I'm two weeks on my thyroid meds. My brain is bouncing off the inside of my head, wanting to do things and wanting to expend energy. My body on the other hand is not a willing participant in all of this. I just got off the treadmill. I forced myself to walk a mile. It … Continue reading Two weeks on my meds →

What in the hell just happened to me? Something snuck up on me so slowly that I didn’t see it coming for years. No warning signs, at least not enough signs at one time. A family history that led my doctors in a different direction. It tricked them into treating my mother's symptoms in my … Continue reading Holy Hoshimoto! Written by Bobbi Brandt →

I’m trying to enjoy this whole experience.  I’m calling this “almost homeschooling” because, thankfully, I do not have to invent a curriculum.  The wonderful teachers are providing it.  I feel like it’s worth mentioning that in our school there are only six children doing virtual learning.  I’m not sure how many kids are in the … Continue reading Virtual Learning/ Almost Homeschooling →

Quitting Smoking?...!...?....! People call it a journey. I guess if the definition of Journey were; an act of traveling from one place to another and second guessing every step and then going back to the start and making it harder than it has to be every step of the way. Ya, then we could call … Continue reading Quitting Smoking… →

Our next children's book, "I Know What You Did Last Recess," is so close to being live on Amazon I can almost see it... You have to send it in for review when you submit for publishing. It's been kicked back a couple of times now, but we're hoping this time is the last. We … Continue reading Update From the Staff (The 2 of Us)… →