what’s next for the next 12 months! Trying to stay the course academically, mentally, & spiritually. I recently started “Honoring Your Ancestors: A Guide to #ancestralveneration “ and “Black AF History” as we’re about to enter #BlackHistoryMonth .

I’ll try to be more present on here! 😅 (5)

I partook in my first #rauhnacht earlier this month & the last slip drawn centered career shifts + locking down on everything to complete said task. Had a serendipitous networking opportunity handed to me from Reddit of all places. While that’s cooking, I’m refocused on my studies & bracing for (4)

all hit within several week of each other over the holidays. My soul has been so weary, my body so tired.

That being said, my spirit has been stirred again these last couple of months as I tiptoe back into my practice. Enjoyed my 2nd #yule & #wintersolstice , which really has been a reset (3)

You can’t be a Witch and also uphold the systems of power and oppression that exist in this world. If you’re a Witch and conservative, you’re actually a poser. And that’s weird af.

I repeatedly, unsuccessfully, attempted dating again off and on. I navigated working full-time while powering through my 2nd #bsha online program with a week to speed-run things, again! Blood & chosen family escaping our state for safety, my soul dog died, and my 2 yr chronic illness anniversary (2)

“It’s been 84 years!” 👵🏼

I honestly hadn’t anticipated taking an extended sabbatical from this platform, but life and capacity has definitely played a huge role. Primarily, it’s been shame for falling away & extensive burnout for most of this last year. It’s not an excuse, but an explanation. ❤️‍🩹(1)

Next week has already been exhausting

Above is equipment for an at-home sleep study. There was a watch that you wear on your non-dominant hand, along with a pulse ox reading that attaches to one figure. The electrodes go upon your chest, connected to wires that connects to the watch.

A crochet white, brown, and tan sloth is shown. The sloth is upon a light wooden desk. He has a white sign he’s holding up that says, “Positive Sloth. It doesn’t matter how slow you go, as long as you DON’T STOP!”

Above is a check-in checklist that the sleep clinic had me fill out while checking in.

Two weeks ago, had a sleep consult! Gentle-mannered, patient, and a great listener. Did an at-home #sleepstudy.

Dozer was exponentially disappointed to be kicked out of my room, with the way his snoring cuts through walls, LMFAO.
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Very mild apnea. My follow-up will be 1st thing tomorrow! 🙃

First picture has a white owl mascot shown with “WGU” next to it in the upper left-hand corner. Under the “Good evening, Sarah” message, it states “Bachelor of Science, Healthcare Administration” in white text across a navy background. A circle graph has the text of 52% inside of it, indicating how far along I am in my college program. There is a calendar image, showing that I have no more active courses for this term.

This is a “Degree Plan” page showing my progress for my December 2024 to May 2025 school term. This shows that I’ve completed 5/5 required classes with 2 days remaining for this term.

Word of advice — don’t crash out & skip 2 months of your 6 month term & then speedrun finishing 3 classes in 2 weeks. 😮‍💨🤪😂

First term DONE! 🦉🤓📚

#wgu #nightowl #bshaprogram #healthcareadministration

While you were asleep, Congress just passed a bill that would cut Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP. Now is the time to put pressure on your Senators. Call their offices. Share your stories. Stop this bill from harming people.

Omfg 🤦🏽‍♀️

Attached is a FollowMyHealth screenshot with a list of active diagnoses through MercyOne Central Iowa Clinics. From the top: Change in vision Dysautonomia Elevated serum creatinine Fatigue Headache Heart arrhythmia Long COVID Postural dizziness with presyncope Sleep disturbance Suspected sleep apnea

I’ve been in the worst #autonomic and #chronicillness flare for the last 6 weeks. Saw my #longcovidspecialist yesterday & got formally Dx w/ #dysautonomia. Got full labs + kidney & liver lab work taken yesterday. Sleep study to rule out apnea or other disorders before potentially exploring #LDN. 🫠

Aww, thank you!!! 🫶🏽

Picture of a tan women in a dark navy blue button down shirt-sleeve shirt. The arm cuffs are rolled up. She is touching her right side of her face & neck. The picture shown is a selfie after a curly pixie haircut with dark brown hair. I am sitting inside my vehicle, smiling at the camera.

It’s been a minute. My #babymullet had been growing since October & finally got a #haircut with a new stylist I’ve known for many years from when I used to train out of her gym. Tryna lean into a softer look this spring. 🫶🏽

to see if he can make sense of it all. He was so humble, personable, & kind.

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It has taken 18 months of #chronicillness for a doctor to finally validate my efforts, believe that #covid DOES exist, & truly give a damn. I wanna hug his parents. #notallmen unironically actually means him. (8)

then he promised to come back to me to get my full history without time constraints. Due to being his last patient of the day, we talked for probably 1.5 hours total. He thanked me for such a thorough medical binder & has a keen interest in combing over my labs & specialists notes to see if he (6)

that I’ve come across that specifically markets seeing long COVID patients, has had experience treating them, and he was the first to finally acknowledge all my efforts wholeheartedly. There was a scheduling admin error, so we met for 20 minutes, then he had to meet another patient briefly, then (5)

*does* take my insurance.

It took everything in my fiber to not completely dismiss the personal referral for a male doc at MercyOne, due to past experiences with the institution. My expectations were little to none, but kept an open mind. Dr. Munro is the first physician in the DSM metro (4)

to try and find a COVID-conscious, Western medicine doctor with experience treating chronically ill and disabled patients that folks could vouch for. I apparently have been living 10 minutes away from a Long COVID specialist for just shy of a year that not a lot of folks knew of that *does* take (3)

I’ve been having 2-3 near-fainting sessions every week for the last 3 weeks, along with struggles driving, & the most crippling fatigue, so I knew I needed an actual MD or DO taking over my care. Due to entirely too long of a story from last week, I’ve decided to network online & cast a wide net (2)

A lot has happened in the last month in every aspect of my life, which has triggered one of the worst chronic flares I’ve had since this time last year. My tachycardia🫀, temperature intolerance 🔥, vertigo 😵‍💫, light sensitivity ☀️😎, nausea 🤢, presyncope, balance, and walking has been affected. (1)

I’d like to think so, yes! 😭

Racing the clock with whether I’ll complete tempo work on a song in time before my sleep meds kick in has been an interesting challenge to say the least. 😴

Found by accident last week that playing #piano during a thunderstorm puts me in a pure, powerful trance. It’s so cathartic.

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LMFAOOOO, stopppp ☠️☠️☠️

LMFAOOOO, I’m screaming 🤣🤣💯

Congratulations!!!

Consulted with family today dissecting my PCP follow-up and had sense talked into me. I am needing a COVID competent provider. I’m pre-fatigued thinking of it. I need to de-center whiteness AND men cuz I’ve been given subpar care across the board. Manifesting BIPOC women or AFAB docs for my future.

Lmfaooo, this made me audibly chuckle. 😆

Good morning!

Feeling relieved as my Saturday rental application got immediately approved shortly after this new leasing office opened. Just got the deposit paid & lease signed earlier. I won’t be moving until April 30, but hoping this will be a soft place to land & praying the new neighbors won’t be horrible. 🙏🏽

Betty White car sticker attached to the back of a gray Toyota RAV4 window. The blackout Iowa license plate says, “GOLD3N”, referring to the show, “The Golden Girls.”

I saw this yesterday & thought you’d appreciate it. 🤣