musings of a multipotentialite
After I got my order of us made peptides, I spent last week getting a different type of exercise in every morning before work. It was a challenge to myself, because I am looking for ways to use my time more efficiently while getting healthier. For the past few months, I have been replacing one…
Seizures can happen to anyone. According to a study published by researchers at the CDC, almost 1 in 100 people has active epilepsy. Seizures can also happen to people who do not have seizure disorder or epilepsy. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 1 in 10 people has had a seizure. Movies portray…
As we ascend further into realm of Digitalization and Tech, there is one aspect quickly becoming outdated in many industries: Working Strictly Onsite. With increasing number of companies embracing flexible work arrangements including flexible hours and remote work, companies are redefining what it means to be an “full-benefits employee.” One big thing I look for…
In the beginning of May, my boyfriend and I flew in to San Francisco for a week to participate in 13th Annual Aneurysm and AVM Awareness Walk. As many of you know, I am an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Survivor, a topic I write about on this blog semi-frequently. Every May, The Aneurysm and AVM Foundation,…
A few weeks ago, a friend from middle school came to visit NYC for a conference and asked if I was interested in hanging out. We ended up meeting up for the first time since 2004, and spent almost the whole weekend together, which included a YOLO last-minute purchase of Frozen: The Broadway Musical tickets.…
When I first came to, it was as though I was floating up to the surface of a pool. I felt weightless, slowly being pulled up into the world of the living from the soundless depths of water. I wanted to go back. It was so peaceful down there. So dark and peaceful. Here… Here was…
My tongue is swollen, and I have the constant malaise of a tongue too big for the month. I keep on biting it around the edges, and it’s difficult to speak. It’s a side effect of the chemo pills I take for Rheumatoid Arthritis – the Methotrexate. I take folic acid pills for this issue,…
Living in the chaos that is New York City, breathing the cold, dry winter air, and tumbling around on the subway in rush hour with millions of others, it is often jarring to come to a sudden stop, look around, and realize where I am. What am I doing? Where am I going in such…
October was a rush and a blur. I did many things in the past month, but as the title suggests, one of the biggest “wins” was that I participated in my first ever Hackathon! (As a matter of fact, I participated in TWO!) I have also been working on the #100DaysOfCode Challenge, along with beginning my #3090FitnessChallenge…
With my diagnosis of harboring “ticking time bombs” in my brain at the age of 22, technically, little had changed. And yet, somehow, everything had changed. I was diagnosed with a vascular disorder in my brain a month after my 22nd birthday. After a Grand Mal Seizure which sent me to the Emergency Room, a…