August 26th, 2010 -- Posted in blinkies & other cuteness, life as a mom, pain / disability |
I’ve added some cute new badges to my Badges section of the KStar Freebies: some are added to previously-existing pages, such as the Baby Badges & Proud Mommy, but others are completely new and have their own new sections:
Hoping to add lots more to the collections, since these ones are all created using mostly the same design. Although I did add this extra funny one:
It’s funny because it’s so true! 
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August 8th, 2010 -- Posted in pain / disability |
I usually don’t write much about my disabilities and my problems with pain anymore, but I’d like to step into that area a little for the sake of participating (for the very first time) in a blog “carnival”. One of my favourite new blogs, Graceful Agony is hosting the carnival and the first topic is “Let me Introduce Myself”.
For me this is an interesting topic because I have changed SO much since I started suffering from chronic pain that I feel like I’m introducing a whole other person. On the surface, I appear the same, but there’s another “me underneath” that only a few people ever see or hear from. Usually people only see that I’m a busy young mom with a home and family to take care of. We enjoy a beautiful home that makes people say “you’re so lucky!” but I can only think “if only you knew…“…
If you can look beyond the exterior of my upper-middle class family environment (with a supportive spouse, two relatively-healthy kids – a boy and girl, and a nice new house in a great family neighbourhood), my youth and attractiveness (“you don’t look like you’re hurting that much!” or “you’re too young to be this disabled”), my seemingly-set-for-life career possibilities (a couple of university degrees, a glowing CV), my talents and abilities, my previous fitness level, my previously sharp brain and amazing memory, etc.!, you’ll see a different picture entirely than what you expect:
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April 4th, 2010 -- Posted in blinkies & other cuteness, family, pain / disability |
I hope everyone is enjoying a nice Easter weekend with their families!
I’m having a quiet day today (and a quiet Easter in general) but still enjoying some happy little moments sprinkled throughout. My hubby took me shopping yesterday and I had a great trip out (and not just because my “30% off everything” coupon helped me spend only $5)! It’s not often I get out and it was the first time trying out a shopping trip bringing my electric wheelchair along, and it was just so amazingly freeing to be able to zip around and look at everything without first having to evaluate the “cost” (in pain) of trying to get to certain areas of the store. I know it was a lot of work (too much, really) for my DH and it won’t be a regular thing, but I appreciate so much that he took the time and effort to help me have such a good experience. So I would have to say that was my second-favourite highlight of the weekend, the first being my son’s expressions this morning! He was so excited to find all the eggs and was just so joyful and pure in his mood… you can’t help but feel so loving and proud as the mom of such a fantastic kid. 
I didn’t get a full “batch” of new blinkies created for Easter this year as I had in 2008 and 2009, but I did create a bunch of new 150×20 blinkies to add to the few Easter blinkies already available in that size…
You can find the codes for these blinkies and lots more on this page and you can also find a good summary list of all available Spring- and Easter-themed blinkies (all sizes) in this copy of the KStarDesign newsletter.
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