Starting to venture out little by little after being fully vaccinated for COVID and the flu is disorienting, honestly. This introvert has forgotten how to people. My doctor says I should take no unnecessary risks given my sensitive lungs. That means I am careful to mask up in most every situation outside my apartment. Last
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Shortly before my 18th birthday, during my senior year of high school, I was required to take a series of tests on a Saturday to see if college was the appropriate next step for me. All I remember about that day was being tested in a closed-door room by a man old enough to be
If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know I’ve been on a health and wellness journey since May. Having CP makes this journey more difficult because I sit so much, and my body doesn’t always do what I want it to in terms of movement. The past few weeks have shown
Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day. I didn’t know this day existed until a few years ago. When my oldest friend and chosen sister told me, I balked immediately uncomfortable. We need a day for this, I asked incredulously. I’ve spent my whole life needing to work harder and rise to challenges, so people take
Dealing with scammers were a part of my life this week. Thankfully, everything is fine and no money was lost. I thought I would share the tips I used to make sure no money was lost with you all. Know that scammers are creative and smart, they will use these skills to make scams seem
Tomorrow will be two years since I pushed launch on this blog. I won’t have an opportunity to write this tomorrow. This post is a thank you to all the people who have helped make this blog possible. I hope you all will indulge me in these thank you’s and know I mean them from
How do you exercise is a frequent question I get asked. I could record a video in answer. The thought makes me extremely uncomfortable. Writing an answer does not bother me in the least. When I was a teenager mama ordered me an all sitting exercise video. I have a DVD copy now, however. Some
This post is going to be raw. The last two weeks have been constant really, really, hard things that my immediate family and my extended blood family have had to face. In them there has been a miracle, answered prayers, and finally a long-awaited answer. I am the family messenger. I have most everybody’s contact
On Friday morning when I turned my phone on, I had a message request from my first troll on Instagram. He invited me to follow him saying he was a personal trainer. What he said next, which I will not repeat here, told me he was just a troll instead of a business owner looking
Saturday was the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Like most Americans, I remember where I was and what I was doing that day. The memories are burned into my brain as are the feelings and emotions I had. In school the day started like any other, and then the news started to filter through the hallways.