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Another Diagnosis, Another Surgery

One thing that chronic illness patients are, unfortunately good at, is adjusting to new health turns. For lack of a better description, our bodies seem more fragile when it comes to being and operating to the best of their ability. Every new turn – or curve, as the tagline of …

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You Deserve To Be Enthusiastic About Your Life

Can we all just agree that the last year has left us…sad? The constant and unending uncertainty has been stressful. The repetitive ‘of course something else bad happened’ has worn us all down. We are now, officially, people who unenthusiastically go about life without really looking forward to the future. …

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Migraine Advice From Real Sufferers

Migraines have been responsible for some of the worst days of my life. As a matter of fact, it was a week of migraines that preceded the beginning of my health problems back in 2013. And I’m just guessing anyone who suffers through these nightmares can say the same…that they …

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A Walk Down Memory Lane With Fuzzy Wuzzy

Do you remember those poems your mom used to tell you at night before bed? Those little ditties and nursery rhymes that instantly transport you back to a different time? Fuzzy Wuzzy was one of those for me. (Go ahead, say that sentence 5 times fast) In case you’re wondering …

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Fun and Low Cost Ways To Stay Active This Winter

The cheapest and easiest form of exercise has always been getting outside and doing something (anything). But the motivation to do that tends to be rock-bottom when it’s rainy, sleety, and frigid. But with the influx of sweets and food brought on by the holidays and then the onset of …

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Don’t Let A Bad Start to 2021 Keep You Down

At this point, we are almost a week into a new year. And I don’t know about you, but I haven’t seen any dramatic improvements. The things that went wrong in 2020 are still going wrong today. The “Virus that must not be named” is still virus-ing. Small businesses are …

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Post-Christmas Blues and New Years Resolutions

The time after the holidays can be rough. You’ve experienced the warm and coziness of Christmas. Your family was (or wasn’t) around. The bills start coming in from all those wonderful presents you bought. And you likely put on a few pounds indulging in all the chocolate-y goodness everywhere. And …

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It’s Okay to Tell Your Daughter She’s Beautiful (It Won’t Stunt Her Emotional Growth)

Us parents stress about every new parenting trend that comes out. We DESPARATELY want to make sure we don’t mess up. And good grief is that hard. With every expert weighing in on every side of every argument, it’s impossible to know what the right thing is. In the last …

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Amanda Polson

Amanda Polson

I'm so glad you've found The Winding Willows. This site features Home, Health, and Happiness when life has curves. It is my mission to support all women when life gets tough. I have a soft spot for my soul sisters...Step Moms (Smoms) and women with chronic illnesses. I'll be giving you tips, tricks, advice with a little bit of humor, a little bit of research, and a lot bit of love.

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