I’m in a bit of a quandary………I have a yearly MRI for my MS and I got the reminder call today for an appointment next week in Victoria. Now Victoria is a beautiful place and I love to go there to spend a few days, but it is a 3-4 hour drive each way and…
Tag: Resilience
Another Silver Lining
I sometimes look around at my life, my husband, my kids and think how in the heck did I get so lucky? I don’t know the answer to this, all I do know is that the Lord works in mysterious ways and he knew what I needed long before I did. I’ve always known that…
Savvy Minerals & Morning Glory Muffins!
I don’t consider myself very in tune or knowledgeable about fashion or beauty but when I started my blog I said at some point I would talk about it and the time has come my friends. Have you ever bought something and thought what the hell was I thinking? On TV or in the magazine…
Traveling with a Chronic Illness
Let me start with saying this: I am very open about my MS. I understand and respect those who keep their struggle with Multiple Sclerosis to themselves, however, I find that its therapeutic for me to share my story. I am writing about it with the hopes that I can shed some light on this…
It’s a New Year! Celebrate with this Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Bowl
Ahhh, another successful holiday season has come and gone! Now just to get things back to normal – whatever normal means. I love Christmas – decorating with all the twinkly lights, wrapping gifts that we choose so carefully for Christmas, baking yummy treats for the family gatherings, playing games, listening to Christmas music – all…
It’s home day! Chocolate Chip Cookies & Just Can’t Stop Snack Mix
You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. – Epicurus Today is home day for my husband! If you know me at all, you know that he works away for 2 weeks at a time and I have to say that every…
Becoming Comfortable with the Uncomfortable. Red Pepper Jelly anyone?
As long as you make an identity for yourself out of pain, you cannot be free of it.” ~Eckhart Tolle Over the years, I’ve slowly and painfully come to realize that if I’m going to live happily, I would need to come to terms with this illness that isn’t going anywhere…..ever! It has taken me…
Finding Santosha
Santosha – To be content with what is My sister in law and I have registered for a yoga class once a week for 10 weeks taught by one of my favorite people. I have known this instructor for at least 10 years – I first hired him as an instructor teaching yoga and fitness…
So thankful every day, not just on Thanksgiving!
Absolute cooking fail – right here, right now. I know that it’s shocking, but it’s not all smiles and roses in my kitchen. I always thought that making pull apart bread would be easy, I mean it looks easy – not so much! To be fair to me and to throw my son under the…
Kahlua Cinnamon Apple Bread and Some Basic Rules I Live By
As you know I have been on a journey since going on Long Term Disability – I don’t know if you have ever done it before but what I didn’t expect was all of the self-reflection that goes along with finding a new normal for yourself so regularly I find myself revisiting the rules or…