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NICIAW
Hello...
In a World were we have a holiday or title associated with the most ridiculous of things, on the strangest of days, the above title for "this week" might just seem beyond bizarre.
I'll admit-- I thought it was a bit odd too. The good news is that I've learned so much this week, from some wonderful new people and resources.
Lisa Copen from ( Read more... ) -
Jeopardy gets hip.
AHAHAHA... Alex Trebek just said "preggers." (In a clue, of course!) -
Goodnight.
Well, it’s hard to live in front of the world.
There’s only so much that you can pretend.
Write down what it is you’re thinking.
Take each day as it comes.
You never know what’s hanging ‘round the bend.
And as far from the world as we get,
I can swear that the two of us will always be the same.
Figure out what it is you believe in.
And if you must choose, ( Read more... ) -
Pick yourself off the floor as many times as you have to...
I 'm really enjoying Laurie Edwards' new book: Life Disrupted [Getting Real About Chronic Illness in Your Twenties and Thirties].
It's not like other "coping" books that I've read or scanned. They just make me want to cry and pity myself. They tell of all these poor patients' horror stories. It's awful. You begin to feel like you're experiencing ( Read more... ) -
Nice article from The Boston Globe.
She's the Carrie Bradshaw of chronic illness
Blogger-author Laurie Edwards has advice for sick 20- and 30-somethings
In her confessional writing, blond and blue-eyed freelancer Laurie Edwards, 28, parses the dilemmas typical of "Sex and the City" - nabbing her dream guy, cranking out stories on deadline, rounding the bars with her girl-friends, and ( Read more... ) -
Bah! The water is coming back up! Run!
Why do plumbing horrors always occur on Sunday evenings? -
I concur.
15 Simple Ways to Keep Your Partner Happy
It's not the big things that make her happy; it's paying attention to the little details and showing you care that is really meaningful. She doesn't necessarily need lavish gifts -- she needs to know you're thinking about her.
Here are some ideas to get you started doing these "little things" she really wants ( Read more... ) -
I'm excited and anxious.
I've been anxiously awaiting the completion of the documentary: Under Our Skin: The Untold Story Of Lyme Disease for a couple years now. Well, it's finally complete, and slowly, people are getting the chance to view it. It was picked up by the Tribeca Film Festival, which has shown the film a couple of times, and held an interactive panel ( Read more... ) -
"THERE'S A WALL BETWEEN US" by Stephanie
4/25/08
"When I fall for someone, I give my heart completely. I don't hold back. But it takes time for me to completely let my guard down. And what I've learned is that I can't let my guard down with someone who doesn't have HIS down.
Love is an all or nothing proposition. It requires opening yourself up, making yourself vulnerable. It requires ( Read more... ) -
'I wanna wrap somebody in it who can hold me in his arms...'
Yesterday he said my eyes
Were fading fast away
I said, 'well what do you expect,
You asked me not to stay?'
'And if it had all been for the best
I wouldn't feel this way,' he said.
Oh he said :
'it's crazy
How love stays with me
You know it hurts me
'Cause I don't wanna fight this war
It's amazing to see me reading through this scene
Of love and fear and ( Read more... )