Author Archives: Tara Jo

miracle?

i vividly remember my first migraine headache.  i was 6 years old, on the bus home from first grade.  i thought i was actually dying. when i got home and told my mom (since she definitely wondered why i got … Continue reading

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what i did on my summer vacation

so last week i went on vacation, a trip to missouri and to kentucky then back to missouri i will now regale you with stories and pictures from said vacation.   i flew to saint louis and got in my rental … Continue reading

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february is such a fucking roller coaster

i hate february. i love february. i hate february.  

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i definitely forgot…

how to knit. i’ve never been a pro or even much past beginner, but i ran into a friend from my knitting group last weekend and promised to get back to the weekly gatherings. the next meeting would have been … Continue reading

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Day um…. 17

So here we are more than 2 weeks into the month and other than a few days this week when a fibro flare had me down for the count, my better habits plan is on track. My better eating plan … Continue reading

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Day 9

better eating. the weekend had a few rough spots as did monday, we didn’t make perfect dinner choices but we discussed the pros and cons and made a decision. today had us right back on track with a home-cooked meal. … Continue reading

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Day 6

still making better meal choices. We had dinner out friday night, but once in a 5 day period is honestly unheard of for us. we rarely cook even one meal at home during the week. spent the afternoon today with … Continue reading

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Day 4, bitches

so i decided this year to make no resolutions, i am going to make *changes* build better habits, eat better food, in general just be better in many ways i guess you could say that better is my word for … Continue reading

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happy new year

2016 was not a terrible year, we played some games,  got to travel a bit, visit family and celebrate their special day.  met some new friends and found a new friday night hangout place.  got some visits from family and … Continue reading

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my mom is magic!! and merry christmas

i am going to flip the script a bit here, this wasn’t a strange phone call from my mom, it was a strange phone call to my mom! so christmas eve day found my daughter and i making an old … Continue reading

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