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 [...]

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 [...]

The answer is YES.

Normally, I get a huge kick out of reading the search terms that bring people to my blog.  Some of them are absolutely hilarious and  strangely inappropriate.  But today, I wish I had contact info for the one I just saw.
“Does RA ever get better?”
Yes, my friend, it does.  
It is such a shock to [...]

H1N1 Vaccine

I laugh that I can keep up with the world by simply looking at my friends’ Facebook status updates.  A few recent favorites include “Jeff intercepted a memo reminding Delhomme that he plays for the Panthers” and “Megan is beginning week 3 of (f)unemployment.”  
Today, I noticed probably 8 updates about the H1N1 vaccine.  They [...]

An Open Letter to my Future Rheumatologist

Dear Dr. (insert your name here),
First and foremost, let me tell you that I’d so much rather be shoe shopping than rheumatologist shopping.  To put things in perspective, I’ve never gone shoe shopping and left with 5 vials less blood than I came with.  Rheumatologist shopping…different story.
I’m really frustrated.
I think I’m a pretty good patient. [...]

An unexpected surprise

I was stuck on a conference  call the other day at work.  It was supposed to be an in depth discussion of part of what I sell and ended up being the reiteration of a presentation I’ve seen twice.  Yawn.  So, I was doodling on a notepad and on a bored whim, did one of [...]

LOL

One of my favorite parts of this whole blog thing is seeing the queries people enter that bring it up in search results.
Today I had a good chuckle over this:
Lazy people on disability.
Ha.
NOT IT!

A picture speaks a thousand words…

So, out of curiosity, what goes through your mind when you see this picture?
 
On the surface, I bet you would say 5 pretty girls who had dinner, drinks and went dancing to celebrate a 30th birthday.  And you would be correct.
But what do you think if I tell you this picture also illustrates the following:

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Get Ready for Invisible Illness Week: Beginning Sept 14th

30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know
1. The illness I live with is: Rheumatoid Arthritis
2. I was diagnosed with it in the year: 2006
3. But I had symptoms since: May 2005
4. The biggest adjustment I’ve had to make is: slowing down, cutting back on physical activities.
5. Most people assume: that I’m being [...]