Monday, June 30, 2008

Onions Anyone?


Guess what I learned I may have at my OB appointment this past Thursday?

Oniomania.

Definition: for the compulsive desire to shop, more commonly referred to as shopping addiction or shopaholism.

I though it had to do with an obsessive need to eat onions. Which a certain brother-in-law of mine suffers from (you know who you are!).

And though I greatly like to shop, I usually don't purchase anything. What's the term for that? Noncommittoniomaia? Windowshoppyicism? CompulsoI'mjustlooking?

While waiting for my appointment to start my always entertaining husband picked up a Taber's Medical Dictionary and started quizzing me on medical terminology just for fun. Cause what else are you going to do while waiting for your appointment to start. Read a pamphlet about peri-menopausal symptoms or painful urination?

Anyways, we got to see our new little peanut wiggling around on the ultrasound screen, bringing bright smiles to our faces. I learned I need my blood drawn again, bringing a sad scowl to my face.

A

5 comments :

  1. Yeah, definately sounds like a certain brother more than you...but with our obsessive need to shop, I was just thinking this morning about another ikea trip. Hmmmm...

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  2. I never knew this. What fun! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. good info to have...and did you notice any peri-menopausal symptoms??? :) Glad my new little nephew/niece is busy moving and growing!

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  4. How funny! So glad you got some good pictures of your sweet peanut

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  5. Call me crazy, but learning medical terminology "just for fun" sounds kind of fun =)

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