Last week, we had a pretty big celebration: my father-in-law's 80th birthday. It's actually not until the end of the month, but since the family is geographically scattered, it was the time that two of his kids and their families were able to get together. It just so happened that the get ...
an 80th birthday celebration & family vacation at walt disney world
ENERGYbits review & giveaway
Since my surgery, one thing I've been lacking is energy. The reasons are obvious. My body has been through a pretty big shock, I'm not eating and drinking as much as I normally would, my sleep patterns have been off and I haven't been getting regular physical activity. All of these things make ...
lacing up
I hadn't run in 17 days. My emotions were running the full spectrum: nervous, scared, discouraged, anxious. Did I mention scared? I was going to wait til today, just to give myself the full weekend to rest after Disney, but I'm an impatient kind of gal. I had to see what I could do. I ...
just a little bit of pixie dust
Even though I'm all grown up, I still feel under the spell of Disney. It's even more magical now that we have a little one to enjoy it. Visiting the Magic Kingdom is always special, on its own. We go often, thanks to our Annual Passes, and we love everything about it (ok, everything but the ...
wordless wednesday
It's not a good beach day until someone gets buried in the sand. ...
food, reframed
In the past week, I've touched on all the negatives of my post-op condition. There are a few positives, though. Some I was expecting, such as dropping some weight. Others, I was not, such as my body's reaction to food. The return to eating solid food has been an incredibly slow process. Not ...