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April 23, 2019.

April 23, 2019by Susan Wheeler SmithLeave a Comment

I am currently in the midst of the worst fibromyalgia flare-up to date. They usually occur after a time of great stress...when, in the midst of a stressful time, I stop taking care of me. I eat the wrong things. Drink too much caffeine. Have an extra glass of wine at night hoping it will [...]

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An update on the New Thing.

August 10, 2014by Susan Wheeler SmithLeave a Comment

So...the New Thing.On August 1 I joined One Fit Widow (1FW). Check them out. I have been following them on Facebook for a year or so. Since August 1, I've been detoxing...cutting out the sugar, the fried foods, the dairy, the bread and wheat and the wine. Disclaimer: I did eat sugar and wheat on August [...]

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Catching up with The Smith’s.

July 24, 2014February 18, 2016by Susan Wheeler SmithLeave a Comment

I should be at CFA aka "bible study" with The Girls this morning. Instead, I am sitting on my not-so-new-anymore beloved blue couch trying to function. Fibromyalgia has won the battle after a very long and stressful two weeks of getting ready for vacation; having beach house keys in hand and receiving a phone call [...]

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If the workmen are here, it must be Saturday and a chocolate pudding recipe.

March 8, 2014February 18, 2016by Susan Wheeler SmithLeave a Comment

Y'all. We have had workmen in our house non-stop since the second week in February...TWO-THOUSAND TEN. Okay, that is a slight exaggeration but honestly, I am so tired of it. And there is still another week's worth of work left to do in the master bath. Never mind that since we signed the contract we [...]

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Things I am Currently Obsessed with…A List.

November 4, 2013by Susan Wheeler Smith6 Comments

1. Trader Joe's coffee beans. The. Bomb.2. Whipping cream. Thanks to my dear friend, Vee. She turned me on to whipping cream for my coffee, in the Winter, many, many years ago. I am hooked.3. Tony Stark, Phil Coulson, Steve Rogers and everything that is the Marvel Comics Movies.4. Trader Joe's Pumpkin Butter. Actually leaned [...]

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Acupuncture and Mean Min.

November 2, 2013by Susan Wheeler Smith2 Comments

I have been, sporadically, continuing with the acupuncture. If you know anything about Eastern Medicine, and the only real thing I know is what Thomas, the acupuncturist has told me and basically that is: "Western Medicine has been around for a few hundred years...Easter Medicine has been around for thousands of years," than you know [...]