Sometimes it's a very good thing to spend a day cleaning your garage. In one of our dusty banker boxes up on the top storage shelf, my husband rediscovered this little gem of a book called Breathing Patterns Disorders from several years ago. "Remember this? Do you still need this book?" As I've shared, it has been a rough … Continue reading Hyperventilation Syndrome and Chronic Illness
Author: Kim
When You Never Signed Up for the Fight
I am finding it hard to write this post. I am finding it hard to do much of anything this week. It's been one of those weeks. But I am forcing myself, and bringing myself to share with you this one question that has been on my mind all day. And that is, who signed me up for … Continue reading When You Never Signed Up for the Fight
10 Insights on Invisible and Mysterious Illnesses
Just look around. Chronic illness is rampant. It's so sad. We're managing illness rather than preventing it. Autoimmunity is on the rise. We might be living longer, but not exactly better. In the midst of all of this, there's a subset of illnesses that I call "invisible and mysterious" that is surprisingly everywhere, too. By this, I'm referring … Continue reading 10 Insights on Invisible and Mysterious Illnesses
Our Lives in Only Four Words
Last Thursday night, my husband, the kids and I drove up California Interstate 5, San Francisco bound, late into the early morning -- kids fast asleep in the backseat. It took nearly eight hours with three stops. But we finally rolled onto my mother-in-law's driveway at a perky 2:30am. The garage door opened with a familiar hum against the … Continue reading Our Lives in Only Four Words
A Glimpse of My Stress Free Life ~ Not
So I am driving to my parents' house this afternoon. My three kids, ages ten down to four, are making one big raucous in the backseat. There's crying. There's irritation. We are basically a zoo on four wheels (and it's smelling only marginally better in here, too). There's a four-year-old screaming at the top of her lungs, "They won't … Continue reading A Glimpse of My Stress Free Life ~ Not
Why We Were Never Meant to be Stars
Like many of you, I was deeply saddened to hear about Robin Williams. The other day, I spent some time reading some heartfelt sentiments, tweets, and Facebook posts remembering and mourning this iconic actor. He was definitely the master of many personas -- somehow so convincing, relatable even in his absurdity. He was really a brilliant man. He entertained us greatly. We liked him. … Continue reading Why We Were Never Meant to be Stars
What You Shouldn’t Miss This Summer
Back to School sales are in full gear. And I think back on our summer -- these exhausting memory-filled three months -- and I wonder if I did enough of this one thing ... *** So my daughter, this four-year-old going on fifteen, loves to be silly. She likes to be the life of the … Continue reading What You Shouldn’t Miss This Summer
Why Every City Kid Should Spend a Week in the Country
I never thought I would miss having chickens hang out around my feet. But I believe the Hawaiian countryside has grown on me. And even on my city slickin' kids. Yes, it'll be good to have some relief from these horrific mosquito bites, but I'm sad to go. Actually, when we first walked into this beach … Continue reading Why Every City Kid Should Spend a Week in the Country
When Hope Washes Away
It's not an ordinary summer morning. I can hear the waves softly crash onto the shore. I'm in Hawaii, steps away from the beach, just steps. "Go, walk barefoot on the sand," my dad says to me. "It's good for you." It's humorous how the ocean is such the panacea for everything on the islands. So my … Continue reading When Hope Washes Away
Bittersweet Alaskan (Vancouver) Memories ~ Part Three
Sometimes everything becomes shrouded beneath the reality that... all life is grace. Just as we drove our little red rental car into Granville Island to meet up with some extended family for yet another touristy gig, my husband's mom called to say that she and Gung (my father-in-law) never did make it on their flight home. Gung was in the hospital, and he was in the … Continue reading Bittersweet Alaskan (Vancouver) Memories ~ Part Three
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