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twistertracktractortraffictrailertransportationtriotrunktunnelturqoiseuncleunderunderground cityunexpecteduniversal child careuniversal designvacationvalidationvanishing pointvehiclevenus fly trapvineyardvioletwaitingwarmthwashwatchwaveweaknesswildlifewindowswisdomwormswritex-rayzodiaczoozoomSlow down a moment; enjoy the view.https://ginablank.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Gina)Blogger1004125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-6471548430632658828Fri, 07 Feb 2025 01:31:00 +00002025-02-06T18:31:44.376-07:00fedifediverseinternetmastodononlinepixelfedsocial mediaSo, I can confirm that I've landed in some new social media spaces, though I'm still "unpacking," so to speak. And still getting to know the neighbours. I've found my way to the Fediverse, and so far, it's been... refreshing?No adsNo algorithmsPosts in chronological orderHashtag drivenWelcoming and positive Quieter (in the good way)Broader reach (for profiles set to 'public')*So, how is thishttps://ginablank.blogspot.com/2025/02/first-impressions-of-fediverse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-3388781599970988284Sun, 17 Nov 2024 02:04:00 +00002024-11-16T19:04:41.467-07:00activityedmontonpoolsnorkelingswimswimmingFor my last birthday, I received a City of Edmonton gift card, usable at most of the city's attractions and facilities. Given that it was the dead of winter, I first used it at a rec centre near by, solely to soak in the hot tubIt was glorious.And so, I hopped around from rec centre to rec centre, checking out the different hot tubs, and the occasional steam room. Once or twice I took a yoga https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2024/11/if-you-give-girl-hot-tub.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-8827620839130829059Wed, 21 Feb 2024 01:50:00 +00002024-02-20T18:50:14.691-07:00brain retrainingDNRSholidayoutdoorspura vidatropicalvacation"Pura Vida...it's Costa Rica's slogan, as well as being a way of life. The direct translation is "pure life" but it's so much more than that. It's living the good life...cherishing simple pleasures...spending time with loved ones...and enjoying a slow, relaxed pace of life." - John Michael ArthurPura Vida is a phrase I heard or said myself several times daily in the beautiful country of https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2024/02/pura-vida.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-3982444361940591003Sun, 17 Dec 2023 00:01:00 +00002023-12-16T17:01:50.349-07:00brainbrain retrainingDNRShealthneuroplasticitythrivingToday marks the six-month point from when I first started my brain retraining program. And while I will continue to engage in brain retraining practises for some time, this feels like a significant milestone.I want to share with you a bit about what this last six months has given [back to] me.Last weekend, I had choir practice on Thursday evening--a typical Thursday evening activity. I generally https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2023/12/six-months.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-4142092480726793104Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:03:00 +00002023-10-30T19:09:43.198-06:00brainbrain retrainingDNRSDynamic Neural Retraining SystemfoodgardenhealthneuroplasticitysummervegetablevegetablesThis past summer, my garden was mostly flowers, as I only had about 5-6 vegetables remaining in my food repertoire. I still made room for those veggies in the raised bed; surrounding them with marigolds, poppies, and sweet peas. Then, promptly after sowing     the seeds, I had a flare that took most of those remaining vegetables off my list.As I watched sprouts break through the https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2023/10/changing-seasons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-1997118456435211202Sat, 30 Sep 2023 21:12:00 +00002023-10-01T21:06:36.077-06:00brain retrainingDNRSDynamic Neural Retraining Systemhealthnervous systemneuroplasticityWindow of ToleranceI titled this post "Halfway Through Brain Retraining" and not "Halfway Through Brain Rewiring" on purpose. While the minimum length of DNRS practices is 6 months, many who follow the DNRS program continue their practices at varying intensity for longer in order to rewire their nervous system to a state that's considered recovered.I will definitely be practicing and re-wiring for longer than 6 https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2023/09/halfway-through-brain-retraining.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-257516924228704866Fri, 01 Sep 2023 01:36:00 +00002023-08-31T19:36:29.626-06:00bodybrainbrain retrainingDNRSDynamic Neural Retraining Systemhealthlimbic systemMECFSmindnervous systemneuroplasticityrecoveryreflectionSo, I'm two months into re-wiring my limbic system. While the minimum length of time I must commit to the practices of the DNRS program is 60 minutes daily for 6 months, the program developers and coaches state that many people notice changes within the first few weeks.DNRS makes it very clear that recovery is not linear. There will be improvements, some large, some smaller, sometimes the body https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2023/08/brain-re-training-update-at-2-months.