Category — IComLeavWe

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 filling out this form after adding the icon below: The December list is now closed.  The January list will open on 12/27.
  
• 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…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. 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.
• I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
• Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
• The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our 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 (twins, books, writing)
2. Baking & Babies (baking, parenting after infertility)
3. Stupid Broken Eggs (IVF, faith, infertility )
4. Breathe Gently (New-mum, IVF, PCOS)
5. Waiting for Baby (pregnancy, PCOS, thyroid)
6. The 2 Week Wait (infertility humor motherhood)
7. Family Of Three (parenting after infertility)
8. Dear Noah (loss, tfmr, grief)
9. Constant in the Darkness (open adoption, parenting, relationships)
10. Genuine Greavu (infertility, faith, IVF)
11. Amateur Nester (infertility, faith, life)
12. Feeling Beachie (life, humor, family)
13. No Bun In This Oven (ttc, infertility, iui)
14. One Step at a Time (baby after infertility)
15. Birds, Bees, and Medicine (infertility, PCOS, family)
16. Comatised (love, life, happiness)
17. Hope, Love and Family (infertility, faith, endometriosis)
18. A Little Bit More (PCOS, TTC, life)
19. Our Journey to a Family of Four (twins after infertility)
20. Life of an Army Wife (army wife, donor eggs, donor embryo)
21. Dreaming of Dimples (IVF, inspiration, infertility)
22. The Road From There To Here (infertility and miscarriage, faith, health issues)
23. In Quest of a Binky Moongee (faith, IVF, TTC)
24. In Due Time (faith, hope, waiting)
25. The Icing on Our Cake (infertility, IVF, life)
26. Penguins of mine (infertility, loss, drawing)
27. Creating a Family (infertility, adoption, parenting)
28. For This Child I Prayed (parenting after infertility, faith)
29. I Can Do This (immune factors, losses)
30. The Noona Musings (infertile, student, life)
31. MissConception (parenting and pregnancy, loss, PCOS)
32. The Buggy List (miscarrage, new motherhood, humor)
33. Baby On Mind (embryo adoption, infertility, 40+)
34. Ready Now To See it Your Way (loss, marriage, kids)
35. Adopt To Change (adoption, infertility, hope )
36. The December list is now closed.  The January list will open on 12/27.

Q: What if I miss a day?

A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What if I have two blogs? Can I sign up twice, listing both blogs?

A: Yes, but you also need to double your comments. If you have two blogs listed, you should be leaving 12 comments per day.

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 red, the next month it will be silver, 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). The list closes around 11 p.m. EST on the 21st.

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.

Looking for the comment section? It has been closed on this post. Use the form in the directions to add yourself to the list.

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 filling out this form after adding the icon below:  The November list is now closed.  The December list will open on 11/27.
  
