Chapter One: My Stomach Is Still Dying If you’re an avid reader of my blog, you may remember my last post about my stomach dying and me barfing 40-50 times a night. You may also recall that I ended that blog post on a somewhat hopeful note, stating: Yesterday was a half decent day though. […] Read more…
Disclaimer: I have been given this product as part of a product review. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own. I was recently sent a Be Brave Box to review for the blog. I’m very into subscription boxes lately – it probably has something to do with the fact […] Read more…
This is a very personal story about my body. I’m sharing it because there seem to be a ton of people out there who enjoy asking women why they don’t have kids. There are also people out there who tell us women that they know better than we do, that we will absolutely change our minds after we […] Read more…
I’m off work right now thanks to my good pal lupus, so I thought now would be a good time to share my ultimate chronic illness reading list with you guys. There’s no better way to pass the time than to get lost in a good book (assuming you have already watched everything on Netflix) […] Read more…
“I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. “ I am occasionally plagued by horrific migraines that send me to bed […] Read more…
It’s no secret that I love books. I’ve always turned to reading as a way to escape reality during the dark days when I wanted to take my mind off of my illness. But I’ve also turned to reading as a way to approach reality head on and try to come to a better understanding […] Read more…
My stomach doesn’t work anymore. One day everything was great. I was eating real food and drinking some real drinks like a champ and just having a grand ole time, totally taking my stomach for granted, and the next day it packed its bags and headed out of town. All of a sudden everything I […] Read more…
*Blows the dust off the cover of my Macbook* *Sneezes and remembers that I’m allergic to dust* Does this thing still work? Do I even remember how to blog? Hopefully it’s like riding a bike because my god I haven’t done this in awhile. I probably can’t ride a bike anymore either though, I feel […] Read more…
A little over two years ago Matthew sat me down to play me a live recording from the Largo comedy club in L.A. It was titled “Live” (as in the act of not dying) and the comedian was Tig Notaro. Initially I wasn’t very interested in hearing a live stand-up show if I couldn’t see what was […] Read more…
I’m off work right now thanks to my good pal lupus, so I thought now would be a good time to share my ultimate chronic illness reading list with you guys. There’s no better way to pass the time than to get lost in a good book (assuming you have already watched everything on Netflix) […] Read more…