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-1694518377084202270Sun, 23 Jul 2023 22:22:00 +00002023-07-23T16:22:52.997-06:00brainbrain retrainingDNRSDynamic Neural Retraining Systemhealthlimbic systemMECFSnervous systemneuroplasticityrecoveryThis can't continue, I thought. Yet another GI flare from accidental ingestion of a trigger substance, and a few more foods became collateral damage in the process; leaving me with a total of 10 foods my gut can handle. And that includes baking soda and salt.This, on top of the fatigue, the brain fog, the chemical/scent intolerance, the anxiety--all of which also seemed to be slowly getting https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-roads-to-recovery-are-pathways-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-419005453501303801Fri, 12 May 2023 23:50:00 +00002023-05-12T17:50:37.896-06:00advocacyawarenessChronic Fatigue Syndromechronic illnessMECFSIt's interesting to consider that today is ME/CFS Awareness today, as it was a year ago--almost to the day--that I reached my breaking point in this health journey. After four years of increasing symptoms, I had not yet been diagnosed. I was recovering from a 3-month-long GI flare that had caused a lot of pain, fatigue, and left me intolerant to even more foods than I had been previously. https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2023/05/mystery-unfolding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-7118324582337058084Tue, 09 May 2023 02:18:00 +00002023-05-08T20:18:57.841-06:00I'm sharing a few educational posts on ME/CFS this month, as it's the awareness month for the disorder.Last week, I introduced you to Spoon Theory. Today, I want to expand more on what that looks like in real life, and why it can be extra tricky for someone with an ME/CFS diagnosis.The two main points from my last post were:ME/CFS involves mitochondrial dysfunctionThose with chronic illness have https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2023/05/becoming-aware-of-pem-pacing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-7109146559365056148Tue, 02 May 2023 01:54:00 +00002023-05-01T19:59:15.395-06:00advocacyawarenessChronic Fatigue Syndromechronic illnessMECFSSpoon TheorySpoonieMay is ME/CFS Awareness Month. I'm sure it's an awareness month for a bunch of other conditions and causes, but this one is extremely personal, so I'm gonna take it and run with it. It seems so strange to talk about awareness for something I’m aware of every waking moment (and sometimes even in sleeping moments; this damn disorder has infiltrated my dreams on more than one occasion). But I https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2023/05/becoming-aware-of-spoons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-8671763270361584972Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:12:00 +00002022-12-18T17:15:31.451-07:00adventcandleChanukahchristmasHanukkahholidayhopejoylovepeaceIt was as I sat watching the first Advent candle being lit in church, that I decided I wanted my own advent wreath. It’s not something I’ve ever really been into, and it’s not something we had in our family growing up. But suddenly, I wanted one. Here’s the thing, though. With my ME/CFS diagnosis, my nervous system is hyper-sensitive, and prone to inflammation from things that other people’s https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2022/12/advent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-5193124092538464413Sun, 16 Oct 2022 21:33:00 +00002022-10-16T15:33:59.468-06:00awarenesschronic illnessdisabilitysunflowertravelI recently learned that this week is Invisible Disability Awareness Week.I have mixed feelings about awareness weeks. Awareness is great, but sometimes I feel like it doesn't move the needle just by being aware that certain disabilities, illnesses, or stigmas exist in the world. And yet, as was stated more than once in a course I took on implicit bias: "aware is halfway there." So maybe there's https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2022/10/aware-of-invisible.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-780783562434153654Wed, 28 Sep 2022 23:48:00 +00002022-09-28T17:48:26.023-06:00autumnhealthhikinglakelandscapeMECFSmountainsnaturePeyto LakephotographyRocky MountainstravelwaterI hiked among the larch trees last fall. According to the reviews on AllTrails.com, it was considered moderate, yet kid-friendly. "If a six-year-old can do it, surely I can do it," I thought.At that point in my health journey, I knew that physical activity exhausted me, though I didn't know why. It was a hike that I tried to take slowly and gently; yet, it still left me exhausted for a full week https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2022/09/plan-prep-pace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-7611278111709128080Mon, 20 Jun 2022 22:25:00 +00002022-06-20T19:09:37.525-06:00Chronic Fatigue Syndromechronic illnessdiagnosisdisabilityfoodhealthIBSMyalgic EncephalomyelitissickI was in a discussion once on social media about navigating the medical system. Someone commented, "It's a full-time extra job being undiagnosed." Tell me about it; I just got out of that maze.It started with food intolerances; as I'd had a "sensitive" gut since childhood, everything seemed to point to a gut issue... until about two years in, when I started to connect feelings of extreme lethargyhttps://ginablank.