Dear Stacey (AKA My Everyday Positive),While you and I are never shy about our feelings for each other, I want to make 100 percent sure you understand your impact on the success of my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) journey. Your daily dose of positivity brings healing to me in ways no medication can ever compete with. You …
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Although I have been celebrating my 50th for almost four months, I officially became half a century old two weeks ago. And to help me celebrate, my sister/bestie visited and we both got a tattoo!!!Neither one of us ever considered a tattoo, but we started talking about how we might if the right thing came …
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Growing up, the single most annoying thing I heard from my parents was, "Be patient. Robyn is just going through a phase." My sister Robyn is 14 months younger than me and has always had a more dramatic personality than mine which has made how we deal with life quite different. I felt frustrated …
Yesterday morning Izzy and I decided to take a longer walk than usual. The sun was strong and I couldn't bear to hurry back inside when the sun had been so gracious in being there for me. On our longer route we ran into a neighbor whom I do not know. She was taking down her outdoor Christmas …
Twenty four years ago my soon to be father-in-law met me at JCPenney, where I was employed, during my 15 minute break. He asked me to help him pick out dinnerware that he was giving as a Christmas gift to my brother-in-law and his wife. I remember thinking they didn't have a lot of color in their house …
Long ago I came to the happy realization that I am an introvert. Once I accepted this about myself, I started respecting the needs that come with being an introvert. Although I love people, they exhaust me. I find that I get my energy from being at home reading, taking walks, or hanging out with …
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Eating together at the kitchen table is something that has always been important to me. It was the way I was raised and the way I wanted to raise my kids. When the kids were very little, I often sat one or the other on my lap as Steve and I ate so they could be included in …
Recently my 13 year old daughter told me, "I really admire Grandma. Even though she is old and has a difficult time getting around, she gets out and does the things she loves to do." Wow! What an amazing observation from my daughter and what a wonderful gift my mom has unknowingly passed onto my …
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This Saturday marks my 44th year of life! Wow! 44 years old. I know most women my age choose not to share their real age, but I am proud to be 44. I am proud to be exactly where I am right now.When I was 36 years old I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. At 36, …
This Labor Day I traveled to my hometown of Wichita, Kansas. I took an eleven hour train each way by myself so that I could spend two days with my sister Stacey and her family. Two months ago, Stacey was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma, a benign brain tumor. Less than ...>">Read the rest of this …
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