The CP flareup I shared about last week turned out to more difficult than I thought. It started the day after Thanksgiving and lasted until three days ago. Movement was more than a little difficult. I was in lots of pain. Confusion and frustration took over my mindset. I don’t like feeling like I was
Category: My Health and Wellness Journey
On Monday afternoon I received my Covid-19 booster shot. I’m very thankful and relieved to have it. I consulted with my doctor before getting the first vaccine. Knowing his thoughts were important to me. I take every aspect of my health care seriously and am my own advocate. He and I determined that I’m high
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
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
A lot of stressful stuff is happening in my life away from blogging. All of it is stressful, heavy, and hard. Circumstances are forcing me to change the way I do stuff. Stress management is incredibly important for thriving with my condition, so I am trying new ways to manage stress (in addition to the
This post is an update on my health and wellness journey. Discoveries last week about how my body handles my condition led to this update for y’all. I have had my condition since birth. I fought to live because that’s who I am in my spirit: a fighter. I was officially diagnosed at a year
I started to make health and wellness a priority, again, on May 4th. I know it is a lifelong process. It is more complicated for me due to my condition. Frustration can easily set in. Bad habits are easy to fall into as well. Companies make junk food taste good. As I started going back
I am curious. Always questioning and searching for how to make my life and the world better. A few years ago, my brother/journey partner and I were having a ketchup (the spelling is just for him to make him smile) session. We were talking about our days that day. Explaining my rough day with bullies