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Back to Caregiving…Now with Chronic Pain!
About a year and a half ago my body told me to stop. Stop working. Stop exercising. Stop socializing. Just stop. What should have been a relatively minor middle-aged grumble and a few weeks of old lady noises turned into months of debilitation, a touch of permanent nerve damage, and a bonus year of personal Read more
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Manageable
… Intangible (ah y’all), bet you didn’t thinkSo I command you to, panoramic view (you)Look, I’ll make it all manageable Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood I’m not sure I’ve ever really wrapped my head around this lyric, but it’s currently stuck on a loop in my head. I have a wee quirk that makes my brain play Read more
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Hospital Life 101: When Your Loved One is a Frequent Flyer
Lifetimes ago, when I first started this blog, I wanted to be helpful. Back then, I was overwhelmed with the idea that my kid would go through life with a collection of food allergies that exceeded the capacity of her medic alert bracelet. I figured others must be out there, feeling the same way. Read more
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Ink It In
I have a tattoo that stretches the length of my forearm, from wrist to elbow. It’s a decent sized-tattoo. It is not subtle or hidden. It is intentionally out front and on display. My tattoo has purpose and it is, in my opinion, sized appropriately to its task. My mother has pointed out that it Read more
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HGTV and Me
Today I woke up thinking about brain surgery. It’s not a normal thing to contemplate when you first wake up on a grey, February morning (unless you’re a neurosurgeon), but today I did. I actually woke up to the sound of grinding, revving engines and sewer work in the street outside my bedroom window. It Read more
Layer Cake Life 