My fiancée, AJ and I went to Whidbey (an island off of Seattle, WA) a couple of months ago to do our engagement photos. I had shared on Instagram when I found my dream wedding photographer and promised to show the photos once the digital gallery came in. Having a great photographer was one of the ...
Sharing My Big Engagement News!
What that means for me living with multiple chronic illnesses and with a pandemic at hand... At the beginning of June I shared my exciting engagement news on Instagram. that I had just gotten engaged to my longtime boyfriend AJ (of nearly 10 years!). I thought I’d share further details here on ...
An Insight Into Our New York City Trip
A few weeks ago, we got the opportunity to travel to New York City to attend a workshop for chronic migraines hosted by Lyfebulb. We are ambassadors for this wonderful company which aims to bring patient perspective into the every changing medical world. Although we were there less than a month ago, ...
Our 5 Best Tips For Dating With A Chronic Illness
We're here to share our dating tips because dating in general can be hard and confusing - add in dating with a chronic illness (or in our case several) and it becomes a whole different ballgame. There’s no “right way” to meet someone these days, and with a zillion dating apps/websites out there the ...
Holiday Gift Guide: Top 12 Items To Buy This Year
The holidays are here and with them comes tons of joy, extra cooking, fluffy blankets, and hot drinks (plus our holiday gift guide)! This is the first holiday season that we’re in Seattle (instead of San Diego). The colder weather and winter gear is definitely adding to the overall feel of the ...
Mast Cell Activation Disorder And A Low Histamine Diet
We’ve written in the past about starting a low histamine diet due to our Mast Cell Activation Disorder MCAD (also referred to as Mast Cell Activation Syndrome MCAS), but what does that really look like for our day-to-day lives? Well, the thing about being low histamine is that is looks different ...
We Made A Big Move To Seattle Washington!
We’ve got BIG moving news… For anyone who guessed we’d be making a move to Seattle - You were RIGHT! We’ve both lived in San Diego for a good portion of our lives: it’s where we grew up, went to high school and where all of our doctors/extending health practitioners reside. Although this seems ...
A Weekend In Ojai For My Best Friend’s Bachelorette Party
This past weekend I went to Oaji to attend my best friend’s bachelorette party (she the PHD from our interview post An Insight Into Public Health). I always get mild anxiety before any sort of trip like this. What instantly goes through my head is ‘What if I get really ill while I’m there’ or ‘what ...
Why I Decided To Learn To Play Golf As My New Hobby
Chronic illness can seemingly define you in the sense that it takes away a lot of the hobbies and activities that help create your sense of self. As someone who lied about her age to seem older for the sole purpose of joining a gym early, having to abruptly stop all activities when I got ill was ...
How Having an ESA dog Has Improved My Overall Health
Getting my dog Oban (my ESA) has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. He’s a two year old beagle/basset hound mix who was rescued from Georgia as a puppy and is basically my best friend (is that sad to say?). I’ve always loved dogs and grew up having family pets, but I never had a dog who ...
How To Correct Hormone Imbalance With The Dutch Test
A couple months ago I did a post on the DUTCH Test and how I found it to be a great tool in figuring out some of the (hard to diagnose) hormonal issues that have been plaguing me for years. After sharing the post, I got quite a few DMs on Instagram inquiring about my results and what I am doing to ...
My Life Living With A Chronic Illness
For me, living with a chronic illness feels like I’m walking a very fine tightrope. When one little thing is off, it seems like it causes a domino effect to everything else that is so delicately balanced in my body. This week I’ve been having a particularly rough time with my muscle and joint pain. ...