• 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…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. 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.
• I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
• Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
• The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our 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 (twins, books, writing)
2. Stupid Broken Eggs (IUI, infertility, faith)
3. Breathe Gently (new mum, IVF, PCOS)
4. Fox In The Henhouse (infertility surrogacy adenomyosis)
5. The 2 Week Wait (infertility humor motherhood)
6. In Due Time (hope, faith, waiting)
7. One Step at a Time (baby after infertility)
8. My journey through infertility, pregnancy & loss (pregnancy, loss, infertility)
9. Birds, Bees, and Medicine (infertility, PCOS, and hope)
10. Hope, Love and Family (infertility, endometriosis, faith)
11. Ready Now To See it Your Way (G-d, family, life)
12. Life of an Army Wife (army, donor eggs, donor embryo)
13. Waiting for Baby (pregnancy, PCOS, thyroid)
14. Amateur Nester (infertility, faith, home)
15. Wishing on a Snowflake (open embryo adoption, infertility, loss)
16. Emma in Mommyland (pregnancy, sahm, life)
17. Baby On Mind (embryo adoption, infertility, 40+)
18. The M House (domestic adoption, parenting after loss)
19. Comatised (love, life, happiness)
20. His & Her Infertility (international adoption, PCOS, azoo)
21. No Bun In This Oven (infertility, iui, trying to conceive)
22. Familyoftthree (ttc #2 life with #1 observations)
23. Our Journey to Cameroon (ministry, rainbow baby, Wycliffe)
24. Work is for Suckers (pregnancy after IUI, books)
25. A Little Bit More (pcos, infertility, life)
26. Immeasurable Love (adoption, parenthood, infertility)
27. Sweet Dreams are Made of This (waiting to adopt)
28. Ask an Infertile (infertility, ttc, fertility treatments)
29. Penguins of mine (infertility, loss, drawing)
30. Feeling Beachie (life, humor, family)
31. Dangled Carat (dating, relationships, love)
32. Just Another Infertility Blog (infertility loss ivf)
33. MissConception (parenting and pregnancy, loss, PCOS)
34. Plan Y (secondary IF, cancer, parenting)
35. The Days of our Lives (pregnant with number 2, after recurrent losses)
36. all i ever wished for… (infertility, IVF, twins)
37. PCOS is Taking Over My Life (infertility, pcos, support)
38. The Empty Cookie (loss, disabilities, living children)
39. Dogs Aren’t Kids (infertility mfi rants)
40. Baking & Babies (baking, parenting, PCOS)
41. Baby Makin’ (pcos, ttc baby #1)
42. The November list is now closed.  The December list will open on 11/27.

Q: What if I miss a day?

A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What if I have two blogs? Can I sign up twice, listing both blogs?

A: Yes, but you also need to double your comments. If you have two blogs listed, you should be leaving 12 comments per day.

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 navy blue, the next month it will be red, 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). The list closes around 11 p.m. EST on the 21st.

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.

Looking for the comment section? It has been closed on this post. Use the form in the directions to add yourself to the list.

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 filling out this form after adding the icon below: The October list is now closed.  The November list will open on 10/27.
  
• 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…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. 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.
• I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
• Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
• The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our 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 (twins, books, writing)
2. The 2 Week Wait (infertility humor motherhood)
3. Breathe Gently (new-mum, IVF, PCOS)
4. Baby On Mind (embryo adoption, infertility, 40+)
5. One Step at a Time (baby after infertility)
6. Feeling Beachie (life, humor, family)
7. Dangled Carat (life, relationships, love)
8. Waiting for Baby (pregnancy, PCOS, thyroid)
9. A Little Bit More (PCOS, infertility, life)
10. Alphabet Salad (life, writing, creativity)
11. Stupid Broken Eggs (marriage, infertility, IUI)
12. Our Journey to Cameroon (pregnant after loss, faith, ministry)
13. Frozen OJ (health, life, puns)
14. The M House (adoption, parenting after loss, family)
15. Meant to be Mommy (infertility, IUI, endometriosis)
16. Comatised (love, life, happiness)
17. Punch Today In The Face (life after infertility)
18. My journey through infertility, pregnancy & loss (pregnancy, loss, infertility)
19. Faire Faire (second iui, life)
20. In Due Time (faith, hope, health)
21. Creating a Family (infertility, adoption, adoptive parenting)
22. Emma in Mommyland (pregnancy, sahm, life)
23. This Foxy Mama (parenting, politics, privacy)
24. Ready Now To See it Your Way (loss, marriage, kids)
25. Amateur Nester (infertility, home, faith)
26. Life of an Army Wife (embryo adoption, donor eggs, army)
27. For This Child I Prayed (parenting after infertility, faith, being a sahm)
28. This Hampton Life of Mine (secondary infertility, PCOS, surprise pregnancy)
29. Hidden Infertility (infertility, multiple losses, hope)
30. Creating Our Miracle (TTC#2, FET, male factor)
31. The Barreness (infertility, art, reflection)
32. Dogs Aren’t Kids (infertility mfi rants)
33. Penguins of Mine (infertility, loss, drawing)
34. Oh Baby, Baby (infertility, faith, patience)
35. Old Lady and No Baby (pregnancy, twins, infertility)
36. Who Shot Down My Stork? (IVF, miscarriage, ICSI)
37. Birds, Bees, and Medicine (infertility, PCOS, hope)
38. The October list is now closed.  The November list will open on 10/27.

