BW - i think you get used to the synarel after a few days - i noticed the taste big time for a few, now hardly notice it. i usually clean my teeth just before or just after so that i have something to mask the taste if it does come through. good luck with it.

Sammi - we haven't kept it a secret that we're having issues, but we're also not broadcasting it to the world at large. i have a small group of people that i sit with at work, and they're all aware of what's going on - mainly for the fact that i know when the hormones kick in i sometimes get a bit moody, so i've given them fair warning that it might happen. i pretty much said "if i'm staring at my computer and don't seem chatty, let it go!" had to tell a couple of managers to get the flexibility with my hours. close family know, and a couple of friends - i think we ended up spilling because we've been married just on 12 months, and got so sick of being asked "so, when are you starting a family", or the assumption that i was UTD if i chose to drink soft drink/water instead of alcohol when we're out, that i just told people. our cycling time is private, and will stay that way, but in a lot of ways it got people off our case about having kids. it's alos bought out a lot of frineds stories about struggling with TTC, so, in some ways, it's made it easier to talk with them.

Boo - i so understand how you're feeling about the reno's - we're in the middle of a major overhaul to bring the house from the late seventies up to more current (there's only so long you can tolerate orange bench tops in the kitchen!). it's a very drawn out process - my brother is half living in vic and half in WA - trying to start a cabinet making business in vic - so we're building our shed to temporarily accommodate his tools while he gets his business off the ground - in return, we get our reno's for the cost of materials - but at the moment, we're waiting on the shed to arrive, so everything is in a constant state of chaos!

as for me - had b/t this morning and waiting to hear back about when i need to front up for u/s - apparently it will probably be this weekend, but who knows? last week when we were in wit nurse, she seemed to think IUI would be over nad done with before valentines day - so here's hoping!