Bella and Beckett

December 24th, 2008




Bella and Beckett, originally uploaded by darnlucky.


Christmas Eve 2008 Bella and Beckett



Bella age 8

Beckett age 4



Cousins!

Holiday Crafty

December 10th, 2008




Holiday Crafty, originally uploaded by darnlucky.


I’m making holiday crafty rice socks to take to friends in Dallas this weekend. They’re not only cute, and can be heated up to use as a stress reliever, but I’ve been adding different aromatherapy to each one.



From left to right: Orange/Tangerine Pick Me Up, Night Night Owl, and Lavendar Lilypads

March 2008 & November 2008

November 16th, 2008




March 2008 & November 2008, originally uploaded by darnlucky.


Looking at these two pictures together, it makes me furious that none of the doctors that I was going to at the time could see that I was clearly sick. After 6 months of being pretty well gluten and sugar free, I have lost 30 pounds, have zero acid reflux, and the dermatitis herpetiformis (uh, itchy rash) that I’ve had for 15+ years is completely gone.



I still experience some joint pain and inflammation if I eat something with gluten in it, like a commercial salad dressing. But WOW! I can’t believe I used to feel like that every single day. Progress, progress, progress.