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Dog's Day

Rest days always include this handsome fella. With a bum neck (from a random morning neck crack) I am taking a break from yoga until it i…

Zoo Lights

Every year, the zoo decorates several sections with gorgeous Christmas lights. You get to walk around the zoo and see amazing lights, list…

Baring it All

One thing about bring chronically ill that many people won't even think to mention is how often doctors will see you. All of you. Thi…

Can't Sleep? Doodle

About 12 hours ago (around 4 in the afternoon), a migraine hit. Not bad enough to warrant a full pill to help the migraine dissolve, but st…

Good Yoga or Bad Yoga

On some days, practicing yoga makes me feel better. It releases muscle tension, it opens up the joints, gets the adrenaline going, helps m…

Did Too Much

I did too much yesterday. Way too much. I went grocery shopping (with help). We needed to get a LOT of items. I was determined to try doi…

Old Tricks

Growing up as a decent athlete means that I still have tricks and muscle memory for things that are much more difficult to learn as an adul…

Imagining Tough Situations

Imagine being denied life-saving treatment because of something as simple as your age. Or your blood type. That there is a confident treat…

Defending

Sometimes I get overwhelmed with trying to defend everything. Some days I have to defend using a handicapped parking stall when I am '…

Digestion

You know at Thanksgiving or Christmas when you very literally have to take a nap because your body is working SO EXTRA HARD to digest the m…

After Crash Day

The crash may be over, but there is still going to be the aftermath. There is always a moment when I know that the worst of the 'crash…

A Stark Contrast and a CRASH DAY

I had one pretty great day on Saturday. I had energy, some surprise reduced pain, and I took full advantage of it. There was no guarantee t…

University with Chronic Illness

Going to University with Chronic Illness can be complicated. It's not always about the courses or course-material themselves, but getti…

Swimming

It still devastates me that, because I get hives and even some throat swelling when I am in contact with chlorine for too long, I can't…

One Great Day

Yesterday was a pretty great day. Not just in everyday life stuff, but in regards to my SI Joint pain. Yesterday the pain was lessened. Wh…

Migraine Medication

The migraine medication that I have is a heavy-hitter. Not only can it dissipate the most intense and severe migraines that I experience, b…

Waking Up Nauseated

Nausea is a fairly prominent part of my every day life. With the help of various foods, a couple of heavy-hitter anti-nauseates, and a gen…

Like My Dog

Sometimes I wish I could be as blissfully ignorant as my dog. Decker is pretty smart. He recognizes specific toys, he knows dozens of word…

Adaptation

Charles Darwin. Naturalist, geologist, biologist. Author. Best known for his theories on evolution, survival of the fittest, and a holis…

Imagery

Whenever I am able to do any meditation, or when I am feeling hopeless and need to imagine a place that I can retreat to within my mind, I …

P90x Stretch

Stretching, activity, and staying in shape as much as possible has always been a priority. Anything athletic became a complete love affair…

Non-Toxic

We were watching tv tonight and we heard this phrase: "Anything we use on or feed to our dogs is plant-based so it is completely 100%…

An Apple a Day

So I was contemplating restricting my diet more for a while. You hear so many success stories about various different diets that it has bee…

Marketplace - Food Sensitivities and Teatoxes

Every once in a while we catch an episode of Marketplace. I love this show - at least the episodes that I have watched. It debunks myths,…

Treatment Day

It's treatment day!!! Which means a painful needle to the gut. So why am I excited? It is amazing how someone can become accustomed …

Beginning a New Direction

Starting a new endeavor (one that will be made available and be made public within the coming weeks) has me so motivated and so challenged …

Another Headache

So I didn't have a headache today. I had migraines Monday, a little bit on Tuesday, and another bad one last night. Today, however, I…

Better Days

Yesterday was not exactly a great day. Finding out some difficult information is tough at the best of times, but I was also fighting a mig…