December has its own kind of sparkle. Lights on every corner, music in every store, peppermint mochas calling my name. It’s like the world turns into one big Christmas card. Everyone’s jingling bells, and I’m over here creaking like one. Because here’s the truth, nobody puts on the Hallmark channel: holiday energy and chronic pain do not mix like sugar and spice. They collide. My head says, “Yes! Let’s go to the parade, the cookie swap, the candlelight service, the shopping t

Everybody loves to romanticize fall like it’s straight out of a Hallmark movie. Picture-perfect leaves, plaid scarves, apple orchards, and a PSL in hand with a soft glow filter over everything. Cute, right? Except let’s be honest, that is not Coastal Georgia. A woman at the beach wearing an oversized cable-knit sweater with black leggings Here, fall looks a little different. It’s chili cook-offs at the church, and Bath & Body Works is running a candle sale that feels more dan