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Moving Domains *Please Read*
Hi All! I started a blog in 2021 called The Witty Wordress. I have successfully copied all of my posts from this website to that one, so if you would like to continue receiving my posts, I would love to have you subscribe! You should be able to find me at thewittywordress.com. Thanks so much Continue reading
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Trailblazin’ Genes
When my MS-like symptoms first burst onto the scene nearly four years ago, everyone in my family was perplexed. Multiple Sclerosis? What?! Not in *this* family. Surely this had to be a fluke. I needed to go back to bed and wake up again – see if I could sleep off this group of foreign, Continue reading
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The Bar
Have you ever been told not to set the bar too high when setting personal or professional goals? Well, I think that’s hogwash. It’s been proven – over and over again – that failure precludes success. The possibility exists that your end goal will never come to pass. Ok. And? Make peace with that, and Continue reading
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Atlanta
I know traffic is a giant cluster many places around the globe, but Atlanta, Georgia has GOT to rank as one of the worst. Since moving to a different state last March, I have never driven through that city so much in my life. The first words that come to mind when I think of Continue reading
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Don’t Be an Assquatch
I used to have a bumper sticker on my car that said Don’t Be an Assquatch – until an assquatch came along and ripped off the word ‘don’t.’ I admit, it made me grin upon initial discovery, albeit a grin laced with mild irritation. Like, don’t touch my stuff, right? But being that I don’t Continue reading
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Antiques
I love me a good antiques store. If you aren’t one to frequent Memory Lane or were absent when God was dousing us with Nostalgia, then it probably isn’t your thing. But for you drug users out there, each aisle is like snorting a line of the past. The smell of dust mixed with knick-knacks Continue reading
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Abandoned Places
Abandoned buildings hold a certain intrigue. I like to think of them as a space where echoes of the past and imaginations of the present collide. I do not believe ghosts reside there. I believe that the souls who once called abandoned prisons, psychiatric hospitals, or Gilded Age mansions home, throbbed so violently with evil, Continue reading
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Sober Creativity
Mind and mood-altering substances have often been cited as a favorite among our creative elites, past and present. Now, I am certainly not saying that allowing creative juices to flow while under the influence guarantees stardom. Hell, I am not even saying that talent guarantees stardom. We all know of those individuals who are where Continue reading
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Three Strikes, You’re Out!
Ok, so I struck out on days 1 & 2 of my November writing challenge. Full transparency: I completely forgot. The excitement of Halloween fell upon me and then I got all caught up in Christmas shopping and the awe of autumn leaves! What can I say? It was a costly & colorful weekend and Continue reading
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Speed Walker or Slow Runner?
I ran my first 5K since my diagnosis this past weekend. I ran the entire thing, but I was slooooow. I was disappointed in my time. I knew I was a slower runner, but it turns out I am a reeeeaaally slow runner. I mean, if the majority of the population could speed walk beside Continue reading
About Me
I have Clinically Isolated Syndrome. It’s like MS without the ‘multiple’ part. My brain has one sclerosis. Sclerosi? Anyway, it’s a doozy. I am also a therapist working toward independent clinical social work licensure. I have a husband, two adult children, and two poodles. I love to read, write, and exercise. I strive to eat something green and to make someone smile every day!
A Little MS with a Little MSW 