#vacationporn – Lavender and Levity

Messages in a Bottle #3: Stoppin’ in a Winter Wonderland

Posted on February 4, 2018April 28, 2019 by lavenderandlevity

This post was originally dated 12/28/17. It chronicles a stretch of the 54 and the 55 - unpaved but "real" roads reasonably far off of Iceland's Ring Road - as well as part of the Ring Road once we finally found our way back onto it heading North from Snæfellsnes to Hvammstangi. It was written from … Continue reading Messages in a Bottle #3: Stoppin’ in a Winter Wonderland →

Messages in a Bottle #2: No-Boxed-Lunch Day

Posted on January 14, 2018April 28, 2019 by lavenderandlevity

I feel like I should offer some post hoc commentary on this blog post, but maybe next time. I think I've mentioned before that one of the most frustrating aspects of any form of chronic illness seems to be that we also become extra vulnerable to any acute illnesses that are going around. The two do … Continue reading Messages in a Bottle #2: No-Boxed-Lunch Day →

1) I’m neurodiverse, chronically ill and a (hopefully vaguely effective) advocate for others. I’ve seen some stuff as a result.

2) I’ll take anyone to task who claims any of the above make anyone else lesser in any way.

3) But – because I’m also an irony magnet – I’m still biologically wired to experience Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and conditioned from past experiences to feel toxic shame personally that I would never apply globally.

4) If I can’t beat the Bully-in-My-Brain, I can at least learn to laugh at it.

5) Puns are awesome.