A few years ago when I first went out on disability, a dear friend gave me a stack of some of her favorite young adult books to read. I read them all, and being the rockstar literary agent that she is, they were all absolutely perfect for me. I read two of them several … [Read more...]

Friends! Big news! I broke my record! (Drumroll please…) Previous record: 14 New record: 17.5 17.5 vials of blood, that is. Smashed it! And the .5? Evidently my left arm has decided to close for business after … [Read more...]

Oh friends, I have missed you. It has been far too long, and there is so much to say! Many blog posts to come, but for now, I’ll start where I left off. Remember that last blog post, with the theme of “Try Again?” Super. Keep that in mind, it … [Read more...]

Friends, I retired.    It was the hardest thing I've ever done.    31 years old and retired.    Living the dream? Hmmm.   It's not like this should have come as a shock to me, this whole retirement thing, but … [Read more...]

To say that I’ve learned a lot about myself over the last couple of years may, in fact, be the understatement of the century.   I could list all of the things that I’ve learned, but that might a) be the longest blog post in history and b) likely result in me … [Read more...]

FRIENDS!   I know...I KNOW.   It has been twenty forevers. (I learned that phrase from my mother-in-law...it's a good one, no?)   Anyway. There is so much to update!   I moved! And turned 31! And bought QuickBooks! (Um, … [Read more...]

Healing is a funny thing.   The term implies that there is a definite end point...but I'm not entirely sure this is true.   This Sunday, we will shove all of our earthly possessions into a crammed Uhaul and move to a new home, a whopping 1.6 miles … [Read more...]

In my family, December has always meant lights in the windows.    Velvety thick red ribbon twisting up the staircase.     Sending cards to friends and family, near and far. And racing to the mailbox every evening.   And … [Read more...]