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Wellness Wednesday – Medical Updates, Part 1

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Amanda

Over the last few months of 2021, I had a TON of medical tests and appointments pending, many slipping over through January this year. Rather than try to cram all of them into one post, I thought I’d discuss the … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – The Final Hike

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Amanda

That title sounds ominous, yeah? Heh. Today’s post is publishing late because I had something in particular that I wanted to finish before I drafted this. Back in February last year, I created my Hiking Bingo, a spread of 25 … Continue reading →

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TGIO, 2021 Edition

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Amanda

Let me get right to it: 2021 has not been my year. In fact, it’s been downright awful in a lot of ways, particularly with regards to 1) grief/loss and 2) my physical health. And even though it looks like … Continue reading →

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An Answer!!!

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Amanda

Y’all. I don’t usually post in the evening. I usually pre-draft my posts, and edit, and take time to get pictures, and whatever whatever. But I’m too excited to do all of that, because TODAY I GOT A DIAGNOSIS. That’s … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Better Than Serotonin…

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Amanda

Ten days ago, I thought I was going to end up in the hospital again. My generalized unspecific inflammation had skyrocketed with the introduction of a new medicine the day after Thanksgiving, and a week later, I had to stop … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – I Don’t Know. Stuff.

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Amanda

I admit that in times of extreme stress, I tend to do a little retail therapy when all else has failed. Right around Black Friday, all else had failed, and I took advantage of some sales that were floating around … Continue reading →

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November 2021 in Review

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Amanda

I said in my October wrap-up that November would be a medical-heavy month, and I wasn’t kidding. I’ll wait ’til I get to the Health portion of this post to discuss it, but let’s just say that various doctors’ visits … Continue reading →

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Great Courses: Being Human

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Amanda

Subtitled: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science Technically, this isn’t a book, so technically, I’m not writing a book review, and technically, I shouldn’t count this as nonfiction toward Nonfic November, right? Pshaw. I don’t care. It’s rare that … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – The Thing About My Body

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Amanda

A month ago, I went on a week-long vacation through multiple state and national parks. It was an amazing vacation. Jason and I had lots of fun and saw incredible things. We were active, outdoors, and having adventures. But this … Continue reading →

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October 2021 in Review

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Amanda

October! Spooky month, the month of temperature changes, a month that I normally shove a lot into and overextend myself. Happy to say that I didn’t do the latter this year. I knew I’d be coming back from vacation early … Continue reading →

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