Still purging ...

[percival]

So, I've decided to get rid of all my pregnancy-related books. I'm only keeping two books on infertility. I find that it is easier for me to live without hope of a natural child than to keep pursuing my dream. For one, it's doing me a whole load of good healthwise. Thanks to the homoeopathy and to the Shiatsu, I'm now finally bent on GETTING HEALTHY. Without thinking of the implications on conception. I actually find myself drawn to healthy food. I want that shot of fruit and veg!

As for getting rid of my extra clothes - of which there are quite a few - I welcome suggestions of deserving charities. I don't have time to research the charity market as much as I'd like to, and the default is Oxfam, because they have specialised used book stores.

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[murasaki99.livejournal.com]

Oxfam is a fine charity. Here in the USA we have the Salvation Army which takes used clothing, and also Parent's Anonymous which has a resale center for donated clothing. Proceeds go to prevent child abuse.

Yay on getting healthy! Do you have a bread machine yet? :-)

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[perceval.livejournal.com]

No room on the counter in the new house and I'm not even cooking anymore here (want to minimize washing up and the assorted stress.) I just get veg-heavy sandwiches and heavily veggie ready made meals. Next step will be carrot & celery snacks

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[murasaki99.livejournal.com]

Heh. You could park the bread machine on the floor or a printer stand. :-D I love mine And supposedly the #1 user of bread machines are men - they like the fact that you can just dump stuff in, turn it on and it works.

The veggie meals sound good. During the work-week I'm too busy to do much cooking. I make a loaf of bread and then do sandwiches, plus I alway take an apple and orange to work. On the weekend I make soups or stews which will do for dinner or lunch for several days. It seems to work out pretty well. Have fun with your new place, it's so exciting!

[janeylou.livejournal.com]

Never, EVER give up hope of a natural child. My parents were told that they had NO hope of ever having children. The dispensed with all the contraceptive stuff and just carried on life neither hoping one way or the other ...

... until Mum fell pregnant in their 21st year of wedded life! Long time to wait for a child ... I hit the national headlines *shrug*. The Good Lord works in very strange and unexpected ways. xx

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[perceval.livejournal.com]

Well, any surprises will be more than welcome, but in the mean time, we'd rather give an abandoned baby a home.

Also, even though a pregnancy may be unlikely, that does not mean it will never happen - it will just take time!

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

[hugs]

Cleaning up and cleaning out can be so empowering.

And it's not so much giving up hope as it is making room for new possibilities. It all happens for a reason.

[aome.livejournal.com]

*hugs* to you for the book-purge

[poconell.livejournal.com]

Thanks to the homoeopathy and to the Shiatsu, I'm now finally bent on GETTING HEALTHY.

That's a great idea. :) Take care of yourself first. Everything else will happen when the time is right. (Whatever happens!)

I haven't read your journal much, but do you know why you haven't conceived?

[chrysantza.livejournal.com]

I am glad you are focused on getting healthy. It sounds like you are well on the path. Congratulations.

Moving is a real PITA but think of the new house!

Charities: I don't know if they have these in your neck of the woods, but in the US there are stores which specialize in good-quality, business-type women's clothing to give to poor women who are just starting out in jobs and need good clothes which they can't afford to buy themselves. If any of your clothes that you are purging are nice "work clothes" you might want to find one of those places, as I think they are a good cause.

Donations?

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

I did a little Googling, and finally found Scottish Women's Aid (Edinburgh). It doesn't say whether they accept clothing donations specifically -- they seem to be more a refuge/anti-violence group -- but there's a phone number there to ask.

You might also like to look at this Socialist newsletter, which mentions a refugee-aid place in Glasgow which provides clothing to the needy. Maybe there's a similar shop in your area (another phone number).

[frowns at Google] Either I'm not using the right search terms or things are just being... uncooperative.