I’ve been planning to get back on my regular writing schedule here – and life has been life-ing – so I’ve postponed often, hoping I would have a more sunny report to share soon.

However, I am finally writing today, again with a gnarly pain and nerve inflammation crisis – and I am accepting that I’ll be spending the next several days in (on increased steroids no less #bless) to push back this flare.

(And, while I always deal with fatigue, I am especially *exhausted* at the moment, the “it’s 1 PM and I’m still trying to summon the strength to get to the shower” exhausted. #fixitjesus)

While I am so thankful for my good days, I’m really – still, even now – taken aback at the severity of the bad ones.

Over the past several weeks, our family has experienced a profound and devastating loss and has been walking through all that comes in its wake.

At the same time, we are working on some home projects – good things – but my body reacts to *everything.*

This weekend I have even been waylaid by a cold front that took temperatures from the upper 90’s to the lower 80’s. It feels much better outside – now, if my body will just settle down again. . .

All that to say, I’ve found myself juggling conditions that don’t even act up that often, like my IC (which is miserable when it does), in addition to my RA and CRPS pain flaring.

There is nothing to do but keep going – and get back to writing here as planned as this situation doesn’t seem to be shifting right now.

This is the chronic illness life and sometimes the only way out is through.

I just wanted to check in with autoimmune issue bad news bears report today – it seemed finally unavoidable – so this week we can get back to our regularly scheduled programming (and some exciting book news to share tomorrow). ♥️

Be well, everybody. Take care of yourselves and each other.

Grace and Blessings.