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balance

something i hope doesn’t happen again for a very long time

on June 17, 2010 in The stuff that sucks

Tweet Last night I fell down. The first time in forever, I wiped out. And I laid on the floor with no way of getting up, feeling helpless and pretty stupid. Now, there was no reason for me to feel foolish.  My weaker leg pulled up last minute and it caused me to get off [...]

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i had this post about how i do things, but i don’t really do THINGS often

on May 8, 2010 in balance

Tweet You will wake up. You will stare at the wall. You will wonder how this day could possibly be any different from the day before. You find your wheelchair. You get up. You do your exercises and stretches. You spend too long doing too little work. You nap. You play with your kids. You [...]

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having a personal set of disney dolls might not be down-the-well, putting-the-lotion-on-its-skin creepy, but still

on May 7, 2010 in I can't make this stuff up

Tweet I visited my old therapists.  These were the ones I had last before I was able to go home. Belle, Cinderella and Jasmine. That’s what we called them and that’s what they’ll stay. These three ladies taught me enough so that I could go home.  They gave me what I needed to be able [...]

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things that stink about having a stroke, really REALLY stink

on May 5, 2010 in The stuff that sucks

Tweet Back before I had the stroke, I was a very busy blogger. I always had someone to meet, a company to rep, a product to try. Dude, I was busy. I also wrote my blog that I loved, I wrote the blog that I dreamed about (and it came true),  and these were just [...]

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the summer of hope. and boobs. which is hope for some. especially if you’re thirteen.

on April 23, 2010 in How we do things

Tweet We watch while there are changes here and there. An arm movement here….a leg moving there…a boob can be be grabbed all the time, apparently. But it can be hard for me to always see the differences. I see my face and body everyday. So when a friend comes that has been here every [...]

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you know how you feel when you’re happy? yeah, we’re trying to make more of that.

on April 16, 2010 in The stuff that sucks

Tweet Doing the job of five, always multi-tasking, trying to find ways to be better. A better mom…a better wife…a better blogger…a better worker…a better boss…a better do-er…an overall better person. i tried so hard. i really thought there was a brass ring to attain. I thought I was so damn close. Would there have [...]

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