the autoimmune hippie.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. . . Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry

Miranda Herring

  • prayers for all affected by the Washington plane crash.

    Tonight, a military helicopter collided with a passenger plane over the Potomac near Washington DC as the airplane was approaching Reagan National Airport to land. This happened shortly before 9pm Eastern Standard Time – and news has been coming quickly since. Images of the crash appeared on X almost as soon as the national news… Read more

  • a lovely 46th with my people.

    In this record cold, I am still fighting a flare – and staying in as much as possible since flu is everywhere and I have no immune system. Still, I had the most wonderful 46th birthday. My sweet Bug planned a Wicked themed party for me – and we had so much fun with a… Read more

  • 46 books.

    As it is almost my 46th birthday in a few hours as I begin writing, I expect this will be my only other list of 46 this week – and, of course, it is my favorite. ❤ This year has been a wonderful one in books – and I have been blessed to share many… Read more

  • 46 songs.

    Later this week, I will turn 46 – and I am grateful, deeply grateful, as always for every birthday. ♥️ As I celebrate, I thought I would share lists of favorite things this year – as I have done in years past. Today’s list is 46 songs I’ve been digging over the past months, just… Read more

  • my fabulous national popcorn day birthday gift.

    As I mentioned in my last post, it’s my birthday week and I will be celebrating big here as always because I am so so grateful for every one. With plans for several 46 themed posts later this week, today’s post is a bit different. It’s National Popcorn Day – and, owing to my Celiac… Read more

  • heavy.

    Winter is sick season for everyone – and it’s particularly difficult for those of us who are immunocompromised and/or living with chronic illnesses. I feel like I have *kept* some sort of ailment lately – but a particularly gnarly upper respiratory infection came up pretty quickly several days ago, wiping me out and landing me… Read more

  • happy poetry break day.

    I’ve learned that January 13th is Poetry Break Day every year in celebration of the reading and writing of poetry. This year it has fortuitously fallen on Monday – as in Mary Oliver Monday here on the blog – so naturally one of Mary’s poems is first, a favorite of mine I haven’t shared here… Read more

  • a snowy day in the south.

    Thursday night and Friday were our first winter weather days of the season here in Alabama – and, in the Hippie Hut, this also brought Oliver’s first snow day. ♥️ After many changes to the forecast, we were expecting mostly freezing rain and ice only – and were delighted to also have snow through the… Read more

  • national word nerd day 2025.

    Dearly beloved, until today, I was unaware of National Word Nerd Day – however, it has delightfully come to my attention now and we simply must observe it here at the Autoimmune Hippie, home of one seriously geeky little word nerd – and her baby word nerd chiweenie too. 😂 We also have a gnarly… Read more

  • deleterious changes in our insurance coverage affecting me – and many others.

    At the beginning of the year, our health insurer changed the administrator of our pharmacy coverage. On Friday, January 3rd – 3 days into this new plan – I called in several refills including maintenance medications for pain that I have been on since 2017 – and was advised that they will now require a… Read more