life update | I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.

October 13, 2012.Reading time 5 minutes.

October is my favorite month in the world. I love the yellow and rich red leaves on the ground. The cool, crisp air. Layering clothes and wearing boots everyday. It’s been absolutely freezing out the past few days and I feel Winter nearing sooner than I would like it to. If only Fall could last […]

life update | If I can only recount the story of my life right out of my body, flames will grow.

October 9, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

“These pains that you feel are messengers. Listen to them. Turn them to sweetness.”―Rumi What a tough week. I was admitted into the ER on Sunday night after having an extremely hard time breathing and losing feeling in my arms and legs. They did an EKG and a bunch of other tests and told me […]

I’m moving out of orbit, turning in somersaults, I dive into those eyes, jellyfish swim by.

September 3, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

“Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it.” — Claude Monet Breakfast lately: Two Eggs, Organic Turkey Sausage, Spinach and Tomato Scramble. My healthy dessert option lately when I am craving something sweet. The […]

Staying positive despite setbacks.

August 20, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

“I am a series of small victories and large defeats and I am as amazed as any other that I have gotten from there to here” — Charles Bukowski — I had 13 vials of blood taken this week. I am still very anemic but the reason for all of the blood work was to […]

Keep Going (Dealing with Chronic Health Issues)

July 30, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

“Let everything happen to you, Beauty and terror. Just keep going, No feeling is final.” — Rainer Maria Rilke I’ve been in a lot of pain this week and sometimes it gets hard to get out of bed, let alone put my makeup on and make a blog post with a smile on my face. […]