2WW Challenge. . Fun Challenges to do to take your mind off the wait. .

[cordelia15]

Okay so i need something to distract myself from the 2WW so I thought it would be fun to do something different each day and see what happens. . so I will either post a challenge (or am happy to have other people do it) and then report back!  Anyone game?  So for Sunday's challenge. . do something nice for a stranger. . depending on what you would like to do this could be a nice comment, buying someone or giving someone a small thing etc. . however you interpret this, even how you interpret stranger!  

Oh and this could be the 2WW if you are waiting to O too. . no one is out!  

[cordelia15]

Okay, so I did my challenge for the day and it was fun.  I went to an event and we had a bunch of ice cream shakes left over from our party so I took the leftovers, (about ten of them) and handed them out to strangers on the street.  It was kind of odd to just approach people but then kind of fun.  I gave it to this one family of five who were selling mango on the street and the kids were so happy and then a bunch of other people.  It was pretty nice.  

[pokeyAC]

I think this is a great idea Cordelia, and I'm glad it turned out so well.  On Sunday, I baked cookies for a bake sale at work, and I gave some of them to the people I work with.  They were very appreciative.

[outdoorsy]

How's it going, Cordelia? I have an idea for a challenge: Call someone you love and haven't talked to in a long time. Of course, since this is supposed to be fun, it should not be someone with whom your relationship is strained in any way.

[cordelia15]

pokey. . that's great.  What kind of cookies did you make?  

outdoorsy. ., I love that idea, let's make that the next one, I was going to post another and then just kind of thought no one was into it and didn't need to make it a thread about me, but I'm happy you are on board. . so I will try to do that tomorrow and will think about who I want to call tonight! 

[scorpioma]

So far, I am 3DPO and already crazy! Ha!

I love this idea and it makes me feel like I am not alone and crazy... Like today, I spoke to a nurse at the Dr.'s office about which kinds of pregnancy tests are more effective and had her explain the hormones to me!  And I looked at my Fertility Friend chart at least 800 times. All this WHILE I am attending classes, making dinner and cleaning the house. I need a better option! :)

Tomorrow I will start looking up possible OBs and different types of care. Maybe that will add to the craziness!

Good luck everyone with 2ww!!

[scorpioma]

I forgot to list my task!

I will do something kind for someone at work! Maybe lots of things :)

[cordelia15]

Well I tried to make my call to an old friend but only got an answering machine. . still felt nice to reach out.  It was one of my really good college friends I have not spoken to in forever!  Hopefully we will connect at some point! 

Any one have an idea of a challenge for the day? 

[pokeyAC]

I talked to my sister the other day.  I hadn't talked to her for a while.  Our relationship has been strained, so I did not follow the challenge exactly.  It was a nice light conversation.  It was nice to talk to her and catch up.  Now if she and her husband could just stop being so uptight about the gay thing we would be all good.

[cordelia15]

pokey, I think that totally counts as the challenge, it's in the spirit of it.  that must be hard to have a sister who is uptight about your life choices, I am pretty lucky with my family in general and very lucky with my sister who is married to a woman and each went through making babies with donors so I really feel so fortunate there.  I hope your sister eases up as time goes by! 

[pokeyAC]

My other sisters and my parents are totally cool.  But my one sister's kids don't seem to know who my wife is and they don't refer to her as an aunt.  I live on the other side of the country so I don't have to deal with it directly very much.  The other kids call my wife aunt and she loves it.  I was skyping with my family recently, and my nephew said "Hi Aunt S"! but didn't say hi to me.  I seem to be having the opposite issue there.  He is all about Aunt S. 

[easttowest]

My nice thing for someone today was also a nice thing that made me really uncomfortable - so I'm giving myself bonus points for getting out of my comfort zone.  I got a coffee and was walking back to work, and I passed a bunch of homeless kids (I assume "homeless by choice" or "travelers" as they call themselves - they are abundant in this city).  One girl called out and asked for a sip of my coffee.  I was really looking forward to my coffee, I haven't been sleeping well, and I needed it to focus at work.  I would have just given her a dollar, but I didn't have one.  So I poured out some of my coffee into her cup, and she was so happy.  I still got to enjoy most of my coffee, and it was worth it to give up that sip to someone who really needed a warm drink.  I don't tend to give those kids anything because they can be really rude and generally just sit around smoking pot, but they're humans, too, and it is pretty cold outside today, so I'm glad I could help in a tiny way.  I hope the universe returns my karma, or however that works.

Cordelia, how's your two weeks going?  You must be almost there!

[scorpioma]

Finished week 1 of the tww!

AGHHH!

Haha. 

[cordelia15]

Just wanted to update. . I did end up having that phone conversation with my old friend and it was so wonderful .. so thanks again Outdoorsy for that idea. . it was one of the highlights of my week if not my month! 

maybe one more challenge. . find a piece of writing that used to mean a lot to you and re-read part of it. . or all if it's short (poem, quote, essay, children's book) . . how do you feel about it now?