This Brutiful Life

Physical Health:I am continuing to try to figure out my next steps on this health journey. I had a 40-minute initial consultation with a new doctor two weeks ago to determine if he is a good fit for my situation. Prior to the initial consultation, I uploaded the items this doctor requested from me: my… Read more

Physical Health:There is not much new here to report. I did start wearing a smart watch to track some health data. To absolutely no one’s surprise — and right on schedule 🤣 — I developed a rash on my skin underneath the watch. It is a little difficult to see in this image, but this… Read more

Physical Health:Nothing new to share here. I will share more when I know more. Home Building Process:Things are slowly happening. 🤣 Emotional Health:My husband and I celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary recently. We obviously don’t have many ways to celebrate right now, so we just hung out and relaxed. As we were reflecting on this… Read more

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