend I had used to say, we'll burn that bridge when we come to it!

Candace