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and molasses chocolate chips bread.

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May 04, 2024
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Happy Saturday, everyone. For me, Saturdays are a mixed bag of excitement and stress. I usually wake up, go downstairs to deal with dogs, while baking something and trying to film some content to write about and put on Instagram and TikTok, all while making a list of all the other things I want to accomplish, which will include working out, cleaning the house, knitting a baby blanket for a friend, etc. I both deeply love and kind of revile these bustling hours of doing and creating to-dos. It’s probably a good idea that I take medication for anxiety.

Which brings me to my next point, which is that I was recently prescribed a drug for migraines called Topamax. I don’t love being on all these meds, but the reality is that I had a six-day migraine last week and despite doing everything right — working out, getting a massage, doing a hot foot bath while putting ice on my head, getting fresh air, napping, taking magnesium, taking advil — I still could not find relief. Sometimes the best th…

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