>This is Halloween…
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…and have I ever overscheduled myself this time.
I’m busy making brownies for tonight’s cul-de-sac Halloween party (which, Pumpkin Martinis! That’s all you need to know. Pumpkin! Martinis!), making cupcakes and cleaning the house for tomorrow’s soccer team party, soaking pumpkin seeds for roasting later today, getting ready for Punky’s morning school lessons, mourning the state of the kitchen after last night’s family pumpkin carving extravaganza, preparing for a bats and owls class at the nature center this afternoon, turning in writing stuff that’s due today, building a Halloween gingerbread house to be decorated by Punky and me god-knows-when, and.. and.. well a whole lot of other stuff, mkay?
I’m stressed. STRESSED!
The good news is that I’m totally prepared for tonight’s trick-or-treaters– The good and the bad. Yes, I’ve got a few tricks up my sleeve for those who don’t say thank you, or bother to wear a costume. You can read all about them in this week’s newspaper edition of Suburban Turmoil. Muah ha ha ha haaaaa!
Also? My beauty column over at Her Nashville Magazine this week is all about my IUD. Yes, I know it’s become a topic of (too) much conversation around here. But this is the last word on it, I swear. So many of you wrote asking me for details of the procedure- what I had to do, whether it hurt, and how it’s been ever since- that I knew it would make for a great Beauty, Uncensored column.
Happy Halloween, everyone. Be safe! Don’t get toilet papered!
>Maybe you should hand out IUDs instead of candy.
>Wow, you got some vitriolic readers over at that beauty column. I can’t get past the IUD horror stories. You are either brave or really desperate. Either way, those comments over there are ROUGH!
>I actually gained weight with the IUD! The first year was problem free, then I gained 40 pounds, 40!!!! I had the IUD removed about 6 months ago, lost most of the weight without changing anything (I already exercised regularly and ate decent). But I can only guss that they IUD is what did it
>I think your birth control methods are very important, and we’re all very thankful you shared.
>Oh, “Rachelle” is my own personal troll. She shows up everywhere I write. Fun, no? Somehow, I don’t think her boss will be very happy about her visits from work.
>I didn’t know they still MADE Norplant! I had one in college and did not gain weight (well, I did, but it was probably related to beer). I still think about that Norplant… Anyway, on the other side of three children, it’s time for me to start researching. Thanks for beginning the process for me!The comments over there make me cringe.. I can’t imagine how you feel!