Finding my Groove again…
My life was starting to centre around a new baby arriving in approximately 6 months and I've had to really adjust my focus the last couple of weeks. I opened a drawer yesterday to get my scissors and immediately noticed a couple little flannel newborn nighties I picked up at the thrift store and a little pair of tiny gap shoes my friend found for the new baby. I took them upstairs and put them away in a bin in storage, along with the three ring slings I scored at the local recycling depot. Closure. Yesterday I got a letter from ...
Saying Goodbye to Eliza
I apologize if my blog is bringing up past hurts for anyone, and feel I should post a disclaimer warning the following post contains sensitive content regarding miscarriage. I process my emotions through writing, and I'm dealing with a lot of big feelings due to the recent miscarriage of our baby, so you can expect lots of writing on the topic for a little while... The night I started miscarrying I kept calling my midwife over and over because I had never experienced anything like this before and was totally confused and overwhelmed. I needed someone to walk me through what ...
Agave Nectar – Good or Bad?
Back in August of 2009 my family embarked on a natural healing cleanse. One of the major changes we made was eliminating all sweeteners from our diet because we all had an overgrowth of candida, and "sugar" feeds yeast. The one sweetener we were permitted was Agave Nectar. It's "natural", it's raw and organic, it has a low GI index and doesn't affect your blood sugar/insulin levels like other sweeteners, and it doesn't feed yeast. And it tastes amazing! I started cooking with it all the time and adapting recipes to be "sugar free" by replacing the sweeteners with agave nectar. ...
The Storm… (sensitive content regarding miscarrying)
Last night after I posted about miscarrying, things went from bad to much worse. I started hemorraghing around midnight and ended up needed emergency transfer to Nanaimo. No small feat when you live on a small gulf island where the ferries don't run through the night. An ambulance came and hooked me up to an IV and started monitoring me while we waited for my parents to come and sleep at the house with our son so my husband could come with me. I wasn't dizzy or anything, but my legs were really unstable and I left a murderous looking trail ...
Peace in the Storm…
Last night I started bleeding heavily and have had intense cramping for the last 24 hours. Tonight I passed a couple masses, and we said goodbye to our 11 week plus 1 day old baby that had stopped growing in my womb sometime around 5 weeks ago. There's no way to prepare yourself for something like this. For the past week I have agonized over every little spot, every little cramp, hoping it would miraculously stop, but knowing in my heart that something was terribly wrong. There have been tears, laughter, friends, prayers, and tonight, deep sadness tinged with guilty relief ...
Organic Creativity
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Life with my wild little brother
Things changed around our house after my brother was born. First of all, he was...
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Saying Goodbye to ElizaI apologize if my blog is bringing up past hurts for anyone, and feel I should post...
Agave Nectar – Good or Bad?
Back in August of 2009 my family embarked on a natural healing cleanse. One of the...
Finding my Groove again…
My life was starting to centre around a new baby arriving in approximately 6 months...
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April’s Incredible Shrinking Act – Down 23.4 lbs to Date!August 1st I was at my all time heaviest weight. 280 lbs. More than 20 lbs over the weight I was when I was 9 months pregnant in 2003. Emotionally I was at an all time low. Physically my body was giving up. I was in chronic pain in my hip, ribs and back, and I felt really sick all the time. My SIL is a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor, and she offered... [Read more of this review]
The Storm… (sensitive content regarding miscarrying)
Last night after I posted about miscarrying, things went from bad to much worse. I started hemorraghing around midnight and ended up needed emergency transfer to Nanaimo. No small feat when you live on a small gulf island where the ferries don’t run through the night. An ambulance came and hooked me up to an IV and started monitoring me while... [Read more of this review]
Peace in the Storm…
Last night I started bleeding heavily and have had intense cramping for the last 24 hours. Tonight I passed a couple masses, and we said goodbye to our 11 week plus 1 day old baby that had stopped growing in my womb sometime around 5 weeks ago. There’s no way to prepare yourself for something like this. For the past week I have agonized over... [Read more of this review]
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