Magic 8 Balls Says What?

I left my job in early January to work as a freelance writer. By late January, I was just starting to get used to the idea that I would be working for myself. The home office was coming together, albeit very slowly, and I was getting very comfortable waking with the sun rather than an alarm clock. There was a downside, however. I was starting to think that getting up at 4 am and hoping in the car for a ridiculously long commute (followed by loooong boughts of bordem in my cubicle) was the only way for me to get any work done. I was shocked at my behavior. I had already been working from home 2 days a week and was often very productive on those days. But now, without the tortuously long days at the office, my productivity fell to about zero. Grrr!

I didn't just have writer's block. Oh no, that would be too simple. I had no desire whatsoever to sit in front of my PC. It wasn't too long before the guilt set in. I was trying to convince myself that I must be coming down with a terrible cold or that I was experiencing a very normal rebound effect...all would be back to normal in a few days. The truth is, I was tired, grouchy, and lazy. My list of complaints continued to grow, until Mark started teasing that I was probably pregnant. I didn't take it seriously, I was convinced it was merely a bad case of PMS.

On February 6th I revisited the idea that I might be pregnant.

"Hmmm...I'm dizzy all the time, I feel nauseous, I prefer sleep to anything else, I almost punched Mark for trying to tickle me (just a little testy), my breasts are so painful I've opted for baths over showers, and I cried during a gladiator movie for no reason whatsoever (seriously, I have no idea). Maybe I'll just take a pregnancy test to prove that I'm not pregnant."

"OK, well that looks negative to me....ummm, is that a plus sign? I can't tell. It's very faint."

I dashed to my PC for the first time in days to google the "faint plus sign"...based on what I've read, it seems I may be pregnant. But, who believes what you read on the internet, right? I then made the very rational decision to refer to my Magic 8 ball. It told me, "All signs point to yes."

I immediately headed to the store, picked up 2 more tests (the digital, no brainer kind) and....well, the rest is history. I am actually pregnant.