• mental health - ms + stuff

    Dealing with Anxiety

    The anxiety has been real over here the last few weeks. If we’re really counting, I’ve noticed an uptick since my diagnosis. Increased anxiety after something like that is totally normal. However, I didn’t expect it to add to it. As Spring finally began to peek her head through Winter’s…

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    Juggling Multiple Diagnoses

    The holidays just about whooped me to the point that I’m just now feeling fully recovered, y’all. It was relatively low key, and very very enjoyable. But, I was around A LOT of people I typically am not, and i also work in retail, so I was absolutely covered in…

  • ms + stuff - veggies

    OMS-ish Pt. 2

    Sorry for the ridiculous wait guys, life decided part 2 could wait! Part 2 of OMS-ish is going to cover steps 4-7 in the book. Number 4, the Mind-Body connection, was something I really didn’t contemplate before last year. I’d tried meditation before, but like most people, thought I couldn’t…

  • ms + stuff - veggies

    OMS-ish Pt. 1

    I only have the first part of this series done this evening, but I’ll definitely have the second part up by the end of this week! I started following this protocol loosley right after my diagnosis in April 2018. Up to that point, I’d been eating a vegetarian diet, half…

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    Acupuncture

    I want to have a few blog posts gathered in the ms tab that are all about what I’ve found that really helps and works for me. The one I find most helpful right now is acupuncture.  I love acupuncture. I looooooooooooove acupuncture. I cannot stress that enough, if the…

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    Sundays

    Sunday’s are a big day in my household. Every Sunday is our little “prep” day. We usually prep some lunches, get the laundry finished up, try to tidy up the house, and I’ll redo my pill organizer for the week. Every other Sunday, however, is an injection day, which is…