Posted on December 31, 2009 by amandajohn
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 [...]
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Posted on December 28, 2009 by amandajohn
“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 [...]
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Posted on November 29, 2009 by amandajohn
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 [...]
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Posted on November 5, 2009 by amandajohn
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 [...]
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Posted on October 23, 2009 by amandajohn
Traveling with RA can be a pretty unpleasant experience for me. Once, I went to the beach on methotrexate and got so nauseous at dinner that I had to leave. I got sick and cried myself to sleep. Then I went to the mountains and was so stiff and uncomfortable with the cold and snow [...]
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Posted on September 22, 2009 by amandajohn
Today is my uncle’s third deathniversary.
Of all my extended family, my Uncle B and I were the closest. He was incredibly sensitive, kind, hysterically funny and very intuitive when it came to feelings of others, particularly mine. My brother spent a year in Iraq and B remains the only person I’ve ever talked to about [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2009 by amandajohn
Background info: we were discussing how we both have always been impressed with how the Harry Potter books have been translated into movies….
Mom: I’m usually disappointed in books made into movies but even Quidditch is what I pictured when I read the book.
Me: Oh, I know. Down to the stadium.
Mom: Even down to the Golden [...]
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