August was a very difficult month for me health-wise. I did what I could. I ended up changing my writing goals mid-month. I’ve come to realize that as my days are too unpredictable, I can’t have either a weekly or a monthly word count goal. Instead, I write as much as I can according to […]

Woke up this morning feeling good. Opened up my production computer (which is the one I blog on), opened my blog file…and had nothing to say. Huh. Putzed around for about ten minutes before I finally realized that it wasn’t that I didn’t have any words. I felt good. I had words. I just didn’t

I’m kind of on vacation for the next few days. Flew down to Las Vegas to see friends.   And to eat.   My friend has similar allergies to mine, and she’s found some marvelous places where she can eat, which means they’re going to have something that I can eat as well.   That

Yesterday, I went to see my naturopath. He is the doctor who prescribes my thyroid medication as well as my hormones. The visit went well, as always. Not going into details, but my blood work is excellent as always. My cholesterol is fantastic, same with the blood sugar. Thyroid levels are a little low, but

Not for me. OMG, no. Made myself some last night. Cup of coconut milk, added some turmeric, pinch of black pepper, some cinnamon, cardamon, vanilla, ginger, coconut oil, and a dash of honey. It had an odd taste, but I figured I could get used to it. Adjust the spices some. In about 15 minutes,

Woke up this morning feeling normal again. Kind of strange. Kind of awesome. Though I haven’t been taking my health for granted. Always was too afraid that I’d lose it suddenly. Which, honestly, I kind of did, with the hormones. It feels as though I’m recovering from a long illness. I’m not, not really. But

Woke up this morning feeling mostly normal. Sunday was the last time I felt this way. A big part of the problem this last week was the smoke. Couldn’t breathe, had constant headaches. Then yesterday, woke up with my jaw hurting because I’d been clenching my teeth all night. Was pretty manic all day. Made

So, as promised, here’s the long post with lots of pictures about our guerrilla gardening and processing rose hips. Why rose hips? There have been actual double-blind scientific studies that show that rose hips are good for inflammation. One of the lovely side effects from the weird hormones that I’m currently suffering from is inflammation.

Yesterday was a weird day. I had to go get my blood drawn in the morning (fasting blood test). I went to a new-to-me medical center, down in Ennumclaw, which is about 20 minutes away from the property. The lab opened at 7:30. Because I’d never been there before, and because it was *nasty* outside,

Hurray! The final book in the Tanesh Empire Trilogy is now available! The Blurb: Riyune the dog dies in the myth worlds, binding the desert heart and protecting the real world from horrific chaos. Yet, he still lives, and returns with Trulliç and Nadeem. The emperor, denied the desert heart, turns his attention to Trulliç,