I’ve been a bit tired the last couple of days and so when that happens, I know that my body is telling me that it’s time to take a little break. With MS, there is no rhyme or reason of when you feel the effects of your disease. It may be Regular symptoms flaring up…
Tag: Resilience
Ready, Set, Action!
You make hundreds of small decisions all day, every day. What to wear, what to eat, should I buy this, where will I go for lunch, who should I go for a walk with or should I just park it on the couch, who will I love, I’ll answer this call and not answer this…
One of my favorite books of all time
Has there ever been a book that has made a huge impact in your life? First, let me say that there have been a few books that have impacted me and my relationships (How to Win Friends and Influence People, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Secret, Personality Plus to name a few), but…
Where did that come from and easy Avocado Mango Black Bean Salsa – Yummy!
Today’s post comes to you compliments of my kids and grandkids Have your kids ever said something and you wondered where in the hell did THAT came from? It happens all the time in my family and people always tell me that I should write this stuff down, so I am doing just that. In…
My Journey to Now
I have been on a journey since I was first diagnosed with MS, but particularly for the last 2 years. Here’s a little bit of what has led me to this post! Stage 1: Denial When I was first diagnosed, I had never even heard of Multiple Sclerosis so of course the first thing I…
Some days are diamonds and others….not so much! Lemon Blueberry Muffins
Some days are diamonds and some days you lose one……..like today. Somewhere in my travels, I lost the diamond out of my wedding ring. And of course, I wasn’t at home at all during the day, isn’t that the way it goes? I’m particularly sad because it was a diamond out of my late moms…
Ode to 33 years!
We are coming upon our 33rd wedding anniversary. Who knew that a country girl from Colorado would meet up with an island boy and find her happily ever after? When we first met, I was a little wild to say the least. In fact, he calls our story The Taming of the Shrew and if…
Perfect Melt in your Mouth Prime Rib and where the heck are my socks?
Easter 2017 Well, today I de-Eastered (I’m sure that’s not a word, but I’m using it anyway) and if you need translation, it means the lengthy process of putting things away, cleaning up, re-organizing, eating the rest of the candy (oops, no that’s not what I’m doing), dealing with leftovers, etc. I’m not complaining though,…
Today I feel secure knowing that tomorrow is another day!
Today I started a 21 Day meditation challenge with Oprah and Deepak and I will begin this by saying that I already started off on the wrong foot because today was actually Day 2, but I blew off Day 1. Now, in my defense, I had a rough night before the real Day 1 (I…