DIY: Turning Wasted Stair Space Into a Loft Bedroom for My Son
This post is a long time in coming, and I apologize for that. My apartment that we live in and own came with 3 bedrooms. The upper floor also has 3 bedrooms, but we rent it out. In order to make it a rental unit, we blocked off the stairs at the second floor landing, […]
Our Frugal Georgia Trip, Day 7: Visiting Bakuriani and Borjomi
It’s been a good few months since my trip with my son to the country of Georgia, and I still haven’t finished writing about it—but this is the last post! (I still have to write about our time in Cyprus the next day, though.) But finally! This ADHD of mine makes it hard for me […]
Bought a Better Car Cheaply! Yay!
I’ve written before, very frustrated, about why I can’t get a car worth more than a certain amount, because of annoying rules on the books of what you are allowed to own in order to be eligible for both legal aid, child support through our equivalent of social security when the parent isn’t paying, and […]
Budgeting For Mental Health: Self Care That Doesn’t Cost a Fortune
Self care is extremely important. So often people, especially women, are taught that they should be selfless, completely negating themselves, for the sake of taking care of others, such as their spouse and their kids. My Story I was stuck in that trap for years, and it made me in a worse and worse state, […]
Gentle Gradual Weight Loss
Content warning: intentional weight loss. If such discussions trigger you, I’d suggest skipping this post. From the title of this post you probably can tell I don’t really want to write about this, but I can’t ignore it since it is affecting how I am preparing my meals and since I share recipes here… Not […]
Diagnosis of the Month Club
I got another diagnosis today. And when I posted about it on Facebook, someone joked that its almost like an “Ailment of the Month Club”. And honestly, I get it. It does seem extreme. I’ve been accused of being a hypochondriac, constantly looking for more and more issues to have. And I’ll be honest, It […]
My New Snarky T Shirt Store (And More)
My step brother changed my life. Ok, that sounds a little funny to say, but in a way he did. Ever since I met him for the first time and he was wearing a shirt that said “Sorry I’m late, I didn’t want to come”, I fell in love with those types of shirts. I […]
Exciting News – For the First Time in 21 Years…
It’s exciting to say, but for the first time in 21 years, I’m going back to school! I’m kind of nervous and also really looking forward to it. In 2003–2004, I spent a year at Cleveland State University as part of my high‑school program, earning both high‑school and college credit. The next two years I attended […]
Back in the Hospital
Hopefully soon I’ll have blog posts to share that aren’t just about my current health issues… because they’re probably getting boring to read, and to be honest, I’m getting bored about writing about it, but I still need to update y’all about what is going on because I have many concerned people. For those that […]
Update On My Brain Pain… And Vision Issues
I’m in pain, if you haven’t figured it out from the title of this post and this picture…. And this is both a vent and an update. I mentioned like two weeks ago that I was diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension and hospitalized. (For a more thorough explanation of what it is, see that post.) […]