The Biscotti Incident

The Biscotti Incident

I've have been pretty hush hush about my time in Europe. While I was there, I wasn't very inspired to write. Maybe I was still processing the events going on before me. Or, maybe, I just hold the events so close to my heart that I wasn't ready to share them. But, three months later, I'm ready to start talking. The Lead Up Before I set out backpacking through Europe, I spent about a month staying with my aunt and uncle in their home on the outskirts of Boudreaux. There was a question that had been on everyone's mind since I had arrived in Bordeaux. Why wasn't I jumping at the opportunity to get out and see Europe. Instead, I was sitting holed up in my family's house doing the same things I would have been doing at home. To be honest, it came down to fear. Though, I define myself as fairly independent, always insisting on dressing myself since I was two, going...
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Do I have PCOS?

Do I have PCOS?

I have wrinkly fingers. Not all the time, but, for the past two months the tips of my fingers have been dry, itchy, pruny, and peeling. Though it is a great look, I decided to do some of my own investigating on the internet with my mom. I came to one of three conclusions, either I needed to get out of the bathtub, as WebMD suggested, or I have an autoimmune disease. Specifically, one of the diagnosis that came up was hypothyroidism. The History Last year around this time, I was seeing a functional psychiatrist for my depression and anxiety. Before she prescribed medication, she had me get my blood drawn to see if their might be any imbalances in my vitamins and hormone levels before deciding it was simply a chemical imbalance in my brain. One of the things she had tested was my thyroid levels. At the time the test results showed an elevated TSH level, basically the level of...
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Pack the Perfect Amount For Your Island Vacation

Pack the Perfect Amount For Your Island Vacation

In other words, how to pack a normal amount of clothing when going to a low maintenance location. I try to use these tips I'm about to share with you no matter where I'm going. If you're like me, than it's hard not to overpack because you are NOT an outfit repeater. (I would rather wear my blue aloha shirt over my long-sleeved, neon patterned romper and call it "street style" than be caught dead in the same getup as the day, week, month before.) For me, my most recent trip to The Bahamas was a way to put to use each and every rule I had learned in my years of travel. Every time I have returned from a trip only to sigh at all of my unworn clothes was a lesson that would lead to my goal for this trip. I would try to whittle down my obscene amount of clothing to an almost understandable amount for the trip. Without...
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