Category Archives: rambling

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Torn…

Okay, let’s face it… I’m “old”… not that 45 is really old old… but maybe old fashioned is a better phrase.  I still would much rather use command line to do my work at work rather than the shiny pointy … Continue reading

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It’s all about attitude…

I got this in an email from a good friend (thanks Aunt Vicki)… and it was very much needed this morning… Attitude There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had … Continue reading

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The Little Things… Waking Up To The Cupboards Reorganized…

First… a little background… We have been keeping the glasses (the plastic brightly colored ones that hold a lot, are easy to hold onto and that everyone seems to enjoy) on the top shelf of the cupboard… they have always … Continue reading

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Moody Sucks

I haven’t figured out yet what is up with being so freaking moody… but man it so totally sucks. Being up half the night because you can’t sleep because of the achies probably doesn’t help a WHOLE lot… but moody … Continue reading

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The Little Things #10… On being Exactly Where You Are Supposed to Be

You have heard of those Ah-ha moments, right?  The times when you realize that someone or something has been looking out for you… that you THINK you know what is best for you but maybe you are wrong… that sometimes … Continue reading

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30 things about my invisble illness

30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know 1. The illness I live with is:rheumatoid arthritis 2. I was diagnosed with it in the year:2009 3. But I had symptoms since:2008 (at least… and that is what the … Continue reading

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Trying to come to terms with methotrexate…

I hate Fridays.  I have always enjoyed Fridays… we live less than 2 miles by road… probably less than a mile as the crow flies from the Baseball park… Fridays, when they have a home game they have fireworks after … Continue reading

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Full bars

150 to 160 calories of fruit and puffed wheat or puffed rice plus 8 ounces of water thirty minutes before a meal so you eat less at the meal… how is that different than a bowl of cereal, other than … Continue reading

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Deep Belly Breathing

I’ve been practicing (a lot lately) the ‘art’ of deep belly breathing (or diaphragmatic breathing… ).  This is when you breathe in through the nose in a long slow inhale, hold the breath for about a count of 7 (or … Continue reading

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On a Tear now~~~more rant warnings

At the risk of sounding incredibly bitchy… I’m still on a tear… about a lot of things.  I have a hunch that this means that I am back with a vengeance (RA apparently not so bad…mtx working… achies beaten down … Continue reading