One of My Favorite Words
Simplify, is one of my favorite words. In all its forms from Simple, to Simplicity to Simplify, it exudes the core essence of what something is.…
Making A List: Passion, Purpose & Conquering Wintertime Moodiness
Staring at a blank wall, sometimes you can recognize and appreciate the wholeness of it all…or the nothingness it might appear to be when you are…
Auto-Immune Seasonal Transitions: Handling It With Grace & A Plan
As anyone with an Auto-Immune (AI) labeled disease knows, seasonal shifts can wreak havoc on our physical and mental well-being. While I may be early on…
Farmer’s Market Season: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Once again, it has been a long, short season for our Farm to Market business, 25 Acres. We officially went full steam ahead this year and…
The Cause Of Auto-Immune Disease Is A Mystery…Or Is It?
I’ve been reading a lot lately about Sjögren’s causes, symptoms, treatments and so on. The internet has been a great tool for pulling information from multiple…
PART THREE: Finally, The Diagnosis…Drumroll Please
Okay, deep breath. For starters I totally expected today to go differently. After receiving a phone call from the ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat Doctor) I knew…
PART TWO: Feeling Fine & A Lip Biopsy
If you read PART ONE then you also know I am on to my second stage of testing for Auto-Immune Disease. Already testing with a positive…
Behind The Scenes Synopsis: Positivity In The Pain
After writing Part One of my diagnosis journey I just felt I needed to stress exactly WHY I’m sharing so much of this part of my…
PART ONE – Sjogren’s to Lupus: Testing ANA positive and Ro/SSA positive
Over the years I’ve had bouts of body pain that make me feel older than my 40-something years. Initially, I chalked it up to an old…
Paleo Journal: Diet? Or Just Living?
I figured I’d better write an update on my progress, or lack there of. As you all know, this past spring I did follow the Keto…
Tieks: The Shoes, The Mystery & All The Hype
Let’s just say I’ve read plenty of remarks about Tieks and 99.9% of the comments have been good ones. Never before had I recognized a product…
Paleo Update: Not Gonna Lie – It Has Been Tough
Current Weight: 149.0 Like the title, I’m not going to lie…sticking strictly to the Paleo Diet has been tough for me. It’s summer, it’s hot, I…
Mother Nature: A Valuable Lesson On Acceptance, Resilience & Being Prepared
There is something to be said about being prepared for the things you least expect to happen – especially when it comes to Mother Nature and…
Lyme Disease? Me?!
I never thought in a million years that I’d be worried about contracting Lyme Disease. Yes, we have ticks. Plenty of them to be exact…but we…
Paleo Journal: Day 1
Current Weight: 149.9 I’m starting Day 1 of my Paleo Journey today folks! My parents have left from their visit which makes it much easier to…
