I have suffered in silence for almost 20 years. I will be silent no more. If you are not my gastroenterologist, please stop giving me unsolicited medical advice. I’m sure you mean well when you tell me I can cure myself if I just change my diet or start this new miracle drug or dance… [Read More]
When Life Is Even Harder
According to my editorial calendar, which I just looked at for the first time in a week, I blogged seven days last week and yesterday. But you and I both know my last blog post was last Wednesday, when I wrote about spending Thanksgiving in France. A few things have happened since then. On Thanksgiving… [Read More]
Solitary Adventures
This weekend, my husband is in Las Vegas with his brothers and their dad. Being the creative, independent woman that I am, I took the opportunity to drive down to Athens, Ohio for a film festival. This wasn’t the first time I drove down to Athens by myself to do something awesome. Two years ago, Kristin… [Read More]
#EmpireGoGold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
In the Long family, we tend to focus our energies and awareness-building on Crohn’s Disease, which I’ve had for more than 20 years, and on brain cancer, which both my twin brother and my mom have. But I also try to advocate for causes that don’t affect me directly, like childhood cancer. Back in May,… [Read More]
Self-Care: Homemade Lavender Bath Salts
Post contains Amazon Affiliate links. One of the weird side effects of being really busy and totally stressed out is discovering the importance of self-care. Last year I was working two jobs, often putting in 55 hours a week, often working 21 days or more without a single day off. I finally quit my second… [Read More]