Category Archives: the dark places

The LOVE YOUR Challenge – Epilogue

Posted on April 27, 2021 by dSavannah

If you’re reading this post on my site (as opposed to getting it via email), you might note that I have updated my site header. I’ve needed to do this for a long, long time: as I’ve (probably) stated elsewhere, … Continue reading →

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The LOVE YOUR 28 Day Challenge

Posted on March 1, 2021 by dSavannah

I’m in a couple groups for Chronic Illness Bloggers, and one of the bloggers, Morgan of the blog Is Was Will Be, put out a call to see if any of us would be willing to road-test a revised self-help … Continue reading →

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Speaking up – #BlackLivesMatter (and a #GNU)

Posted on June 24, 2020 by dSavannah

There is an awful lot going on in the world right now, even more so than when I published last month, which I didn’t think was possible. In addition, this post is very “late” (i.e., not published on my self-imposed … Continue reading →

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Looking back (again)

Posted on January 28, 2020 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: This blog post is very very late (13 days, to be exact!), because of a couple reasons: 1) on Sat, January 11, thanks to my infinite brain fog, I deleted the 1,100 or so words I had written … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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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