Dear 12-year-old me, what you go through these two years works its way into your writing. Because we do write. And we do get published. That was the #1 Dream after all, and we stuck to it.
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Health, Post Surgery Update
Food sensitivities, intolerances, and allergies—as well as non-food based food allergies—are both affected by and affect the gut flora / gut biome. Long, continued exposure to the allergens or cause of sensitivity / intolerance decrease the “good”* bacteria in the gut. At all times, our body has a mix of healthy/positive/ “good” bacteria and “bad”* bacteria that, if unchecked, can bloom and make us unhealthy. Much like the Force, there needs to be a balance between the two.
Where I’ve been, What I’ve Been Through, and More Surgery
Losing weight is not a means to fix existing hormone imbalances or neuroatypical issues. The weight is there because of those issues! If the issues don’t get addressed, you know what? YOU WON’T LOSE WEIGHT!
National Poetry Month, April 22
It’s Earth Day… and also would have been my parents’ anniversary, so we have trees and love for y’all today.
National Poetry Month, April 21
It’s Easter for those who practice many of the varying types of Christianity. So, I figured I’d use one of the gravestone pictures I have. This was at the Glasgow Necropolis in Scotland, and I was saddened to see all the trash thrown into this tomb. As for the poem, I really don’t like this… Continue reading National Poetry Month, April 21
National Poetry Month, April 20
Another Scotland picture. This one was at Traquair House, where there were lots of random peafowl just wandering around. I really wanted to play with this photo because of the colors—even with the peacock not displaying. The poem…well, should be self-explanatory if you can read it around the corner of the page. Both are called… Continue reading National Poetry Month, April 20
National Poetry Month, April 19
Sometimes you want to help people you can’t help; sometimes you want to fix situations you can’t fix. That’s what inspired this poem… “Heroes and Monsters.” I had a hard time working a picture to fit it, but I finally settled on one of my Scotland photos, which I called “Lost Lamb.” While Scott and… Continue reading National Poetry Month, April 19
National Poetry Month, April 16-18
Deadlines, always deadlines… So y’all get a Three-for Thursday. 🙂 I still wrote a poem for each day; I just didn’t get to post about them. 4/16 Actual deadline day, so we went for a kinda haiku. Definitely needs work, but the photo is from Kamakura, Japan. I was able to catch one of the… Continue reading National Poetry Month, April 16-18
National Poetry Month, April 15
Well, there was a SNAFU posting, so apologies if this is a double. Augh… Anyway… Squeezing this in as deadlines squeeze in on me. Photo was taken at Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina, one of my favorite places. Photo is titled “Butterfly without a Flower;” poem is “Butterfly on Stone.” Enjoy! Both poem and photo… Continue reading National Poetry Month, April 15
National Poetry Month, April 14
Back from awesome convention. Watching GOT and then bed and hopefully early wake-up. Bare minimum poem and picture… This pic is also from Scotland. Super rough drafts. Please don’t copy. <3