Category — IComLeavWe

Please, please, please, with sparkly Christmas trees, read through the directions even if you’ve done IComLeavWe before.

Welcome back to IComLeavWe. It stands for International Comment Leaving Week, but if you say it aloud, doesn’t it sounds like “I come; [but] leave [as a] we”? And that’s sort of the point. Blogging is a conversation and comments should be honoured and encouraged. I like to say that comments are the new hug–a way of saying hello, giving comfort, leaving congratulations.

Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

• The list opens the 1st of every month. It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
• Add yourself to the list by leaving in the comment section your blog name, blog url, and three words that describe what you blog about most often.

• I move the information from the comment section into the post (usually within 24 hours).
• Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar (if you have the old code from another month, remove it and replace it with this one). You need to add the icon or a link to the current list on your blog (see below) and will not be added until it’s up.
• Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…). Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required. *Special Christmas caveat: in the spirit of the season, there will be a lot of leniency during IComLeavWe week rather than moving it to a different set of dates. Therefore, do the best you can.
• Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
• The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch out breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

1. Stirrup Queens (infertility, twins, books)
2. The Fertile Infertile (family, crafts, secondary infertility)
3. Woman Anyone? (primary sub-fertility, IVF w/ICSI, rants)
4. Hope Springs Infertile (donor eggs, pets)
5. We Say IVF They Say FIV (IVF, pregnancy, expat life)
6. The Maybe Baby (Babies) (donor eggs, pregnancy, life after cancer)
7. Unquestionable Love (break cycle, acupuncture, holidays!)
8. Broken Bits (IVF/ICSI #2, PCOS, holiday drama)
9. Baby Smiling In Back Seat (infertility, IVF/ICSI, pottery)
10. Becoming Parents (paper pregnant, loss, daily ramblings)
11. Sticky Feet (secondary infertility, baking, books)
12. I’d Blog That! (daily life, humor, music)
13. Be Still and Know (adoption, infertility, faith)
14. Meepit On Parade (infertility, life, randomness)
15. Seriously? (life, pregnancy, renovation)
16. Musings of a Teacher (life, faith, random)
17. Infertile Mermaid (IVF, pregnancy, life)
18. Helping Make Sense (multiple IVF’s, general infertility, exploring options)
19. aurelia ann (parenting, crafts, miscarriage)
20. Adventures in Parenting (kids, marriage, me)
21. Portraits In Sepia (adoption, endometriosis, life)
22. Our Life in A Nutchell (IVF#2, m/c, holidays)
23. TTC: Impatient with PCOS (PCOS, clomid, life)
24. emilythehopeless (failed FET, dogs, vegan)
25. Conceive This! (MFI, ICSI, waiting)
26. Sunflower Seeds (family, international adoption, life)
27. TandCookies (marriage, PCOS, teaching)
28. Awake On the Night Shift (pregnancy after infertility, work, family)
29. Building Heavenly Bridges (grief, writing, stillbirth)
30. The Bear and The Comedian (parenting after loss, funny stories, sisters in heaven)
31. Elana’s Musings (pregnancy, twins, randomness)
32. Trying To Make 3 (marriage, TTC, life)
33. Elusive BFP (IVF, infertility, life)
34. Heeeeere Storkey, Storkey! (twins, ttc#3, life)
35. Life and Love in the Petri Dish (IVF, recurrent pregnancy loss, couples’ perspective)
36. I’m a Smart One (surrogacy, infertility, parenting after IF)
37. Bella and her Fella (donor eggs, POF, high FSH)
38. Life is Good (infertility, IVF, life)
39. Mustard Seed Baby (IVF #2, faith, endo)
40. GreenEggsNHam (adoption,
    acupuncture, rants)
41. So It Goes (secondary infertility, cycle days, ranting)
42. Not the Path I Chose (secondary infertility, pregnancy loss)
43. Peachy (IVF, life, holidays)
44. Loving Thee…and More (parenting, daily life, holidays)
45. Getting There (infertility, what next)
46. To Baby and Beyond (miscarriage, infertility, PCOS)
47. Who Shot My Stork (infertility, poorassbroke-edness, bitching)
48. Mrs Spock (parenting, infertility, health care)
49. I Married Barney, Now What? (miscarriage, infertility, IUI)
50. Chronicles of… (infertility, PG after IVF-FET, life)
51. The Maniacal (wanna-be) Mommy (infertility, oregnancy, general rants)
52. Hello Jello (college, animals, family)
53. White Picket Fences (PCOS, recurrent loss, pregnancy)
54. A New Wheeler for the World? (PCOS, infertility, IUI)
55. Infertile Myrtle (infertility, ttc, endometriosis)
56. The Not So Secret Life Of Us (RPL, infertility, life)
57. The Happy Hours (life, TTC, clomid)
58. Barren Is The New Black (infertility, early miscarriage, premature ovarian failure)
59. The Non-Houswife Wife (TTC, marriage, life)
60. Thus is the Life (pcos, faith, life)
61. Off My Mind… (adoption, family, kids)
62. In Search of Biscuit 2.0 (secondary IF, family, rants)
63. My Journey to Mommyhood (pregnant after infertility, endo, m/c)
64. Kischa’s Endo Journey (endometriosis, infertility, iui)
65. Birds and Squirrels (PCOS, infertility, male factor)
66. Life In A Holding Pattern (pregnancy, miscarriage, uterine anomaly)
67. Kicking You From The Inside (parenting, infertility, life)
68. Mommy Confessions (holiday mayhem, family insanity, parental rantings)
69. Clio (endometriosis, adoption, new parenthood)
70. My Pathway to Motherhood (SMC, donor inseminations, life)
71. Infertility Podcast and Blog (pregnancy loss, secondary infertility, infertility news)
72. Rachel’s Scrambled Eggs (secondary infertility, weight loss, randomness)
73. Ophelia’s Revival (infertility, divorce, starting over)
74. Dancing with Gaia (IVF, male factor, being positive)
75. Inconceivable (MFI/NOA, life, random)
76. Breeder Beware (infertility and budgeting)
77. Dr Barreness (infertility, doctor as patient)
78. Offshore Wife’s Life (infertility, PCOS, crafting)
79. Eggs Benedict Arnold (adoption, family, life)
80. Life Induces Thoughts, Mostly Random (life, randomness, family)
81. Junebugsmusings (struggling, infertility, life with dogs)
82. ISO the Golden Egg (SMC, donor embryo, TTC over 40)
83. Life in the White House (donor sperm, daily life, quilting)
84. Along Life’s Little Journey (endometriosis, deciding what’s next, life)
85. Weathering the Storm of Infertility (pregnancy after IVF #5 worked!, life, ramblings)
86. The Baby Makin’ Chronicles (TTC#1, recent miscarriage, DH laid off)
87. The Unfair Struggle (male-factor, personnel management, friendship)
88. My Little Drummer Boys (stillbirth, IVF twins, parenting)
89. Momofonefornow (secondary IF, parenting, love)
90. The list is closed and the new January list will reopen on December 29th.

