A Life Filled With Multiple Sclerosis, Moments & Memories
The first post of hers I read is called “Menopause Musings”. All I can say about this post is that I so don’t want to get to this point. It sounds yucky and I feel bad for anyone that has to go through this!!!! I will never understand why the females body has to do some of the things it does.
Another great post of hers is called “From Trash To Treasure”. Here she talks about some of the old vintage jewelry that she made using jewelry that was broken. She has an Esty shop called Shop Polka Dots where she sells the things she makes. She makes super pretty things and I wish I would have found her site before I got married because I would have bought several of the pieces that she sells.
She also has a great Autumn Giveaway going on right now. It is open until October 7th. Right now there are only 103 entries so you all need to run over there and enter in this giveaway she is giving away these super cute ceramic birds.
She also has a post about building a bird garden in her yard. I so wish that I could do this in my yard because I love watching birds but as you all know I have 3 cats and they would see that a play area. I can’t even imagine how many of the birds they would try and catch. Once my kids have passed away I think I will make a bird garden so I can enjoy looking at the birds!
Like I said before she has a great blog and a great store. You all need to go follow her and order something from her store!
I know that Invisible Illness week is over but I wanted to fill this out so that I can update my MS page.
1. The illness I live with is: Multiple Sclerosis
2. I was diagnosed with it in the year: I believe it was 2000
3. But I had symptoms since: I was in elementary school
4. The biggest adjustment I’ve had to make is: Not getting upset if I can’t do everything I want to because I am having a bad day.
5. Most people assume: That I am just lazy because I don’t do much after work.
6. The hardest part about mornings are: Getting up when I have only had a few hours of sleep.
7. My favorite medical TV show is: I love everything in Discovery Health but they got rid of it because of the OWN network.
8. A gadget I couldn’t live without is: My cellphone that keeps all of my appointments.
9. The hardest part about nights are: Being exhausted and not able to sleep.
10. Each day I take 5_ pills & vitamins. (No comments, please)
11. Regarding alternative treatments I: I wish I could afford to do acupuncture because I hear that it really does help people.
12. If I had to choose between an invisible illness or visible I would choose: I would want a visible one
13. Regarding working and career: It is hard for me to go to work everyday because of lack of sleep and not feeling well but I have to work so I can have insurance even though we all know that insurance companies don’t pay anything.
14. People would be surprised to know: That my hands are numb and I had to reteach my self to type.
15. The hardest thing to accept about my new reality has been: I can’t think of anything because I have had this disease so long.
16. Something I never thought I could do with my illness that I did was: I have tried to not let the MS keep me from doing things. I do everything that I want to.
17. The commercials about my illness: I actually haven’t seen a commercial about MS.
18. Something I really miss doing since I was diagnosed is: I miss not having energy.
19. It was really hard to have to give up: I don’t feel like I have given up much because I have had this disease so long now and was diagnosed so young that it is just a part of who I am.
20. A new hobby I have taken up since my diagnosis is: Blogging and blog design
21. If I could have one day of feeling normal again I would: I am not sure what I would do. I can’t imagine life without MS.
22. My illness has taught me: To live everyday to the fullest because you never know what your last day is going to be.
23. Want to know a secret? One thing people say that gets under my skin is: When they say they are sorry that I am sick.
24. But I love it when people: Take the time to learn about MS.
25. My favorite motto, scripture, quote that gets me through tough times is: “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only option you have.”
26. When someone is diagnosed I’d like to tell them: To learn all you can about the condition because knowledge is power. I also tell them that they are in charge of their condition and if a doctor wants them to do something that they are not comfortable with they need to kind a new doctor.
27. Something that has surprised me about living with an illness is:
28. The nicest thing someone did for me when I wasn’t feeling well was:
29. I’m involved with Invisible Illness Week because: Because I want to raise awareness about MS and any other invisible illness. I know how hard it is for me to deal with people who don’t understand invisible illnesses.
30. The fact that you read this list makes me feel: Good because it means that people are reading my blog!
I am so excited to tell you all about the next sponsor of mine. She has an E-book that is called “The How To Make Money Blogging Guide”. I am still working through the book but let me tell you that it is a great book thus far and I am so excited to work with it more and turn my blogs into money makers. I have bought several different E-books on this subject and this is by far the easiest one I have found to follow. She breaks everything down to manageable steps so you don’t feel overwhelmed by any of the steps.
This E-book was written by Angie Nelson. She started her business in 2007. After she started that she got many emails asking her if she was hiring or not. She then realized that she should start a blog and share her tips with people. She started her blog on WordPress.com and then moved to her own site. After she experiement with her blog she decided to start other blogs and see if they all work the same way. She soon realized that they don’t work the same way. She realized that every blogs works differently and you have to get to know what your readers want to see.
Once I work through the book fully I will write another post on all that I learned from this book. I hope that you all will click on the button at the top of this post and pick up a copy of her E-book. I am sure everyone can make money on their blogs if you follow her steps and find out what works for you and your readers!
Thank you Angie for letting me review this book!!! I am so excited to get through it all and find out what will work for my blogs and readers!
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Another post she reflected back 6 months when she got married! I loved looking at all of her pictures from her wedding day. I never thought to do that kind of thing when my husband and I were on speaking terms but that is different post all together. I had to smile when she talked about going to the bar after the reception was over. I so should have do that. It would have been a blast! I can’t get over how pretty she is and how happy she looked!
After I read her post about cake pops from Starbucks I was glad that I can’t eat gluten or I would have had to go and get some! Here is the picture she had on her blog about them:
I have never had these but they look and sound amazing!!!!!! I once again have to thank god that I can’t eat gluten because I would eat way to many of them if I could eat them. Just looking at the picture is making me hungry.
The funnest post I read of hers has to be “The One Where a Piggyback Ride Goes Terribly Wrong”. Of all her posts this has to be my favorite. I am not going to give it away so you are going to have to go over to her blog and read the post!
All in all Casey is a great writer. It was so easy to get into her writing and understand what she is saying. I could read her blog all day long. She puts so many details into her post that you can follow the story. It is almost like you are there with her. Like when she talked about the cake pops. It really made me want to jump into my car and go and get one because the way she described them she made me want to go and get some!!!! Go over to her blog and follow her also let her know that I sent you!