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Share Your World: May 1, 2017

Share Your World: May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

This will be a weekly post of the most random of random questions to answer- to share my world! Thanks to Cee’s blog for being the brainchild behind this! Would you rather live where it is always hot or always cold? Always cold. I love winter and snow. ❄️? Although it’s kind of strange,…

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April Book Haul

April Book Haul

April 30, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

All quoted blurbs are from Goodreads. This month I only ordered two books from the Book of the Month club. American War by Omar El Akkad (2017). I can’t  think of any better way to describes it than the Goodreads synopsis: “A second American Civil War, a devastating plague, and one family caught deep in…

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Give Your Heart a Break

Give Your Heart a Break

April 26, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

One more time around the sun, one more time passing through National Infertility Awareness Week as an unintentionally childless woman. I guess you could say this is my third time. It’s an understatement to say that a lot has gotten in the way of my attempts to become a mom. In 2014, not long…

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Share Your World: April 24, 2017

Share Your World: April 24, 2017

April 24, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

This will be a weekly post of the most random of random questions to answer- to share my world! Thanks to Cee’s blog for being the brainchild behind this! Wanting something to quench your thirst, what would you drink? This is an interesting question, given the fact that I have POTS, which means I…

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A Good Thing

A Good Thing

April 21, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

That place still traumatizes me. Wait, back up. I should start at the beginning. Yesterday it was finally time for my 7-month MRI following my brain tumor removal last September (and my 7th lifetime MRI at that!) My mom came down a few days ago to spend some time with me while my husband…

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Things We Lost in the Fire

Things We Lost in the Fire

April 15, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

“Things we lost to the flame Things we’ll never see again All that we’ve amassed Sits before us, shattered into ash…” Things We Lost in the Fire (Bastille)   As Esther Smith said in her excellent book, When Chronic Pain and Illness Take Everything Away (affiliate link), “Grief is the process by which we actively…

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2016, In the Style of Personal Journals: March

2016, In the Style of Personal Journals: March

April 13, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

Way behind in publishing this, but I still want to continue this series. Last year was a rough year for me due to all the medical problems I had. I poured out my heart and soul into my personal journals, which were my lifeline keeping me somewhat grounded. To give you an idea of…

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Migraine Prevention from Axon Optics

Migraine Prevention from Axon Optics

April 12, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. I was not compensated monetarily, but…

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Share Your World: April 10, 2017

Share Your World: April 10, 2017

April 10, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

This will be a weekly post of the most random of random questions to answer- to share my world! Thanks to Cee’s blog for being the brainchild behind this! Have you ever participated in a distance walking, swimming, running, or biking event? Tell your story. Well, I suppose it wasn’t a “distance” event in…

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Nocturnal Musings #21: A Conversation

Nocturnal Musings #21: A Conversation

April 10, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 0 Comment

A lot of people find it hard to believe that God still speaks to us today. But He does. Not in the way He used to in ancient times to the Prophets; if I heard a deep voice bellow my name out of thin air, I think I’d have a heart attack right then…

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