30 Day Shred- Day 2

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Well, just making it out of bed was an accomplishment today because apparently, I had NO idea how sore I was going to be today.  I know yesterday’s workout burned, but today my body was so sore it felt like I had been just pulled apart from every appendage.  My thighs?  Sore.  It hurt to [...]

30 Day Shred- Day 1

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Today I completed my first attempt at 30 Day Shred, and honestly? I’m discouraged. I’m not going to start this post off complaining about how I hate Jillian Michaels, because I don’t. What I do hate is the fact that I have LET myself get so very out of shape to where a 20 minute workout [...]

Journey To Health

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Due to recent medical test results that a certain person in our home who shall remain nameless received, we all have to change our terrible eating habits in our home. Said certain nameless person has already changed theirs and is feeling much better, so that leaves me. Have I ever told you guys how much [...]

Bump On My Eyeball…The Update

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I had a reader to ask me what became of that bump on my eyeball, so I thought I would give you all an update. So, here is a little side by side comparison of what it looked like before and what it looks like now.   It’s been three months, and while the bump [...]

There’s A Bump. On My eyeball.

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  Say hello to my little friend.  Yes, I have a bump on my eyeball.  I noticed it last weekend and actually went to the ophthalmologist that following Monday and he told me it was a cyst caused from a clogged tear duct.  He then put some medicine in my eye to deaden it and [...]

Women Succeeding With Epilepsy

Living with a chronic health condition can be difficult at times for the patient as well as the caretaker.  HealthyWomen.org has recently launched a series of helpful videos for those living with or caring for someone with epilepsy called Women Succeeding With Epilepsy,which offers insight into the lives of real women caring for someone with epilepsy or [...]

The Delta Crud

One of the least enjoyable things about living in the Mississippi Delta is harvest time. Our local farmers burn their fields starting in late August and it seems to set of a chain reaction of sinus infections and allergy complications in everyone. At first, the smokey smell is almost welcoming, because it reminds me of [...]