My original plan was to share gluten-free recipes on this blog that really centered around the Christmas and holiday seasons, but then I thought to myself, now what? Throughout these past 16 years (!) I’ve learned how to make comfort food safe again for my family and how to shop like a detective.
However, I feel like I have more to share because life with chronic illness isn’t just about what’s on your plate. So, I have decided to expand the scope of this blog.
Expanding the Scope
Living with chronic illness means learning to adapt in all areas of life, sometimes that starts in the kitchen, but dealing with being chronically ill touches every area of life.
Life with chronic illness is learning how to rest without guilt. How to find joy on days your body won’t cooperate. How to advocate for yourself in medical settings. Being sick is learning how to do things differently with the understanding that there isn’t a “right” way to make a life.
I want this blog to reflect the whole picture of what that looks like—not just the food part.
What You’ll Find Here Going Forward
I’ll still share my favorite gluten-free recipes (because food is love). But I’ll also be writing about:
- Energy-saving life hacks for flare-up days
- Chronic illness research (made understandable!)
- Stories and reflections on resilience, frustration, joy and hope
- Tools, products, and routines that make life easier
Whether you’re managing Crohn’s, fibromyalgia, migraines, or just trying to eat gluten-free and stay upright, I hope that you can find that this space is for you.
Why This Matters to Me
There are a lot of blogs out there that promise transformation: clean eating, perfect routines, miracle cures. This isn’t one of those. I’m not promising that kale will save your soul (though it’s great in soup). I’m offering something softer, quieter and real: compassion, thoughts, and ideas that might help you live just a little easier.
None of us are alone on this journey and as bleak as it seems at times, there is hope.
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