Dec 27, 2020 | horse stuff
Last week I wrote about a trickle of water through a frozen hose, and how that teaches me lessons about perseverance and keeping going even when times are tough. This week, as we had a sudden “cold snap” over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, I’m...
Dec 23, 2020 | Fibromyalgia Gone Wild
It can be difficult to navigate holiday events during the best of times when you’re dealing with a chronic illness. When your energy levels go up and down without warning or your body just randomly says “Okay, we’re done now”. This year means...
Dec 21, 2020 | horse stuff
One of the benefits of being in the Ozarks is that our highs are quite often above freezing. Right now we’re running in the 40s or 50s, which isn’t bad when our overnight lows are in the 20s. That means if the water hose freezes, it will thaw by midday and...
Dec 17, 2020 | Fibromyalgia Gone Wild
Last October after visiting Iowa I came home with one hell of a case of bronchitis or whatever it was. It nearly killed my grandma, and she shared with me during our visit. (This was pre-pandemic, when she didn’t want to hug because she didn’t feel well,...
Dec 13, 2020 | horse stuff
I knew it’d have to happen someday. After living in Iowa for a very long time, I knew what winter weather would bring. And honestly, the first winter we moved here and I had sixty degree days while my family back in Iowa was getting snow, well it was a little...
Dec 9, 2020 | Fibromyalgia Gone Wild, Uncategorized
I feel like before I dive in here, I need to provide a disclaimer. My mother was an RN. She specialized in geriatric care and was an angel to the dementia patients and other home health care patients she dealt with on a daily basis. She hated what medicine here in...
Dec 6, 2020 | horse stuff
They say when we rescue an animal it heals us as much as we heal it, and while that sounds trite, it’s also very true. While my budget has taken a hit, having the two new rescue horses, Polly and Kitty Kash, here has really warmed my spirit. If nothing else,...