Sock It To Me February 2010

This week is Sock It To Me or SITM Week.  Thanks to Kym of I'm A Smart One, who runs this fun and wonderful event.  The Great Sock It To Me exchange is to allow bloggers to share the warmth and support felt from fellow bloggers by exchanging a warm and fuzzy pair of socks.  I suppose it's kind of like a Secret Santa exchange.

I am so fortunate to have received not one, but two pairs of really fun and funky socks from Lynn of Wistfulgirl's World.

2 Pairs of Fun Socks!

Purple Polka Dots

Rainbow Toe Socks!

I'm usually a "practical" person, so my sock drawer is full of white workout socks, and boring black ones I wear for work.  I've always been too cheap to buy fun socks.  These ones are so fun!  I am thrilled to get a pair of toe socks as I've always wanted a pair.  I can't wait to wear these to my next ultrasound appointments.  What a conversation piece it will be!

Thanks, Lynn for these wonderful socks!

Though new to the world of blogging (I started in November 2009), I am not new to the world of infertility.  After 6 years of TTC with 4 failed IUIs, one failed IVF and some time off, we were ready to jump back on the TTC bandwagon with IVF.  It was then that I decided to start blogging, though I had been lurking for awhile.  I only wish I had started earlier.  I would have never guessed my TTC journey would have lasted me this long.

In these short few months, I have found that this blogging community is heaven sent.  I have learned that:

• Though it can feel lonely, I am not alone in this journey of TTC
• The strength and courage of the women, and sometimes men in the TTC community amazes me
• I have found so much support, information and humor here
• A few words or comments from a friend or blogger you have never met can mean so much
• You can have relationships with bloggers without having met them or know their last or even first names
• Everyone's TTC journey is different, yet we can all support and learn from each other, whether it is infertility, adoption or loss.
• This is a place for me to release my frustrations, ask questions and express thoughts that I can't with others in real life.  It keeps me sane!

I am now in the middle of my 2nd IVF and no matter what the outcome and next steps will be, I know that I can count on the this community to stand by me, and lift me up.

Now, go see what socks everyone else is getting at Kym's Winter 2010 Sockeroo page.