Tag Archives: Wellness Wednesday

Wellness Wednesday – A Coffee Update

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Thistle

Back in July, I gave up coffee. For several weeks, I refrained completely. There was one night near the end of July where I was really craving the taste, so I allowed myself to get an iced coffee from Dunkin. … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Hikes of 2021, #36-40

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Thistle

Compared to the early parts of the year, I’ve done just about no hiking for months! Most of what I’ve done has been at my local trails, so that gets repeated a lot here. But seriously, five hikes in over … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – All About Coffee

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Thistle

Let’s talk coffee, allergies, inflammation, and weight. I tried to find my posts from last year that discussed this already, but after finding all these different pieces in multiple posts, I decided to compile this in one place. So for … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – When “Fat” is Just a Description

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Thistle

A couple nights ago, I sat on the floor of the kitten room. I’ve been working hard to socialize these kittens, and each of them has reached a different level of comfort. On this particular night, Angus came right up … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – I need my own TV show.

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Thistle

I’m supposed to get my stitches out this morning, yay! It’s been 13 days since my surgery, and let’s just take a moment to discuss the medical situation over the last less-than-two-weeks. First, I went home from surgery. No problem. … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Hikes of 2021, #30-35

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Thistle

Since I’m currently on a walking-hiking-running-anything-to-do-with-my-foot break, this post is a bit shorter in number than usual. I might be off for a few months, though, so I didn’t want to just hold it in my drafts. I’ll be back … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – A New Hope

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Thistle

No, not a Star Wars joke. I know enough about Star Wars from my SW-obsessed child to know this is the name of a movie, and apparently, on looking it up, it’s the first movie that came out, and I’ve … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Foot Update

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Thistle

Fair warning: This post will (immediately) have a foot photo. It’s not gross or anything, but some people hate foot photos. As discussed before: Something happened to my left foot last September/October. It suddenly began to swell in a localized … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – The Clothes In My Closet

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Thistle

In September 2011, after I’d lost 60 lbs and had crossed the arbitrary dividing line between a 2 or a 1 at the beginning of my weight, I finally decided to get rid of my bigger clothes. I’d held onto … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – A Battery of Tests

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Thistle

I’ve mentioned before that it seems like everything is happening all at once, now that things are happening generally. Over the last few weeks, I’ve had two different sets of bloodwork, three sets of x-rays, an ultrasound, and visits with … Continue reading →

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