So I have been encouraged to vlog my experience with my AIP diet in the event that I do it will be at https://www.youtube.com/user/Lucks729
Where I am sure to be sarcastic and grouchy lol. I did not want to do a vlog because I figured you all do not want to watch me cry on my bed while looking at pictures of burritos, but maybe you do?
We shall see
So… I am starting something tomorrow I am extremely nervous about. It is called the autoimmune protocol, or the AIP Diet. It is a VERY strict elimination diet meant to remove the inflammation that food causes in your body so that you can slowly add foods back in and see what you react to. Seems simple enough. GUHHHH
You cannot have any; carbs, gluten, wheat, dairy, sugar, carbs, nightshades, nuts, seeds,legumes, sweeteners, eggs, alcohol or coffee. Or anything. So what can you have?
You CAN have meat, fish, vegetables and fruit sparingly. You can see how this is a little stressful considering my breakfasts are usually bacon egg and cheese, my lunches are sandwiches snacks nuts and cheese and dinners are like tacos or something delicious.
This is going to be a BIG challenge. I am all for it really, I hope that this makes my rheumatoid arthritis even 50% better, hoping for like 100% better. If just changing my diet is what makes the difference, all this whining will be totally worth it.
I went food shopping today and picked up a bunch of vegetables and meats and some fruit and I am going to plan out my meals for the week, and keep things like olives and artichoke hearts on hand for a quick snack. Thats the problem theres no like “snacks” I can have, “snacks” are gonna have to be like asparagus.
And I will not be going out, at least for the first 30 days of this plan, and if I do go out I am sure to be a BIG drag! HaHa.
So wish me luck, I am trying to bring this blog back so wish me luck on that too!
I finallyyyyy made it to California! After all these years, since I was in second grade I have wanted to go to California. There was something about it, I needed to go! So I finally did. And it was AMAZING! I got to cross a few items off my bucket list and I am so happy. I would like to write more about it soon. But I just needed to put it out there, this is so big for me because I have been wanting it for so long!
In 2006 I was diagnosed with Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma. As a 19 year old girl, after her first year in college, it seemed impossible. I never thought in a million years I could have gotten cancer, but I did. And it changed my forever, for good.
It was an intense tough and trying time. I went through many downs and managed some ups as well. Many midnight trips to the hospital with fevers, a pulmonary embolism, and countless other health woes, including loosing my hair, and the ability to walk without being super klutzy. But, 5 years later, I am a better person for my experience. Maybe one day, I’ll go into detail and hash out all of my memories of the experience.
But this post is to bring an awareness to a fundraiser I am participating in. The American Cancer Societies “Relay for Life” at my local High School, Plainedge. I have never done a fundraiser before, but now that my eyes are open to the cause and I am well enough to participate, I am going for it. I am almost at my goal, but I still need donations from kind people, and I am using this blog to ask my readers for a moment more of their time to possibly donate on my behalf. It would mean so much to me, and any amount you can afford would mean the world to the cause.
Here is the link
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/LindaLuckmann
I thank you in advance for your time and donation, like I said ANY little bit will help.
LIFE!
Well, that concludes my 30 day Blog challenge, hope you liked it! I definitely want to do another one, it was a lot of fun!
I have no clue! I am weird in general, so the things that I like, I don’t think are weird because I am weird haha, but I’ll try:
It’s no secret one of the most important things I want to do in my life is travel. For whatever reason I have it in my head that I want to see the world, well most of it haha. I have no real desire to go to South Africa or the Middle East, and Australia kinda freaks me out haha. But for the most part there are a lot of places I would LOVE to visit.
To kickstart my travel experience I have always wanted to go to California. I love acting, I love movies, California is just someplace I need to go, and Soon! It’s always 70 degrees and sunny, I NEEEEED to go! I had planned to go this past September but it didn’t happen. Wahh. I want to see the Kodak Theater, where they film the Academy Awards. I want to see the Giant Hollywood sign, and window shop on Rodeo Dr. While I am at it, I want to go to Vegas, and Hawaii. I also wouldn’t mind seeing Mount Rushmore, and the Grand Canyon. I have always wanted to take a cross-country road trip and see it all!
Aside from all the wonders I can see in America, I have been dying to go on a European vacation for years. I want to go to Spain, Italy, England, France, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Amsterdam. EVERYWHERE. I want to see it all! The art, the architecture, the food! Oh my god, what I wouldn’t do to tour Europe. I had looked into taking an all-inclusive trip for young people, and I was able to afford it, I just wasnt daring enough to go across the world with strangers in a strange place.
Traveling is something that is very important to me. It enriches your life and makes you see things differently. Hopefully there is a lot of travel in my future. Now that I have a man of my own, hopefully we can travel everywhere we desire.
As far as where I would want to move, I have been wanting my own apartment for years, someplace clean and open, bright and beautiful. I love Queens, and would love to live in Manhattan, but who knows, maybe I’ll love California and live there? Who knows, only time will tell.
I don’t really have one motto, but I took this off my giant Facebook wall of quotations that I semi live by, It’s from a Christina Aguilera song called “Soar”
Don’t be scared to fly alone,
Find a path that is your own
Love will open every door
It’s in your hands,
The world is yours
Don’t hold back and always know,
All the answers that will unfold
What are you waiting for?
Spread your wings and soar.
I shall do this in list form:
Dislike:
Like:
That’s that.
Health Insurance
Aside from usually always worrying about EVERYTHING, I am currently worried about aging off my parents health insurance in 2 months. It scares me to no end.
So, I have obviously had my share of health issues. I didn’t even give a second thought to health insurance when I was 18-19 which is probably why I chose Acting as my major and not something more practical that would have given me a job and health insurance at this point in my life. But, thats not what happened haha and be that as it may, I have only held jobs that didn’t really have much of growth or future, and also that I wasn’t very happy with. Where I work now, I am pretty content, but I don’t find myself learning A LOT, I am not VERY challenged, I am just kind of comfortable. So, onto the quest of finding a career for myself that is challenging, fun that I am good at and that I can make a decent living, with health insurance.
I have no idea where to even start. I am mildly smart, I learn things quickly, I have a great attention to detail and I am extremely organized. I don’t love having to deal with the general public on a daily basis, it is not my favorite thing, but I have gotten a lot better dealing with, and talking to and helping people without taking their, for lack of better work, shit personally.
I have always been interested in the entertainment business, theater, film, television. I’ve always wanted to be an actress. I wouldn’t mind being a film critic, or even someone behind the scenes, if I fit into that. I have thought about event planning, I think my skill set would be very useful in that field. And in the back of my mind, I have always wanted to be a Lawyer, but I couldn’t see myself learning all the crazy cases and I don’t think that job would give me the proper amount of fun I need. Lately I have also been toying with the thought of being a counselor of some sort. But goodness knows my advice may not always be the best.
So, I need to find my niche in life, and pursue it. So that I can get health care.
That is what I am worried about.
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