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-outcome-of-persisting-exhaustion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-4781921436617601126Fri, 25 Jun 2021 04:05:00 +00002021-06-24T22:05:08.122-06:00canadaCanada Dayindigenousreconciliationreflectionresidential schoolTRCI can't do it. I can’t celebrate Canada Day this year. In light of recent events, I’m not sure fireworks and memes and inspirational videos are appropriate.Rather, every Canadian flag should be at half-mast this Canada Day. I love Canada. And I believe we are a country capable and competent of taking the necessary actions for reparation and reconciliation. I believe the Canada Days of the future https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2021/06/i-cant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-1863456767692289245Mon, 07 Jun 2021 22:57:00 +00002021-06-07T16:57:25.226-06:00catpetprincessreflectionI was still in university when I found this ragamuffin kitten, sprawled-out sleeping on the sofa in the dorm's lobby. I could only surmise that someone coming back from the bar the night before had let her in out of the -20C November cold. I am still thankful to that person.I took her to the vet, which doubled as the humane society in my small university town. They said they would advertise in https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2021/06/thisis20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-1207062945919055457Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:12:00 +00002021-02-06T17:12:42.040-07:00AirBnbalbertaantiracistchristiandiscriminationedmontonfaithmuslimracismreligionriver valleyUofAwomanYEGAs I learn about yet another racist assault on Muslim women in the city I live in, I'd like to take a minute to share a story.I’ve been an AirBnB host for over six years. In my first year hosting, I had a young woman stay for a month as she getting started as a PhD student at the UofA.She was Muslim.I am Christian.Throughout her four-week stay, I showed her around. Coming from a large city in thehttps://ginablank.blogspot.com/2021/02/i-stand-with-muslims.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-4752866716807614698Wed, 28 Oct 2020 02:19:00 +00002020-10-27T20:19:23.534-06:00berrybokehedmontonfruitmacronatureoutdoorsphotographyriver valleySaskatoonSOTCsummerYEG Have you ever gotten so intimate with a saskatoon berry? My yearly tradition of foraging a few cups of saskatoons from Edmonton's River Valley completed my SOTC photo challenge this past summer.* I do love a good photo challenge. A few years ago, I turned a gratitude challenge into a photographic one; I spent the next summer hunting down instagrammable walls in Edmonton; and, I currently https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-365-day-project-that-took-8-years.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-330299581466885198Fri, 17 Jul 2020 03:27:00 +00002020-07-16T21:27:32.388-06:00animalbokehchipmunkclose upcuteeatedmontonfoodmammalnaturephotographySOTCstripesYEGhttps://ginablank.blogspot.com/2020/07/sotc-364365.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-1166067837112323049Tue, 14 Jul 2020 01:40:00 +00002020-07-13T19:40:59.512-06:00albertaarchitecturebarnbuildingcanadacanolacountryedmontonfarmfencelandscapelineoutdoorsphotographyruralskySOTCYEGhttps://ginablank.blogspot.com/2020/07/sotc-363365.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-7274877591595704279Thu, 02 Jul 2020 03:23:00 +00002020-07-01T21:23:39.311-06:00albertaback yardbootscanadaCanada Dayedmontonoutdoorsphotographyredred chairself-portraitselfieSOTCYEGIf I can't go to the Red Chairs this year, I'll bring the red chairs to me! https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2020/07/sotc-362365.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-360613243143091877Sat, 27 Jun 2020 23:07:00 +00002020-06-27T17:07:14.925-06:00beechiveclose updowntownedmontonfloraflowerinsectmacronatureonionoutdoorsphotographypollinatorSOTCYEGI think he sees me... https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2020/06/sotc-361365.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-1557647177122218565Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:31:00 +00002020-06-15T16:31:54.907-06:00albertaclose upedmontonfloraflowermacronatureoutdoorsphotographypurpleSOTCthymeYEG https://ginablank.blogspot.com/2020/06/sotc-360365.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936347291513234334.post-4226146814720557018Tue, 02 Jun 2020 03:15:00 +00002020-06-01T21:15:36.175-06:00birdblueclose upedmontoneggeggsnaturenestoutdoorspairphotographyreedsSOTCspringtwoYEGhttps://ginablank.blogspot.com/2020/06/sotc-359365.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gina)0