Fall Goals

  Fall has come into my neck of the woods. The rain fell this weekend finally. It’s been dry this year. That means my breathing was harder than when there is moisture in the air. This morning I am sitting enjoying a nice hot cup of tea while waiting for my...

Defying Normal

  Recently I was given an opportunity to review Skip Heitzig’s book “Defying Normal”. I wasn’t sure what I would gather for my arsenal for my bag of tools that I am building. You see, I have a couple of auto-immune issues that live me with severe breathing issues...

Coloring Therapy

  This week I am in physical pain. I am blessed that I do not often get physical pain with my RA or with my Wegener’s disease. My leg swelled up and my joints ache. I don’t like to dwell on the negative. So I grabbed one of the tools that I learned in the “Living...

Stinky Thinking

I have been receiving tons of messages about stinking thinking. I have been stuck in stinking thinking mode for quite some time. I can pinpoint my first nasty thought to the day I received two options about my throat from Dr. Anderson last month. As I have been...

The Better Health Tracker

A couple of weeks ago I received from the Arthritis Foundation the “Better Living Health Tracker” booklet they offered me for free in an email. When I ordered the tracker I wasn’t sure what I was getting. All I have to say is that I am glad that I ordered it. This...

Girl Meets Change

    Girl Meets Change by Kristen Strong fell into my life at the exact moment that I am going through some big changes in my own life. My life started to change when someone that I loved deeply and spent a lot of time with for ten years passed away form...

Out of my Funk

The last couple of weeks have been crappy. First, I had a major headache, not a migraine, but a dull ache that just wouldn’t go away that attacked my entire head. It affected my quality of sleep, my dreams, and even my attitude. I had to fight hard not to be grumpy...

Overcomer

          Shame seems to be running rapid in our society, especially among women. Especially when it comes to sexual abuse, harassment, or even comparing ourselves with each other or the media. I deal with shame. I deal with it with my illness...

Pin It on Pinterest