The Ugly Truth Everyone loves a good triumph story where the plucky underdog character defeats the bully, triumphs over adversity, or survives some life or death situation. I like to frame my brain injury recovery like that - because, in essence, it IS a success story. But that’s not the whole truth. While I’ve shown the... Continue Reading →
Knowing Your Worth Have you ever walked away from a situation, a job, a relationship because you could not stomach the way you were being treated, spoken to, or just they way they did things? Have you ever asked for way more than you thought an employer would give because deep down you knew that... Continue Reading →
A Place For Everything When I was a child, my mother could often be heard finishing that statement in a sing-songy type voice, “A place for everything, and everything in its place!” She always finished triumphantly as if the conclusion of the saying was some colossal win for the world. It is true; our apartment... Continue Reading →
Back On The Wagon Whelp! I’m back on the wagon—time for me to get my keto back on. I noticed myself getting foggy, tired, and dizzy. I began keto as a way to heal my brain. A very low carbohydrate diet has been shown to improve cognitive function and, since I was down to try... Continue Reading →
Brain Fog Have you ever been so overwhelmed that you... Just. Can't. Think? There's a lot going on over here at Blooming Heather lately and I've been struggling a bit with getting all the things I need to do done. The experience got me thinking about what to do when I'm having a hard time... Continue Reading →
Keto-Friendly Falafel I don't know about you, but I love falafel. Unfortunately, they are just way too full of carbs to eat. So I created a keto-friendly falafel and it was delicious! The turn in the weather and the exciting arrival of a new type of flour inspired me - my growling stomach may have... Continue Reading →
Reclaimed One thing I consistently regret are circumstances where a lack of knowledge prevented me from making good choices. For example, When I first moved into my home, I was confronted with a garage packed floor to ceiling with junk. Or, at least, what I thought was junk. I rented a large roll-off garbage contained... Continue Reading →
Who Do YOU Say You Are? Weird question, right? I mean, don't we usually concern ourselves with how others perceive us at any given time? I don't really know a lot of people who go around asking themselves who they are. But maybe we should. Actually, we shouldn't be asking - we should be telling... Continue Reading →
I Will Restore To You The Years The Locusts Have Eaten My mom had a special prayer for restoration for me. It was a promise based on her hope for the future but grounded in the reality of a harsh present and past. She knew that life had not always been easy for me and... Continue Reading →
Making Time For You When I was young I thought "Spa Days" were something only the very wealthy did. The idea was beyond me - unattainable. I didn't even spend much time beyond looking at the what ~ I should have been looking at the why. Making time for yourself to refresh, rejuvenate, relax, and... Continue Reading →
Confessions I have a confession to make. I did not start this blog because I was thrilled by the idea of sharing my inner thoughts with complete strangers - I'm actually a pretty private person. I didn't start the blog to supplement some business venture or to make online friends - though some of you... Continue Reading →
I Need Therapy! My friend recently confessed that she felt she "must really be unstable because [she's] starting therapy." Laughing, I replied, "Not at all! The really unstable thing would be to know you need help and not ask for it." I meant it. But that wasn't the way I'd always felt. Growing up, asking... Continue Reading →
