Wake up! Confessions

mkrupar

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[QUOTE]And there is one down in Cincy OH. Maybe H and I can go to that one sometime after we move.
Posted by MissySue20[/QUOTE]

I've been to the Cincy one. It's awesome!

missy68

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[QUOTE]UM NEVER BEING IKEA SHOULD BE A CONFESSION.  WHO HAS NEVER BEEN TO EYE-KEY-AH?
Posted by mandysmear[/QUOTE]

Mandy, this is the first time I've ever lived remotely near one! They built one in Charlotte AFTER I moved here. I'm pretty psyched. They weren't in the Miami area when I lived there, not in Richmond, certainly not where I lived in Louisiana, so this is my first opportunity!
So yes, it is a confession, I guess. I am humbled. And I'm buying some glasses, if I find some thick/sturdy enough and big enough. Our friend wants to buy dishes.

I DO know I''m not getting sucked into the cattle/rat maze of furniture and mattresses, etc. I just want to shop where you can use a cart or whatever. Not where you have to start at point A and go all the way to point Z before you're done. Don't worry - my husband is going along. He's a tight- I mean, he's thrifty, and will watch the spending. At least of OUR money.... :)

cengle

I've never been to an Ikea, either. I feel deprived.

LDYGTR13

NO MORE CRIMINAL MINDS TALK.

H and I are going to watch it tonight. If you ruin an emotional episode for me, so help me God, I'll beat you down. DOWN!!!!!!!! But I'll bring baked goodies.

opalsky007

I confess that I'm a religious person, but this post rubs me completely the wrong way:

http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_attire-accessories_pray-just-ordered-dress-china

Yes, God cares about the small stuff. But he also gave us brains, and likes it when we use them instead of doing something everyone said was a bad idea.

annakb8

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[QUOTE]Babestate - It's a role reversal with us. I'm the one with no sex drive. He always wants it. I've never been super sexual, but recently I dont want sex. I'd rather lay in bed and read my nook. I actually get ANNOYED when he tries to initiate. I feel like a horrible wife. I think it's a mix of my meds, his meds (takes him forever to get off...sorry for the tmi) and then stress and my weight. I love him to pieces and not having him around would be horrible, but I'm just not feeling sex. It's not like I'm self servicing and just dont want him to help...I'm just not excited...ever. I suck. Wow, that was a lot of TMI, sorry kids!
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

LDY, I don't really have that much of a drive either. When it happens its nice, but I would almost always choose to keep reading instead. Currently I blame it on birth control. I really want to get off the pill and chart to avoid but FI thinks that is a crazy idea. And it kind of pisses me off because he isn't the one who has to take the medicine and have the side effects and he isn't the one who would have to do the work charting either.

baystateapple

Ikea is amazing.  I want to go but H and I haven't had a free weekend together in about a month and a half.  We need some new shelves and stuff for the new place.  Maybe next month, after the holidays are over and my job settles down.

Thanks, LDY.  It's good to hear from the other side that it's probably not just me.

mkrupar

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[QUOTE]Babestate - It's a role reversal with us. I'm the one with no sex drive. He always wants it. I've never been super sexual, but recently I dont want sex. I'd rather lay in bed and read my nook. I actually get ANNOYED when he tries to initiate. I feel like a horrible wife. I think it's a mix of my meds, his meds (takes him forever to get off...sorry for the tmi) and then stress and my weight. I love him to pieces and not having him around would be horrible, but I'm just not feeling sex. It's not like I'm self servicing and just dont want him to help...I'm just not excited...ever. I suck. Wow, that was a lot of TMI, sorry kids!
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

LDY I'm the same sometimes, but for me I think it's my birth control.

RobotLegs

I've never been to Ikea, but they're building one here right now.  Should be open in the fall. 

BSA- *hugs* do NOT blame yourself or any weight gain.  That's not it.  He's probably stressed.  But, if it continues, he should go to his doctor- something could be up with his hormones or who knows. 

