This post is made possible with support from the Meg Foundation. All opinions are my own. I was on my way to get my first Pfizer shot when the email came through about Hack the Vax, sharing hacks for overcoming needle fear. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect to teach others how they can hack the vax.  I personally have never been afraid of needles, but I’ve heard quite a few people talk about it so I know it’s fairly common. I guess saying that I don’t have a fear is not entirely true. I won’t watch when they put the needle in, but I don’t mind getting them. Maybe that is a little ..read more

Answers! I officially have answers and a solution so I’m comfortable sharing what’s been going on the last few months. I definitely have a form of thoracic outlet syndrome but the doctor says I’m still not presenting like a regular patient. Go figure. My CT showed a Focal high grade (more than 70%) stenosis (narrowing/compression) of the proximal (front) right subclavian artery. The doctor is going do a rib resection surgery on Thursday – I’m so relieved, I keep crying. Tomorrow’s going to be very busy as we prepare for my surgery. In addition to a nerve conduction study, I have pre-op labs a ..read more

As the snow begins to melt and the icicles are falling off of our houses, I wanted to just create a list of local Austin resources as I find them. . MONDAY UPDATE Water Distribution begins at 9 a.m. Monday at the following sites: Austin Community College: Pinnacle Campus (7748 Highway 290 West, 78736) Nelson Field (7105 Berkman Dr., 78752) Onion Creek Soccer Complex (5600 E. William Cannon Dr., 78744) Roy G. Guerrero Park (400 Grove Blvd, 78741) ACC Highland Mall Parking Lot (E. Highland Mall Blvd, 78752) Garrison Park (6001 Menchaca Rd., 78745) Lakeline Station (13625 Lyndhurst Blvd, 78717 ..read more

This post contains an affiliate link. I have been hesitant to take on new influencer/blog campaigns with everything that’s going on with my shoulder and arm (I’ll post about that soon.). I can’t really get up and stage photos appropriately and that’s not fair to the brands, so I have to choose carefully. When Verb Energy reached out about joining their #affiliate campaign, I thought it might be something I could easily manage. Besides, who doesn’t need a little extra caffeine? Well, I guess I don’t, but there are other people in my household who do need that mid afternoon boost. Now, just to b ..read more

I just needed a hop on real quick because I learned some thing new that I wanted to share with the blog world, especially my fellow Instagram influencers. Did you know you can now schedule Instagram post directly through Facebook business suite? It’s incredibly simple and you can even choose to immediately publish or edit any post you have scheduled. The post Scheduling Instagram posts with Facebook Business Suite appeared first on The Stylish Gimp ..read more

A few weeks ago, I was interviewed with 3 other moms for a piece on Good Morning America! I had a wonderful opportunity a few weeks ago and wanted to make sure any of my blog readers who don’t use Instagram or Facebook still had the chance to watch! Good Morning America Interview on Instagram Good Morning America on YouTube! The post WheelchairMommy on Good Morning America appeared first on The Stylish Gimp ..read more

If you have a blog, you need to immediately stop using link tree & other outside sources to host your information. Why? The simple fact is, they are stealing blog traffic that can be yours. Some of the source are probably charging you for it, if you have more than the allocated free links. They are charging you, to steal from you. Why would you do that? If you have a blog and you’re using link tree or some other outside source to host your links, you’re not getting credit for all the clicks and traffic that is rightfully yours. It’s time to take bring traffic back to your blog. It’s incred ..read more

1. I absolutely hate being tickled. It hurts. It’s not funny. At all. It causes me to tense and jerk away and I usually have pain in my neck for days after. Please don’t do it. It’s not cute. I don’t like it. Just don’t do it. 2. My favorite colors are pink (pretty much all shades) and kelly green. It’s very Lilly (Pulitzer) of me. I also love teal/peacock blue. 3. I’m the baby of 9. There is a 9 year gap between me and number 8. I was born only 1 month (and 5 days!) before my mom’s first granddaughter. 4. I like single malt scotch (not too peaty please) and silver sipping tequila. Neat. May ..read more

This post is made possible with support from the American Academy of Pediatrics through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All opinions are my own. So it begins… When my kids came home for spring break back in March, I never imagined our world would be making history. I was aware of the virus and how many other countries had shut down, so I knew they would be home longer than a week. I was unprepared for them to start school from home, and even more unprepared for them still to be home as we approach the holiday season. We are lucky, unlike many famili ..read more

This post includes amazon affiliate links. I had these grand plans to right a long gift guide covering men, women, teens and even one for gifts under $50 but life got in the way. I’ve been stressing about not having it finished in time for Black Friday or Cyber Monday. I almost didn’t hit publish at all. Guess what? That’s okay. I don’t actually have any real deadlines. This is just someting I have decided to do. Not a single brand asked me to include them. This is mostly stuff we have – maybe not the exact item but something close. Without further ado, a gift guide for the tweens and teens in ..read more