Monthly Archives: July 2014

Lightbulb — I was a gullible 15 year old working my first real job, developing pictures in a darkroom of a photography studio. When developing photos we used a safe yellow light to be able to “see” what we were doing. When developing film, however, it had to be completely dark and […]

X-ray contacts

31 Jul, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

layeredonion — I find myself using analogies with onions often in relation to health issues around our house. The body is a complex system and I find it difficult to wrap my brain around how and why it does what it does. If you are on the road of healing chronic illness, […]

“Well, peel an onion, there’s lots of layers.”

23 Jul, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

guinness-draught-in-pint-glass — In my old party days, when I heard the word “stout” I either thought of short and rump or one of my favorite things on the planet – Guinness. Of course that was after my semesters abroad in England, where my favorite pub bar-keep would put a clover leaf into […]

Stout or Stouthearted

22 Jul, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

Cub Lioness — If I could be an African Cat, I would be a lioness. We recently re-watched African Cats, the Disney Nature movie. So I have big cats on the brain today. I don’t remember feeling so nostalgic watching that movie the first time, I think because it was pre-Lyme. I have […]

Ode to a Lioness

14 Jul, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

BiggerStrongerFaster_Header — Some say bigger is better, some say stronger is better, but in my world FASTER is better. Now I don’t just mean lightening fast, like the sprinter or race car. I am an efficiency nut and love short cuts. Get it done faster by getting it done better is the […]

Bigger, Stronger, Faster

12 Jul, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

guard rail — Oh,yes, in the old days, I epotimized “living life on the edge”. I tested the limits of my physical body, emotional self and the limits of the law. I drank too much, smoked too much, worked too much, didn’t eat right and slept little. It was a ripe combination for […]

On the Edge with a Rail

6 Jul, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis