Bring It, 2012!!
Last night as everyone was counting down 10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1…, I was thinking, “Here we go again.” Another year. Another set of resolutions. Maybe this is the year, they will still be with me when...
View ArticleRace to Wait: The Rantings of a Crohn’s Patient
Hurry up! Wait! Hurryupwait! Hurry up. WAAAIIIITTTTT! This is my life battling Crohn’s Disease. I hurry and race to the doctor for my appointments just to wait hours in waiting rooms and examine rooms....
View ArticleComfort Cooking
Everyone has a comfort food–that go-to cuisine that fills your heart while it fills your tummy. Chicken noodle soup…mashed potatoes…grilled cheese sandwiches with the crusts cut off accompanied by...
View ArticleTop 10 Momma-Can’t-Stop-Smiling Moments of 2012
Sometimes I don’t even realize it’s there until I notice my cheeks are sore. It starts with a glimpse of something–a person, a picture, words on a page, a text message. It starts with an upturning of...
View ArticleWho Stole My Vitamin D?
I just hit a wall…hard. I was sitting at my desk doing the Stiletto (Working) Momma thing, when BAM! I hit a wall. The same thing happened yesterday…and the day before…and the day before that…and all...
View ArticleThe Remicade Rebellion
Today, I launched a massive assault on my immune system. With a drug called Remicade flowing through my veins, I am living up to my self-proclaimed title of Crohn’s Disease Warrior. Crohn’s Disease,...
View ArticleBe Your Own Hero in Five Easy Steps
Today, I am raising my arm and giving myself a mighty fist pump! I am victorious. Go ahead…ask me. I am my own hero, and no matter what you are fighting, I believe you have what it takes to be your own...
View ArticleBe Brave
I wear the words “Be Brave” etched on stainless steel wrapped around my wrist with strips of purple leather that represent the official color of Crohn’s and Colitis awareness. “You are braver than you...
View ArticleG.I. Jell-o to the Rescue
Today I fast. Tomorrow I swallow a camera. No, I won’t be gnawing on my Canon Rebel out of desperation. I won’t be staving off starvation with my smartphone either. These are the very (un)fashionable...
View Article(Re) Defining Myself
I have lived more than half my life with illness. I have had seven surgeries to treat my disease, and the eighth is scheduled for later this month. I no longer have a colon. Twice in my life, I have...
View ArticleThe Remicade Rebellion
Today, I launched a massive assault on my immune system. With a drug called Remicade flowing through my veins, I am living up to my self-proclaimed title of Crohn’s Disease Warrior. Crohn’s Disease,...
View ArticleFlu Shot! Flu Shot!
Gimme an “F”!…”F”! Gimme an “L”!…”L”! Gimme a “U”!…”U”! Gimme an “S”!…”S”! Gimme an “H”!…”H”! Gimme an “O”!…”O”! Gimme a “T”!…”T”! What’s that spell? FLU SHOT!!!! Whoo Hoo! We have all officially been...
View Article100 Day Dash
On August 18, I decided to take a walk. I laced on my shoes, stretched a little, and set out to see how far I could go. First I walked one block, then another and another. Pretty soon, I had trekked...
View Article2014…The Year Everything Happened for a Reason
Last year at this time, I couldn’t wait to say goodbye to the old, tarnished 2013 and hello to the shiny new year that was to be 2014. Its predecessor was unlucky from day one and just kept battering...
View ArticleD is for Deployment Diversions and Making a Difference #atozchallenge
My first-born heads out for his first deployment today. *sigh* When he started his basic training at the United States Military Academy at West Point in the summer of 2011, I answered my friends’...
View ArticleI is for Invisible Illness
I first became invisible when I was 12 years old. My sixth grade class was reading The Invisible Man, and our teacher had a brilliant idea to turn the tale into a feature film–sort of. She borrowed a...
View ArticleL is for Laugh Like No One’s Listening
When I was still living in Louisville, I looked forward to my bi-weekly yoga classes. The instructor was one of the best I’d ever had leading me through a yoga practice. She was young and optimistic...
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