Extreme, chronic fatigue is a lot like love–– until you’ve experienced it yourself, it’s hard to really “get it.” That’s probably where the comparisons to love end, though. Fatigue sucks.
I Like Getting Tattoos (Or, Having Control Over Your Body When You Don't Have Control Over Your Body)
I like getting tattoos. Other things I enjoy include piercings, dying my hair colors not found in nature, and spending far too much of my disposable income on whatever makeup a Kardashian is currently peddling on Instagram.
Happy(?) Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month!
The biggest thing to be aware of about autoimmune diseases, in my humble opinion, is that they make no damn sense.
Living My (Grandma's) Best Life
Well, in an interesting karmic twist, I have officially become my grandmother–– the perpetually sick person in the room. And it’s turned out to be good thing, because it’s allowed me to understand her better.
Food: The Best Bad Boyfriend I've Ever Had
As a Midwesterner, my potatoes come with a side of potatoes. A hotdog is a snack. Cheese from a can is like, a fairly acceptable thing to ingest. Food is a huge part of my middle-class, Chicagoan culture.
This Is (Kind Of, Not Really) A Health & Wellness Blog
When it comes down to categorizing it, I suppose this would be a health & wellness blog. It’s about me, because blogs are for narcissistic beasts. But more specifically, it’s about my experience with Crohn’s disease.