More Weird New Symptoms and Finding the Silver Lining Under Chronic Illness

Just because life isn’t what you expect doesn’t mean that it isn’t what it is supposed to be. A messed up foot brings on more epiphanies.

Daisy Gets a Death Sentence – Mourning my Damn Car

Daisy was my “partner in crime” for a brief but terribly memorable period. Saying good bye is never easy.

Applying Positive Thinking to Help Cure Hoarding

Travel is put on hold as I haul ass trying to get my life manageable again.

Moving Back in with a Hoarder – the Consequences and Eventual Peace

Depression creeps forward only to be beaten back ferociously by sheer determination.

Learning to Balance Intellectual Intensity with my Flaky Health

What happens when your mind burns with the intensity of the sun while your body plods along like it’s slogging through cold molasses? Well it’s not easy!

Keeping Your Mind Open to the Tiny Joys in Life

It’s time to stop and smell the flowers, to appreciate life, to find hope and joy in the tiny moments we lose ourselves to awe.

The Power of a Name – Changing in the Face of Adversity

When life changes who you are at your core does that mean you should abandon the name you were given at birth and chose a new one?

Learning How to Say No – And the Horrific Things That happen When You Don’t: A Survivor’s Tale

One of the hardest things for a young woman to learn these days is how to say no without hesitation or excuse – setting boundaries for ourselves is very important!