The End and the Beginning

A lot has happened since the holidays. On January 17, I worked my final day at the newspaper. I love the newspaper industry, but my health and family were feeling the effects of the workload.  With the advice of my friends and family, I put my resignation in and have been working on taking care of myself.

Since I am not living at the newspaper anymore I have a LOT more time to spend in the man cave with my guys. This has been great, because I am able to start cooking a lot more. I cooked before, but it was the basic quick-and-easy meals. I subscribed to Allrecipes magazine on my Kindle Fire and I have tried a lot of different recipes lately. If you have a a tablet, I suggest you look into the Allrecipes magazine. It's a great resource for easy recipes that are affordable to make.  Once I get a little more time I'll add some of the best recipes I've tried onto my blog. If my guys like them, then they may work in your home (I'm pretty sure my oldest son could win the award for the 'World's Pickiest Eater').

My MS has been acting up lately and I have been having some issues with my right side, mainly my right arm. My reflexes are being completely stubborn and do not want to work properly so my neurologist has me working through some physical therapy to see if that does the trick. If not, then this is going to be a permanent issue I'll have to learn to deal with. Nothing I can't handle. Yes, it's completely frustrating, painful, and kind of scary. It does make me wonder if this is just the beginning of the onslaught, but I'm not going to dwell. I've made a promise to make 2014 awesome!

Speaking of MS. On April 12, 2014, my family and I will be participating in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's MS Walk 2014. If you would like to show your support and make a donation you can follow this link:
   http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/nicolebauer2014

Even a small donation makes a difference. I will do everything in my power until I no longer have the power to do another thing to help eradicate this disease. Just so that future generations will never have to worry about this beast. One of my greatest fears in life is that one of my sons will someday be diagnosed with MS because of me. I know the odds are slim, but it is still possible. 
  
To end this, I want to say thank you for reading and checking-in. I hope to start posting more in the next few weeks. Remember to tell your kiddos you love them more than all of the stars in all of the galaxies and take care of yourself so they can have that love for as long as they possibly can.