by Jamie Holloway | Nov 15, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I have many people I enjoy following and reading their insights with dealing with their own challenging illness’ and issues. Finding Strength Through Pain: I really love her Youtube videos and her Facebook messages. Love her courage and willingness to be real....
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 14, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I joined the Gluten Summit offered by Dr.com this week. I am learning so much information, so I thought it would be fitting to write my review and post on “Gluten Free, Hassle Free by Marlisa Brown. I will be writing a post about my review on the summit next...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 13, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Before I became sick and started becoming a patient and had to take a lot of medications and focus on my healthy I never paid attention. I ran on automatic pilot. I never took care of my body, nor did I take care of my emotional well-being or my spiritual...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 12, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
Roar by Katy Perry You are More by Tenth Avenue North Impossible by Kelly Clarkson
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 10, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Another recipe book that I had the opportunity to read and get some ideas from in order to enhance my cooking skills. I have been contemplating going meatless a few days a week in order to enhance my health. There are some amazing egg recipes and tofu recipes...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 10, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I do several things for my Vasculitis besides taking the chemo drugs and steroids. I am a firm believer in trying different methods to help my body to be the best she can be. I do this by: 1) I use therapeutic grade essential oils. basil, peppermint,...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 9, 2013 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
As my friend was walking with her cane to make purchases at the grocery store a couple soon was behind her making rude comments. “It will be interesting to watch how a blind person gets around and shops for food.” This deflated my friend, as the couple followed her...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 8, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 7, 2013 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I have a beautiful pink crochet bag that my friend Summer Clemenson from Knotty Ware’s and Exclaim Media made me for my birthday one year. I have used this bag for my numerous trips to the hospital for surgeries. I have fit inside my lap top, clothes, hygiene stuff,...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 6, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I was given the opportunity to read “God in Motion” by Jeff Leake and in which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. There were several things upon reading “God in Motion” that caused me to ponder and view my own beliefs about Jesus. Relationship has been a key component of...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 5, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I joined two writing challenges this month. One is the WEGO “National Health Blog Month” and the other challenge I joined is an off shoot of NaNo that just focus’ on blogging. NaNo is a novel writing challenge. I am familiar with the NaNo because one of my...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 4, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Today’s writing prompt for WEGO is to write about how my health condition forced me to grow up and take my training wheels off. This prompted me to think deeply about these last 4 years of my life fighting my own body with GPA (Wegener’s) and how it has shaped...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 3, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Weight loss and eating healthy is important to me at this exact moment in my life. You see I have a Vasculitis disease that wreck’s havoc on my body and cause my body to attack itself. My adventures with living with a trach and dealing with all the emotions,...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 2, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I kind of feel like the little Engine that Could remember that story book from when we were kids? I do. Today’s Wego Health Challenge for November is about I think I can. Here is mine… I think I can start getting my body moving so I can get the excess weight...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 1, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
I found this on two blogs that I enjoy reading “Fit and Free With Emily” and “Back To Her Roots”. I will be adding only one thing to the list. Goals: I only have one goal for the month of November. That is to get my body moving. Now that I am recovered from my surgery...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 31, 2013 | Auto-immune, Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey
I am not a fan of John Mayer’s music, but while sitting on my doctor’s office waiting to be called in I read a Time’s Magazine article about him that caused me to have some respect for this man. I didn’t realize he had been on hiatus do to a throat issue and the...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 29, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
“OMG! That’s Paleo” by Juli Bauer is a cookbook that I needed. I have read other books on Paleo and they seemed way too complicated on what I would cook. This book showed some awesome sweet treats, crock pot (like Juli, it is one of my favorite gadgets in the...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 27, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Mine was quiet and relaxing just the way I like it. This weekend I watched the 1978 classic movie “Grease”. A friend gave me a copy on Friday night so I ended up watching it twice. It makes me happy. I didn’t just watch...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 27, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Light the Flame” is a book of different prayers. I actually enjoyed reading the different prayers that many different cultures say to God. Here are a couple of examples that struck me deeply: After so many sufferings, diseases, troubles, and pains May...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 25, 2013 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Saturday, the weekend, so I thought I would do a fun post of books I am reading and the songs that I am finding inspirational this week. I will start with music. One of my Facebook friends sent me a link on Spotify saying this song reminds me of you. The song was...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 24, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
“Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey” Alex Noble A year ago I was at a totally different place in my life than I am now. This week, last year I was in the hospital yet again for another...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 24, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey
I woke up this morning with this post literally running through my mind. I want to tell you why I am share the recipes, helpful tips, and encouraging things I do on here and on my Facebook page. I am sure I annoy people with them, but that is not my purpose. My...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 22, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Detoxing isn’t just about going through foods detoxing, it involves your environment which includes food choices, water, cleaning products, and even the people you have in your life. On my healing journey I have learned a lot about detoxing. I am only now beginning to...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 21, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Change is a matter of choice. Rick Warren This last week has been difficult in that my left hand and wrist swelled up and I have been coughing up mucus yuckiness on top of it all. Monday morning as I am trying to type this out my wrist and hand look normal, but...
by Jamie Holloway | Oct 20, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
The second book of series by David Michie on the Dalai Lama’s cat just like the first book, I feel in love with Snow lion and all the antics and insights from a cat perspective on what happiness is and what it is not. For being fiction there is a lot of in depth...