Q: What if I miss a day?
A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What is an Iron Commenter?
A: Not for the faint-of-heart. People who wish to be an Iron Commenter and be entered on the Iron Commenter honour roll need to leave a comment on every blog on the participants list (exceptions are blogs that require you to have a special log-in, such as some LiveJournal accounts or other similar situations). You can spread out this commenting any way you wish over the whole week, but the final comment needs to be left by midnight on the 28th (EST). Reaching Iron Commenter status is done on an honour system. Please email me if you earn Iron Commenter status so I can add you to the wall of honour.

Q: Why do I have to add that bit of code to my sidebar?
A: The code is the latest icon (the icon changes colour every month so you know that you’re on the right list). This month, the icon is silvery-ish, the next month it will be purple, etc. The reason is two-fold: (1) it enables more people to find out about IComLeavWe and (2) it gives you easy access to the current list once the commenting week actually begins and better ensures that you’ll use it. Too many times, people sign up and forget to actually do IComLeavWe and this icon gives you a daily reminder (with the dates on it) every time you open your own blog. The icon is linked back to the current list. On the 28th, remove the icon from your blog. A new one will be created for the next month.

Q: It’s the 23rd and I just saw this for the first time on my friend’s blog! I want to join the list–why can’t I?
A: Because IComLeavWe happens every month, once the list is closed, it’s closed. If you’re finding out about this on the 23rd, you can’t join the current month. But leave yourself a note to check back in a week on the 1st and you can sign up for the next month.

Q: You said the list closes on the 21st. Well, it’s still the 21st where I am. Why aren’t you moving my information onto the list?
A: All dates and times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours).

Q: What if no one comments on my blog and I have no comments to return?
A: Well, that really doesn’t happen for the most part, but in that case, simply choose another blog and add an additional comment. The goal is to hit 6 comments daily as a minimum. Going over that is fantastic and encouraged.

Q: Mel, my question wasn’t covered at all. What do I do?
A: Email me; I’m quite friendly. It helps to place “IComLeavWe” in the subject line. You could also check this post which contains the history of IComLeavWe and see if you can glean anything there.

The new list for December will open on December 1st. Please check back then to add yourself to the month of December. This list is currently closed and IComLeavWe is running..

Welcome back to IComLeavWe. It stands for International Comment Leaving Week, but if you say it aloud, doesn’t it sounds like “I come; [but] leave [as a] we”? And that’s sort of the point. Blogging is a conversation and comments should be honoured and encouraged. I like to say that comments are the new hug–a way of saying hello, giving comfort, leaving congratulations.

Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

• The list opens the 1st of every month. It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
• Add yourself to the list by leaving in the comment section your blog name, blog url, and three words that describe what you blog about most often.

• I move the information from the comment section into the post (usually within 24 hours).
• Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar (if you have the old code from another month, remove it and replace it with this one). Starting this month: you need to add the icon or a link to the current list on your blog (see below) and will not be added until it’s up.
• Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…). Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required. *Special American Thanksgiving caveat: the last two days of IComLeavWe this month are do-it-if-you-can. You can still participate, even if you won’t be by a computer on the 27th and 28th.
• Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
• The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch out breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

