Happy New Year 2019!

Yep you read that correctly. I said Happy New Year and it's March! Let me back up, because the last time I wrote a post was at Thanksgiving. Which means we've all gotten through the holiday season and even a couple months into 2019 already. I went through defeating medical experiences at the end of …

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These Are My Tattoos!

Today is my one year hipaversary!!! I celebrated with an early morning spin class. I have come so far in one year with this body. Last year at this time, I was in the OR for 12 hours and went through four surgeries with two different surgeons. I received six incisions total from that day. …

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More Fishing

I was invited for another full day fishing trip! Yes please! I want to catch a tuna haha. It was another gorgeous day on the water and we were incredibly successful in our catches. There were three people plus our captain. The boat caught 13 yellowtail, 2 lingcod, 3 calico, 2 barracuda and more. I …

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A Gung-ho Summer

Ever since getting back from my road trip, I have been so exhausted. My body did better than expected for sleeping on an air mattress for a week and with the long drives, but man, it all wiped me out. I was talking about this with my physical therapist. I'm kind of surprised that the …

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Inspirational Writing

When I came back from my trip, I spent a lot of time reflecting and journaling. This is one of the posts I wrote: This trip was so special. It's been something I’ve been thinking about doing for two years now. I would dream about it while on bed rest. But somehow once it approached, …

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Moroccan Travels

I spent two weeks in Morocco (June 18- July 3) with friends and their family. My friends are Moroccan and their dad (Bubba) lives in Rabat. We did a week long road trip all over the country and it was spectacular. There's lots of pictures below from different Medinas, Souks and cities throughout the country. …

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Caregiver/Visitor Tips

This is more of a difficult post to write and have out there because of it's brutal honesty. I think it will be helpful for patients to prepare themselves and also for caregivers to learn before they're in the caregiver role. I've learned things that's made me feel guilty for how I've helped or sometimes …

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Lucy and I went for a small hike and then surfing. We enjoyed the rest of the day at my uncle's with grandma and some other family. Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas out there!

A New Hobby

I whipped out my sewing machine and finished some burp cloths I started ages ago. I have several friends having babies in the next couple of months and so it's a perfect time to make some gifts. I made about 20 of them or so over a few days. My lower back was a bit …

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Girls Trip to Mexico City

First travel in the books! It was a short nonstop flight from Tijuana to Mexico City. I met a few girlfriends down there for a long weekend and we visited some friends who live there. We walked all over the city, ate delicious food, went out dancing, and floated on the river boats. I traveled …

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