Ice and Bath should not be in the same sentence
So it’s been a while since I wrote, I’ve been under the weather again. I take autoimmune meds for my Rheumatoid and with every kid who blows snot in class which is every day, something jumps on me. So the teachers and I have been trading coughs, sneezes, and runny noses for the last 4 […]
A Million Little Things
My sister-in-law said to me the other day. “It’s always a million little things.” Warning serious bitching ahead. I get that. Since being home from Spain it’s been a million little things and a few big ones. I thought I swore a lot in Spain with the neck-choking bureaucracy. But I’ve had my share of […]
Desk Diagnosers
Note this was while living in Spain 1 year ago. Well, I saw my 3rd rheumatologist a few days ago. Why? Because I gave up on the other two. As yall know I have Rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren’s. Both need to be followed regularly and since arriving in Spain Ive had more and more pain […]
Don’t skimp on the bubbly
If it’s your celebration, drink whatever you want….. So have you ever just taken yourself out to eat alone? Or sat at a bar and have a fancy drink you never get? Or take a trip just for you? I call them mini – personal celebrations. Sometimes they are just for my birthday. Or Xmas […]
You Can’t Help Stupidity
Sometimes it’s best to have a 4-wheeler…. So I was in Boquete Panama for thanksgiving. Its well known as having some of the best coffee growing areas in the world. Its lush, mountainous, cool and quite beautiful. I arrived and rented an SUV for a whole $100 for 6 days. Incredible price. I check into […]
The Naked Truth
Sometimes you can’t unsee what you saw. Last weekend Jorge and I went to a beach. There are tons of them within an hour of Elche. He bought a car two weeks ago and so he well (we) are now mobile! He got a little 2008 Peugeot for $4800. It has about 150 K miles […]
Bubbles Anyone?
Bubbles for me. What does bubbles mean to you? If I was younger I might say “bubble bath” or those plastic soap bubble makers for kids. Or even the pillow of bubbles used to bathe me during a Turkish bath I experienced in Turkey. But that’s another blog itself. But not now. I’m talking drinkable […]
Dumpster Diving and ADD
It wasn’t the champagne I swear. I hadn’t even started drinking yet. I’ve had so much to do in the past week, planning a get together at my apartment which I have not done since arriving home from Spain about 12.5 months ago. It would seem my ex-pat to re-pat re-integration from Spain to the […]
Take a bus and buy your own pee cup?? Wtf?
Porto Portugal here we come! Not really. There is no straight line from A to B here…. Ever…. Im learning patience I really am. I haven’t mastered the siesta yet but im still hoping. Well….Jorge and I arrived at the Alicante airport for a 6 pm 75-minute flight to Porto that goes through Madrid.. Easy […]
A One Pickle Night
What does that mean? Insomnia. I keep waking up at 2:15 am. Not 4:15 not 5:15, but 2:15. What the heck? I’ve tried melatonin, hot teas, meditation, and a few medications not mentioned here. What happens when I can’t sleep? I wake up and pee, get back in bed, and lay there. Then the mind […]