A Justified Whiney Post about EDS

I chose the saddest looking zebra I could find, because zebras are the symbol of EDS and its how I feel now. Today I’m feeling miserable and in pain and in need of a serious vent, and hey, I have a platform that I can use, and I use it to educate about my life […]
Our Frugal Georgia Trip – Day 5, Part 1: Visiting the Bear Sanctuary

In December, my son Ike and I went on a frugal trip to the country of Georgia. On the fifth day of our trip, we woke up in the morning after our day on our self guided tour of Kutaisi, and it was time to make the 3 hour drive to Tbilisi where we would […]
DIY Glimmer Costume from She-Ra: Easy Cosplay Tutorial

My daughters and their friends decided to go together to a local science fiction fantasy convention. Though I’ve been before, I never wore costumes, but my daughters wanted to cosplay their favorite characters. I didn’t want to buy a ready made costume for many reasons. First off, I enjoy creating costumes. Secondly, ready made costumes […]
Struggling To Breathe Lately

Back in November, I had a bad cough for over 2 weeks, and it wasn’t getting better. When I noticed I was wheezing and felt short of breath, I took my blood oxygen level with a pulse oximeter I bought during the corona period, and it showed my oxygen levels as about ninety or so. […]
Touring Kutaisi on a Budget — Our Frugal Georgia Trip, Day 4

Touring Kutaisi, Georgia on a budget. Sataplia caves and dinosaur tracks, museums, walking tour and cable cars.
New Site Live on WordPress!

Happy 37th birthday to me! As a birthday present for myself, I decided to finally finish getting my WordPress site live. I’m writing this before it goes live, so fingers crossed that the final bit actually works! I’m not a web designer, I’m completely self taught, muddling along over the years. Way back in the […]
Why Dealing With Autism and Separation Anxiety Needs a Personalized Approach
Separation anxiety is really rough, both on the kids and on the parents. My kids dealt with horrible separation anxiety, I even wrote about it back when my now 15 year old was a baby. It was really tough for everyone. When I needed to start doing some cleaning work to help make ends meet […]
Why Knowledge of Having Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Actually Matters (And Crucial Safety Advice for Hypermobile People)

I went to a get together recently for support for women with hypermobility. Officially it was put out as part of the local Ehlers Danlos Foundation’s events, however, there were some women there who didn’t know what Ehlers Danlos was, but because of issues they had, they were directed there from another support group with […]
Our Frugal Trip To Georgia, Day One: Vani Sulfur Hot Springs and Batumi

Hello there from Georgia! As I wrote in my post yesterday, today we left on a 6:45 am flight (meaning we woke up at 3:30 after only getting to sleep at midnight after a late arrival to Cyprus) from Larnaca to Kutaisi, Georgia. It was a 2 hour flight and, fortunately, I managed to sleep […]
Hello From Cyprus — For The Moment

When my oldest son was almost 11, I went on a trip with him to Craiova, Romania, his first time ever leaving our country, his first time ever on a plane. My other kids wanted to go on trips with me as well, and I told my kids that the summer before they turned 11 […]