Happy Blog Day to Me

Sometimes things just "click" in to place.  I was sitting here in my pink desk chair thinking about what I wanted to write about for a first post.  I had nothing. Well, that's not totally true, I had a million ideas but no one thing was jumping out at me.
I sent the photo that I am using for my profile to my husband and he said "it's upside down." I said, "yes, I like it" and we lol'd.
Then I was looking at memes and this one jumped out.  Good ol Wil put one and one together and made two!

2019 really flipped my life (and my family's) upside down.  We opened and closed a dream business, had a HUGE falling out with family, we were forced unjustly from our home and moved to an entirely new state.  Our way of life was drastically changed.  I honestly do not think I would have made it through with this much of my sanity in tact if I had not started using cannabis this year. 
ou see, I have lupus and started using it because of the pain and inflation that I was experiencing.  In February I let a friend talk me in to trying some brownies that she made.  GAME CHANGER!  I could move freely, my thinking was clearer and my mood could not be beat. 

I have Mom friends who drink wine.  I have mom friends who drink Bourbon.  I have Mom friends who consume weed in one form or the other.  We are all moms and it is OK if you have something that helps you chill out and relax, and doesn't hurt a soul, then go for it!  
  If Susie can watch her little Xavier and Natalie after having a glass or 2, then Amber and I can certainly watch our littles after consuming a little flower. 

Not everyone is gonna agree.  Not everyone is gonna like it.  But you know what?  No one has to but ME!  My family has no issues with it.  They prefer that I use! My husband has no issues telling me when I need to eat a cookie. My kids agree that I am a way better mom with it because I am not crazy and melting down all the time.  I mean, really, have you ever seen a 45 year old woman having a melt down in the kitchen floor because there is too much noise or everything just piles up?  I used to take Cymbalta for that.  and you know what?  The side effects from that are at times, worse than not taking it at all!  What side effects do I have from say, eating a pot cookie?  

Let's go over those.  My mood is elevated.  I can loosen up and LAUGH at spilled milk instead of crying about it.  I can EAT!  Severe anxiety and gall bladder issues have caused me to lose over 40 pounds this year.  I am pretty much unable to eat anything.  UNLESS I self medicate.  Then I can eat within an hour, so no more wasting away and being cranky because I am SO freaking empty and can't eat.

Can we talk about the amount of inflammation that I do not have?  And the pain that is gone?  When used at a therapeutic level (which is different for everyone) it is amazing for pain relief.  My flare days are very few and far between now, without the harmful meds they wanted to pump me full of. 

Long story short,  Hey, Hillary over there in the corner, sipping on your Rose' and judging Mom's like me. Weed is awesome!  Wine is awesome!  Don't be a judgey twat!