Category Archives: Stress Mgmt

Becoming a Tree Hugger

  Last month, I went on a hike through Tryon State Park with my new friend, MLWT Guest Blogger and Acupuncturist, Becca Seitz .  Despite my constant and intense headaches weeks prior, I felt th......

Happy World Laughter Day May 2nd!

Personally, I’ve been under a lot of stress lately and getting a chance to relieve some of that pressure with a good chuckle sounds like a pretty good idea.  I have been trying to take up on of......

Lost in Translation

“Failure To Communicate“ –  spoken by “The Captain“, the domineering prison warden played by Strother Martin in the 1967 movie Cool Hand Luke. During my visit to Ge......

It’s all a blur

I had no idea it would take me this long to get back into writing here.  Thank you all who wished me well on the trip ~ your encouragement helped me to completely forget about any challenges lup......

Hallo!

It took a little more than a few clicks of my heels, but I’ve made it back from vacation in one piece.  It may be a little early to tell about how I held up and I have plenty to write abou......

Still flying the friendly skies, just with different flight plans

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......

A new lupus book that speaks from the heart

  When facing my lupus diagnosis, I sought out many books covering medical terms, confusing symptoms, current and potential treatment options – all to quench my thirst for conquering this ......

Music, Mileage and Memories

We all know about the ‘healing’ properties of music.  Especially for us with chronic illness and pain, music can act as a way to transport ourselves out of our present when things get too ......

the heart of what’s the matter

Last weekend, I had a ton of things to get done. Things on my list included creating back-up files for my taxes, finally finishing those New Year’s cards and actually mailing them, cleanin......

Drum roll please…

Okay, I’ve finally hit the #1 personal secret that is needing purged in order for me to get my tail end into gear for 2009.  I’m anxious to finish this assignment for a couple of rea......

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