Fighting my way to the best me I can be while living with a chronic illness!
Tag: Mindset
A Kick in the Pants
Time to put up or shut up!
A day in the life
The type of MS that I was initially diagnosed with in 2005 is RRMS (relapsing remitting) which means that there are attacks when my symptoms flare up called a relapse. These relapses can be extreme (I had double vision for over a month in one relapse and at another time, I lost use of my…
Traveling Tribe and Pickle Soup
A couple of weeks before my recent vacation to Mexico, I grew anxious. Not about crime, the effect of travel on my MS or about my travel partners, but from the guilt of taking a trip itself. This was the worst kind of remorse: mother’s guilt, wife guilt, etc. Guilt because my husband was working away…
Good or Not Good – that is the question & Garden Fresh Salsa
I was reading a blog today where the writer was talking about things she is good at and it got me thinking, is there anything I am good at? I will tell you I am good at one or 2 things but other than that, I had a hard time coming up with anything. It…
Life is Short
You never know when it is your time, but it sure doesn’t seem fair when someone is taken away far too early. You feel like you just aren’t finished with that person, there is so much left to do, to explore, times that you still need to laugh and cry with them. You question why? …
I’ve been on a binge!
I have been binge watching This is Us, so please forgive me for being kind of sappy. I actually avoided watching the show because I knew it was an emotional family drama and I don’t really need to listen or watch somebody else’s family drama, yet here I am watching it and now I am…
My Patriotic Dad and Avocado Prawn Cholula Salad
Let me start by saying that this is NOT a political post, so lets don’t go there. I WILL say that I believe you can be patriotic without being political and vice versa – that’s all I’m going to say! As you know, since I lost my dad over a year ago, I decided the…
My MS Diagnosis – Part 2 & Low Carb Lemon Cheesecake Jars
This may be a bit long, but its the story, so what can I say? I promise you will be happy with the yummy recipe at the end! Can I share a secret with you? There is something terrifying about having your first MRI scan, at least for me there was. It was then that I…
My MS Diagnosis Story – Part 1
Putting my entire MS diagnosis story up on my blog is a bit out of my comfort zone and I have been debating with myself for a while about whether or not to do it. In the end, I decided that if my story can help someone else, then it’s worth putting it out there for…