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Showing posts with label MCS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MCS. Show all posts
Thursday, October 10, 2024

Introducing Gracie

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 We didn't have pets when I was growing up. But as an adult I have discovered that I am definitely better off with animals in my life. T...
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Sunday, November 12, 2017

An Essay on Isolation

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With the advent of the holiday season I find myself feeling more isolated than usual. If you've looked over this blog carefully you kno...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Be Aware

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I've never known precisely which chemicals or types of chemicals are the source of my persistent reactions and poor health. I haven'...
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Friday, January 16, 2015

Living With Chemical Sensitivities

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I've done it again. Without stepping outside the walls of my home all day yesterday I still managed to run into toxic fumes that have ma...
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Monday, November 21, 2011

Hopeful News

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This post is not about a quilt or a beaded project. This has to do with that which brought me to blogging in the first place. Readers who ha...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Using Up Leftovers

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Kind of ironic that after I posted the link to the NY Times photo essay about folks living with MCS I had a really bad week physically. Ther...
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Monday, September 19, 2011

NY Times Photo Essay

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This is a beautiful photo essay about what it can be like to live with chemical sensitivities. I encourage you to take a few minutes from yo...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Sunshine and Shadows

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We've had a few days of lovely sunshine lately. In spite of that I've haven't been at the top of my game. Pictures of what I...
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Moving Right Along...

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The lonely puppy hasn't been as vocal this morning as he/she was yesterday but he/she is still lonely and bored. And vocal. Poor thing. ...
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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Video: Living With MCS

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I just found out about this video report done by a news station in Anchorage, Alaska and have to share it with my friends and readers. I tri...
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Thursday, December 3, 2009

The Next Chapter

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I'm back already because there has been a new development in the saga of the "big girl" quilt for DGD #2. But first let me sho...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Toxic Whine

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I'm not feeling well at all this morning. I was fine most of yesterday. I washed some of the new fabrics that have come into the house r...
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Retail Therapy

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I'm happy to report that my trip to the Post Office to mail my box for IBOL did not have the devastating effect I feared it might. Hurr...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Good & Bad

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I figured I'd better check in this morning while I'm still in good enough shape to do so. We are having a new dishwasher installed t...
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Sunday, August 2, 2009

Not So Hot

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The temperatures have come down to what is normal for this area at this time of year. It's very pleasant most of the time. Gets pretty w...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Time Out

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I am suffering from a fairly severe case of cabin fever. I have not been able to make myself sew or read or do any of the things I normally ...
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Friday, July 3, 2009

Gettin' Closer

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So I sat down this morning with a new plan for building houses, heavily influenced by Gwen & Freddy. I played in my scraps rather than w...
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Friday, April 24, 2009

Party Hangover

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You know, the worst part of this MCS thing is that I just don't learn. The sun is shining and I was finally feeling really good again th...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Pity Party

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Let me warn you that this post is about my recent adventures with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. On the whole I try to keep a positive outlo...
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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Sad Dog

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Reilly went to the groomer the day before yesterday. He came back too toxic for me to be around. I already had arranged for him to spend a f...
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