Q: What if I miss a day?

A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What if I have two blogs? Can I sign up twice, listing both blogs?

A: Yes, but you also need to double your comments. If you have two blogs listed, you should be leaving 12 comments per day.

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 orange, the next month it will be blue, 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). The list closes around 11 p.m. EST on the 21st.

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.

Looking for the comment section? It has been closed on this post. Use the form in the directions to add yourself to the list.

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 filling out this form after adding the icon below: The September list is now closed.  The October list will open on 9/27.
  
• 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…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. 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.
• I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
• Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
• The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our 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 (twins, books, writing)
2. Invincible Spring (recurrent loss, IVF, life)
3. The 2 Week Wait (infertility motherhood humor)
4. One Step at a Time (baby after infertility)
5. Stupid Broken Eggs (infertility, faith, marriage )
6. Dangled Carat (relationships, dating, marriage)
7. Feeling Beachie (life, humor, cats)
8. Comatised (love, life, happiness)
9. Our New Normal with Z (adoption, family, life)
10. Inconception (child-free for now)
11. Breathe Gently (new-mum, IVF, PCOS)
12. Reading Each Page (parenting after infertility)
13. Waiting for Baby (pregnancy, PCOS, thyroid)
14. Airplanes From Heaven (stillbirth, faith, living children)
15. BattleFish (parenting after infertility)
16. My journey through infertility, pregnancy & loss (infertility, loss, pregnancy)
17. Where the Bleep Is Our Stork (ttc, pcos, truth)
18. Baby On Mind (embryo adoption, infertility, 40+)
19. Penguins of mine (infertility, loss, drawing)
20. Old Lady and No Baby (pregnant with twins, egg donor)
21. How I Spend My Dash (twins, parenting, life)
22. A Little Bit More (infertility, life, pcos)
23. Life of an Army Wife (donor gametes, army, crafting)
24. InfertilityLand Is Not Like Disneyland (infertility, loss, progress)
25. Mama Asterisk (adoption, balancing life)
26. In Due Time (faith, hope, health)
27. Faire Faire (iui, life, etc.)
28. Just Another Infertility Blog (early pregnancy after infertility and loss)
29. Hobbit-ish Thoughts & Ramblings (diabetes, books, parenting after IF/RPL)
30. Emma in Mommyland (SAHM, toddler, pregnancy)
31. Creating a Family (infertility, adoption, adoptive parenting)
32. My Journey to Motherhood (uterine malformation, UU, life)
33. Our Journey to Cameroon (ministry, faith, pregnant after loss)
34. Gypsy Mama (IUI, adoption, life)
35. Ask An Infertile (infertility, pregnancy loss, ttc)
36. Ready Now To See it Your Way (miscarriage,marriage, kids)
37. Dogs Aren’t Kids (infertility mfi rants)
38. Two Adults, One Child (secondary infertility, parenting, running)
39. In Quest of a Binky Moongee (TTC, IVF, faith)
40. Sensitive Ginger (infertility, hippie stuff)
41. ImagesByCW (photography, fine art, travel)
42. Work is for Suckers (IUI, loss, books)
43. Dragondreamer’s Lair (parenting, crafts/DIY, secondary infertility)
44. Life in the White House (triplets, life, creating)
45. Sweet Dreams are Made of This (waiting to adopt)
46. Stepping Stones (step-parenting, newly pregnant)
47. Recurrent Loss and Moving Forward (surrogacy, grieving, loss of fertility)
48. Baby Makin’ (PCOS, TTC baby #1)
49. Wistfulgirl’s World (fostering, adoption, life)
50. Poemfish (adoption, parenting, personal growth crap)
51. The September list is now closed.  The October list will open on 9/27.

Q: What if I miss a day?

A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What if I have two blogs? Can I sign up twice, listing both blogs?

