Somewhere Between Texas and Jordan

Friday, February 5, 2021

Finally not in between anymore!!

As of November 2020, we made the big move and relocated to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

I love it here. No stress, it is quiet and so peaceful. We live in a little village called Al Faiseleyeh which is northwest of Madaba and quite near Mt. Nebo. Such a beautiful area. This area has been home to the Ghanamat tribe for ages. Gertrude Bell has pictures of Husband’s ancestors in her book of her travels in the Levant.

More later. I now have time to update my blog and hopefully I will get better at it.😎

Thursday, June 21, 2018

My kitty Habibti

Habibti is a term of endearment for a female. Well, I love my cat and she is female sooooo. TA-DAH!! Habibti fits!

Sunday, December 2, 2012

30 Things You Might Not Know About My Invisible Illnesses

I'm not going to answer these today; want to think about some of them and exactly how much I am comfortable disclosing. I can tell you that it bothers me big time when someone stares at me when I park in a Handicapped Space...so much so that I carry my doctor's authorization in my car, even though it is no one's business but my own, my doctors and the tax assessor's office where I had to get my placard.

I have several invisible illnesses so everything hurts most of the time. It is not fun by no means whatsoever. I pray that one day no one has to go through what millions of us have to endure every day.

Questions borrowed from http://invisibleillnessweek.com/

1. The illness I live with is:
2. I was diagnosed with it in the year:
3. But I had symptoms since:
4. The biggest adjustment I’ve had to make is:
5. Most people assume:
6. The hardest part about mornings are:
7. My favorite medical TV show is:
8. A gadget I couldn’t live without is:
9. The hardest part about nights are:
10. Each day I take __ pills & vitamins. (No comments, please)
11. Regarding alternative treatments I:
12. If I had to choose between an invisible illness or visible I would choose:
13. Regarding working and career:
14. People would be surprised to know:
15. The hardest thing to accept about my new reality has been:
16. Something I never thought I could do with my illness that I did was:
17. The commercials about my illness:
18. Something I really miss doing since I was diagnosed is:
19. It was really hard to have to give up:
20. A new hobby I have taken up since my diagnosis is:
21. If I could have one day of feeling normal again I would:
22. My illness has taught me:
23. Want to know a secret? One thing people say that gets under my skin is:
24. But I love it when people:
25. My favorite motto, scripture, quote that gets me through tough times is:
26. When someone is diagnosed I’d like to tell them:
27. Something that has surprised me about living with an illness is:
28. The nicest thing someone did for me when I wasn’t feeling well was:
29. I’m involved with Invisible Illness Week because:
30. The fact that you read this list makes me feel: