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Velvet Hammers

This morning I was up with the kids getting ready for school, as usual. I even stayed up after they left and worked on some grocery lists for my husband to pick up later in the week. By 10 I was exhausted so I ate a small something and went back to bed. Slept a solid 2 hours. Well, I woke up part way through but was so groggy and my legs felt like cement, so I went back to sleep for a bit longer.…

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New Wine

I am new wine

Patiently aged

Broken pieces repaired

Fractures restored

Strength found

Scars healed

I am new wine

Searching for new vessels

To store this newfound freedom

Every discovery a gift

I am searching

But I am not lost

I am new wine

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Luke 5:36-38 NRSV: “He also told them a parable: ‘No one tears a piece from a new garment and sews it on an old garment; otherwise the…

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Goals, and a bit of honesty

So. For the month of March I had attempted to go without sugar. The processed stuff of course; I did not abstain from eating fruit. Girl needs her fiber, you know? I made it 3 weeks, and here’s why. It really didn’t seem to make that big of a difference! I had been warned that I would go through a brief period of withdrawal, headaches, mood swings, etc. I had none of that. I expected to lose some…

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Dipping my toe back in

I don’t know if anyone has noticed, but I haven’t really been blogging much lately. Lots of reasons for that, most I’ll keep to myself. But today I was jotting down some thoughts I had while folding laundry. I sometimes think my best writing comes like this, before I ever sit down to write. Since these were thoughts regarding my experience living with multiple sclerosis, I thought it would be…

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It's a girl!

Puppy Haiku Her name is Piper She loves to play with the kids We bought a puppy!

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A Gelatinous Haiku

Like walk through Jell-o.Running and fatigue don’t mix.Try again next day.

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Pet peeves

I don’t have a super ton of pet peeves, but here’s one: not using the word “literally” correctly.As in, “My heart literally went into my stomach.”No, no it didn’t.Though that statement literally made me cringe.

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Hormonal Haiku

Legs ache from the cold.Yet my armpits are sweating.Perimenopause!

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Haiku for the masses

Social mediaFacade for relationships Choose real connection

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A Winter Haiku

Damn you MichiganFrigid temps make my legs acheCome quickly spring sun

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A tinnitus haiku

When I wake, silenceAll I hear is rushing windIt’s all in my head

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Moving Forward

It’s day three of this debilitating fatigue, and I’ve been managing okay. I’m doing the bare minimum, the most essential tasks. It is strange timing, because my monthly infusion was last Friday. My energy levels should be going up, not down. There’s a little bit of hope on the horizon however. I talked to my therapist yesterday and I think we uncovered some of the factors that could be…

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Forking Fatigue

Well, you could say I really took that idea of hibernation to heart! I’ve not been sleeping 22 hours a day, but I have been resting more. I’ve still been active when I need or want to be, but when it’s time for down time, I committed to it. And when Christmas break was over and the kids were heading back to school (i.e. today), I was more than ready to get back to a routine. I woke up this…

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Hibernation

Okay, as I’m reviewing my new list of habits, I’m rethinking one, and that’s daily exercise. Let me explain. I know it’s good for me, I know it helps my energy levels. BUT – when it’s on my list to be done daily, and I don’t do it for whatever reason? I place guilt on myself, and that’s a crummy feeling. When I reviewed my habit list this morning, they all looked positive and worth doing except…

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Habit Reset

Hey! We are officially on Christmas break! That means I can sleep in a little. Sleeping in was a lot more fun when I was younger. These days I tend to still wake up fairly early, and in pain so that staying in bed is not enjoyable. So I get up, make my coffee, get my mental work done, and then, depending on how I’m feeling, go back to bed for a morning nap. I had a good morning at church today.…

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Celebrity Dreams

I’m only friends with famous people in my dreams. Seriously. I had a dream a couple years ago that I was sitting on the lawn at a Detroit Tigers game, shooting the breeze with Queen Latifah and Mos Def. We were having the best time! I was sad when I woke up from that dream, because I feel like we didn’t get enough time together. This morning I had a dream that I was riding in a car with Patrick…

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(Final) Daily Post #12 - December 16, 2025

I might still continue daily posting, but I’m no longer going to call them daily. I don’t like the pressure, ha! Today was a slow moving day, fatigue was in the background all day long but I was able to take care of the dirty dishes. Small victories. I also had a couple really great conversations and connections with friends, and that is an even bigger win, in my book. I have been blessed with…