You make your own happiness
I sit down with my computer, trying to figure out how to put words to my feelings. It was a pretty normal morning, nothing too exciting, nothing too sad. Just…
Establishing training goals for the bike packing trip
I look outside at the grey sky and the half melted snow. I can hear the wind and I shudder at the thought of going out. I zip my hoodie…
Surviving Huntington’s disease – being gene negative
This is normal. I am normal and I am not alone. WE are not alone. What we are feeling or going through, someone else is too. Your family is effed…
Better start riding that bike!
Eeek! The count down begins! We are now 22 weeks from the planned date for the bike trip. We have 10 weeks until we should be able to ride our…
Ladies bike trip 2022
Today I am going to change subjects. It is good to have some positive things to work on to balance the difficult journey through grief and trauma. We are going…
Getting real about Huntington’s Disease
I worried a bit about sharing such a dark post yesterday. About bringing the people around me down and spreading sadness. About reminding them of their losses. Of course these…
The Horrifying Truth
Huntington's Disease is one of the hardest things to talk about within a family. It is easy to talk to people outside of the family. But to your own loved…
Where did my hope go?
Well it’s been awhile since I’ve written anything. I fell hard and am still on the ground trying to get up. I am on another medication now which is helping.…
The messy stuff is the hardest to share
The messy stuff is the hardest to share. It is so much easier to say "look everyone, I hung my bike from the ceiling!", "look at me, I renovated my…
The great garden renovation: still shoveling – days 2 and 3
Day two, another beautiful hot day. I cannot believe this is April. I need to move the rest of the plants but I am out of pots. I am soon…