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On Death and Loss

May 20, 2013

Tweet My therapist asked me to do a homework assignment for him before my next appointment, which is tomorrow. So of course, I left it until today. The subject is loss, which is hard for me to talk about because I get choked up on my tears. So I write, and then we discuss. I’ve [...]

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Roleplaying in World of Warcraft as a Creative Writing Outlet: Meet Carisse Dawnfire

May 17, 2013

Tweet I make no secret about the fact that I’m a gamer geek who loves to play World of Warcraft. It’s an outlet for many things, including a place to go when coping with my depression, anxiety, or the mental and physical symptoms of a CFS flareup. But it’s also great for my creativity as [...]

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Don’t Immerse Yourself in the Horror of Current Events

April 19, 2013

Tweet To anyone who struggles with depression and anxiety like I do: DON’T IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THIS HORROR. Turn the TV off. Stop reading every little “what we don’t know” article. If there’s actual news because they found the guy, Facebook or Twitter will let you know, and THEN you can read the official news [...]

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Getting up on Time

April 15, 2013

Tweet I wasn’t able to drag myself out of bed until about 11:00 this morning. I wasn’t dressed and downstairs until 11:15. Here it is, 2:00 in the afternoon, and I’m still dragging. This, my friends, is my life with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I’m in the middle of a CFS flareup – or maybe it’s [...]

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Getting Dolled Up for National Television on a Budget

March 8, 2013

Tweet Since I’ve gotten so many compliments on how I looked on Anderson Live, I thought I’d share my “secrets.” The best part is how little money I actually had to spend, despite the fact that I was quite frumpy just a few days beforehand. P.S. The camera DOES add 10 pounds or so. My [...]

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Need a Laugh? TJ Does a Hysterical Dance to Call Me Maybe

March 6, 2013

Tweet TJ loves to do crazy dance moves, and he begged me to record him. His favorite song is Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen. If you need a laugh, this is super funny. If you can’t understand what he says in the middle of it, it’s, “Did you see my butt dance?” Tags: [...]

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In Which I Use the F Word for the First Time

February 27, 2013

Tweet I’m 34 years old, and I’ve never really used the F word before. It’s crude, and it’s intended to evoke negative emotions when you use it. But you’ve been reading about my struggles with chronic illness, mental illness, and all sorts of things over the past few months, and now I can’t avoid it [...]

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5 Supposedly Romantic Songs That Are Actually Really Creepy

February 14, 2013

Tweet Happy Valentine’s Day! Before you send your significant other that sexy or romantic playlist of hand-picked songs, try to make sure you’re not sending the wrong message. There are a lot of “love songs” out there that have decidedly creepy undertones that people don’t really think about when they squeal, “OMG THAT’S MY FAVORITE [...]

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8 Valentine’s Gifts That Your Husband Won’t Hate

February 7, 2013

Tweet This is a guest post written by my husband Tom. I think the fact that he wrote this for me may just be my Valentine’s Day gift! Another year, another Valentine’s Day. It’s the one day in a relationship that all girls look forward to, and all guys dread. Am I right, guys? Our [...]

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My Post-Flu CFS Flareup That Won’t Go Away

January 28, 2013

Tweet On January 8, the day I’d been waiting for to read the final book in the epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time, I got sucker punched with a nasty case of the flu. I was in bad shape for a week. While reading A Memory of Light upstairs in my bed, crying over [...]

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