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wake up! Confessions : I'll meet you there!
Posted by louisvillebride21[/QUOTE]

Sounds like a plan. But you are going to have to wait a few months or so.

scottswife - I have heard the same thing, that IKEA can suck you in. One of the kids' Moms in my old preschool class was expecting their second child. She was obsesses with IKEA. She would go through this catalog and mark the things she wanted. I think she was at the one in Cincy everytime she got a chance to make the trip.

scottswife1106

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[QUOTE]Babestate - It's a role reversal with us. <strong>I'm the one with no sex drive</strong>. He always wants it. I've never been super sexual, but recently I dont want sex. I'd rather lay in bed and read my nook. I actually get ANNOYED when he tries to initiate. I feel like a horrible wife. I think it's a mix of my meds, his meds (takes him forever to get off...sorry for the tmi) and then stress and my weight. I love him to pieces and not having him around would be horrible, but I'm just not feeling sex. It's not like I'm self servicing and just dont want him to help...I'm just not excited...ever. I suck. Wow, that was a lot of TMI, sorry kids!
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

Raising my hand.

I really think my lack of sex drive is due to my bc. I asked my dr about it and he said that it is a side effect. I am getting the Essure in a couple of weeks and should be off of them in 3 months. We'll see if it comes back.

scottswife1106

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[QUOTE]Babestate - It's a role reversal with us. <strong>I'm the one with no sex drive</strong>. He always wants it. I've never been super sexual, but recently I dont want sex. I'd rather lay in bed and read my nook. I actually get ANNOYED when he tries to initiate. I feel like a horrible wife. I think it's a mix of my meds, his meds (takes him forever to get off...sorry for the tmi) and then stress and my weight. I love him to pieces and not having him around would be horrible, but I'm just not feeling sex. It's not like I'm self servicing and just dont want him to help...I'm just not excited...ever. I suck. Wow, that was a lot of TMI, sorry kids!
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

Raising my hand.

I really think my lack of sex drive is due to my bc. I asked my dr about it and he said that it is a side effect. I am getting the Essure in a couple of weeks and should be off of them in 3 months. We'll see if it comes back.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wake up! Confessions : I had never been until November '09. And I was only in there for about 15 minutes. It was torture. The closest Ikea is in Atlanta, I think. I wish there was one here =(
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

I don't even know how you could get in and out in 15 minutes. They make it impossible!

missy68

I'll join the club. Multiple meds and age and some health issues. Plus, the only time our schedules coincide are weekends.

cengle

Sorry LDY! No more CM talk. But it is a good episode.

My sex drive has also been pretty low lately. When I go to bed, I just want to sleep.

[Deleted User]

I am on the Pill and I don't have any issues with my sex drive. I do, however, think it has caused me to gain weight that I can't seem to lose.

I would love to go off of it as well and start charting. H is open to the idea and really wants to do it since it is what the church encourages & teaches. I just need to finish reading the TCOYF and perhaps take a class on it.

LDYGTR13

I didn't realize bc has that much of a sex drive affect on people...I just changed mine - I'm in the middle of my second week. All I know if that I've been hyper sensitive. I wonder what H would say if I told him I wanted off BC...I'm pretty sure he'd say what your Fi does, Anna...

mandysmear

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wake up! Confessions : Mandy, this is the first time I've ever lived remotely near one! They built one in Charlotte AFTER I moved here. I'm pretty psyched. They weren't in the Miami area when I lived there, not in Richmond, certainly not where I lived in Louisiana, so this is my first opportunity! So yes, it is a confession, I guess. I am humbled. And I'm buying some glasses, if I find some thick/sturdy enough and big enough. Our friend wants to buy dishes. I DO know I''m not getting sucked into the cattle/rat maze of furniture and mattresses, etc. I just want to shop where you can use a cart or whatever. Not where you have to start at point A and go all the way to point Z before you're done. Don't worry - my husband is going along. He's a tight- I mean, he's thrifty, and will watch the spending. At least of OUR money.... :)
Posted by missy68[/QUOTE]

it's just so strange to me because in canada we're generally deprived of things.  like calgary just got anthropologie and urban outfitters and target. 

but ikea, i mean i've been going there since i was probably 10-12 years old!  calgary is on it's second one.  (we don't have two) they built a big huge one about 7 years ago. 

