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Immunotherapy

Allergy shots (immunotherapy) Ever since I started allergy shots back in July I’ve been searching for information on them online. I’ve found very few people sharing their experiences so I wanted to share mine! I understand everyone has different bodies and reactions so this is only meant as a catalog of my own journey. The process began in 2019 with testing to see which things I was allergic to. I was tested using a skin prick test. I want to say there were 15-20 different pricks. I reacted to everything. I was tested for multiple types of trees and grass as well as pollen, mold, dust mites, and dogs. Turns out, I am allergic to all of those things! Yes, even dogs. My allergist suggested I rehome my pets to which I responded “no”. See, if I was only allergic to dogs then I could see the point of eliminating the only allergen from my life. However, since I am allergic to everything in the environment, I fail to see how eliminating only 1 of those 20ish allergens from my life wou...
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January

Today I paid off my car! Think this sounds familiar? That’s because it is. I just paid off my car about a year ago…. Confused yet? I’ll rewind! Last year about this same time I paid off my lil ’ green machine – the 2014 Chevrolet Spark. That was the car I purchased (brand new) to start building my nonexistent credit. I’ve come a long ways in my financial life since 2014. I’ve learned a ton about depreciation and the perils of buying brand new, that’s for sure. I’ve also achieved an “excellent” credit rating and bought a house. But that’s all a little off subject. Back to the Spark. I paid off my Spark last year knowing that I was wanting to upgrade to something bigger. I’ve had a lot of winter driving anxiety ever since I was a passenger in a roll-over crash in 2007. That being said, I’ve only ever driven smaller cars due to the fuel economy. Last year, I decided I was ready to enjoy driving again and throw my fuel economy into the wind. So I bought a 2011 Mitsubishi Endea...
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2018 Letter

2018 started out pretty rocky. Months away from graduating, I was struggling financially and emotionally. I finally hit my breaking point around February when a perfect storm involving work and my personal life hit the fan at the exact same time. I ended up taking a leave of absence from work for 12 weeks while I went to therapy for the first time in my life. There, I finally began dealing with the traumas of my childhood and losing my dad. During therapy I started to reevaluate what was important to me. I realized, due to my upbringing, I have been in fight mode my entire life. Being in high stress situations was second nature to me which caused me to seek out challenging positions in my professional life. As I processed more and more of my personal trauma I realized I didn't want to work in such a stressful environment anymore. At the very least, I needed a break from it. It was a very difficult decision to make, but for the sake of my mental health I left the airlines shor...
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Christmas

One of my earliest memories of Christmas is of my mother ripping Barbie's head and limbs off before disposing of her in the dumpster. This Barbie was a present from my Grandpa and Grandma Riley. If my early memory is correct, I believe they were not allowed to visit for several months afterwards, a display of my mother's displeasure of their gifts. Christmas has never been a happy time for me. I was raised in a cult where it was considered a pagan holiday and modern celebration of any kind was not allowed.  I never had a Christmas tree. We did not put up decorations or lights. We were not allowed to give or receive any presents. We did go caroling. My dad was very proud of the musical abilities of his children and took any opportunity to showcase them. Of course, the carols we sang were old hymns. Silent Night, Joy to the World, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, you get the drift. I can sing them all by heart even to this day. I could even still play some on the piano. Ou...
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Life Update

This summer has probably been my favorite. Boat trips, kayaking, floating, swimming, and making new friends has filled my soul to the brim with happiness. Most of the reason I got to enjoy my summer so much was due to the training schedule at my new job. I haven't ever had weekends off at a job before and I am SO grateful I got this schedule during my favorite time of the year! That being said, my last day of training was on Friday and I start my regular schedule tomorrow. Womp womp. For those hoping to hang out with me, my new schedule will be 2-9:30 M/Th/F and 8-3:30ish Sa/Su. Yup, you read that right, my days off are Tuesday and Wednesday. Not so excited about that, but I did get the schedule I wanted on the weekends so I'm off early in the afternoon giving me plenty of time to meet up for dinners, parties, and even squeeze in a hike. I've also been giving a ton of excuses for not getting my diet and exercise back on track but now that I'm on a regular schedul...
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I decided I want to start blogging again. It's been, like, a really long time. I used to write a lot back in high school and a bit in my early twenties but now it's been a good 4-5 years before I've done anything at all. So here we go again! I'm wanting to write on a somewhat consistant basis and I'm hoping that will help me stick to my short term goals. A few main things about me that will likely be reoccuring themes as I write: I am a dog mom to a two year old Golden Retriever/Lab named Jack I am in a LTR of 4 years with Blake I am working towards financial freedom and am currently debt free with the exception of my mortgage I am graduating from EWU with my Bachelors in Management/HR this weekend I recently left my job at Alaska/Horizon and will be starting my new job at Amica Insurance in about a week-and-a-half I am currently hustling by way of driving for Lyft I am obsessed with planting flowers I am trying to minimalize my life, its going slowly ...
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