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It seems like a silly thing to have as a goal. Most people do the deed, and the rest just kind of follows. Well, I just had 2 miscarriages in 4 months so the getting pregnant part seems to be easy for us, but the staying pregnant part is not so easy. We ran some tests and found out that my hubby has a chromosomal abnormality called a balanced translocation. This interferes with the normal development of the fetus and leads to recurrent miscarriage. Babies who don’t miscarry can be born with severe defects or could be carriers themselves (not the worst outcome, but not the best). We are exploring IVF with Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD). It might be the only way we’ll have a healthy baby. I never in my life dreamed I’d have to undergo IVF to have a baby, but we are going to do whatever it takes. We want to be parents so badly.
kylepund's Life List
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1. get my therapy license
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2. organize my wedding photos
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3. have better body image
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4. improve my posture
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5. Have a baby
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6. exercise regularly
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How I did it: I really didn't. I bought some materials - book, workbook, flashcards - and I was getting some decent practice with a few of my Spanish-speaking client families. However, I switched jobs and now none of my clients speak Spanish in their homes. Since there's no daily reason for me to learn/use Spanish, I've regressed. I really want to be bilingual, but without daily practice I feel it is too difficult to stay up to speed. Read how I did it…
How I did it: The first thing we did was purchase our plane tickets about 6 months in advance. We saved up our money and did our research. We borrowed some budget-travel books from the library which told us some good places to stay, how to get around, and what sites to see. From these books, we contacted locally owned hotels directly to reserve our rooms. Some of the people didn't speak English that well, but we were able to com… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I found a woman in private practice, interviewed with her, clicked with her, became her employee and built a part time private practice clientele. I was lucky in that the woman who owned the practice rented me her office in the off-hours for a very low fee and provided me with consultation for free. She is a wonderful person and will continue to be a mentor for me. I charged a low self-pay fee ($50 per hour, sliding scal… Read how I did it…
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I passed my LMFT exam one year ago. My license qualified me for a better, higher paying job within my agency and I moved positions about 8 months ago. I love my new job. Unfortunately, the state requirements have shifted and I am now pursuing my LCPC license in addition to the LMFT I already have. I’m currently studying for the LCPC exam.
I had a thriving part time private practice clientele for a while. But then I found that the more my clients demanded my time, the less time I had for me and my husband. Eventually I found I was working 6-7 days a week. I was too stressed out and I couldn’t take any time off. Now I’ve pulled back on my commitment and stopped taking new clients. I am only seeing a couple of long term clients one evening a week (in addition to my full time school therapist job). In the future, I may expand it again and attempt to go full time private practice, but not for a while.
