I’m learning what it’s all about…so far I’m a newbie who has only checked into new places…I think? It’s interested to see how it works, it is a lot like an app I’d love to see developed with “Nursing in Public” in mind, an app for moms to review p… Read full post »

I’m kind of upset about losing a lot of local trees… before going all Polyanna about how everything happens for a reason I want to disclose that this is being written at least partially in mourning, any other feeling going into it is nicely described as frustration.

Over the last three… Read full post »

Yesterday was a momentous day…I went to a friends office to participate in the filming of the documentary in progress called “The Program”. I had the honor of working with Katherine Daniel, Kyle Kubler, and Garrett Shannon who filmed interviews with myself, two other survivors of th… Read full post »

What a way to start the morning…

As you know I don’t like TV. I don’t own one, don’t want one, and in general am one of the many in my generation that gets most news via twitter, facebook, and from trusted sources that send out information I care about.… Read full post »

I found the https://www.pcip.gov/ site, I think this is what I thought might help me.

My COBRA runs out today and we haven’t found extension or alternative options yet that include me yet.

Shared Solutions is helping me to keep getting my costly medication which is a main concern for my… Read full post »

I ate two pieces of delicious pizza tonight after out dinner date plans got cancelled unexpectedly.

I’m almost transitioned from an egg dairy gluten free diet, to a stricter paleo diet, which for me means also cutting out all other grains and beans pretty much, so this was a big slip.… Read full post »

So…who has figured all this out? My COBRA is running out days from now…research from about two weeks ago basically led to knowing we could insure the family, but that I am uninsurable due to MS, mostly because of the prescription cap on coverage that covers about one month of my… Read full post »

How do you know me?

Do you know me as:

A classmate from way back when who kept got into trouble?

Someone who posted something interesting on twitter once?

Someone who can’t walk sometimes?

A classmate from way back when who never got into trouble?

An advocate for human rights?… Read full post »

I haven’t bought a CD for years, like many/most people I know I buy songs I like one at a time and have a lovely little library!!

With all the recent leadership work I have been doing I have been looking at things in my life and what they represent or… Read full post »

I’m watching Erin Brockovich and I am like probably many before me drawn to her. The work I am doing and connections I seeing in the world of autoimmunity, drugs and big big holes in research and disclosure.

I want to work with Caterina Fake, Erin Brockovich…that is the beginning of… Read full post »

• Thank you to team 147 for the awesome weekend!! #
• excited that @momswithms is featured in the @ms_focus support group newsletter that just went out!! >500 members end of day for sure!! #
• http://www.redtri.com/nibble-sip-and-play/ – time for some playmates!!! #
• BPA's have more impact th/
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• $25 for Three Drop-In Kids’ Classes at Great Play of Redmond ($75 Value) http://bit.ly/cV672h #
• Happy to see first day at new building filled up and standing on the side of love!! #wsuu #uu #
• Hmmm… Kittens… Hmmm… #
• Just finally read the January issue if Marie Claire…want to/
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I wrote all about my ideal life, and so far have also don’t clippings for day 3 too. It’s showing me that my long standing fantasy to have a “Kristin Counter” is more if a need than a want… I did a lot of the cutting with my sleeping 17mo baby… Read full post »

• Glad you like it! “@romans_mama: Cool twitter moms community: am browsing around at http://www.twittermoms.com — join me!†#
• has a hard time asking for money to research something caused by the source of the funding that will be promoting it…to put it nicely. #
• is participating in im/
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Okay, I confess, I am freaking out a bit. My oldest daughter is starting kindergarten tomorrow. It will be interesting to see if she takes to riding the bus to school…she is excited at this point though who knows how it will turn out!!

I have decided that I will be… Read full post »

I stumbled upon the 30DLBL project about two days ago…well I think it was in the middle of the night on Friday night. It was a perfect time to find it because I was having a very hard time at that moment…

I went through and I did what I thought… Read full post »

• doesn't love notices taped to the front door. #
• RT @change: Mind the http://education.change.org/blog/view/mind_the_widening_achievement_gap_in_new_york_schools?share_source=blog-top_tw #
• HIGHLY recommend 'Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds' by Jan Davidson,/
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I finally joined the bike team that is riding on 9/11 this year!! I joined as a “Virtual Rider” which means I will not actually be riding, I will be focusing my efforts on fundraising and promoting the event because my husband’s birthday is the same day and it’s a birthday… Read full post »

I had to chuckle a bit when I got an email that came from the local public school superintendent with the following excerpt:

“…reached a tentative agreement for a three-year contract for
ducators…”

I wonder…I know teachers, educators if you will are seeking new contracts… Read full post »

I am driven and obsessed with an idea to bring the information that comes from every individual persons history of psychological impacting events, product usage, and other environmental factors together to uncover the causes of things otherwise being only investigated on the fringe of a few other cau… Read full post »

I have had my first public school experience tonight after loads of weighing of home/private/public school options and wheeeewww…I’m still recovering (almost?) and feeling a bit raw.

My experience is either telling me:

1.) I need to chill, I must have insanely high expectations that may n… Read full post »

Cleaning, intimidates me, at least until it gets to “that point”.

That point is the tipping point for cleaning when I just can’t take it…it’s what I imagine nesting to be like.

I never nested really, that I can recall during pregnancy. I committed to clean today during… Read full post »

Kenzie and I just split our first red tomato of the season…it was absolutely delicious!! It wasn’t a cherry tomato but it was about the size of one. Other tomatoes on the same plant are bigger but still green. After doing some research Read full post »

On my way to the local coffee shop where I get my most work done “Empire” is where I was headed and just after crossing MLK near the Columbia City lightrail station I heard it.

Crash!! Bang!! Boom!! Skiiiiiiddd!!!

I texted my husband, who was at home about equi-distance from the… Read full post »

Mom mom got this great book recently that combines the eastern and western signs to give a really fun overview of what everyone is like.

Personally, I am a Taurus Rooster, which is really funny because it describes me to a “T” just like the word Taurus starts with one…… Read full post »