It’s that time of year that most of us with Autoimmune Diseases or challenges dread and love all at the same time! I LOVE when the kids get dressed up and the little Halloween Parties…but I HATE Trick or Treating the pressure that Trick or Treating brings. First there is…
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Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day!! On this day in 1776, The Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress. This was two days after The Second Continental Congress voted on a Resolution of Independence originally proposed by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia (June 1776). The signing was actually done on August 2, 1776….
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A Crazy Mommy Roadtrip
Because I am a crazy person outside of being a crazy mother, I took a roadtrip with my toddler four weeks post j-pouch surgery! I know, I know… but it’s not like you didn’t have a warning, these are the chronicles of a crazy creole mommy! I’m sitting here completely…
Holiday Travel With An Uncooperative Colon
Here come the Holidays. The last 5 holidays for me were a total drag. In the sense that I consistently had a flare up making it hard to really enjoy festivities! And even harder to travel! But I’ve learned somethings over the years, especially after having Jax. Traveling with a…
Tackling The Heat & Having Fun
One of the frustrating things about having a disease like Colitis or Crohn’s…or really anything that takes your energy, it seems to get worse when it’s very hot. You know that kind of hot where you can smell the heat? Where you start to sweat at the thought of going…
Attacking the Land of the Mouse
Last week me, Hippo and my family took on the adventure of Disneyland! I have to say that seeing this place through the eyes of a child versus how you remember it from being a child is so different! It’s waaay better! I’ve never seen my son’s eyes sparkle more…