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2025 Check-In!
The mid-point of 2025 is upon us already! Whew…how’s everyone feeling? That good, huh? Haha… I can only speak for myself, of course, but it’s been a little bumpy out here! And hot. And wet. God Bless America…it’s been raining for two months in the TN valley. And this heat wave that I’m finding myself Continue reading
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Chronic
Do you know what I thought of when I heard the word ‘chronic’ as a young adult? The Dr. Dre album. Sometimes, I think about how terrible it is going to be to live the rest of my life with chronic pain. But, really, how fortunate was I to have not grasped the true nature Continue reading
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Airports
I have an appointment this morning to receive a clearance for TSA Precheck. I am hoping this will expedite my need to interact with other humans inside an airport setting, thereby decreasing my anxiety throughout the whole airport arrival to airplane seating process. Airports give me extreme anxiety. I am fine once I am actually Continue reading
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“Excuse Me, I’m Sorry”
I am a people watcher and a serial eye contact maker. I can’t help it. I try to avoid mass crowds, partly for this reason. I find that when I am in a large crowd, I spend a lot of my time saying, “excuse me” or “I’m sorry.” And it’s exhausting. And guess what I Continue reading
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Aliens Among Us
I recently bought a new comforter, and it is so soft and warm that I did not want to get out of bed this morning. I finally did peel myself out from underneath the covers and began browsing the internet with a cup of coffee, only to see this: Willie Nelson Turns 92, Set to Continue reading
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Any of you out there remember the show Cheers? My husband and I recently moved to a new state for his job, and this is my first time ever being in a place where everyone is a stranger. My hometown is growing more and more by the second- but still – it was never unusual Continue reading
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I, Cardio, Take You, Gratitude…
Picture it: you are in the throes of a cardiovascular exercise routine, convinced that you are one gasp away from a major cardiac event and all you can think is ‘when is this going to be over?!’ Your heart has seemingly lost interest in remaining within the confines of your chest and the sweat beads Continue reading
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First Thoughts
My first thought upon waking this morning was of a tulip farm. Our new state boasts one of the best tulip farms in the country, and they just opened this past week. Tulips are one of my favorite flowers, not to mention the burst of color and vitality a fresh bouquet adds to a home. Continue reading
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You Don’t Need Nine Bathrooms
… And by the word ‘you’ in the title of this post, I mean no one. No one needs nine bathrooms.Why did I pick the number nine? No reason. It’s a random number to represent all the people living in homes with at least double the number of bathrooms than humans living there. Mansions are Continue reading
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The Underbellly
I don’t trust what people present to the outside world. I know this is because I was raised by someone who has two drastically different facets to their personality. Has anyone ever asked you to use your ‘inside’ voice? What image does this drum up in your brain, on a scale of libraries and churches 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 