2018
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Tomorrow, the 28th, will be one year since I said goodbye to the vino for good and I am so incredibly grateful to God every day for all of the changes that have come with becoming a teetotaler. This year has truly been a wild ride. I have had some of the best experiences:… Read more
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This morning, I left home early (for me) to go over to Southside (my original stomping grounds) to run a quick errand. Taking my usual shortcut, I crossed directly in front of UAB Highlands – and just had to cry. Since the breaking news update of an active shooter at the hospital came to my… Read more
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If you look over my tattoos, they are mostly quotes and words. Bits and pieces I love. Parts of my story. I love words. I tend to hide in my books after a rough day. And yesterday was just terrible and bizarre and hard and unnecessary and frustrating with a child in a way my… Read more
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I’ve written often recently about the negatives of my illness – and there are many – but a thought has been following me around that has given me pause: Life is not happening to you; it’s happening for you. Even the bad stuff is, in some way, happening for us. And I’ve heard this in… Read more
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I suppose the weight of all that is going on right now has caught up with me. We are still waiting on our eldest daughter’s placement in her program and it has been a struggle and a terrible strain on our family for sure. Our youngest daughter is exhibiting the symptoms of full-blown autoimmune disease… Read more
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This is definitely how I’m feeling right now. We have now had flu and sickness in our house for two weeks and I have been to the emergency room with sick kids and a puny or damaged me a total of six times in that span of time – including twice in one day (yesterday).… Read more
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As promised in last Friday’s blog post, it’s Friday Update Day (well, actually early Saturday morning, but, bear with me, plague has struck my home) on my Health Coaching myself project. As can always be expected when starting a new project, a giant thundercloud has been hanging over our heads this week – the plague… Read more
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I don’t want the black balloons and/or funeral themed parties for any of my birthdays. Ever. All of my birthdays call for rainbow balloons and glitter and sparkles and funfetti. The higher the number, the more glitter and sparkles I say. And the number is no secret – you can hire someone to put it… Read more
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As I wrote in my previous post, I was REALLY upset about this perma-broken foot situation. Anybody would be. However, I’ve had some time to rest and enjoy home time with my better half working on the Hippie Hut and gathering my thoughts and I am in a much better place now in my head… Read more
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As I mentioned in my previous post, I am starting off 2018 working on some personal health goals. As long-term steroid therapy has not been kind to my weight, it is time to find a way to lose some extra pounds. I am hopeful that it will help my joint pain (at least a little),… Read more
