Hi, I’m Meg, and I have a rare disease called Spinocerebellar Ataxia – Type 1. I used to be a high school English teacher, but now I’m a stay-at-home mom who’s sharing this next chapter of my life (& attempting to promote SCA awareness) through this blog.
Yes, you read that right. And no, I am not comparing my toddler to Ataxia; Leo is one of the best things to ever happen to me, while this disease is easily the worst.
But as a firm member of both of these groups, there are quite a few unspoken similarities that deserve to be addressed.
Continue reading “How Motherhood is like having a Chronic Illness”
Want to know what life is like as an Inspiration Porn star?
Oh, calm down. You hearing that term for the first time here does not mean I invented it. There is obviously a reason I’m using it.
Continue reading “When Trying to be ‘Normal’ is an Inspiration”
Not entirely sure where this post is going, so hold on tight!
When her older sister goes missing, Princess Sophia must – reluctantly – find her… Or risk going to jail for supposedly killing Isabella for the future crown.
Continue reading “A Princess, a Kidnapping, and a Quest: an excerpt”
If someone has a sink full of dishes, or piles of laundry, or dusty shelves, or carpets littered with pet hair, we associate them as being lazy, immature, incompetent, gross…