the autoimmune hippie.

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

Blogmas 2025.

  • Have A Holly Ollie Christmas 2025.

    I have been a woman down since the holiday so I’m a bit late in sharing my usual Christmas in the Hippie Hut post but we did have a wonderful one. ♥️ Every year, Santa comes to our house on Christmas Eve so we had our usual finger foods while watching the NORAD Santa tracker… Read more

  • Blogmas Day 6: celebrating the holidays with our dear ones.

    Today, Christmas Eve Eve, I am writing to you from my bed still, with Ollie snoring underneath about four blankies, as my body does its expected crash out from yesterday’s last minute push to gather everything for Christmas. (An aside: every single year I tell myself I’ll remember next year just *how crazy* those crowds… Read more

  • Blogmas Day 5: it’s Christmastime in the Hippie Hut.

    It has taken some extra time this year with the flare I’m dealing with – but the Hippie Hut is ready for Christmas now. I am so excited. My better half has the outside looking just adorable: The inside of our home is cozy and ready for Santa too: Now we are watching all the… Read more

  • Blogmas Day 4 – a systemic CRPS flare for Christmas.

    Last month was CRPS Awareness Month and I actually chose to skip my usual post about it, as I fear y’all get tired of hearing about my health challenges so often. Well, as fate would have it, my fall a few weeks ago has brought on a flare of my systemic CRPS, with a vengeance.… Read more

  • Blogmas Day 3 – one happy little bulldog.

    This week, I am in the middle of one helluva CRPS situation that I’ll be sharing more about in my next post – but today is just a bit of happy news out of Starkville, Mississippi. 🖤 Though my Bulldogs improved *greatly* this past season, we didn’t quite make the cut off to go bowling… Read more

  • Blogmas Day 2 – A Merry Ortho Christmas.

    Well, y’all, the fall I mentioned in yesterday’s post – that I considered a “banged up” type, resulted in my doctor insisting I go for X-rays yesterday as I haven’t been able to get this pain under control. Hrrmmm. On a Friday afternoon, of course, that meant urgent care and the wait from Hail: When… Read more

  • Happy Blogmas 2025, y’all. Day 1.

    Well, y’all, Blogmas time is here. As I write every year, I love *love* Christmas and I always look forward to Blogmas in the weeks leading up to it. I usually plan to start on December 1st – but, honestly, I had a bit of a nasty fall last week that has my pain levels… Read more