A: Yes, but you also need to double your comments. If you have two blogs listed, you should be leaving 12 comments per day.

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 red, 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 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). The list closes around 11 p.m. EST on the 21st.

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.

Looking for the comment section? It has been closed on this post. Use the form in the directions to add yourself to the list.

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 filling out this form after adding the icon below: The August list is closed.  The September list opens on 8/27.
  
• 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…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. 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.
• I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
• Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
• The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our 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 (twins, books, writing)
2. Waiting for Baby (pregnancy, PCOS, thyroid)
3. Dangled Carat (love, relationships, marriage)
4. Just Another Infertility Blog (ivf, infertility and life)
5. Baby On Mind (embryo adoption, infertility, FET)
6. Breathe Gently (new-mum, IVF, PCOS)
7. My Lady of the Lantern (parenting post baby loss, maybe TTC )
8. Mommy-At-Last (ivf toddler twins)
9. One Step at a Time (baby after infertility)
10. Stupid Broken Eggs (marriage, infertility, faith)
11. Team Harries Beats Infertility (faith, natural, azoospermia)
12. Life of an Army Wife (army, infertility, crafting)
13. Ready For My Bundle (new mom after ivf, family, smc)
14. Hobbit-ish Thoughts & Ramblings (parenting after IF/RPL, weight loss, diabetes)
15. The Question Now Becomes… (sperm donor conception, twins)
16. It Is What It Is (Or Is It?) (parenting post ART, infertility, navigating life)
17. The 2 Week Wait (infertility ttc motherhood)
18. Feeling Beachie (life, humor, family)
19. The Destiny Manifest (stillbirth loss, family, life)
20. My journey through infertility, pregnancy & loss (infertility, loss, pregnancy)
21. Two Adults, One Child (secondary infertility, parenting, running)
22. InfertilityLand is NOT Like Disneyland (loss, FET, life)
23. Creating a Family (infertility, adoption, adoptive parenting)
24. My Name Isn’t Mommy (personal growth, motherhood, children)
25. The Noona Musings (IVF, university, shenanigans)
26. Learning To Let Go (ttc #2 failure; ivf#6 miracle; lasting infertility impact)
27. Our Journey to Cameroon (wycliffe, faith, pregnant after loss)
28. Dogs Aren’t Kids (infertility, mfi, rants)
29. Sweet Dreams are Made of This (adoption, everyday life)
30. Res Cogitatae (toddler, trying again, PhD)
31. The Lewis Note (pregnancy loss, infertility, adoption)
32. Gypsy Mamas Journey (IUI with donor sperm, infertility, life)
33. Comatised (love, life, family)
34. Recurrent Loss and Moving Forward (surrogacy, recurrent loss)
35. Circle Surrogacy Blog (surrogacy, surrogate, egg donors)
36. Our New Normal with Z (adoption after pregnancy loss)
37. Living Our Miracle (embryo adoption, premature ovarian failure, motherhood)
38. By Lisa, With Love (fertility, food, 40+)
39. No Good Eggs (donor egg, IVF, FET)
40. Premature Ovarian Failure… no… Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (pof, poi, infertility)
41. How I Spend My Dash (twins, parenting, life)
42. Sensitive Ginger (newbie to infertility, alternative medicine)
43. In Quest of a Binky Moongee (TTC, IVF, faith)
44. Stepping Stones (infertile step-parenting, ttc)
45. Baby Makin’ (pcos, TTC baby #1)
46. Penguins of mine (infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth)
47. Not pregnant and PISSED! (infertility TTC life)
48. The August list is closed.  The September list opens on 8/27.

Q: What if I miss a day?

A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What if I have two blogs? Can I sign up twice, listing both blogs?

A: Yes, but you also need to double your comments. If you have two blogs listed, you should be leaving 12 comments per day.

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 purple, the next month it will be red, 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). The list closes around 11 p.m. EST on the 21st.

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.

Looking for the comment section? It has been closed on this post. Use the form in the directions to add yourself to the list.