I picked up a shift at a throwback store of mine today! I hadn’t worked there since probably 2008. One of the girls I used to work with was still there, and it was so great to see her! The shift was only 8-1, so it was cake, and I still had plenty of time […]
Ali's Corner
5th Time’s a Charm!
If you’re wondering how on earth a 32 year-old woman managed to do enough damage to have 5 orthopedic surgeries in a year, click HERE for my story. It’s long, but thorough, and will make so much sense once you read it. I just wanted to give you wonderful readers an update on how I […]
Welcome to a Rainy Day in AZ
This monsoon season, AZ has gotten quite a bit of rain! Our infrastructure is nowhere near capable of handling it, either. A couple of weeks ago, schools actually closed due to the flash flooding, I barely squeezed my car around standing water to get to PT that morning. We get mudslides, golf courses that turn […]
My Dog is Hypothyroid and I’m Going Back to Work
I put Ali on a diet for the past month or two by removing about a 1/4 cup of kibble and replacing it with no salt added green beans. (She gained a few pounds from the prednisone she was on back in May.) When I brought her to the vet this past week because of […]
Here’s to a Kick Ass 2014!!
Life has been, to say the least, interesting during this past week or so. My apologies for my absence. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and a very Happy New Year! If there is one thing life keeps teaching me over and over again, it's follow your gut instinct. Rarely has there been a […]
Tater Tot Takeover: Chwistmas Edition
Hi you guys! So Mommy is upstairs in that scary tub where she always puts me and sprays me with water and puts this bubbly stuff on me and then leaves me there all soaking wet and sad….she doesn't know it, but I'm hijacking her laptop again. I always try to escape. Never works. I'm […]