So your friendly neighborhood hippie writer is in the midst of a big HEAVY-type project - and tonight I just needed the night off from working on it. It's been all rainy and stormy in my part of the world, so we are cozy inside, drinking tea and watching documentaries. As I've been geeking out,…
When I shared my previous post on Facebook, I had to laugh and tell everyone that I felt like the April Fools was on me, because, as sure as I wrote it all, my CRPS launched into a full pain crisis and has stayed there. I still meant - and mean - every word of…
Y'all, it seems that my Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is trying to flare in a bizarre sort of way right now. I've written about it before but CRPS is sort of a medical anomaly anyway and it is new to me as well as I just developed it at the end of last year…
Shortly after midnight last night, this popped up on my phone: Going alcohol free is still absolutely one of the best decisions I have ever made. My second year of sobriety has been a been a beautiful one for sure, with adventures great and small. I've been on some wonderful road trips: And…
It's been almost two weeks since my last post - which is just CRAZY unusual for me. First, let me say that I did go fully plant based vegan, and, with my many food allergies (soy, wheat, air, all of the things), I rapidly became SO weak, despite consciously seeking out complete protein sources and…
On Ash Wednesday, we remember our impermanence. Ashes are imposed on our foreheads, both as a reminder of our mortality and a sign of penitence, as our priest (or pastor) says, "remember you are dust and to dust you will return." It's always a somber - but beautiful - service. And all good Catholics, Episcopalians,…
It was a busy weekend in the Hippie Hut. On Friday, my better half and I went to visit our family and just had a wonderful day with them. ❤ Then. . . On Saturday, my bestie, Al, my daughter, Sara, and I loaded up for our long-awaited trip to Atlanta to hear Nadia Bolz-Weber…
*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…
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.…
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…
