• If It Angers Me, I Am Assigned To Correct It

    How many chances does one deserve to get?  I guess it would depend on the situation at hand.  How about the chance to get your life together and become a parent to your child?  Should the child have to go through so much emotional distress while their uninvolved parent pops into their life as...
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  • Life’s Beaten Paths

    Life’s Beaten Paths

    There are many roads behind me and many more ahead of me.  I have been there, done that, but no regrets!  Do you want to know why?   If I had not done those consequential things, I would be sitting here right now still wondering “what if?”  When I look back at all I have [...]
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  • Girls’ bedroom makeover on a budget: Princess Room

    Girls’ bedroom makeover on a budget: ...

    Hi everyone! This Christmas, money was extremely tight. I am not working and Brent has had to miss several days of work without pay to take care of me. Being broke around Christmas time may sound horrible to some people, but not to us. We always make the best out of [...]
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  • My girls explain the meaning of Christmas

    I don’t know about your children, but mine cannot wait for Christmas!  Despite the fact that Christmas has become commercialized, my husband and I make sure that our girls know the true meaning of Christmas.  I sat down with Arianna (6 years old) and Lexi (3 years old) and asked them some...
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  • Christmas Timesharing- Daughter with Ex this year

    Christmas Timesharing- Daughter with Ex this year

    Hello!  This is the first year that I will not be with my daughter, Lexi, on Christmas and I have very mixed emotions.  She will be with her father this Christmas, and will have a wonderful time, but we will miss her dearly and it won’t be the same without her.  I have been very [...]
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SSD Denial & Appeal- Lawyer Hired!

Feb 8th

Posted by Lissa in Social Security Disability

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Well, it was inevitable!  I was denied for round 1 of Social Security Disability.  I received 2 pieces of mail from the Social Security Administration on January 23, 2010, and as my husband handed me the mail he asked if we should say a prayer before opening it.  I just knew that the mail in [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

Feb 7th

Posted by Lissa in What I've Tweeted

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I've been MIA… all moved in, just a couple things left to put away, but for most part, all done! most pics hung and house decorated #
been feeling really depressed, prednisone 80mg has taken a toll on me, so haven't felt up to tweeting, had nothing positive to contribute #
hope everyone has been doing well! [...]

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This is NOT my body anymore

Feb 4th

Posted by Lissa in Depression

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Throughout the 10 years since being diagnosed with lupus my body has reinvented itself numerous times.  If someone goes a month or two without seeing me, the comment I always receive is, “You look different!  What did you do?”  Of course, when I tell what stage in my illnesses I am in at the moment, [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

Jan 31st

Posted by Lissa in What I've Tweeted

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Don't forget to mention @MentionHaiti – $10 donation to relief fund for simply mentioning name! awesome :) #
so sore! the 0's on my cell phone don't work anymore. and to top it off #Medco insurance won't cover my 80mg prednisone-says dose too high #
Why is 80mg prednisone too high of dosage for #Medco [...]

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If It Angers Me, I Am Assigned To Correct It

Jan 27th

Posted by Lissa in Family

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How many chances does one deserve to get?  I guess it would depend on the situation at hand.  How about the chance to get your life together and become a parent to your child?  Should the child have to go through so much emotional distress while their uninvolved parent pops into their life as it [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

Jan 24th

Posted by Lissa in What I've Tweeted

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Good morning! It's been a hectic couple of days here! Still trying to get my computer back to the way it was, but haven't had much time #
Lupus flare up, then sweat it out, fibro was center stage, now lupus and fibro back in full force, stress is a killer! #
#Arthritis #Lupus awesome [...]

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Dear World, I am fed up!

Jan 23rd

Posted by Lissa in Depression

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Dear World,
I have been a hermit for the past week, as I am emotionally drained.  We have been tested time and time again, and it seems as if the moment we triumph over one hurdle, another takes its place and we are back at square one.  Please allow me to explain.
We are quickly falling behind [...]

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