Living with inflammatory arthritis has changed the way that I need to do a lot of things….actually most things. I basically live in two life cycles..not flared or flared. As a Mom of 5 kids I have not been able to let it stop me from my normal tasks. Ever since my condition started to… Continue reading Buy This Not That for Arthritis- Washing the dishes
Living with inflammatory arthritis has changed the way that I need to do a lot of things….actually most things. I basically live in two life cycles..not flared or flared. As a Mom of 5 kids I have not been able to let it stop me from my normal tasks. Ever since my condition started to… Continue reading Buy This Not That for Arthritis – Laundry
Zucchini is unfortunately one of those foods that goes into my shopping cart with good intentions…. Zucchini bread…low carb noodles… stuffed… but never meets its true potential before it unfortunately ends up in the trash. I was cooking one of my default dinners…salted and peppered butterflies chicken baked at 375 for about 20 minutes.. I… Continue reading Zucchini, mushroom , and onion stir fry- easy low carb side
At the time I’m writing this (7.19.2023) Panera bread is offering 2 free months of their Unlimited Sip Club. If you’ve never heard of it it’s a subscription where you pay $11.99 plus tax and get certain drinks for free every 2 hours. At the location I visit here is what’s included : Unfortunately they… Continue reading Savings alert – Panera Bread
Ready….wait for it…. here’s what the bathroom looks like……. Exactly the same! That wasn’t the plan. But as I have learned time and time again life doesn’t go according to plan all the time…. and I’m looking at it as an opportunity for God to teach me something that I have long struggled with… patience.… Continue reading Master bathroom update
I have started the master bathroom! Started though… not finished. Here is a look at my bathroom before. As I got looking at this project my limitations started making me nervous. It’s not as easy as it used to to climb on the side of bathtubs and balance on vanities. Rather than let fear stop… Continue reading Master bathroom Project
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
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