Happy New Years!!!

I think we’d all agree that 2009 has been a tough year for everyone.  Whether it’s dealing with RA or dealing with the financial crisis or just dealing with life…the stars just didn’t seem to align themselves properly this past year.I mean seriously, last New Year’s Eve, I got food poisoning.  That should’ve given me [...]

Christmas Recap and RA Gifts!

“Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!”
Still my favorite quote that directly relates to Christmas.  
On Christmas morning, I woke up to a bunch of text messages from friends and family. I love that about the holidays- I’m not being sarcastic yet, I really do get a kick out of who [...]

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

Last night, I went to the Panthers/Vikings game here in Charlotte.  I went, a little unenthusiastically because, let’s face it- we suck this year.  But I’ve been looking forward to this game all season mainly because I’ve always been a Brett Favre fan and didn’t want to miss a chance to see him play in [...]

Operation Procrastination

So, it’s exactly one week until Christmas and I have only bought 1 Christmas gift.  And everywhere around me is getting snow while I’m getting copious amounts of rain mixed with snow and sleet.  Which I fear may freeze tonight.  Why am I so scared?  Is it because I live in a really old neighborhood [...]

Setbacks

Ok universe, I would very much appreciate a redo for today, please and thank you.  It is 9:30 on Saturday night and I am supposed to be dancing my booty off with some friends at a concert.  Instead, I am on the couch, more than a little loopy from muscle relaxers.  
Very long story short, [...]

Massage Therapy and a breath of fresh air!

I will admit it: I am addicted.  
It calms me, it soothes me, it relaxes the muscles of my back and neck which bother me, it stimulates an immune response which helps me manage my RA.  I crave time where I am forced to do nothing but chill.  And this takes the cake.
I’ve been to [...]

Gratitude

So I’ve been doing a gratitude challenge that several of my friends have sent me…and it’s actually been pretty enlightening.  It’s a month long series of exercises where you write, think and reflect about positives in your life.  I’ve also challenged myself to say two positives about every negative thought I’ve had.  Some of them [...]

To whoever keeps making it freezing and rainy here…

MINUS TEN FOR YOU!!!!!!!!
My fingers are swollen, my feet hurt, and I feel really bad for that woman who cut me off in traffic this morning.  I forgive you for that if you forgive me for showing you a certain swollen finger, k?

It’s almost that time again….

So, every year from Thanksgiving on, I focus on how much fun I’ve had that year, how sad I am to leave that year, and a very specific list of things I want to accomplish in the upcoming year. 
This time last year, I had just predicted (accurately I might add) my company was going to [...]

MTX is off the hook…this time

So yes, everytime I have any weird sort of symptom, I immediately look for a way to blame it on my RA.
A week and a half ago, I woke up and my armpits were itching.  Not just a little bit but almost unbearably.  I had just restarted methotrexate so I looked on WebMD and a [...]