Our first home was in Onset Massachusetts. It was a tiny beach house that despite its small size had one possibility two additions. When I first saw it the paint colors were….let’s just saw not my preference. Peach walls…dark cabinets…. Robin’s egg blue ceiling. Nothing a little love and hard work couldn’t fix. I spent… Continue reading Making our home our own
I’m done with diets. I’m done over analyzing what I eat. I’m not interested anymore in thinking any calories or macros or deficits. My body is in need of a lot of healing. Healing requires energy. Originally I was going to eat a salad daily. Or maybe only do this…. or a smoothie. I think… Continue reading Done with diets
Lately it’s the small reminders that hit me the hardest. I am going to be painting our bathroom. I need a change of scenery. I was washing the walls in anticipation of priming them and saying goodbye to my not sure if it’s brown or orange bathroom. I went to climb up on my tub….… Continue reading The small reminders
I went back to the rheumatologist. Unfortunately I don’t really have any more answers. I knew this might be the case going in. Autoimmune problems can take a very long time to be diagnosed. My labs showed markers for inflammation. However did not show markers for things like Lupus or Rheumatoid arthritis. My x-rays showed… Continue reading Semi diagnosed
Today…. in a few hours… I’ll be headed back to the rheumatologist. When they confirmed the appointment the woman said they will try to make my next appointment at the closer location. While I was like oh nice no 1 hour ride… I realize that my journey may have just begun. I’m so nervous and… Continue reading Today I go back
I have an exciting announcement… there are going to be some new additions coming soon to this blog. I made this space many years ago now….and I’ve struggled with what to do with it. I have two blogs actually. This one and another Called Embracing the Mess… which I ironically at the time I created… Continue reading New Additions Coming Soon!
Today I’m feeling it…all of this… too much of this. This post may make no sense…just warning you up front. I’m having the kind of say where words and thoughts are swirling around in my head and if I don’t get them out I may go crazy. This is raw. I usually write down a… Continue reading Today I’m feeling it
I went to the rheumatologist a few days ago. I was so nervous you’d think I had been going for the most important interview of my entire life. In some ways I was. For months now… months being no exaggeration I have put my faith and hopes into this woman I had never met before.… Continue reading I Went to The Rheumatologist
I am not a gourmet chef…. I wish I was a foodie but I am not quite there yet. I’m a busy Mom of 5 kids who needs simple but good recipes that are different from what we ate last night but not too different from what we know and are familiar with…. if that… Continue reading Recipe review : Melt-In- Your- Mouth Chicken from Delish
Summer Fun Pass Have I ever told you that deep down I’m a 5 year old at heart?? I am pretty excited about this. Summer of 2021 we did this with our kids and it was a blast. 2022 we did not… the pass that they had last year just didn’t seem like enough of… Continue reading Fun alert – Chuckie Cheese!
The Tales of a Modern Housewife 