Full Mind

Category: My Life with MS

  • Monthly Weigh In – 10/24

    I had my yearly physical last week and my weight was 147, fully clothed and with sneakers on. I weighed myself on my scale naked and my weight was 145.8. I’m settling on 146. Not great.

  • Mandala Class

    This week I took another class at The Cultural Art Center at Glen Allen, “Mandala Drawing.” We were given a rock that was painted a flat black, and a tool set and acrylic paints. It was simply creating a pattern, repeating in a specific color combination and adding embellishments. I will continue to make them…

  • Nature

    Ever since I can remember I’ve had a deep appreciation for nature. I had to be outside. As a child, with woods in the front and back yards, I was always playing and collecting found things, (rocks). I had no fear of swimming in ponds or lakes. Free time meant taking a bucket and heading…

  • 2nd Marriage, WHY?

    I’ve been wondering why I did this again. Being that I was married so young, 18, I loved being single. I loved having my own place, buying what I wanted, making my own decisions, having control over the TV. I loved dating, having new experiences, going to new places. Beyond all that, it didn’t take…

  • Meet Paris, aka Ellie

    Finally, we have a new addition. After that terrible experience with CARE I continued my search. That same evening we went to “Flowers after Five” at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. This time you were allowed to bring your dogs, (twice a month). There’s live music and it’s fun. I started talking to a woman with…

  • Dog Adoption

    This is Ellie. she was listed on an email I received from Petfinder. She is 2 years old..I again, (5th time) filled out the necessary paperwork. I was contacted by the rescue organization CARE. We were able to set up an appointment to meet her this past Sunday We met in a pavilion at a…

  • Monthly Weigh In – Sept ‘24

    144 lbs. I am still being sabotaged by Peter bringing home sweets knowing I have no willpower. I own it

  • Labor Day Weekend

    We spent the weekend in NC. I was excited because it would be the first time I’ve been there with furniture! After changing my mind about the dining table, we had finally decided on a live edge table from Crate and Barrel. The living room set was from Ashley Furniture. While we were there for…

  • New SUV + New Wheelchair = Total Frustration

    In early March I finally got my new 2024 Toyota Grand Hilander Hybrid. It has the bells and whistles that I wanted including the black wheels. Most important was the automatic rear hatch opening. I had to wait 2 months to get the hand controls installed. My current 2005 Toyota Hilander doesn’t have an automatic…

  • Pain

    I woke up this morning with pain radiating from my left hip through my entire leg, throbbing pain. I was laying on my left side. I rolled over onto my back and it slowly dissipated. I desperately want to sleep on my right side but I won’t. That is the position I was in when…