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Recently A + therapist and I were talking about how I can clue into my body to help me make important life decisions such as the people I want to give my time and energy to, everyday decisions related to my health, which Taylor Swift song to blast in my car, and which season of…
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A week ago today I had the dreaded pink positive line pop up on an at home Covid test. While I was not at all excited to see that dreaded pink line, I was not at all surprised. Covid is running rampant right now. She’s like preschoolers when someone brings glitter into the classroom.. no…
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I don’t know where you all live, but where I live the mosquitoes are out for blood.. literally. There seem to be a lot more of them this year and they seem to all be very hungry. Yes, I have heard the theory that Bill Gates released a bunch of technologically altered mosquitoes in the…
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It’s been a minute since I’ve written a post and I’ll be honest that this post is going to be filled with big feelings. If big feelings scare you, make you uncomfortable, or are something you want to avoid like a children’s birthday party at Chuck E Cheese, you may want to hit the back…
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Sometimes life lessons come in the most unexpected places such as while one is cussing their way through completing a puzzle. As part of my continued cognitive rehabilitation, my occupational therapist recommended I do puzzles. Supposedly the puzzles are supposed to help with my visual spatial deficit, my attention and focus issues, and help my…
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The above title is meant to be sung to the tune of “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees, and Toes. “It’s the chronic illness version of the song. When you get sick, no one tells you the amount of gear that comes with being sick. It’s not fun, cute, athletic gear that all the Olympic…
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I had one of those moment’s this morning where the only thing I could do was laugh at the ridiculousness of the moment. My occupational therapist has me doing those brain exercise books or websites each day for 10-15 minutes to help challenge my brain and build new neural pathways. Today, I was working on…
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I’m sure I am not the only one who has been bombarded the last couple of weeks with signs that Back-to-School season is upon us. Target is full of parents filling up carts with school supplies desperate for their children to be back in school, my Facebook feed is filled with first day of school…
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The above number doesn’t have quite the same ring to it as “525,600 minutes”, but it does fit pretty well the RENT tune if you sing it.. I should know as I tried, several times. Today marks 2 years or 1,051,200 minutes since a bright pink line popped up on an at home Covid test…
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Both Post Covid Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are relapsing and remitting disorders meaning the symptoms can come and go. There are days, weeks, etc where my symptoms are running the show and then days, weeks, etc where it feels like I actually have some control over my body. This is by far the hardest…
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