by Sara | Nov 30, 2020 | For the Friends and Family, Lyme, Mental Struggles
Anxiety, depression, and irrational thoughts used to be my norm. Those were probably the worst moments of my chronic illness journey. In them, most of my most important relationships were broken. In them, I felt like I lost myself. In them, I felt like a failed...
by Sara | May 11, 2020 | For the Friends and Family, Lyme
Happy Monday Everyone! My laptop is still out of commission, so this week I’m back with another lighthearted post for you’re enjoyment. May is Lyme Disease Awareness day, so this weekend my family took the Take A Bite Out of Lyme challenge to raise...
by Sara | May 4, 2020 | Living With It, Lyme, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold
This past week was rough. Not gonna lie. At least, healthwise. I was in more pain than I’ve been in in . . . maybe a year? On top of that, my laptop broke, which definitely hindered writing. Between the two, I decided to stick with an easier blog post this week and...
by Sara | Feb 17, 2020 | For the Friends and Family, Girls Only, Living With It, Lyme, Mental Struggles, Uncategorized
Happy Valentine’s Day! I know that Valentine’s Day can be hard when you have a chronic illness for a lot of reasons. Holidays in general are difficult when you’re sick, since it can be hard to participate in the celebrations going on. Lately,...
by Sara | Nov 18, 2019 | Bookish Analogies, Faith, For the Friends and Family, Healing, Living With It, Lyme, Mental Struggles, Uncategorized
I was determined to start this blog post with some kind of epic and mysterious fictional quote from the Lord of the Rings or something about secrets and surprises, but after ten minutes searching for the perfect one, I gave up. Nevermind that not giving up is like one...
by Sara | Aug 5, 2019 | Faith, Joints, Living With It, Lyme, Mental Struggles, Toxic Mold
I spent hours sitting in front of the toilet, waiting for the nausea to die down. When I finally worked up the willpower, I climbed into bed with my trashcan. I fell asleep holding my trashcan, late into the night, long after the world was asleep. It wasn’t...
