spoonie life.
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It’s 3:09 AM and this adorable guy is snoring next me, noggin buried in his commandeered pillows. ❤ And this guy is in his spot at my feet – until I snoodle up to sleep later, when he’ll climb up and sleep on my lap all night. ❤ I’ve finished my Maymester Sociology work for… Read more
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On Saturday, Sara and I hit the road and headed to Paris, Tennessee, our sweet Lindsey’s hometown, for her Celebration of Life at the Convention Center there. I had never been to Paris before – and the Celebration was so perfectly Lindsey. There were pictures everywhere (she was a total picture person like me), wonderfully… Read more
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We have to learn that what cannot be cured must be endured. – Montaigne Last week, I started rereading a book that I just loved, written by a fabulous lady, Nina Riggs, who died in her late thirties from breast cancer. She writes with astounding clarity and wisdom and even humor of her experience walking… Read more
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I met our Lindsey at the same time I met my husband, over ten years ago during a football weekend in Tuscaloosa and she is just one of THOSE people – funny, kind, adventurous, full of life. You just love her right away. As my husband and I were together, Lindsey and I would also… Read more
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A sweet friend in my spoonie community has passed away. I remember her post that she was out of options and entering hospice – at 29. Pictures of her 30th birthday, her saying she knew it would be her last. Photos of her in a wedding dress, a day that was a gift from a… Read more
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Tuesday was World Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day. It falls on February 2, Groundhog Day, every year – and it has been on my radar for 8 years now since my RA diagnosis. I’m running a little behind posting about it this year – as things have been super busy for some amazing reasons I’ll share… Read more
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It’s a wild rumpus – mostly in the best way – here as I’m wrapping up writing my book and keeping up with school work. I have several posts I plan to write next week – once I have my book draft over to my fabulous friend and editor, Cheryl – but this week is… Read more
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As I write to you, it has been a hectic day, trying to finish some writing work and set up a computer – challenging for the elderly here 😉 – as it is my first week of school, with several other assignments and projects waiting. It has been a hectic day – and I am… Read more
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Christmas cards did not go out in a timely manner this year. In fact, owing to a medical crisis involving my dominant hand — AFTER I thought I was in the clear — I have a small stack that needed recipe cards included I had been unable to write until now that won’t be going out until tomorrow, the… Read more
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After posting about an intense and drawn out CRPS flare that finally seemed to be winding down last week, on Saturday I had a good day. In fact, owing to nothing short of an early Christmas miracle, my Bullies even won. I went to bed tired and sore – but feeling as well as I… Read more