1. Stirrup Queens (infertility, twins, books)
2. Not The Path I Chose (secondary infertility, RPL)
3. Musings of a Teacher (faith, ttc, life)
4. Who shot my stork? (waiting, whining, being poor)
5. Building Heavenly Bridges (stillbirth, grieving, books)
6. Elana’s Musings (pregnancy, twins, randomness)
7. Dancing with Gaia (male factor, IVF, hope)
8. The Unfair Struggle (male-factor, life, friendship)
9. Vintage Mommy (adoption, midlife mommying)
10. To Baby and Beyond (PCOS, miscarriage, infertility)
11. Just Me (infertility, life)
12. Portraits in Sepia (adoption, infertility, life)
13. Mrs Spock (parenting, infertility, health care)
14. Sticky Feet (infertility, parenting, baking)
15. The Life and Times of Me (anything goes!)
16. Conceive This! (male-factor, waiting, ICSI)
17. Communique (infertility, life)
18. The Binky Diaries (parenting after infertility, pregnancy, twins)
19. Our Own Creation (life, infertility, neonatal loss)
20. Birds and Squirrell (infertility, pcos, male factor)
21. Unquestionable Love (injectables, IUI #5, holiday planning)
22. Get Pregnant (infertility, loss, life)
23. Meepit On Parade (life, infertility, loss)
24. Kicking You From the Inside (parenting, infertility, life)
25. emilythehopeless (FET, vegan, dogs)
26. Bella And Her Fella (POF, high FSH, donor eggs)
27. Between the Lines (newly pregnant, IVF)
28. Woman Anyone (IVF, frustration, primary sub-fertility)
29. Noemi (pcos, life, faith)
30. The Fertile Infertile (family, crafts, secondary infertility)
31. The Maniacal Mommy (infertility, life)
32. The New Life of Nancy (pregnancy, infertility, opinionated opinions)
33. Baby Smiling In Back Seat (infertility, IVF, pottery)
34. The Saga of Becoming Fruitful (infertility, IVF, finances)
35. Our Box of Rain (parenting, life)
36. Life In A Holding Pattern (miscarriage, pregnancy, uterine anomaly)
37. Rachel’s Scrambled Eggs (secondary infertility, writing, randomness)
38. Hello Jello (college, animals, me)
39. Helping Make Sense (infertility, multiple IVF’s, life)
40. Elusive BFP (IVF, infertility)
41. Falling or Flying (IVF, donor eggs, generalized bitching)
42. Our Surrogacy Adventure (surrogacy, infertility, life)
43. Broken Bits (PCOS, IVF, molar preg/cancer)
44. Ronda’s Rants (faith, family, environment)
45. The Daily Doings of Mr Silly and Little Miss Trouble (parenting, infertility, surrogacy)
46. Mom of 2 Dancers (daughters, parenting, product reviews)
47. Heeeeere Storkey, Storkey! (twins, ttc, life)
48. MusicMakerMomma (DE, IVF, parenting)
49. Hope Springs Infertile (IVF, donor egg, pets)
50. Maybe I will have a glass (male factor, IUI, life)
51. The Infertile Mermaid (infertility, ttc, life)
52. My Life Crazy As It May Seem (loss of a child, grief, new life)
53. Life Induces Thoughts, Mostly Random (randomness, friends, family)
54. The Not So Secret Life Of Us (recurrent miscarriages, infertility, emigration)
55. Our Life in a Nutchell (FET, POAS, life)
56. Alicia Pieces of Me (1st pregnancy, shoes)
57. Naturally Knocked Up (pcos, nutrition, adoption)
58. Our Way To Happily Ever After (life, love, new job)
59. Mustard Seed Baby (faith, endo, IVF)
60. Waiting on Life (adoption, infertility, life)
61. Chronicles of… (IVF-FET, unexplained infertility)
62. Wheresmy2lines (PCOS, IVF/ICSI, varicocele)
63. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Pregnancy (first trimester, military life, ramblings)
64. Offmymind.But From My Heart (adoption, kids)
65. Blogfight (entertainment, advice, debate)
66. theworms (IF, NOA, life)
67. Breeder Beware (infertility, PCOS, budgeting)
68. Ordinary Exultation (life, parenting, natural living)
69. Along Life’s Little Journey (endometriosis, daily struggles, infertility)
70. Loving Thee… and More (parenting after loss, random bits of life)
71. Bloorb (infertility, marriage, life)
72. That’s My Answer (fun, questions, you)
73. DreamsComeTrueSometimes (TTC, life, infertility)
74. It Is Tuesday, Right? (new motherhood, life, breastfeeding)
75. An Equation of Hope (secondary infertility, parenting, life)
76. Life With the Georgia Reiniches (comedy, kids, general ramblings)
77. Such Great Heights (infertility, decisions, identity)
78. The Great Big If (infertility, loss, life)
79. Mommy Confessions (kids, life, drama)
80. In Pursuit of Parenthood (infertility, waiting, faith)
81. Infertility Podcast and Blog (secondary infertility, pregnancy loss, infertility news)
82. Junebug’s Musings (infertility, life, general junk)
83. Preheatedoven (infertility, MFI, furry babies)
84. One Small Wish (infertility, IVF, elevated FSH)
85. The Idle Mind Of Beth (infertility, grief, distractions)
86. Fighting Infertility (infertility, trying to conceive)
87. Nervous Breakdowns Are Highly Underrated (parenting after IF, WAHM, life)
88. Vikki Press (infertility, my dog, life in general)
89. Getting There (infertility, where next, life)
90. Our Journey to Baby (IVF#5, life, pregnancy)
91. Letting It Out (parenting after IF, twins, life)
92. Sippy Cups are Not for Starbucks (sarcasm, motherhood, newborn)
93. Blissful Body Yoga Blog (yoga, meditation, healthy living)
94. The Long Journey (infertility, marriage, parenting)
95. Tales from Kiddyland (mothering, triplets, special needs)
96. Tales of the Phoenix (IVF, prenatal depression, confused about next steps)
97. Be Still and Know… (infertility, adoption, the journey)
98. Seriously? (pregnancy, life, riley)
99. ISO the Golden Egg (TTC over 40, 2WW!, embryo donation)
100. Trying to Make 3 (miscarriage, newly married, TTC)
101. Journey of Faith (fibroids, recurrent miscarriage, faith)
102. Stop the Train, I Wanna Get Off (secondary IF, parenting, school)
103. Gas Passer aka UUer (unicornuate uterus, IVF, anesthesia)
104. My Little Drummer Boys (IVF twins, parenting, pregnancy loss)
105. In Due Time (infertility, PCOS, life)
106. Life and Love in the Petri Dish (IVF, recurrent miscarriage, marriage)
107. Peachy (IVF, life)
108. BarrenAlbion (parenting after IVF, music, miscellanea)
109. White Picket Fences (secondary infertility, healthcare, recurrent loss)
110. Infertile Myrtle (infertility, IUI, ttc)
111. Add yourself…

Q: What i
f I miss a day?
A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What is an Iron Commenter?
A: Not for the faint-of-heart. People who wish to be an Iron Commenter and be entered on the Iron Commenter honour roll need to leave a comment on every blog on the participants list (exceptions are blogs that require you to have a special log-in, such as some LiveJournal accounts or other similar situations). You can spread out this commenting any way you wish over the whole week, but the final comment needs to be left by midnight on the 28th (EST). Reaching Iron Commenter status is done on an honour system. Please email me if you earn Iron Commenter status so I can add you to the wall of honour.

Q: Why do I have to add that bit of code to my sidebar?
A: The code is the latest icon (the icon changes colour every month so you know that you’re on the right list). This month, the icon is green, the next month it will be purple, etc. The reason is two-fold: (1) it enables more people to find out about IComLeavWe and (2) it gives you easy access to the current list once the commenting week actually begins and better ensures that you’ll use it. Too many times, people sign up and forget to actually do IComLeavWe and this icon gives you a daily reminder (with the dates on it) every time you open your own blog. The icon is linked back to the current list. On the 28th, remove the icon from your blog. A new one will be created for the next month.

Q: It’s the 23rd and I just saw this for the first time on my friend’s blog! I want to join the list–why can’t I?
A: Because IComLeavWe happens every month, once the list is closed, it’s closed. If you’re finding out about this on the 23rd, you can’t join the current month. But leave yourself a note to check back in a week on the 1st and you can sign up for the next month.

Q: You said the list closes on the 21st. Well, it’s still the 21st where I am. Why aren’t you moving my information onto the list?
A: All dates and times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours).

