October I love October. It means warm days meet cool days. It means cardigans, crisp air, and the smell of burning leaves. This year, it means Humira. It means no more pitiful me dragging the hose around the yard to water the parched flowers. It means the back-to-school anxiety is over so now we can all let out that breath we’ve been holding for our kids since the first day. It means having time to run outside and cut whatever stems I can find to bring into our house. Enjoying the last of the season’s bloomsFor me, it also means starting a new rheumatoid arthritis medicine. Tr ..read more

Hi, there! This is probably the most important thing I’ve ever written. I debated about writing it because it’s a very personal topic to me. Also, I don’t want to come off as a know-it-all on a topic that is really complex, especially when I know about one percent of what there is to know. Yet, if someone would have shared this info with me fifteen years ago, my family’s life would be very different in a good way. And…it impacts any and every person you know who could be working outside of the home but doesn’t. I promise this impacts someone in your life. If you are an adul ..read more