louisvillebride21

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wake up! Confessions : Sounds like a plan. But you are going to have to wait a few months or so. scottswife - I have heard the same thing, that IKEA can suck you in. One of the kids' Moms in my old preschool class was expecting their second child. She was obsesses with IKEA. She would go through this catalog and mark the things she wanted. I think she was at the one in Cincy everytime she got a chance to make the trip.
Posted by MissySue20[/QUOTE]

It's IKEA. It will be there in a fwe months. Cincy is about 2 hours from me. It took Kate and me about 6 hours to get there one time because of construction on the OH/KY bridge. HELL.

annakb8

Well you should try and talk to him about it anyway, LDY, you never know.

I've kind of put it on the back burner until after the wedding, I don't want to start something new when I have so much other stuff going on. And I just feel weird about the whole thing, like I know he should have imput in our methods of contraception but at the end of the day it's MY body and I want to do what I want to do.

LDYGTR13

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wake up! Confessions : I don't even know how you could get in and out in 15 minutes. They make it impossible!
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]

We only went in the front area where they had all sorts of little knick knacks and plates and things. Then we crossed through some of those turny gate things like they have to count how many people go into Disney (I can't think of the name) and crossed straight to the check out area =( It was mean.

mkrupar

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[QUOTE]I didn't realize bc has that much of a sex drive affect on people...I just changed mine - I'm in the middle of my second week. All I know if that I've been hyper sensitive. I wonder what H would say if I told him I wanted off BC...I'm pretty sure he'd say what your Fi does, Anna...
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

What did you just change it to? I really think it depends on the BC you're on, but yeah, it can affect your sex drive.

LDYGTR13

MK, I went from Alesse (which they don't make anymore, so it was a generic) to Femcon - the chewable b/c pill. I'd taken it before and LOVED IT - but this time something seems weird. Might be b/c I just changed though.

adamar15

I AM GOING INSANE WAITING FOR 12:00.  

I'm literally staring at the time on my computer.  It's kind of sad.

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wake up! Confessions : It's IKEA. It will be there in a fwe months. Cincy is about 2 hours from me. It took Kate and me about 6 hours to get there one time because of construction on the OH/KY bridge. HELL.
Posted by louisvillebride21[/QUOTE]

That seriously sucks. I think I would have went back home.

Its about an hour and a half for us to Cincy from Cbus.

Birdie1483

I confess that after almost 3 years of living here, I feel like I should have more friends than I do and I fear that it's because I'm a loser and no one wants to hang out with me.

I know it's irrational, but I somehow made friends after college before I moved here and I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

We totally schedule sex for once a week. Like, we just do it on Saturday for the most part. I wish it was more, but on the other hand, I don't.

mkrupar

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[QUOTE]I confess that after almost 3 years of living here, I feel like I should have more friends than I do and I fear that it's because I'm a loser and no one wants to hang out with me. I know it's irrational, but I somehow made friends after college before I moved here and I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Posted by Birdie1483[/QUOTE]

Birdie I'm in this boat too. I actually told the ladies in my workout group yesterday that they're my only social interaction other than the dogs. #thatsjustsad

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[QUOTE]I confess that after almost 3 years of living here, I feel like I should have more friends than I do and I fear that it's because I'm a loser and no one wants to hang out with me. I know it's irrational, but I somehow made friends after college before I moved here and I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Posted by Birdie1483[/QUOTE]

I feel ya. That was one of the things that had me so down when I first moved here.

And still now, most of our friends are almost old enough to be our parents, but we still hang out and do things with them b/c they are cool.

I just think it is harder to make friends as mature adults. Maybe we know what to look for and are pickier about who we hang out with. I dunno.

mkrupar

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[QUOTE]MK, I went from Alesse (which they don't make anymore, so it was a generic) to Femcon - the chewable b/c pill. I'd taken it before and LOVED IT - but this time something seems weird. Might be b/c I just changed though.
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

My pharmacy switched me to Gianvi in January, which is the generic of Yaz. That lasted all of two months before I went back to the brand because it was making me hyper sensitive and really irrational. I take Yaz specifically for PMDD and I was actually better not on any BC than I was on the Gianvi. It was a generic BC failure.