Yes, it's a Father's Day post. I have always been a daddy's girl. He tolerated me when we went fishing and I sang to scare off the fishes so we wouldn't catch any. He encouraged my inner nerd by subbing my fifth grade class one year and letting me and my friends help him with… Continue reading To the greatest man in the world
Category: Multiple sclerosis
Back to the grind
Twelve-hundred and change miles, six hotel breakfasts, one Varsity frozen orange and an IKEA stop later, we are back home. Some observations from our trip to Atlanta: It shouldn't take you 30 minutes to go five miles. But the MARTA wasn't all bad. The employees at the Apple Store in Dunwoody are terrific. They saved… Continue reading Back to the grind
Hotlanta here we come!
Our pseudo-vacation begins Sunday. My loose itinerary includes the usual touristy spots: The aquarium, CNN, Coca-Cola, Olympic Park, IKEA. OK, so maybe that last one is just me. Looking for food suggestions. I'm a little nervous — lots of walking in store for me. This will be the first road test of my vacation stamina… Continue reading Hotlanta here we come!
Planning fail
Certain circumstances, some beyond my control and others I have some control over, have led to a little snag. We've switched insurance, and I have spent the past month getting my little duckies in a row. And because it's me and things often go awry, there might have been a couple of stragglers. Now because… Continue reading Planning fail
Pilobolus thriving
Yes, I seem to be having A Tree Grows in Brooklyn moment. I saw mushrooms in my yard this morning (the byproducts of our healthy twice-a-day yard-watering regimen). They sprouted seemingly out of nowhere. Here today, likely gone tomorrow. These suckers eat up damp, cool conditions, which Arkansas summers are decidedly not, though apparently my… Continue reading Pilobolus thriving
Practical cats
I've written about our dog, Ella, before, and how she enriches my life in so many ways. I haven't shared much about our cats. We have four feisty felines, each with a strong personality and endearing kitty quirks. Jules, our first baby, likes to jump up on our shoulders and stay like she's a pirate… Continue reading Practical cats
Advocacy day!
Break out the party hats and funfetti cake because it's World MS Day! OK, so maybe this isn't so much a celebratory event as it is an awareness day. But I ask, Marie Antoinette, when is it not a good time for tasty cake with festive confetti pieces in it? And I would laugh my… Continue reading Advocacy day!
Big gulp
Believe it or not, there are some aspects of living with multiple sclerosis I have yet to write about. So far I haven't had any of the, ahem, bathroom issues. And I would like to think that I would spare myself and others the mortifying experience of actually sharing that if I did. Then again,… Continue reading Big gulp
Mixed message
Good news! My MS treatment was working. (It doesn't for all patients) Bad news! I found out because I went off of it for a few weeks and am now having a flare-up. Nah, I didn't need my dominant hand for anything anyways. Or my right leg. I did not want to feel this way… Continue reading Mixed message
Acceptance
So it happened. I became that girl. The sad-sack TTC blogger who has nothing but baby on the brain. Writes ad nauseam about desperately wanting it to happen. It's like that woman gently weeping in the frozen foods section. Your heart goes out to her, you want to console her, but is it ever awkward.… Continue reading Acceptance
One, Wild & Precious 