This Brutiful Life

I am feeling lost right now in my health journey. Even though my path has always been uncertain, I usually have a gut feeling about what I need to do next. This time, I don’t yet have that gut feeling. As a result, I feel even more uncertain than usual. And, I don’t know that… Read more

Physical Health:I have felt terrible from a physical perspective for the last 6-8 weeks. There have been quite a few days when I have been experiencing extreme fatigue, dizziness, abdominal pain, nausea, heat flashes (not related to hormones), migraines, and brain fog. We have been trying to build my body up and get my organ… Read more

I received quite a few messages after last week’s You Two Are Cute! blog post. I am used to receiving messages about how awesome my husband is, because he *is* awesome. And, since our society, as a whole, is shocked when a man is emotionally intelligent, he gets quite a bit of praise from others… Read more

A few months ago, my husband and I scheduled PTO for last week to make sure that we remember to take breaks from the hamster wheel of life at random times throughout the year. Fortunately for us, it was excellent timing to get some work done for the new house. We had our first meeting… Read more

My husband and I have been very busy with many medical appointments along with signing a contract to build a new house. We found a floor plan for a house that we really liked, and the circumstances and location all fell into place, so we took the leap. We weren’t really ready for the process… Read more

Living alongside an invisible complex chronic illness for 20+ years has changed me in a variety of ways. According to multiple trained mental health professionals over the years, what makes me different than a lot of people is how I take the pain and transform it. I let myself feel the pain, and then I… Read more