After the daily worry and fear, how do you live a life being well when it's been so long?
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My Body Is My Home
This morning I weighed myself. 151.8 pounds. The heaviest I have ever weighed while not growing a human inside me. I guess that explains why I can no longer button my pants. I’m heavier than my husband now, for the first time in 25 years. The …
The Top Five Parenting Hacks You Never Knew You Needed
I am tired. I am sick and I have a husband and a child at home that I homeschool and I don’t sleep well and my body hurts and I AM TIRED. So, “make my life easier in any way humanly possible” is my motto. Ask …
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Six and a Half Ways to Cure Writer’s Block
Periodically I find myself unable to weave together strings of sentences that are entertaining and coherent enough to be considered a blog post. I’m not going to use the words writer’s block because that might summon the spirits and jinx me for two eternities. It’s not really a …
The Definitive Guide To Being Sick And Pleasing Everyone
Unlike that IKEA Gevorgivøorganschmoöorgan daybed you recently purchased, illness doesn’t come with an instruction manual. Not even a crappy one that substitutes actual words with crude stick figure drawings. And no complimentary Allen wrench for you, so good luck figuring this whole thing out. But all …
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What Love Looks Like When You’re Sick
I’m getting chemo for Valentine’s Day. At my request, mind you. It’s not like the husband said, “Hey, I found the perfect gift for the gal who has everything including a rare tumor!” No. We had the talk, as couples do each year around this time. …
An Ode To A Broken Body
We had a snow, a respectable snow even by non-Floridian standards, and it was magical. Snow is beautiful, beyond its stunning visual display, it sounds divine. The noise it makes is almost imperceptible. The gentle patter of microscopic crystals stacking one on top of the other …
For When It All Gets To Be Too Much
On Black Friday, while others were out arm wrestling suburbanites for a great deal on Instant Pots, I was out for a hike. It was a beautiful day. The sky was clear, the air crisp. I was excited to finally be able to explore trails I’d …
I’m Maybe Definitely Not Who I Used To Be
The internet will tell you what you are, how you should live, and who you’re supposed to be. If you let it, that is. After a few weeks of sleepless nights due to unexplained insomnia my usual rock solid cynical suit of armor was worn down …
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