Category Archives: inspiration

Brain fog and birthdays

Posted on July 18, 2020 by dSavannah

Last month’s post kicked my ass. Of course the act of writing was difficult; it was hard enough to articulate my thoughts on #BlackLivesMatter without being accusatory or making it about me, but also, I cried a lot trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, book launch, childhood, chronicillness, community, disability, friends, giving to others, happiness, hard work, illness, inspiration, making a difference, perseverance, shining a light | 2 Comments

Mourning the end of an era, and #NotEnough4ME

Posted on December 15, 2019 by dSavannah

Five years ago yesterday was the last day of my last job, the end of my professional life, and the start of my life as a disabled person (although I didn’t know at the time that it was the end, … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, advocacy, chronicillness, community, disability, giving to others, hard work, illness, inspiration, learning, making a difference, passion, perseverance, shining a light, the dark places | 14 Comments

#dSavannahDefects – a photo journey

Posted on October 15, 2019 by dSavannah

Hello dear peoples, well once again I have no words and no time to write them, nor the energy, so for this here October blog post, I am instead going to use the theme I used for the #AtoZChallenge in … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, art, artist, happiness, inspiration, photography | 5 Comments

I’ve Been Rambling for Seven Years!

Posted on August 11, 2019 by dSavannah

Seven years ago today, I hit the “publish” button on my very first blog post, “Start at the Beginning“. This, my dear readers, is my 273rd published post. I had a super hard time deciding how to “celebrate” this momentous … Continue reading →

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#MEAwareness: Guest Post on waking up to severe m.e.

Posted on May 15, 2019 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: So, as I said in my January post, I plan to publish a blog post the 15th of every month this year, come hell or high water. Well, I published a post on the 1st of this month … Continue reading →

Posted in #MEcfsAwareness, advocacy, author, chronicillness, community, disability, giving to others, health, illness, inspiration, making a difference, perseverance, poetry, shining a light, the dark places | 5 Comments

May is #MEAwareness Month • #MillionsMissing

Posted on May 1, 2019 by dSavannah

Dear Readers, No, your eyes do not deceive you. I have indeed published my May post on the 1st of the month, instead of the 15th. (Will there also be a blog on the 15th? That remains to be seen, … Continue reading →

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Just one thing

Posted on April 15, 2019 by dSavannah

Once again, I am changing my blog post topic at the last minute (okay, a week before publish date, which as I’ve mentioned, is now “last minute” for me), so you’ll just have to wait longer to read my thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, advocacy, chronicillness, community, disability, hard work, health, illness, inspiration, learning, making a difference, perseverance, shining a light | 8 Comments