Q: What if no one comments on my blog and I have no comments to return?
A: Well, that really doesn’t happen for the most part, but in that case, simply choose another blog and add an additional comment. The goal is to hit 6 comments daily as a minimum. Going over that is fantastic and encouraged.

Q: Mel, my question wasn’t covered at all. What do I do?
A: Email me; I’m quite friendly. It helps to place “IComLeavWe” in the subject line. You could also check this post which contains the history of IComLeavWe and see if you can glean anything there.

A direct link to the latest U.T.E.R.U.S. project is near the top of my right sidebar. Just in case you were looking for it…

Welcome back to IComLeavWe. It stands for International Comment Leaving Week, but if you say it aloud, doesn’t it sounds like “I come; [but] leave [as a] we”? And that’s sort of the point. Blogging is a conversation and comments should be honoured and encouraged. I like to say that comments are the new hug–a way of saying hello, giving comfort, leaving congratulations.

Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

• The list opens the 1st of every month. It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
• Add yourself to the list by leaving in the comment section your blog name, blog url, and three words that describe what you blog about most often.

• I move the information from the comment section into the post (usually within 24 hours).
• Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar (if you have the old code from another month, remove it and replace it with this one).
• Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…). Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required.
• Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commentors.
• The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch out breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

1. Stirrup Queens (infertility, twins, books)
2. Cupcakes & Conundrums (adoption, infertility, cupcakes)
3. Mrs Spock (parenting, infertility, health care)
4. The New Life of Nancy (pregnancy, infertility, sarcasm)
5. This is my Truth, Tell me Yours (personal, current affairs, randomness)
6. The Unfair Struggle (mfi, life, friendship)
7. Jenn’s Journal (twins, secondary infertility, life)
8. The Great Big If (formerly known as ‘What I Did for Love’) (infertility, loss, life)
9. Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Pregnancy (infertility, military life, ramblings)
10. My Little Drummer Boys (parenting, loss, IVF twins)
11. Just Me (infertility & life)
12. The Baby Blog (infertility, PGD, IVF)
13. My Life Crazy As It May Seem (everyday life, grief, loss of a child)
14. The Fertile Infertile (family, infertility, life)
15. Portraits In Sepia (adoption, life, whatnot)
16. The Egg, or am I too Chicken? (surrogacy, pregnancy, parenting)
17. Baby Smiling In Back Seat (infertility, IVF, pottery)
18. My Infertility Story (infertility, ovulation, miscarriage)
19. Our Surrogacy Adventure (surrogacy, life, weight loss)
20. BagMomma (secondary infertility, parenting, RPL)
21. Sticky Feet (parenting, baking, life)
22. Who Shot My Stork? (infertility, life, politicsnextmonth)
23. Kicking You From The Inside (parenting, life, infertility)
24. Bee In The Bonnet (acts of defiance against the patriarchy, infertility, general discontent)
25. Maybe it’s Just Me… (life, marriage, PCOS)
26. Unquestionable Love (infertility, life’s adventures, 10K training/weight loss)
27. The Binky Diaries (pregnancy, infertility, parenting)
28. The Saga of Becoming Fruitful (infertility, IVF, finances)
29. Waiting on Life (adoption, infertility, life)
30. Meepit on Parade (infertility, randomness, life)
31. Out on Good Behavior (pregnancy, parenting, life)
32. Building Heavenly Bridges (stillborn loss, writing, parenting through grief)
33. The Not So Secret Life Of Us (RPL, infertility, emigration)
34. Managing my Unmanageable Life (TTC, infertility, my 3 year old)
35. Musings of a Teacher (ttc, life, random)
36. Bella And Her Fella (donor eggs, POF, high FSH)
37. Our Life in a Nutchell (FET, waiting, general IF)
38. Hello Jello (college, family, animals)
39. My Life (life, infertility, random)
40. To Baby and Beyond (infertility, miscarriage, PCOS)
41. Ronda’s Rants (faith, family, rants)
42. Helping Make Sense (IVF, infertility, acceptance)
43. Conceive This! (MFI, cynicism, ICSI?)
44. Heeeeeeeeere Storkey Storkey (twins, ttc #3, life)
45. Elana’s Musings (infertility, pregnancy, twins)
46. Offmymind.but From My Heart (open and closed domestic infant adoption)
47. It Is Tuesday, right? (new motherhood, life, breastfeeding)
48. Wheresmy2lines (PCOS, IVF/ICSI, varicocele)
49. Blogfight (none)
50. Awake On the Night Shift (work, infertility, family)
51. Loving Thee… and more (parenting, politics, randomness)
52. Our Way To Happily Ever After (life, new house, random)
53. Life In A Holding Pattern (miscarriage, ttc, life)
54. Lifeslurper (IF after 40, depression, weight)
55. Mom of 2 Dancers (daughters, product reviews, holidays)
56. Not The Path I Chose (secondary IF, RPL, life)
57. In Pursuit of Parenthood (infertility, depression, waiting)
58. Blissful Body Yoga Blog (yoga, meditation, conscious living)
59. I’m a Smart One (surrogacy, infertility, parenting)
60. All About V. (infertility, life, the coop)
61. The Daily Gratitude Blog (gratitude, mindfulness, giving)
62. Teal Designs Art Studio Blog (art, artists, creativity)
63. Maybe I Will Have a Glass (IUI, infertility, life)
64. I’d Blog That! (daily life, humor, kids)
65. Musings, Musings, Musings (parenting and conceiving again after prenatal and post-partum depression, spirituality, life)
66. La Chambre d’Orchidee (donating eggs, marriage, family)
67. Broken Bits (IVF, molar pregnancy/cancer, life)
68. Woman Anyone? (infertility, depression, related musings)
69. Nervous Breakdowns Are Highly Underrated (parenting after IF, WAHM, life)
70. The Spohrs Are Multiplying (prematurity, health, parenting)
71. Sayers Journey through Infertility and Pregnancy (infertility, pregnancy, happiness)
72. Mustard Seed Baby (IVF #1, endo, faith)
73. Communique (infertility, life)
74. That’s My Answer (daily questions, about you, fun)
75. Naturally Knocked Up (nutrition, pcos, infertility)
76. Be Still and Know (endometriosis, infertility, adoption)
77. Elusive BFP (IVF, infertility, life)
78. Life in the White House (donor sperm, infertility, life)
79. Gas Passer aka UUer (IVF, unicornuate uterus pregnancy complications, puppies)
80. Mommy Confessions (ranting, raving, children)
81. Lee’s Things (doodles, crafts, fun)
82. Getting There (infertility, FET, life)
83. Junebug’s Musings (infertility, personal musings, doggie drama)
84. Inconceivable (IF, NOA, life)
85. Along Life’s Little Journey (infertility, life, endometriosis)
86. Our Box of Rain (parenting, life, miscarriage)
87. Peachy (IVF, infertility, life)
88. Tales from Kiddyland (mothering, triplets, special needs)
89. The Maniacal Mommy (infertility, IVF, life)
90. Seriously? (life, pregnancy, airedales)
91. ISO the Golden Egg (TTC over 40, embryo donation, SMC)
92. The Daily Doings of Mr Silly and Little Miss Trouble (parenting, infertility, gestational carrier-to-be)
93. Something to Blog About (life, foster parenting, cooking)
94. The Angry Infertile (infertility, depression, life lessons)
95. Hope Springs Infertile (IVF, donor egg, pets)
96. Here We Go Again (random stuff, cooking, pregnancy)
97. In Due Time (infertility, pcos, life)
98. Mommy Needs Therapy (family, special needs, raising kids)
99. Stop the Train, I Wanna Get Off (infertility, school, my bean)
100. Add Yourself…

Q: What if I miss a day?
A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What is an Iron Commentor?
A: Not for the faint-of-heart. People who wish to be an Iron Commentor and be entered on the Iron Commentor honour roll need to leave a comment on every blog on the participants list (exceptions are blogs that require you to have a special log-in, such as some LiveJournal accounts or other similar situations). You can spread out this commenting any way you wish over the whole week, but the final comment needs to be left by midnight on the 28th (EST). Reaching Iron Commentor status is done on an honour system. Please email me if you earn iron commentor status so I can add you to the wall of honour.

Q: Why do I have to add that bit of code to my sidebar?
A: The code is the latest icon (the icon changes colour every month so you know that you’re on the right list). This month, the icon is orange, the next month it will be purple, etc. The reason is two-fold: (1) it enables more people to find out about IComLeavWe and (2) it gives you easy access to the current list once the commenting week actually begins. The icon is linked back to the current list. On the 28th, remove the icon from your blog. A new one will be created for the next month.

Q: It’s the 23rd and I just saw this for the first time on my friend’s blog!
I want to join the list–why can’t I?
A: Because IComLeavWe happens every month, once the list is closed, it’s closed. If you’re finding out about this on the 23rd, you can’t join the current month. But leave yourself a note to check back in a week on the 1st and you can sign up for the next month.

Q: You said the list closes on the 21st. Well, it’s still the 21st where I am. Why aren’t you moving my information onto the list?
A: All dates and times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours).

Q: What if no one comments on my blog and I have no comments to return?
A: Well, that really doesn’t happen for the most part, but in that case, simply choose another blog and add an additional comment. The goal is to hit 6 comments daily as a minimum. Going over that is fantastic and encouraged.

Q: Mel, my question wasn’t covered at all. What do I do?
A: Email me; I’m quite friendly. It helps to place “IComLeavWe” in the subject line. You could also check this post which contains the history of IComLeavWe and see if you can glean anything there.

The new list for October will open on October 1st. Please check back then to add yourself to the month of October. This list is currently closed and IComLeavWe is running.

Welcome back to IComLeavWe. It stands for International Comment Leaving Week, but if you say it aloud, doesn’t it sounds like “I come; [but] leave [as a] we”? And that’s sort of the point. Blogging is a conversation and comments should be honoured and encouraged. I like to say that comments are the new hug–a way of saying hello, giving comfort, leaving congratulations.

Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

• The list opens the 1st of every month (I know I’m posting this a day early this month…long story). It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
• Add yourself to the list by leaving in the comment section your blog name, blog url, and three words that describe what you blog about most often.

• I move the information from the comment section into the post (usually within 24 hours).
• Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar (if you have the old code from another month, remove it and replace it with this one).
• Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…). Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required.
• Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commentors.
• The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch out breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

