I have survived the day so far.

I have survived the day so far.  The near-daily bout of nausea and headache hit me hard when they hit, but once they pass I'm ok.  Almost like nothing ever happened.  I still feel extra acid-y and I don't really know why.  I have eased up on the coffee, but that hasn't really helped yet.  My diet hasn't changed otherwise, though.

I got a SHITLOAD of nail polish today.

I got a SHITLOAD of nail polish today.  Not only did my Nail Mail from Ashton arrive, but Sally's was having a half off of their clearance prices sale, PLUS, I had a $5 off and 15% off coupon, so yeah.

Ashton sent me a pack of polish that I asked her to grab for me, but then she included a bunch of surprise polish - all of which are Juleps (they don't sell them anywhere I go!), so of course I didn't already have them.  Yay for that!  SUPER THANK YOU, Ashton.  You totally made my day!  😃

Then at Sally's, like I said, sale and coupons.  Good combo.  😃  I spent $26, and I got 20 polishes (including the whole FingerPaints Kaleidoscope Collection), plus a cuticle oil that smelled nice and two pairs of tweezers.

So... before you all start thinking that I'm INSANE for buying that much nail polish I will go ahead and confess something:

I am using it.  Besides for just painting my own nails.  😃

I am pretty shy about saying this kind of stuff, but I have a Polish ALL the Things! booth at the Fair on the Square in Jacksonville tomorrow.  I am going to be doing simple stamping nail art for $10 (kind of like face painting, but it'll last longer), and handing out business cards so maybe that will get me some business doing kid parties.  For real, screw salons - kid parties sound like so much fun to me.  😃

NOT ONLY THAT, but I have printed some nail tattoos that I will sell.  I can do custom nail tattoos and decals easy enough.  AND, this is the crazy part... I am making nail art jewelry.  😳  Most of my supplies didn't come in until today (super suck!), but that just means I have to get off of the Internet and get started.  I have some stones painted already, but they are so large I have nothing to set them in.  They are a great size for necklaces, though.  If things go over well tomorrow I will buy more parts and do necklaces and maybe REALLY make some stuff and try to do OxfordFest.  I don't know.  I don't want to get ahead of myself.  But my plan for tonight is to do earrings and rings.

I wasn't going to post photos of my large "practice stones," but here they are, as I imagine that most people won't have a clue what I meant when I said "nail art jewelry."  I have a few with stamping that I haven't photographed yet.  And some holographic stones.  Those will be beautiful in the sunlight tomorrow.  🙂

I feel. Like complete and utter shit. 🙁

I feel.  Like complete and utter shit.  🙁

I have a terrible headache.  I'm nauseated.  I'm bloated.  I slept ok, but I don't always get that lucky lately.  I often have this acid-y feeling in my throat and chest.  Yuck.  What the hell?

Nothing about me is right lately.  I have some ok days, but then I also have some really bad ones.

The only thing I've changed is the Mirena a few weeks ago.  I think my hormones are still out of whack.  No period yet - though sometimes I think I feel PMS-y, but it's usually gone the next day.

People, this is no joke.  This is some seriously shitty shit.  Thankfully, I feel ok emotionally so that's a plus.

I woke up feeling OK today, but then it all just hit me.  So I'm gonna eat a little something, and take some Ibuprofen, and try to be functional for the afternoon, at least.  Wish me luck.

WHAT THE HELL?!?!

WHAT THE HELL?!?! I swear I just heard an elephant or like, a dinosaur outside. 😳

Unfortunately, I am awake. I feel nauseated which is pretty common the last few weeks. I took some Ibuprofen for my head, but it hasn't helped yet. So I'm trying hard to sleep, but it's not happening. And then I heard that sound.

So weird.

I am going to talk about sexytimes so if you aren't into that - LOOK AWAY NOW.

So. I just used my Caya - for, you know. Getting laid.

I am quite excited to report that no one was injured. No stabs, no eyes put out by freaky flying purple discs of love, no burning spermicide. (I did use spermicide because THAT'S THE RULES, but the Caya Gel, (as it's called), did not burn like the nonoxynol9 crap we have here.) I think I felt some pressure once or twice and Shaun could feel it, but it wasn't uncomfortable for either of us. As long as I don't end up knocked up this is in the running to be my FAVORITE BIRTH CONTROL EVER.

Now I am about to say something embarrassing (and probably gross to quite a few of you). Have a laugh on me if you dare to read farther.

When I put my Caya in I can barely reach in and feel the finger nubby. It's just like RIGHT THERE. But it's supposed to be out of the way. But I was like "HOW?!?!" So while getting laid I have to admit this time that I was picturing all of the vagina diagrams I've seen recently and still not quite comprehending. I was also thinking about vaginal tenting which is supposedly where your cervix moves up (and I think your bladder or something dodges out of the way) to make room for a penis. I'd read that happened, but it sounded like some twilight zone shit so I guess I didn't take it super seriously.

ANYWAY. So after we were done, (as a precaution) (and also out of curiosity), I reached in to see if my diaphragm was where it should be. To my surprise it was not where it usually is. It was MUCH FARTHER back. Like, my business does tricks, y'all. I bet yours does, too. How am I 31 years old and just now knowing this?! 😲

Well if it stayed back like it was I'd have a problem getting it out, but you're supposed to wear it for 6 hours after doing it to give the sperm time to die. So I'm sure my bits will be back to normal by then.

Anyway. How damn fascinating is that?! Is this "vaginal tenting" common knowledge? I surely hope not; otherwise, I have been EXTREMELY left out of the loop. 😂

Happy Earth Day, fellow Earthlings.

This.

Happy Earth Day, fellow Earthlings.

Updated:  Best one I've seen all day!  😃

Well, I just couldn't wait.

I had to try out my Caya (the pretty, purple, oddly-shaped diaphragm).

First impression? Wow. Easy to get in, SUPER easy to get out. Nice velvety texture (not so slippery and hard to grip). Comfortable at the moment. I will wear it for a few hours until I go to bed just to make sure it doesn't make me sore anywhere. So far I like it!

Good news for the ladies - Caya is the one that is one size fits most. I ordered mine from www.barriermethods.com in Germany, but I'm betting that you could do a search and order it from Canada or maybe even the UK. It might be faster / cheaper to get it from somewhere else.

I haven't used either of them as birth control yet, but that will be my next experiment. I feel like I'm getting the hang of this diaphragm stuff so I'm gaining confidence. This is all very exciting. I love to learn new things!