Andrea M.

we lost Poppy back at the beginning of July, very unexpectedly

it's my first time experiencing pet loss and the grief that accompanies it; I guess I'm wondering if I'll ever stop crying?

my adhd assessment would've been more efficient if there were questions like "have you ever put a bag of ice in the microwave?"

because yes, today actually

I brought my concerns to my family doctor in March of last year. I suspected PCOS, but it was ruled out. He told me to lose weight (fair)...but I also had to advocate for the gyno referral because he didn't seem to take my pain seriously.

So relieved to finally have a doctor that does!

I waited 18 months for a gyno appointment and had it last Friday; I raw dogged an endometrial biopsy because I didn't know it was happening, and now I'm waiting for an MRI + am getting an IUD.

He suspects endometrosis; I just want answers.

My sweet Poppy died suddenly Thursday and it’s been a total heartbreak

I’ve never experienced pet loss and I’m ✨a mess✨

This is my first wedding season not being a vendor in a decade; what do I do with my summer!?

my husband and I both work from home, and we both have the same clicky keyboard... sometimes it's the only sound in our house for HOURS, alternating from room to room

My husband's identity was stolen in March; he got a letter this week. We both work in tech and take every precaution possible, but it still happened. We are thinking this was the cause, since it was first noticed then.

I'm craving a salad and my first thought was 'what's wrong with me'

This challenge is bad for my blood pressure #survivor48

I sliced a piece of my thumb off on Easter Sunday thanks to an unfortunate incident with a mandolin and people at my work thought I meant the string instrument

I had one meeting today, at 4:30pm on a fake Friday of all days. It just got canceled; I've never done heroin, but this feeling has to be a close second

I miss the days of 24 hour grocery stores

I’d love to take an insomnia fuelled scroll down the expensive cheese aisle around 4am

I'm so thankful to have access to a doctor and I try to not take that for granted...but I wish I could swap him with a woman from the 1690s drying herbs in her kitchen

The Female Experience:

leaving your doctor’s appointment and crying in the car out of frustration

✨moon mist✨ inspired priority matrix today

24th birthday: drinks, dinner, 🤪

34th birthday: sushi, Costco

omg... Rogue's Roost, what a throwback

To the person who hacked our bank account:

I wish I could mail you glitter for having to spend my Saturday listening to terrible hold music while I try to tell my new bank I'm not committing fraud by e-transferring my husband

just typed my last name as 'MadDonald' instead of 'MacDonald' ... excuse me while I run to Vital Statistics

I usually try to get to 50% into it (just a weird thing on me) and I've been in such a rut lately... I think I DNF'd three in the past month, which is more than all of last year!

still a favourite album of mine!

I do not understand why the “Nova Scotia Loyal” expanded to Loblaws and Walmart instead of our local farmers markets?

Also, why was the app made in Ontario? 🙄 #nspoli

I just spelled carousel right on the first try, which might be my win of the week

I'm so sorry for your loss :(

Food bank volunteer here 🍊

a $125 donation would go a lot further than you think at your local facility; sure, you won't get a caviar burger, but you'd feed multiple families!

I can't stop thinking about this

disappointed my catholic mother a little extra today when I mentioned making chicken salad #ashwednesday

thank you!

oh this looks amazing, thank you!