Two of the chronic conditions I have are viral arthritis and fibromyalgia, both of which are arthritic conditions. The Arthritis Foundation has walks every year to raise money for awareness and research for cures for the over 100 arthritis diseases that affect 1 in 5 Americans. Please help me out and donate towards [...]

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September 6 and 7 I attended PodCamp Philadelphia and met some fantastic podcasters and bloggers from Philadelphia and around the world. One of the wonderful sessions was given by Canadian Mark Blevis, where he talked about how to enhance your podcast by acting like the band the Police. Mark also talked about his podcast [...]

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I was a founding member of my high school’s FIRST Robotics team, have mentored my high school’s team after I graduated, and have volunteered at countless FIRST Lego League tournaments and FIRST Robotics regionals. Dean Kamen is a brilliant inventor and visionary. My time in FIRST is what made me transform from wanting [...]

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Next Wednesday I get my written questions for my retake of my prelim/qualifying exam. I retake the oral portion on September 24.
With school restarting for many, and my exam looming, what are your best tips and tricks for test taking and studying, my awesome readers? Thanks in advance!

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This coming weekend is Labor Day. Kids are heading back to school, college students are starting semesters back up again, it’s starting to get a little cooler, leaves are slowly changing colors. It’s been a very different summer for me, so I feel like a bit of a review and some reflection are [...]

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A website I love, and am a moderator on is But You Don’t Look Sick. This wonderful website and forums is for people with chronic illnesses and their caregivers/family members, offering a wonderful, caring community of people who understand the frustrations of having a chronic illness (or multiple) and dealing with doctors and people [...]

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My cousin, who is practically my sister, is having a baby due in late December/early January. As I am the closest female member of our family to her, I’m throwing her baby shower. I’ve only ever been to 2 baby showers in my entire life, one of which when I was 12 for [...]

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I think part of the problem of working from home is the inability to unplug from technology. The computer, phone, TV, and Internet are always there, unlike a project you could leave at an office or job. This week’s Girls Gone Geek, which will be on iTunes Thursday, discusses this topic. The more I [...]

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Until I retake my qualifying exam in September, I’m mostly studying from home with my lovely kitties above, Gracie and Pixel.
Problem is that I’m going nuts; I’m lonely and I’m too used to having way to much to do. Except now I don’t have a schedule really, nor a set of things that have to [...]

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