grief & joy are intertwined

The title pretty much says what I’ve been thinking (and feeling) a lot lately: that grief and joy are very much intertwined. I recently got a new kitten. She’s all black and so, of course, I named her after the black cat in Animal Crossing named Kiki. She’s brought so much joy already (and alsoContinue reading “grief & joy are intertwined”

My Top 5 Posts

Due to some recent pain flares, I didn’t really have it in me to create a new post for this week. I was looking through some blog prompts and I saw one that was to share your top 5 posts. So I looked through my stats, found my 5 most-viewed posts, and am re-sharing thoseContinue reading “My Top 5 Posts”

Chronic Illness & Distractions

The video I linked to is an episode from season one of Good Mythical Morning, in which Rhett tells a story of his youngest son being sick and using a distraction (Power Rangers) to help him through the hours of fever and vomiting. For me, I think some distractions work better for chronic illness andContinue reading “Chronic Illness & Distractions”