Back in 2015 I woke up one day to a very painful infected spot on my body. Having no clue where it came from or what caused the infection, I went to my doctor. He prescribed antibiotics and a topical ointment to deal with the pain. I was hoping that that would be the end
Tag: Wellness
Author’s note: I first want to give you all an explanation for the lack of blog posts recently. If you have been following this block for a while you know my immediate family and I have been going through significantly challenging times regularly since 2022. The lack of blog posts recently has to do with
Author’s Note: I have been very sick for weeks. It was a sinus infection and mild bronchitis that took a long time to get over. I appreciate your patience. I feel much better. I hope you all had a joyous holiday season with those you love. 2023 was a difficult year in my life in
I want to apologize to all of you for the lack of blog posts for the last couple of weeks. I have been not feeling well and have been trying to take care of myself as best as I possibly can. Running a fever every evening was only one of my symptoms. Yes, i ran
My family loves to eat and genetics means I am predisposed to have a weight problem. Add to that sitting often due to my CP and challenge is a major understatement. I have an extra challenge in addition to those I just mentioned. What is it? When I went for my consultation for my first
My chosen brother/journey partner often says, “There is strength in your tears, Stace.” I used to push back when he said that because I thought I had to be strong, handle everything by myself, keep it in… but then one day thirteen years ago: I EXPLODED. Exploded is written as such for a reason because
I am trained as a political scientist and love studying how governmental institutions are supposed to work versus how those institutions do. Another aspect of studying politics that I am passionate about and find endlessly fascinating is how the people in governmental institutions work with each other within an institution and with those in other
Last year, changed me in a irrevocable ways. One of the most obvious is the change in my relationship with technology. I was not proud or happy with the way I was using technology most of last year. Asking myself what changes I needed to make so my relationship with technology was something I was
If you have been following along with my blog posts since November of last year, you know I rededicated myself to be my healthiest. Last year was the most difficult year of my life and in going through that I did not make taking care of myself a priority for quite a while. In November,
Yesterday was one of the toughest days I have had in a while. That is saying something. Everything, seemingly, that could go wrong went wrong. Yesterday had every single, typical, response from me: frustration, tears, feeling like I was not enough/doing enough, angry at myself for feeling like any of what happened yesterday was my