Living It, Loving It

Ramblings of an overworked, Working Mother (with RA and Fibromyalgia)Who Loves Her Kids (and Wrestling)and Never Stops

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Past Lives

LanaB posted 9 hours 54 min ago — I often believe that I was a philosopher in a past life. I did a past life analysis at http://www.thebigview.com/pastlife/ and these were the results. Ironically, they were pretty close. Your past life diagnosis: ----------------------------------...

Winner of The Napkin, the Melon, & the Monkey Book by Barbara Burke

LanaB posted 13 hours 36 min ago — I used a random generator to pick the winner which is commenter number five. I will contact you directly so that I can send your information to the publisher. FEBRUARY 2, 2010 8:03 PM melanie said... I am a stay at home mom. I used to work i...

Survival

LanaB posted 20 hours 9 min ago — I used to be a morning person. I loved mornings. I loved to start my day early, and I loved to go to bed early. That was before RA and FMS. Now, I wish my mornings would start at noon. I awoke this morning to the grim reality of these diseases. B...

"Normal" People Hate Mornings

LanaB posted 21 hours 24 min ago — / I am so "NORMAL" - RA, FMS, and all. I wish my mornings started at noon. And in case you missed it. Homer on the David Letterman Show.

Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis – They are not the same

LanaB posted 11 hours 10 min ago — According to the Arthritis Foundation, there 100 forms of arthritis and related diseases exist affecting approximately 46 million Americans today. The two most common forms of arthritis are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Accordi...

Is Fibromyalgia Real? It Depends Who You Ask

LanaB posted 1 day 10 hours ago — Following my long awaited Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis, I received another daunting sentence, fibromyalgia. I don’t discuss fibromyalgia on my blog as much as I do RA, and the reason is that sometimes, I am not sure what I am dealing with. Th...

Much too Young to feel this damn old

LanaB posted 19 hours 27 min ago — At 34, I shouldn’t feel like I am in my 70s, but I do. I have learned to hide this disease really well despite how sometimes I have to drag myself around. This morning I had to a business appointment, but prior to that, I had to head out to the l...

Book Review and Giveaway!!!

LanaB posted 4 hours 31 min ago — The Napkin, the Melon, & the Monkey: How to Be Happy and Successful by Simply Changing Your Mind I had the opportunity to review Barbara Burke’s book and I have learned two things, (1) customer service isn’t easy, and (2) not to sweat...

Health or Money? Which would you choose?

LanaB posted 1 day 17 min ago — I am a big old Sci-Fi fan. I love shows like Stargate, Battlestar Galactica, Torchwood and Doctor Who. I never missed an episode of Stargate, BG, and Torchwood when they were on, and my DVR was always on and running and the Doctor, he is every woma...

A Marriage of Convenience

LanaB posted 2 hours 35 min ago — Remember that movie with Jane Seymour and James Brolin based Georgia Brockoven’s novel. The story is about a boy who dreams of having two parents who love him very much. The boy’s mother died when he was just a baby and he is adopted and raised...