the autoimmune hippie.

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

our fam jam

  • happy fall, y’all.

    This last week has been a blur with Dax’s first chemo and my usual autoimmune situation – last night was worse with some CRPS nerve symptoms than I’ve seen in a long time – along with busy life things all week – so I am super behind and will be posting several things – including… Read more

  • our sweet dax is starting chemo.

    Late last week, our sweet Dax required a trip to our wonderful vet’s office for a large swollen area that has come up suddenly on his left hind paw. A biopsy was sent out and we have been anxiously awaiting results. Unfortunately, on Monday, the news came in that he has a type of mast… Read more

  • road tripping with my bug.

    For Mother’s Day, my sweet Bug gave me tickets to Luke Bryan’s August 17th show at Truist Park in Atlanta – so Saturday morning we hit the road. First stop, of course, Buc-ee’s: And then on to the park: As always, our precious Lindsey came as well. At first, we were quite toasty – as… Read more

  • how jesse chavez, the 8 foot sasquatch, became a resident of the hippie hut.

    Last fall, Courtney was helping our Pop with some projects down at the lake, so, as they were working, we were also blessed to spend several football Saturdays with Mom, Pop, and GJ, watching football and baseball games and enjoying family time together. ❤ One Saturday, I noticed on our way down that a neighbor… Read more

  • a love list.

    As I shared in my earlier post, I have been in distress over health issues and other concerns this week, things I cannot change – and I do think it is important to share those things here, especially so that my fellow chronic illness sufferers may feel less alone as they deal with similar issues.… Read more

  • chronic illness and feeling forgotten.

    Recently, I have been more ill than usual in some ways, with this fierce pneumonia persisting on top of frequent flares – and now a cataract surgery scheduled for next week as well (because I am so blind in my left eye that, uncorrected, my vision is 20/counting fingers – meaning I cannot see the… Read more

  • exhausted.

    I’m behind on my posts this week – with several fun ones I can’t wait to get to, including a nifty book report and news of our seven foot sasquatch that has come to the Hippie Hut. 🙂 However, I have just not been able to shake this insane fatigue leftover from my pneumonia, with… Read more

  • happy 11th birthday henry petunia!

    On May 1st, our precious Henry turned 11. ❤ Our sweet boy has had more than his share of health challenges – and takes many of the same medications as me every day – and we are more grateful than I have words to express that we get to celebrate him after some terrifying times.… Read more

  • release days – and florida.

    I was *very* late to the Swiftie party – but sometime last year, she found me too – by my birthday this year, I had my family watching the Eras film for my party here in the Hippie Hut. ❤ And here we are. 😉 That said, last night, I was up, calling across the… Read more

  • a happy hippie hut hello.

    I am so happy to have several new readers joining us here recently – welcome and thank you! ❤ – and it seems time to do a quick introduction to our little happy hippie hut fam jam for all of our new friends. 🙂 First, there is my better half, Courtney, and our precious Bug.… Read more