Category Archives: Behaviors and Patterns

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 ......

Should We Stay or Should We Go?

“Should I stay or should I go now? Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble An’ if I stay it will be double So come on and let me know”   (The Clash, alb......

Tying up loose ends

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......

A Five Minute Deep Breath

I had a post ready to put up here, but then I checked my inbox and, boy am I glad I did. A member and friend of the MLWT community here sent me this wonderful 2006 video – a beautiful remi......

A Lupus version of Spring Training Camp

I seem to always have the ideas and best intentions about managing my daily health, but living with illness is like that comedy skit done by Abbott & Costello. As it is with managing lupus, ......

sweating the small stuff

We are focusing a great deal these days on quantity – the number of foreclosures, stock market fluctuations, billions spent to help businesses who have not managed their practices by looki......

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......

seeing red

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......

Finding Beauty within the beast

This weekend, I decided to kick back and enjoy some light reading.  As usual, I had a stack of materials built up and on top was the February 2009 issue of Oprah Magazine.  I have mentioned befo......

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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