justlivinglikethis

gffootball — For any of you who have played sports, you are completely familiar with the idea of “getting psyched out”. Its when you let the other team, the other fans, the scoreboard, or your own fears “get into your head” and mess up your game. You can practice and be the […]

Getting Psyched Out – The Home Field Advantage

29 Aug, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

photo (7) — I used to despise doing puzzles. In my early and mid-years, I couldn’t sit still long enough to go fishing or do a puzzle. Quiet was boring and stuffy and I had to go go go. Luckily, life has changed me to adore the quiet and find time for it […]

Finding the Puzzle Pieces

22 Aug, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

normal band aid — I vaguely remember daydreaming with a friend as we were both steeped deeply in naivety as first time pregnant women. Our conversations would drift happily through la la land about the challenges and heartaches we would experience as parents. Blah, blah, blah. Parenting is nothing like you can imagine. It […]

Normal Never Happens to Us

15 Aug, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

golf-ball- — I’m not an avid golfer, in fact if given the chance I would drive the cart instead of play. But I understand the concept of a Mulligan. Second chances, that is what a Mulligan is all about. I’ve been handed quite a few Mulligans, some near misses and others just […]

8 Ways to Take Advantage of a Mulligan in Chronic ...

13 Aug, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

spinning-plates — At a recent variety show in Branson, the opening act was a juggler who performed the famous spinning plate trick. I have to agree with my son, it was making me a nervous wreck watching him run back and forth trying to keep them all spinning and wincing when one […]

How to keep the plates spinning in chronic illness – ...

12 Aug, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

photo (4) — Recently in town of my first (of 5) colleges, I took a trip down memory lane and drove by all the old haunts. As I was cruising and reminiscing, I realized something about the person I was then and who I am now. Young Janice was naive, carefree, irresponsible, selfish, […]

A Trip Down Memory Lane (Drury Lane)….

11 Aug, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

clock — When you get immersed in a chronically ill community, you meet so many amazing warriors fighting for breath, for life, for their families with such courage and conviction. You grab on for the ride with their highs and lows and celebrate their successes, no matter how small or large. In fact, […]

A time to heal…..

1 Aug, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

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