Note: Since I am largely co-mingling my own story within the greater story of reproductive rights, I’m using feminine words to refer to people with uteruses. However, I know that not only women can get pregnant. For more on this, check out “4 Ways to Be Gender Inclusive When Discussing Abortion.” It was Christmastime. Dan… [Read More]
Self-Care is Radical AF (Guest Post by Yvonne)
I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving weekend! Dan and I are visiting Versailles today, and Sunday we’ll celebrate Thanksgiving with my expat cousins. Today fellow blogger Yvonne Cruz shares her thoughts on self-care! Yvonne is a freelance writer, designer, blogger, wannabe Muay Thai fighter based out of Fort Worth. You can follow her… [Read More]
4 Things That Have Changed Due to My Chronic Illness
I’m hanging out with my cousins in Saint Germain-en-laye this weekend! Luckily fellow spoonie Ivy has written an awesome post for y’all today on life with chronic illness. Ivy is a wife, a creator, and a photographer, but her biggest label? Spoonie. On her blog, Ivy writes about all of the things that she loves, and the things… [Read More]
Thankful Thursday // Time to Heal
My default personality is a bright and bubbly person who sees the world in rose-colored glasses with rhinestone accents. So spending much of my time physically unwell and emotionally low clashes with who I prefer to be. I like being healthy and happy. I thrive as a healthy and happy person. Being sick and sad… [Read More]
Improving Fitness with HeyWorkout
I received a three-month subscription in exchange for a HeyWorkout review. All opinions are my own. Edit: Well, this is awkward. About half an hour ago, a contact from HeyWorkout emailed me to explain that they have shut down Hey Workout for the time being due to funding issues. The recorded classes are still available,… [Read More]
On Taking Calculated Risks with a Chronic Illness
Thursday Last Thursday started off perfectly normal. I woke up. Did my morning routine, shared my latest blog post to Facebook, and ate breakfast while watching Netflix. I worked a bit. Analyzed what I still needed to clean for my dad’s visit. Ate lunch. Worked some more. And then the bloating started. When you have… [Read More]