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Former Owner Jason in Hospital & Needs Good Vibes
Read more: Former Owner Jason in Hospital & Needs Good VibesAround the start of March, former co-owner Jason Watkins developed two hernias when he tried to help Debbie during a transfer. On the 18th, he went to the hospital for a routine hernia repair and has bene hospitalized ever since.
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The Sepsis Chronicles: Life & Store Updates
Read more: The Sepsis Chronicles: Life & Store UpdatesTwo months ago, I spent the week leading up to Halloween in a cramped room at Alamance Regional Medical Center. My dad posted about the initial experience on our Facebook page, and I want to thank everyone for the words…
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A Life, Store, and Website Update
Read more: A Life, Store, and Website UpdateWell folks, the first third of 2024 is over, and I have posted a solitary update because life is fucking hard. Starting yesterday, I resurrected my decaying new year’s resolutions. What were they? I want to be more proactive about…
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Operation: Make Debbie Smile
Read more: Operation: Make Debbie SmileTwo years ago, my aunt Debbie suffered a debilitating ischemic stroke which rendered her without sensation in the dominant side of her body. Many will remember she was my business partner who often darted about the store with oodles of…
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Living with Limitations – A Disability Post
Read more: Living with Limitations – A Disability PostThere’s a certain appropriateness spending Disability Awareness Month sick with a flu and then an upper respiratory infection. As a person living with a chronic thyroid condition, July recognizes the daily struggles I face and encourages understanding. At the start…
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Saturday Recipe: The Rice Bowl
Read more: Saturday Recipe: The Rice BowlAfter posting about the dietary changes I made to improve my health and assist in my weight loss goals, I received messages about recipes. Since I love cooking, sharing my newfound passion here was something I wanted to do. However,…
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Weight Gain & Loss with Thyroid Disease
Read more: Weight Gain & Loss with Thyroid DiseaseI often write about my weight gain struggles due to thyroid disease, but today I want to focus on how I ended up reclaiming my body and my health through a change in diet.
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Just Hair: Why I Shaved Mine Off
Read more: Just Hair: Why I Shaved Mine Off“It’s just hair. It’ll grow back,” I said over a hundred times in the last twenty years because everyone had opinions about mine. Whether it was my mom telling me not to use unnatural color dyes or friends begging me…
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Chronic Illness: But are you really sick?
Read more: Chronic Illness: But are you really sick?I intended for this post to be about some cool ass joggers and men’s pajamas pants I discovered during the pandemic, but my photo taking abilities were thwarted by the ice encrusted snow.
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Remembering Einstein & Mini Updates
Read more: Remembering Einstein & Mini UpdatesHello former Sophisticated Pair readers and welcome to my newest endeavor! Originally, I intended for the website to be completely redone with new published content by, at the absolute latest, the middle of July. I was on pace to meet…
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Guest Post: Bra Vignettes by Shay Hansen
Read more: Guest Post: Bra Vignettes by Shay HansenComing on the heels of John’s emotional post about his gynecomastia journey, our final guest post is from none other than Shay Hansen himself who posted previously about his terrifying experience with the TSA.
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Guest Post: Gynecomastia & the Fitting by John D
Read more: Guest Post: Gynecomastia & the Fitting by John DToday marks the first of three guest posts this week, all by men. I guess you could sing “It’s blogging men!” Yes, I am a sucker for bad jokes.