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…
Happy anniversary to my faulty immune system! Today marks one full year of officially having lupus. In light of that, there is a part of me that wants to drown my sorrows in a 2L bucket of ice cream, but there is also a part of me that wants to throw confetti in the air and […] Read more…
It’s no real secret that I struggle with my diet (who doesn’t though – amiright?!). I know that the way I eat can dramatically affect the way I feel and that I usually feel as good as possible (with lupus) when I am on a healthy diet. But then there’s cake and chocolate. I daydream […] Read more…
I’ve been neglecting my blog a lot lately. But I like to think I have good reasons for that. I will now list those reasons in a numbered list format because that is all the internet wants to read anymore: 1. Netflix is time consuming and is currently my #1 priority. Have you seen the […] Read more…
She takes the final, belaboured step down from her front door to the snow-covered sidewalk and pauses for a moment, one unsteady hand hovering just above the wooden handrail, waiting for her equilibrium to catch up. From inside my car, I watch the unintentional pantomime, waiting for her eye contact to assure me she’s going […] Read more…
If you live in St. John’s chances are you have heard of Winterholme as a bed & breakfast/spa. Recently Winterholme made some major changes and is now the Winterholme Wellness Centre. What does that mean, you may ask? It means that now you can go to Winterholme for massages, acupuncture, personal work-out sessions with a physio […] Read more…