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We all have good and bad days it’s the natural rhythm of life. Being positive in the middle of chronic illness is difficult, to say the least. People look to you as though you’re this pillar of strength, that no matter what you’re gonna face each coming obstacle with grace and fortitude… Yeah, no. AContinue reading “Good, Bad, & the Ugly”

My journey around how I’ve done what I have changed my level of function from none to independence centers around my diet mainly at this point. My cleaning with nontoxic ingredients creating compounds for laundry, general cleaning, sanitizing and such was fairly short-lived. Only so many combinations of oils can be tried out before youContinue reading “Fermented Foods”

Being a fairly reserved individual I’ve kept to myself much of my life when it came to strangers, people I’ve never met, I tend to stand quietly in the background watching. After my diagnosis and second chance at life through lifestyle changes, I realized IF ONLY someone had shown me this sooner… I could haveContinue reading “Episode 01 Maiden Voyage Adventures”

We can with live for the inevitable or live for the now. As tomorrow isn’t promised nor guaranteed I am choosing to live life to the fullest today, to #thrivenotsurvive and I refuse to be a victim of #crps

How changing my lifestyle came about and why I continue to do things the way I do. Dietary Inclusion Protocol There are a number of Elimination Dietary Protocols on the internet the simple search query of elimination of dietary protocol and the term pdf will give you. However, I found that starting simple and buildingContinue reading “You asked me, I answered”

I am feeling much better and have been quite busy these past few weeks. Besides finding new data to process we’ve purchased an RV travel trailer, equipt it with the necessaries and went on our first trip in it… The camping trip, though filled with the maiden voyage issues of a used RV and questionContinue reading “Busy busy busy…”

I haven’t forgotten. Life tries to derail us from time to time but in the end, things have slowed down enough for me to start the reintroduction process. It certainly goes much easier the second time around because you are already familiar with what does and doesn’t work in your dietary line up. However, thatContinue reading “What happened to the inclusion diet?”

Tired, worn out and sore would be the glossing of the reality of what I and others like me live with. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a condition that will stop even the strongest of us mid-stride, bring us to our very knees unable to move forward, backward, or even sideways in many cases. I’mContinue reading “Stubborn not stupid…”

August 30, 2018 The pears are starting to get bigger, the egg laying is slowing down and there’s a crispness in the air in the mornings. Soon I’ll be wanting a fire, looking for my sweaters and curling up with a blanket in the evenings. The change in the weather gives the opportunity to reflectContinue reading “Happy Urban Homestead: Update”

Weathers starting to turn and I’m sitting outside taking a break from the day’s activities. Four years ago this wouldn’t have been how I would have started this blog post because I was sequestered inside simply in too much pain to move or I was asleep because of the medications. Now, I’m in perpetual projects.Continue reading “Been busy…”