1. Stirrup Queens (infertility, twins, books)
2. Baby Smiling in Back Seat (infertility, IVF, pottery)
3. Life After Infertility and Loss (recurrent loss, parenting, hysterectomy)
4. Sticky Feet (parenting after IVF, cooking, life)
5. Our Surrogacy Adventure (surrogacy, infertility, ramblings)
6. Conceive This (infertility, cynicism, ridicule)
7. In Due Time (infertility, PCOS, life)
8. IVF Land on Surrogacy World (intended father, surrogacy, IVF)
9. A Tale of Two Surro’s (surrogacy, intended parents, IVF)
10. Stop the Train I Wanna Get Off (IF, school, family)
11. The Fertile Infertile (family, infertility, crafts)
12. Production, Not Reproduction (adoption, parenting)
13. This is my Truth, Tell me Yours (current affairs, randomness, personal)
14. Just Me (infertility, life)
15. Get Pregnant (infertility, miscarriage, life)
16. Musings of a Teacher (TTC, life, faith)
17. The Not So Secret Life Of Us (infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, emigration)
18. Creating New Life Not As Easy As It Seems (infertility, endo, miscarriage)
19. Jenn’s Journal (parenting, twins, secondary infertility)
20. Vikki Press (cooper, infertility, stuff)
21. Communique (infertility, life)
22. Crazy Lady Ramblings (IVF, exercise, life)
23. The Idle Mind Of Beth (infertility, aging parents, life changes)
24. Mrs Spock (infertility, parenting, health)
25. Who Shot My Stork? (infertility, whining, broke-edness)
26. Isn’t TTC Supposed To Be Fun? (pregnancy loss, TTC, life)
27. Helping Make Sense (infertility, IVF, failed cycles)
28. Mommy Needs Therapy (special needs, parenting after IF, general angst)
29. Heeeeere Storkey, Storkey (twins, ttc, life)
30. The New Life of Nancy (infertility, pregnancy, sarcasm)
31. Ronda’s Rants (rants, faith, family)
32. Kicking You From the Inside (infertility, parenthood, life)
33. Out On Good Behavior (pregnancy, parenting, life)
34. The Saga of Becoming Fruitful (infertility, finance, cost)
35. Life in the White House (infertility, donor sperm, life)
36. Loving Thee… and more (kids, family, random thoughts)
37. None in the Oven (infertility, IUI, life)
38. ISO the Golden Egg (IVF over 40, single mom by choice wanna be)
39. Different Is Always Good (fitness, life, politics)
40. What I Did for Love (infertility, loss, weight loss)
41. Blogfight (advice, debate, entertainment)
42. In Search of Biscuit 2.0 (secondary infertility, parenting, knitting)
43. One More Week (FET, high FSH, CCRM)
44. Something to Blog About (fostering, death of infant, adoption)
45. Life With the Georgia Reiniches (life, kids, random)
46. A Maybe Story (pregnancy loss, TTC, home decorating)
47. Bella And Her Fella (POF, infertility, dogs)
48. Our Journey to Baby (IVF #5, adoption, life)
49. Unquestionable Love (infertility, shopaholic, travel)
50. Nervous Breakdowns are Highly Underrated (parenting after IF, WAHM, life)
51. Off My Mind But From My Heart (adoption, kids)
52. Twin Peas (infertility, resources, premature birth)
53. Mom of 2 Dancers (daughters, reviews, crafts/scrapbooking)
54. Where Is That Special Water (RE fact finding, low sperm count, musings)
55. I Believe in Miracles (infertility, faith, weight loss)
56. Elusive BFP (infertility, life, TV)
57. Tales from Kiddyland (mothering, triplets, special needs)
58. Between the Lines (IVF, MFI, RPL)
59. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Pregnancy (infertility, military life, random thoughts)
60. Eye Heart Internet (infertility, expat, France)
61. Blissful Body Yoga Blog (yoga, meditation, stress reduction)
62. From Such Great Heights (infertility, life, family)
63. Mommy Confessions (parenting, humor, longing for sanity)
64. Faithful Infertile (infertility, IVF, pregnancy)
65. Inner Musings of An Eclectic Pagan (life, rants, raves)
66. Raggedy Ann (infertility, motherhood, memories-from-across-the-sea)
67. Maybe I Will Have a Glass (infertility, beginnings, life)
68. My Hope My Faith My Love (infertility, secondary infertility)
69. Not The Path I Chose (secondary IF, RPL, life)
70. The Unfair Struggle (male-factor IF, life, friendship)
71. They Call Me Bobby (motherhood, homeschooling, opinions)
72. Elana’s Musings (pregnancy, twins, infertility)
73. Seriously? (pregnancy, personal thoughts)
74. Waiting on Life (infertility, IVF, life)
75. It Is Tuesday, Right? (new parenthood, snarkiness, IVF)
76. Beautiful Mess (life, friends, random)
77. I’d Blog That! (humor, daily life, randomosity)
78. Naturally Knocked Up (fertility, nutrition, PCOS)
79. The Daily Gratitude Blog (gratitude, nature, bliss)
80. Inconceivable (infertility, NOA, life)
81. Mustard Seed Baby (IVF, endo, faith)
82. Dreaming of Baby (pregnancy after m/c, relationships, life)
83. Reservado para Futura Mama (open adoption, parenting)
84. Mommy Wants Vodka (life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness)
85. A Soldier’s Girl (life!)
86. Emily the Hopeless (IVF, dogs, veganism)
87. Gotcha Baby (adoption, young children, randomness)
88. The Baby Dust Diaries (infertility, IVF, pregnancy)
89. Sippy Cups Are Not For Starbucks (life, sarcasm, mommyhood)
90. Volvo Driving Soccer Mom (family, life, random)
91. Surrogacy 101 (surrogacy, third party reproduction, infertility)
92. What am I? (infertility, miscarriage, culture shock!)
93. A Potpourri of My Life (surrogacy, intended mom, life)
94. Mom to Twins Plus One (parenting after IF, twins, crafts)
95. The Teal Designs Art Studio Blog (art & design, artists, crafts)
96. To Baby and Beyond (PCOS, miscarriage, infertility)
97. Hultman House (Texas, life, randomness)
98. That Grrl (rural ruins, photos, stick figures)
99. O’Irish Diplomacy (parenting/step-parenting, life, surrogacy)
100. Don’t Gel Too Soon (politics, pop culture, judaism)
101. My Life Crazy as it May Seem (everyday life, loss of a child, grieving)
102. Building Heavenly Bridges (stillbirth, parenting after loss, writing books)
103. The Maniacal Mommy (infertility late in life, marriage, cynical)
104. Portraits in Sepia (infertility, adoption, life)
105. The Binky Diaries (infertility, working mom, life)
106. I’m a Smart One (surrogacy, parenting, infertility)
107. A Sense of Humour is Essential (parenting, pediatric nursing, Los Angeles)
108. La Chambre d’Orchidee (donating my eggs, my kids, marriage)
109. Simply Anonymom (parenting, family, life)
110. Slade Rocks… (mommy, army wife, pro-juggler)
111. Isn’t it Pretty to Think So? (life, rpl, pregnant after loss hopefully?)
112. Morebeansplease’s Weblog (infertility, lesbianism, vegetarian cooking)
113. Along Life’s Little Journey (infertility, endometriosis, morphology)
114. Junebug’s Musin
     gs (infertility, random life crap, travel)
115. I Just Cant Keep My Mouth Shut (kids, infertility and baby loss memories, life)
116. Ophelia’s Revival (infertility and torturing my husband.)
117. Woman Anyone (treatment yo-yo, infertility, frustration)
118. Gas Passer aka UUer (infertility, pregnancy complications and bedrest, doggies)
119. So, I Started a Group (parenting and organizing)
120. Peachy (infertility, miscarriage, life)
121. Child Bearing Hips (unexplained IF, IVF, pregnancy)
122. Planning Doesn’t Work (infertility, dogs, acupuncture)
123. This list is now closed. The next one will open on October 1st. Mark it on your calendar so you remember to join along.
     

