WE HAVE HAIR!!!! Yes, indeedy. 30 days into a new eating plan and Toodle has FULL-ON HAIR. It is the sweetest, most precious, baby-fine, bleach-blonde peach fuzz I have ever seen. I need more adjectives and hyperbole in that last sentence. But, slow as it is to come in, it is adorable. Her hair looks like newborn hair, soft and delicate. So then I not only get emotional about this major medical development, but I also reminisce about her newborn days. Because motherhood. Gets me every ... continue reading...
Doritos, I Love You Hard
But, we have to see other people for a while. I know, I know, it’s tough for me, too. ? Every time you go away, you take a piece of me with you. ? Alas, on this new diet, I cannot two-time. I can only one-time. And coffee won. Yes, avocado is my new bestie. But it isn't the same thing. DO NOT EVEN TRY TO GUILT ME WITH COMPARISONS. Doritos, I’ll see you soon. We are about 11 days into this new way of eating, and I must say, aside from my break-up with Doritos and block cheese and the Fat Friday ... continue reading...
Because Alopecia Isn’t Even the Half of It
Okay, so I always thought if I ever married a book I would marry a Jane Austen novel. Mr. Darcy and Captain Wentworth. That is all. But they might have competition because I have found a new book that is taking our family by storm. Here's the thing: I have stayed up nights, seriously, awake many nights, worrying about Toodle's health and how we are going to eat in a way that doesn't make all of us, Twinkle included, go absolutely nuts. How will those two get along when we're all "no wheat" and ... continue reading...
Because We All Deserve Spa Treatments at Home (Oh, and Soygate – Watergate, eat your heart out)
I’m just going to say it. I think we should all walk around declaring we have toxic load in our bodies, which we probably actually do. Then we can do detox spa treatments completely guilt-free. Just, whatever, man. It needs to happen. At-home spas that cost just a few bucks? Yep, I’m going to try them out. Gotta keep making deposits into that energy bank.After taking the 14 food allergies out of Toodle’s diet and attempting to introduce predominately whole foods, we’ve embarked on an ... continue reading...
Toodlebug’s Alopecia Areata Story Part 2: Test Results Are In
Toodlebug went in for allergy testing and came out allergic to the world. I’m joking, of course. Mostly. In addition to the standard fare one might expect, think indoor/outdoor allergies and cats, Toodle is also allergic to peanuts, pork, soy, and wheat. Round two added asparagus, cauliflower, raspberries (poor girl!), tomatoes, sesame seeds, ginger, and navy beans to the list. That’s a bit…tricky. We purged the pantry again, and I ended up at the grocery store more times in two weeks than I had ... continue reading...
