Doctor’s Orders

My kind, gentle, bubbly pain specialist. All day, every day, dealing with invisible pain, drug seekers, serious sufferers. Yet he saunters in with the same big grin, eager to tell me the latest, non-medicinal updates on pain management. He is so excited I can’t help but smile through my pain. “Plant your feet on the …

Today is the Day

Today I jumped out of bed the moment my alarm clock rang at 6:30 a.m. I didn’t even hit the snooze button! I started my coffee and whipped up my favorite protein shake. After a quick skimming of the daily news, I jumped in the shower, reveling in the warmth and smiling as I ran …

Shower Smarts

That sweet daughter of mine… She is my sunshine and one of two people on the earth (the other being by son) that can make me laugh so hard I cry and my stomach hurts. I love that feeling so much! Last night we talked on the phone and I said, “This is how insane …

This Bugs Me

I’ve been burnt so many times By the lure of bright burning flame No one but myself to blame I can’t hold back the urge Hoping for an energy surge My edges are getting singed And I’ve ruined my dress fringe But damn I want to go again So bad my mouth begins to froth …

Futility

Pull yourself together they tell me Tilting my head slightly Secretly afraid it will detach completely How embarrassing watching it roll I’m not sure which parts to grab Let alone how to reattach them I’m already floating around A failed attempt to stay grounded I thought I looked quite rounded Now I am utterly astounded …