First things first: I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I got to see some of my best friends from high school when they came home for break and we TORE IT UP. (By that, I mean we went out for sandwiches and watched television together. Exactly like we did in high school.) As… Continue reading Speak up
Month: November 2015
Sweaters never made for great coping mechanisms anyway
Because this is my blog and I have a million thoughts and feelings, I give you a break from our regularly scheduled chats on life with autonomic dysfunctions and bring you chats on people talking about this infamous sweater from Target: There are several ways people are reacting to this sweater. Hey! Funny joke! They’re poking… Continue reading Sweaters never made for great coping mechanisms anyway
Duke and Casey and dysautonomia
My dogs are the loves of my life. The day we brought them home was the happiest, scariest, most exhausting day I’d ever experienced. When they do what I ask, they are the greatest joys of my life. And the other 99% of the time, they drive me nuts. For as spectacular as dogs are,… Continue reading Duke and Casey and dysautonomia
#MyGivingStory & #GivingTuesday
Oh hey, fancy seeing you there! If you’re not already familiar, #GivingTuesday is an awesome program that encourages people to give to charities on the Tuesday after Black Friday and Cyber Monday to get back into the true spirit of Thanksgiving. This year they’re holding an essay contest called #MyGivingStory and the winners could get… Continue reading #MyGivingStory & #GivingTuesday
I hate exercise, and you can’t make me like it
Quick note: This isn’t one of those posts where I end going on a long tirade that ends up saying “gotcha! jk I love the thing I claim to hate.” Those annoy me. When I was diagnosed with POTS, a lot of people were sympathetic to the diagnosis and to the fact that with it,… Continue reading I hate exercise, and you can’t make me like it