Welcome to the second day of the 2020 Love Blog Challenge! Today’s prompt is Self-care. Check out the announcement post for all the prompts and rules this month. You can still join the link-up for yesterday’s topic, Valentine’s Day. The topic of self-care has become more and more prominent in recent years. I’ve blogged enough… [Read More]
December 2019 Goals // November Recap
Seeing as it’s halfway through December already, and I’m just now getting my monthly goals written… Well. It’s been an interesting two weeks. But let’s talk about November first. November Recap I started the month with a solo trip to Orlando! Because why not. My friend Kris and I spent two days together at the… [Read More]
Viral Hashtag #PatientsAreNotFaking Exposes Bias in Healthcare
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 more than 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 money… [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]