When I was 8 years old, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. How many times have I said this, or written this, or shared this misleadingly simple fact about my life? And yet, while it’s an easy shorthand to explain my Crohn’s journey, my diagnosis wasn’t the beginning of my story. No, my story of… [Read More]
November 2019 Goals // 3-Month Recap
Y’all. It’s been a minute. Life has been fun. Life has been busy. So updating my monthly goals just hasn’t been a priority. August Goals Recap My brother-in-law Patrick visited us for a long weekend. I spent a short week visiting my dad in Greenwood. I had multiple medical appointments. Dan and I spent a… [Read More]
How to Earn a Grove Collaborative Free Gift!
I made my very first purchase from Grove Collaborative back in June 2016, which included my very first Grove Collaborative free gift. Since then, I’ve made a total of 26 purchases from Grove Collaborative, spending over $400. Certainly enough to prove my genuine love of Grove Collaborative! And yet also a completely reasonable amount of… [Read More]
August 2019 Goals // July Recap
The fact that it’s already a week into August, and I’m just now getting up my Monthly Goals post should indicate what my life has been like lately. July was another busy month. Once again, I was only home for one weekend. In fact, I was only home for 13 days total. I very much… [Read More]
Play Wizards Unite with These Top-Rated Power Banks!
As a long-time player of Pokémon GO, I know how quickly augmented-reality (AR) games drain a phone battery. Even when you play with AR turned off, your phone battery goes quickly. I haven’t done any formal side-by-side testing with Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, but I’ve heard casual reports that it drains a phone battery even… [Read More]
11 Facts You Don’t Know About Me
I haven’t written a personal post in quite some time. One of my blogging goals has been to focus on quality over quantity, especially because it helps minimize my stress. I’ve mostly stopped writing personal posts because they get very few page views. I’m more likely to open up on social media than on here…. [Read More]