As a writer, I lead a fairly sedentary and stressful life. As a person who has MCAS, I desperately need to watch my stress levels, and I need to keep my emotions as calm, or as joyful, as possible. IOW:
Five Ways to Practice Self-Care
Exercising Through Resistance
Since we are in the month of January, when a lot of people make goals and resolutions, I’m thinking about exercise. Honestly, if it weren’t for my pain levels, I would enjoy exercising a lot more than I do. I
Hump Day Thoughts & A Note on The Phantom Queen
Hey, good morning. I thought I would take a few moments to blog, and update you on a couple things, and just chat a little bit. First, The Phantom Queen will be out a couple weeks later than I had
MCAS: Flares and Frustrations
So, I haven’t talked about MCAS that much yet. Which, turns out my Histamine Intolerance is one part of. Rather than regurgitate the information that’s already well-documented out there, here’s a post with a good overview of what MCAS is.
When You Realize You’ve Been Poisoning Yourself…
So, I really did a number on myself. Apparently, I’ve been poisoning myself for months. And I deliberately use that word because I need to remember, that’s essentially what it is. Foods that are safe for others, can easily be
When Wishful Thinking Goes Wrong
Let me give you a little lesson in how not to mess yourself up. So, some of you know that I was put on a medication to help the inflammation from the histamine intolerance and MCAS, and it’s supposed to
But First, Coffee: Personal Renovation Time!
Good morning! I trust you have your coffee or tea and are all ready to go. I have mine, but I have to make a confession. Instead of a quad shot latte, today I have a triple. And it’s the
But First, Coffee: Overcoming Victim-Hood
Good morning. I’ll wait here for you to get you coffee, or your tea, and then we’ll start. So, today we’re going to chat about focusing on what your body needs instead of what you’d rather do. And I’m going
Just Breathe: Ways to Ease Stress
So this is one of those days that I’m calling my “Just Breathe” days. You know—one of those days when you realize that you probably won’t get as much done as you hoped to, and when you have to set