A moment of courage

Being so busy has helped me keep my mind off of my impending surgery. My ballet school performances are coming up in June and this time of year is always stressful for me. Even though I love what I do, making sure everything is ordered, t-shirt designing, programs, costume alterations and then getting through rehearsals and […]

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My Week in a Nutshell

This post is really just a mix of things that went on during last week. Monday, the surgery scheduler called and my Pre-OP was scheduled in June. It was definitely overwhelming once I hung up and realized that this is not very far off at all. I always thought I had more time and that this […]

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To invert or not invert? That is the question…

After speaking with my doctor, inversion therapy was recommended. Some people, especially with back pain, can see a real difference after daily use of one of these tables. The main reason I was willing to try it though, was that using this table can help stretch my spine which in turn can possibly get me another […]

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Sleep? What’s Sleep?

I’m sure you can guess what I am writing about today just by the title. Yup, ding ding ding, you are correct. Sleep. During the week, I scribble down some notes on what I want to write about, making sure not to leave out or forget things like I often do(I think its called Mom […]

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Designer Camouflage

Writing a blog was always something I have thought of doing. I am a pro at finding sales on designer clothing online, Queen of coupon codes, and know exactly which celebrity is wearing what designer. I have often thought about what pictures I would have on my blog and which of my favorite shoes I […]

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Making new friends…..

I never realized how many people like me there were out there. Years ago, I would search and find no one going through what I was.  I felt so alone and didn’t have anyone other than my husband to talk to about it and even then, I would be embarrassed and not want him to […]

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Today was an emotional day….

I would like to put one hundred sad face emojis on this post…..Today was just a very emotional day for me. My back didn’t hurt any worse than normal but I had some sad moments. I love Saturdays. On Saturday’s, I teach my highest level ballet classes. Although I love teaching all my students, the […]

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What a week….and it’s only Wednesday!

After getting over  a horrible cold that made its way through all 6 of us, including double ear infections for Nicky, my 14 month old,  Will, my 3 year old, came down with pneumonia as well as an ear infection and possibly RSV. When he was 7 weeks old, he was hospitalized for 8 days […]

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Lidocaine is crap

Wow….a month has gone by since my initial post. I don’t get as much time as I would like to write on the blog. Juggling 4 kids, a business, and a husband who works long hours etc, my hands are always full. I had my last follow up appointment yesterday. The only other appointment I […]

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Where to Begin……Scoliosis sucks

Hello out there…..I started this blog in the hopes to have an outlet for stress, anger  and fear in regards to my upcoming spinal fusion surgery and maybe, just maybe, help someone just like me find someone who is going through or will go through what I am. I am not an English major, and […]

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