Q: What if I miss a day?
A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What is an Iron Commentor?
A: Not for the faint-of-heart. People who wish to be an Iron Commentor and be entered on the Iron Commentor honour roll need to leave a comment on every blog on the participants list (exceptions are blogs that require you to have a special log-in, such as some LiveJournal accounts or other similar situations). You can spread out this commenting any way you wish over the whole week, but the final comment needs to be left by midnight on the 28th (EST). Reaching Iron Commentor status is done on an honour system. Please email me if you earn iron commentor status so I can add you to the wall of honour.

Q: Why do I have to add that bit of code to my sidebar?
A: The code is the latest icon (the icon changes colour every month so you know that you’re on the right list). This month, the icon is blue, the next month it will be orange, etc. The reason is two-fold: (1) it enables more people to find out about IComLeavWe and (2) it gives you easy access to the current list once the commenting week actually begins. The icon is linked back to the current list. On the 28th, remove the icon from your blog. A new one will be created for the next month.

Q: It’s the 23rd and I just saw this for the first time on my friend’s blog! I want to join the list–why can’t I?
A: Because IComLeavWe happens every month, once the list is closed, it’s closed. If you’re finding out about this on the 23rd, you can’t join the current month. But leave yourself a note to check back in a week on the 1st and you can sign up for the next month.

Q: You said the list closes on the 21st. Well, it’s still the 21st where I am. Why aren’t you moving my information onto the list?
A: All dates and times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours).

Q: What if no one comments on my blog and I have no comments to return?
A: Well, that really doesn’t happen for the most part, but in that case, simply choose another blog and add an additional comment. The goal is to hit 6 comments daily as a minimum. Going over that is fantastic and encouraged.

Q: Mel, my question wasn’t covered at all. What do I do?
A: Email me; I’m quite friendly. It helps to place “IComLeavWe” in the subject line. You could also check this post which contains the history of IComLeavWe and see if you can glean anything there.

The new list for September will open on September 1st. Please check back then to add yourself to the month of September. This list is currently closed.

Welcome back to IComLeavWe. It stands for International Comment Leaving Week, but if you say it aloud, doesn’t it sounds like “I come; [but] leave [as a] we”? And that’s sort of the point. Blogging is a conversation and comments should be honoured and encouraged. I like to say that comments are the new hug–a way of saying hello, giving comfort, leaving congratulations.

Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

• The list opens the 1st of every month (I know I’m posting this a day early this month…long story). It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
• Add yourself to the list by leaving in the comment section your blog name, blog url, and three words that describe what you blog about most often.

• I move the information from the comment section into the post (usually within 24 hours).
• Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar.
• Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…). Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required.
• Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commentors.
• The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch out breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

