I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed. – Mary Oliver
*This is just an introduction piece I wrote for another site and I’m posting it here as well. At age 33, I fell quite suddenly ill, not long after my happily ever after wedding to my amazing husband. After some really tough years of a bad situation, I had gotten out, moved on, met my…
Read more My broken body’s journey (so far) – and how I’m carrying on.
Five days ago, I turned 40 and my amazing family just spoiled me so. . . Beautiful gifts from my husband and daughter and our Mom, Pop, and GJ. . . and flowers and Mumford and Sons tickets (!!!). . . and vegan GF cupcakes from this heavenly little bakery. . . It was wonderful.…
Read more thank goodness, my Henry is on the mend – and back by my side. . .
A couple of days after Christmas, my daughter and I both got sick as Hale. Like laid out with the bronchitis/sinusitis plague, sick as Hale. That’s when I also remembered that I always manage to get super sick right after Christmas – maybe due to being run down or around lots of people or angering…
Yesterday morning, I read an article about Colin O’ Brady becoming the first person to ever cross Antarctica unassisted, a truly incredible feat. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/american-man-first-solo-across-antarctica-unaided-n952186 The explorer who attempted the same, Henry Worsley, in 2016 fell ill and passed away, just 30 miles short of his goal. Still, what an amazing attempt. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/25/explorer-henry-worsley-dies-during-antarctic-record-attempt It is also…
And this ain’t no place for the weary kind And this ain’t no place to lose your mind And this ain’t no place to fall behind Pick up your crazy heart and give it one more try. – The Weary Kind, Ryan Bingham Before I say all that I need to, let me report that…
Read more picking up my crazy heart to give it one more try (or twelve)
During the night Sunday night and into early Monday morning, the throbbing pain in my left foot and ankle that I wrote about in my last blog post escalated into the most horrifying and unbearable pain I have EVER experienced. As I point of reference, I didn’t cry during labor with Sara Marie – I…
Yesterday morning I learned that my friend Amy’s husband passed away and I am just heartbroken for her and her daughter and the rest of their family. Some things I will never understand. I can’t imagine trying to deal with all that she has with medical issues that her husband has been suffering from for…
I can’t sleep tonight. The anxiety disorder that plagues me more often than I care to admit is running amok and I am having the worst time trying to get a handle on it. As y’all know, I’ve had the flu-y flu flu – and it’s lingering. My temp continues to randomly shoot up –…
So, y’all, the flu still has me Laid. Out. But I actually made it to the shower yesterday in anticipation of the SEC Championship Game – even though I still felt like Hale – and I was super excited: And this whole getting ready thing turned out to be a MAJOR overdoing it. Henry and…
Read more my spoonie christmukkah 2018 hopefully helpful gift giving guide <3
The freaking flu again, y’all. 😦 Where I used to be totally “immune” to it (for lack of a better way to say it), as in I could work with patients with it every day and not catch it for literally YEARS, it is apparently my Kryptonite now. And I’m starting to settle in and…
