And away we go.....

Welcome to my world, bloggers!!  I can tell you with the utmost certainty that Mother Nature is a "skank" and she is usually the cause of most of my flares. Coffee is the elixir of the gods and I named my coffee pot Bertha because it's a good, strong name that she lives up to ... 2-3 times a day!!  My dog, Kiva, is my child as I have no kids of my own.  I have a niece and nephew (twins) that I absolutely adore and I would deal with any amount of pain to ensure their well-being! ... I fashion my sofa into a "padded surf board" for sofa surfing during my flares, I try to use creative substitutions for cuss words, and I rely on my friends to help keep my spirits lifted.  It is SO much easier to fight the pain and the depression that the pain causes when I'm in a good mood.  I have the best friends on the planet!!  Stress and weather changes are my biggest flare culprits.  I try to stay as calm as possible and roll with the gut punches of the ever-changing Colorado atmosphere.  I am not perfect and I can be down right b*tchy on my bad days, but it's how I choose to handle the situations presented to me that make me a survivor!!