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 [...]

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 [...]

Traveling with RA: Success! Finally!

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 [...]

The 4-1-1

Long time, no write!  
I’ve been busy…working, playing, traveling….living!
Until I can get something meatier up, I will give you a little list of some things going on:
1.  Doctors- I have (finally) found a new primary care doctor here.  I’m picky about all doctors unfortunately but have found a good one who asks the right questions [...]

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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