the autoimmune hippie.

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

writer.

  • writer life. 🖤

    I’m in the midst of writing a LONG post – that I expect to finish after a fabulous outing tonight. It’s taking quite awhile – and it’s going to set some folks hair on fire. But you know what? My dreams growing up were to be a writer and to work for social justice. And… Read more

  • wanting more (and less) in 2019

    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… Read more

  • it is not our weekend.

    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… Read more

  • so so many gratitudes.

    It’s Thanksgiving morning and I just woke from a long-ish winter’s nap (five or so hours?) and I’m sitting here next to a snoring Wonderpup and we are all wrapped up in our toastys because it’s actually cold this morning (I love it when cold holidays actually are – never a sure thing in Alabama,… Read more

  • lots of news – and a lil’ snow!!! :)

    I have so many things I want to tell y’all. . . and I will. But, first, here’s the headline in my world today. . . I went to sleep – a full 24 hours of chemo coma, more or less. . . And woke up to (a lil’ bit of) SNOW!!!! I am VERY excited… Read more

  • a busy day, a good day, and then something that stopped me in my tracks.

    With my bizarre sleep schedule, I often sleep for a few hours at a time and then my pain wakes me up – so I “nap nap” as my Henry knows it, throughout the day when I need to. As such, I woke up at about 3 AM yesterday morning and started working to get… Read more

  • trying new things, vision boarding, and gratitude.

    One thing I’ve noticed used in many AIP recipes is spaghetti squash so I want to learn to cook with it. I also want to learn how to cook more with the spiralized veggies – squash, zucchini, beets – that have become popular. So, of course, I got to pinning and found some recipes and… Read more

  • thanks, mrs o

    Somewhere, floating around in my library, is my creative writing book I did as the final project for Mrs. O’s class during my junior year of high school. I found it in my hope chest several years ago. Mrs. O, one of my all time favorite teachers and a dear friend, believed in my writing… Read more