Spoon!

If you haven't read The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino, go read it now and come back.  I'll wait...Today I woke up at 5am with what felt like a whole drawer full of spoons.  Sometimes the spoon supply is illusion, tempered by our optimism.  I made myself some steak and eggs, took two bites, and realized …

Gratitude: The Morning After.

I've learned that on days I go to the ranch, that's ALL I do.  Evenings are spent in recovery.  And on weekends we have festivals, I try to give myself a few days to recover afterwards.The morning after any busy day is rough on me.  Getting some sun exposure, doing some thing a little more …

Rainy Days and Mondays

All the stress and excitement of these last couple weeks is finally taking it's toll. It's something I've learned to accept from Lupus, but in the midst of it, it's terribly unpleasant.  Today is not a kind day to be unwell:  it's cooler, the wind is blowing, and we've even had some intermittent snow.  That's …

Life Lessons From Lupus

This is, believe it or not, the dog park.  Well, one of the dog parks in a series at the same location.  Around the fence the path measures roughly a mile.  I generally do three laps in a day with Cinnamon.Yesterday I went to this park, took this photo.  And I want to also point …

Aftereffects

I'm crashing, but I'm not done with everything for the move yet.  I still have to get back to Section 8 with my lease, still have to contact PNM for the letter of credit for the water dept, and still have to go to the water department with all my paperwork.My body, however, sees my …

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