Category Archives: Targets
2010/01/11
Challenge and Opportunity, Community, Education and Skill Building, Events, Fibromyalgia, Friends, Health, Lifestyle, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Networking, Oregon, Outdoor Fun, Portland Metro, Resources, Self-Care, Social Support, Sports & Fitness, Targets, Washington
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It seemed like a good idea at the time.
I picked out a beautiful 2000 piece puzzle of Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany for my mom this year for Christmas. It has been years since I did one and......
2009/12/27
Advocacy, Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Education and Skill Building, Lifestyle, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Resources, Self-Care, Social Support, Targets, Washington
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I’ve been off the radar for too long here and plan on getting back into writing in January. It’s tough to keep putting up posts when there are so many amazing people to be connecting with perso......
This week is National Handwashing Week .
I fall somewhere between “Extra precautions are a good idea” and “What’s all the hysteria really about?! ” when it comes to exposing my already-accelera......
2009/09/01
Announcements, Books, Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Events, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Outdoor Fun, Problem-focused, Self-Care, Social Support, Sports & Fitness, Targets, Washington
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We are beginning a group chat today about the book by Tina Vindum (2009) entitled Outdoor Fitness. You might wonder why, especially for us Oregonians, we are going to cover a book like this as......
2009/08/28
Advocacy, Announcements, Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Coping, Education and Skill Building, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Outdoor Fun, Research, Resources, Social Support, Targets, Washington
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So you are probably groaning right now and understandably so – lame title, I know. However, it fits what has been going on here and I will explain a little about the silence in my postin......
2009/07/07
Announcements, Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Coping, Lupus, Oregon, Personal Stories, Stress Mgmt, Targets, Travel, Washington
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This past weekend, we celebrated our country’s independence here in the US. In the midst of my celebrating, I began my preparations to go on vacation with my family and really struggled t......
2009/03/12
Advocacy, Behaviors and Patterns, Coping, Education and Skill Building, Health, Local Resources, Oregon, Resources, Self-Care, Social Support, Targets, Washington
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Yesterday was my birthday and a tangent into reflection. All day, I updated my Facebook status with little snippets of my life so far that covered the spectrum from my twenties and “healt......
2009/02/04
Advocacy, Behaviors and Patterns, Chronic Illness, Community, Education and Skill Building, Health, Holistic, Lifestyle, Local Resources, Lupus, Nutrition, Oregon, Resources, Self-Care, Social Support, Sports & Fitness, Targets
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Yesterday I attended my second week of the Living Well with Chronic Conditions workshop presented through Tuality Healthcare (in Hillsboro). This is one of the many locations and groups offerin......
2009/01/29
Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Community, Disability, Education and Skill Building, Fibromyalgia, Lifestyle, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Networking, Oregon, Portland Metro, Resources, Targets, Work and Career
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For those of us who are able to function pretty well physically, the decision to return to school or start it up for the first time may not initially be too trying. Those of us who are more cha......
2009/01/24
Advocacy, Announcements, Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Community, Coping, Eastern, Education and Skill Building, Events, Holidays & Socials, Local Resources, MLWT, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Portland Metro, Research, Resources, Self-Care, Social Support, Southern, Targets
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I think it’s safe to say that we all have some heavy feelings these days – even after our new President has officially taken the helm – because we’re thinking about what ......