I probably should’ve known when that sneaky weariness smacked me from out of nowhere late Monday morning. Continue reading
peace
On brand new bliss.
I’m sitting on my porch this morning watching the slow sunrise, listening to the birds add their own lovely to the show – it’s breathtaking.
On fighting with my pointy, little elbow.

Recliner days made better with Ruby snuggles.
I don’t know why, but I feel this need to protect people from this side of me. I struggle to put on a smile and keep my groans to myself, not burdening anyone with my whining. It wouldn’t do any good, anyways. Continue reading
On shining on.
On waiting and the harshing of my peace bubble.
One of the challenges of nursing is that every, single thing we do is time-sensitive. Each task has a deadline, and many can have serious consequences Continue reading
When it just has to overflow.
Two long days at the hospital … my body aches, my mind races. Continue reading
On early morning carving.
Wow. The quiet is so still this morning. It’s so calming. So peaceful. I need this. I really need this. We ALL need this. Continue reading
On updates, bunny snuggles, and everything just calming the heck down.
I’m still just so tired today. I’ve been tired before in my life, but I can tell you right here that there is simply no tired like Lupus tired. Sleep just doesn’t fix this. Continue reading
On Irma nesting.
I feel like I’m about to give birth this morning. I’ve got those last-minute anticipatory jitters and I can’t seem to stay still. Instead of waiting for a baby, though, I’m waiting for a monster named Irma to come visit us in Orlando. Continue reading
When your bliss gets beep-smashed.
I really have no idea what happened. No memory whatsoever. All I know is that I was left with a lingering sense of peace. I felt happy. Light. Rested. Safe. Content. I laid there in the darkness reveling in this most beautiful of moments where nothing hurt, and not a single thing weighed me down. Nothing. Really. Continue reading