1. Stirrup Queens (infertility, twins, books)
2. Baby Smiling In Back Seat (infertility, IVF, philosophy)
3. Cupcakes & Conundrums (infertility, adoption, cupcakes)
4. Here We Go Again (cooking, books, pregnancy)
5. Just Me (infertility, going mad, pregnancy)
6. Our Surrogacy Adventure (surrogacy, infertility, weight
7. Musings of a High School Teacher (TTC, faith, teaching)
8. Equal Opportunity Hater (infertility, grad school, personal annoyances)
9. I’m a Smart One (parenting, surrogacy, infertility)
10. The Fertile Infertile (kids, crafts, infertility)
11. Helping Make Sense (infertility, IVF, life)
12. This is my Truth, Tell me Yours (randomness, personal, current affairs)
13. Crazy Lady Ramblings (IVF, exercise, life)
14. Today’s the Day (adoption, motherhood, life)
15. Waiting on Life (infertility, IVF, life)
16. Maybe It’s Just Me…. (infertility, PCOS, life)
17. BagMomma (parenting, RPL, secondary infertility)
18. Dreaming Of Baby (TTC, randomness, life)
19. Sticky Feet (parenting, food, scrapbooking)
20. Life & Times of Kimbosue (infertility, IUI, randomness)
21. Who Shot My Stork? (infertility, life, whining)
22. Child Bearing Hips (unexplained infertility, pregnancy, IVF)
23. The Idle Mind Of Beth (infertility, caring for aging parent, random)
24. Life in the White House (infertility, life, donor sperm)
25. Communique (infertility, life)
26. Letting it Out (infertility, pregnancy, parenting)
27. Kicking You From The Inside (parenting, infertility, life)
28. Sippy Cups Are Not For Starbucks (family, life, sarcasm)
29. Unquestionable Love (infertility, life, lucky wife)
30. Sladerocks and a Few Pebbles (family, military, motherhood)
31. Loving Thee… and More (parenting, family, inspiration)
32. Reservado para Futura Mama (open domestic adoption)
33. Fertilized (parenting after infertility, PCOS, life)
34. One Pink Line (IVF, work, life)
35. Must Love Tots (tots, life, cancer)
36. MotherThoughts (motherhood, Judaism, feminism)
37. Emily the Hopeless (infertility, veganism, dogs)
38. Alicia (infertility, adoption, shoes)
39. The Angry Infertile (infertility, depression, humor)
40. A Virtual Hobby Store and Coffee Shop (entertainment, coffee, news)
41. Conceive This! (infertility, cynicism, ridicule)
42. Mom of 2 Dancers (family, parenting, reviews)
43. Different Is Always Good (politics, workouts, life)
44. A View On My Life (infertility, PCOS, life)
45. Seriously?!? (pregnancy, personal thoughts)
46. Not The Path I Chose (recurrent pregnancy loss, secondary infertility)
47. Butterfly On My Shoulder (miscarriage, pregnancy, clotting disorder)
48. The Unfair Struggle (male-factor IF, friendship, life)
49. Bella Vida (infertility, food, travel)
50. Bama Fans in Boise (birthmother, parenting, life)
51. The Happy Hours (ectopic, personal thoughts, ttc)
52. Infertile Ground (ttc, infertility, whatever-else-intersects-with-ttc-and-infertility)
53. Elana’s Musings (infertility, IVF, miscarriage)
54. The Saga of Becoming Fruitful (infertility, finances, cost)
55. They Call Me Bobby (kids, graduate from IF, the comedy of life)
56. Tales from Kiddyland, USA (family, triplets, special-needs)
57. Operation Offspring (unexplained infertility, IVF, life)
58. The Not So Secret Life Of Us (infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, emigration)
59. Where is that Special Water? (secondary infertility, life, non-baby blues)
60. Children’s Writing Blog (writing, freelancing, children’s publishing)
61. Life Induces Thoughts, Mostly Random (marriage, friends, life)
62. Different Is Always Good (life, workouts, politics)
63. Operation Life (surrogacy, weight loss, family)
64. Between The Lines (IVF, miscarriage, MFI)
65. BlogFight! (advice, debate, discussion)
66. Mustard Seed Baby (IVF, endo, faith)
67. One Good Egg (infertility, foster-adoption, relationships)
68. Future Imperfect (random stuff, son, personal)
69. No Regrets (failed IVFs, coping, loose ends)
70. Dreams Come True…Sometimes (TTC, life, randomness)
71. Ronda’s Rants (faith, rants, environment)
72. IVF Land on Surrogacy World (intended father, surrogacy, IVF)
73. Maybe I Will Have a Glass (infertility, stress, puppies)
74. A Soldier’s Girl (life in general)
75. What Wuz I Saying? (kids, infertility & loss, international adoption)
76. Get Pregnant (infertility)
77. EggedOn (egg donation, secondary infertility, skepticism)
78. My Family and Other Animals (toddlers, husbands and oddness)
79. Confessions of a Raving Lunatic (ICSI, childcare, ramblings)
80. Life with the Georgia Reiniches (kids, life, humor)
81. Offmymind (adoption–very open and very closed)
82. Ophelia’s Revival (TTC, infertility, marriage)
83. A Very Open Book (kids, philosophy, life)
84. E Squared (edie, ella, twins)
85. Isn’t TTC Supposed To Be Fun? (pregnancy loss, TTC, life)
86. Bellyaching and Benedictions (infertility, IVF, secondary infertility)
87. Our Journey to Baby (infertility, life, adoption)
88. Blissful Body Yoga Blog (yoga, meditation, consciousness)
89. Our Life in a Nut Chell (OHSS, IVF, recovering)
90. Book Haven (books, parenting, children’s books)
91. Skrambled (infertility, life, donor conception)
92. Just What I Always Wanted (life, infertility, IVF)
93. Quest for a Baby (infant, weightloss, ttc #2)
94. BB’s BabyQuest (pregnancy, fear, randomness)
95. Trying With PCOS (infertility, loss, life)
96. Mrs. Spit Spouts Off (perinatal loss, pre-eclampsia, faith)
97. Gas Passer aka UUer (bedrest, doggies, unicornuate uterus)
98. Indisputable Topcat (addiction, cancer, IVF)
99. Moxie Mama (motherhood, pop culture, random thoughts)
100. Vikki Press (baby making business, the coop, life)
101. Raggedy Ann (infertility, motherhood, memories-from-across-the-sea)
102. Jenn’s Journal (twins, infertility, complaining)
103. Expecting a Miracle (TTC, pregnancy loss, infertility)
104. Life and Times of Me (nothing very interesting!)
105. Heeeeere Storkey, Storkey! (infertility, twins, life)
106. Bookroom Reviews (book reviews, giveaways, entertainment)
107. Sounds Like Insanity (ttc, the kids, wahmhood)
108. Preconceived Notions (ttc newbie, charting, geek)
109. Getting There (infertility, IVF/ICSI, life)
110. None in the Oven (infertility, high FSH, life)
111. 1 More Week (infertility, FET, CCRM)
112. It is Tuesday, Right? (IVF, new parenthood, breastfeeding)
113. That’s My Answer! (question of the day, would you rather, silly questions)
114. The Making of a Family (infertility, IVF, life)
115. Be Still and Know (endometriosis, struggling with hope)
116. Gotchababy (open adoption, young children)
117. Thou
     ghts From an Evil Overlord (vintage collectibles, blogging, life)
118. I’d Blog That! (daily life, randomosity, personal)
119. Musings Musings Musings (mothering, post-partum depression, spirituality)
120. Girl-Tyler (ponderings, veterinary school, sarcasm)
121. Bella And Her Fella (high FSH, infertility, donor eggs)
122. In Due Time (infertility, life, PCOS)
123. My Little Drummer Boys (pregnancy loss, twins, adoption)
124. Isn’t it pretty to think so? (recurrent pg loss, life, infertility)
125. Tobacco Brunette (IVF, pregnancy, attempts at humor)
126. Mom to Twins Plus One… (infertility, twins, crafts)
127. This list is now closed. The next one will open on September 1st (actually, probably something more like August 28th due to Labour Day in the US, but close enough)

Q: What if I miss a day?
A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What is an Iron Commentor?
A: Not for the faint-of-heart. People who wish to be an Iron Commentor and be entered on the Iron Commentor honour roll need to leave a comment on every blog on the participants list (exceptions are blogs that require you to have a special log-in, such as some LiveJournal accounts or other similar situations). You can spread out this commenting any way you wish over the whole week, but the final comment needs to be left by midnight on the 28th (EST). Reaching Iron Commentor status is done on an honour system. Please email me if you earn iron commentor status so I can add you to the wall of honour.

Q: Why do I have to add that bit of code to my sidebar?
A: The code is the latest icon (the icon changes colour every month so you know that you’re on the right list). This month, the icon is yellow, the next month it will be orange, etc. The reason is two-fold: (1) it enables more people to find out about IComLeavWe and (2) it gives you easy access to the current list once the commenting week actually begins. The icon is linked back to the current list. On the 28th, remove the icon from your blog. A new one will be created for the next month.

Q: It’s the 23rd and I just saw this for the first time on my friend’s blog! I want to join the list–why can’t I?
A: Because IComLeavWe happens every month, once the list is closed, it’s closed. If you’re finding out about this on the 23rd, you can’t join the current month. But leave yourself a note to check back in a week on the 1st and you can sign up for the next month.

Q: You said the list closes on the 21st. Well, it’s still the 21st where I am. Why aren’t you moving my information onto the list?
A: All dates and times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours).

Q: What if no one comments on my blog and I have no comments to return?
A: Well, that really doesn’t happen for the most part, but in that case, simply choose another blog and add an additional comment. The goal is to hit 6 comments daily as a minimum. Going over that is fantastic and encouraged.

Q: Mel, my question wasn’t covered at all. What do I do?
A: Email me; I’m quite friendly. It helps to place “IComLeavWe” in the subject line. You could also check this post which contains the history of IComLeavWe and see if you can glean anything there.