The next step in getting out of Survival Mode is another practical idea: Planning. Here’s what I wrote in my first article: “7. Plan Dinners were always my afternoon problem. Planning out your menu for the week does help because you don’t need to think much about what to make, which I find takes the […]
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Step Six: Getting out of Survival Mode
Okay, we’ve had a week break from our series on Getting out of Survival Mode so let’s recap. Step one was to Be Flexible. Step two was to Develop a Sense of Humor. Step three was to Be Open to New Things. Step four was Don’t Discount the Silly Ideas. Step five was Don’t Invest […]
Read the rest of this entry »Do you scar easily…on the inside?
We interrupt the 18 Steps to Getting Out of Survival Mode to bring you this important message. I’ve had a lot of surgeries, especially recently, so when I was looking at one of my scars the other day, I remembered my poor surgeon who was visibly uncomfortable that, for all the care she took to […]
Read the rest of this entry »I’m Living on Bonus Time
It’s my birthday today! I’m 55. On the one hand, it seems too soon for me to feel 55, but on the other hand, I could have been denied the opportunity. If you’ve read my Miracle Story, you know that it’s entirely possible that I would have never made it to see my 55th birthday. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Step 5: Getting Out of Survival Mode
If you’re living in Survival Mode for health or financial or any other reason, you’ve probably had people share some unbelievably ridiculous solutions with you. Either that or you’ve found them yourself by trolling the internet in search of ANY answers. While our answers can come from the most ridiculous places, it is wise not […]
Read the rest of this entry »Step Two: Getting Out of Survival Mode
We are in week two of our 18 week in-depth series on getting out of survival mode based on my article 18 Steps to Living Better with Chronic Illness! Last week, I talked about step one: being flexible. Step two is developing a sense of humor. Here’s step two from my article: “If you don’t […]
Read the rest of this entry »Remember your creator in the days of your youth
I was reading my Bible recently when this passage hit me: “Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, ‘I have no pleasure in them’” -Ecclesiastes 12:1 and it struck me why some people are able to move past devastating news […]
Read the rest of this entry »When Your Symptoms Argue with Each Other Over Treatment
Remember how your kids used to argue over a toy? Mine! Mine! Well, as you gather more and more chronic conditions, your symptoms don’t work and play well with others. Just to list a few examples… Years ago, my Hashimoto’s Disease and adrenal issues had my doctor put me on the Everything Diet. That’s where […]
Read the rest of this entry »My Weight Loss (Gain) Update
So about no score and two months ago, I set forth upon this continent a new weight loss journey conceived in the loss of food liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men were created equal…but not with women! In that time, I have spent my weekdays either walking around my house 10x including […]
Read the rest of this entry »God is NOT a Genie!
I’m going to go into this a lot more in detail in the coming months, but I just have to put this out there. God is NOT a genie! When you are chronically ill, you often run into devotionals and gurus who tell you to pray and God will take away all your issues. The […]
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