One of the laments I hear amongst the newly sober is that they are concerned about losing part of their “identity” by becoming a non-drinker. Drinking is just part of who they are, they say. Oh, I get it, I do. If you’d have asked me a few years ago …
My two year surgery anniversary just passed and that means I got to go the hospital for what is called a TIPS ultrasound. This is just like the ultrasounds they do for pregnant women, except in my case they’re looking at a super expensive shunt attached to veins bypassing my …
One of the awesome benefits of having your own blog is sharing stuff that you dig. This is my favorite song right now and I pretty much just listen to it over and over all day long. Remember the show Ally McBeal? In one episode her therapist recommends that she …
When the shit hit the fan in 2015 I developed a condition knowns as Ascites. It results when there is a surplus of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Ascites is most often caused by liver scarring, in my case, Cirrhosis. This increases pressure inside the liver’s blood vessels. The increased pressure can …
How do you know if you’re an alcoholic? I get asked this all the time. Even recently by a nurse. When someone finds out about my trainwreck of a past ahem, history, I always encourage any questions they may have. For such a common problem, alcoholism is still very much a dirty secret …
Admitting you’re an alcoholic to yourself is never fun, but it’s super unfunny when you have to tell someone outside of your inner circle. It’s even more awkward when it’s just discovered organically. Last summer I was a temp and had just gotten hired full time at a new job …
Um, I’m not really sure what’s happening here but if memory serves Ben was attempting to dress a pumpkin up to look like me. He and I adored Halloween and would celebrate all month long. I imagine his conundrum here was how he was going to carve it’s mouth into …
Last Monday was the two year anniversary of my surgery. On October 9th, 2015 I had a shunt put into my liver that connects the portal vein with the hepatic vein to bypass the liver in the event of Cirrhosis and hypertension in the liver. TIPS is the jargon for …
Ben and I liked to consider ourselves the original Will and Grace. Our sarcastic personalities and codependent intertwined friendship is where the similarities stop, however. Our Los Angeles residences were never very swanky although I can attest that Ben’s digs were always way more vogue than mine. He …
So I’ve upped my yoga game lately as it just seems like a good proactive thing to do towards my wellbeing. I mean, we’re living in uncertain times and I’ll take my serenity where and when I can, right? I’ve been trying different studios in town, checking out teachers of …