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Author: Amalia Magner

Just a small-town country girl with big dreams and plans.

Pesto Leek Lasagna Recipe

July 15, 2020 by Amalia Magner
Pesto Leek Lasagna Recipe

If you follow me online you’ve doubtless seen many food pictures in the past two months. Indeed, I’ve posted little else. For I’ve been finding great solace in the kitchen over this quarantine summer, as…

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Diagnosis is not a holy grail: Challenges of Chronic Illness

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 by Amalia Magner
Diagnosis is not a holy grail: Challenges of Chronic Illness

Before I was diagnosed, as we were searching for an answer, the answer, to my pain, I saw diagnosis as a sort of “Holy Grail”. I thought an answer would release me from this pain,…

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1 Comment Posted in Chronic Illness, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

Little Joys: New Friends and Fresh Flowers

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 by Amalia Magner
Little Joys: New Friends and Fresh Flowers

Hello friends, and happy summer-of-crazy! After a ridiculous semester that began as terrifyingly hard and finished as what-in-the-world-is-going-on difficult, then taking a few weeks off from writing, I am finally back at my keyboard. Ready…

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Catching up after Far Too Long

January 4, 2020June 17, 2020 by Amalia Magner
Catching up after Far Too Long

Happy 2020 my friends! I feel like I could easily call you long-lost friends after my absence. It has been 15 months since I last posted here, which is far. too. long. I haven’t quit…

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Mental Health Awareness week, and. . . my own story with depression and anxiety

October 5, 2018January 31, 2019 by Amalia Magner
Mental Health Awareness week, and. . . my own story with depression and anxiety

Last week was “mental health awareness” week at my school, the first one they’ve ever done. And it has been a difficult, and wonderful, week for me. Because little did they know, when planning this…

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4 Comments Posted in Depression and Anxiety, Faith

Back at School (update!)

August 31, 2018June 17, 2020 by Amalia Magner
Back at School (update!)

I’m back at school and I just wanted to pop by and give you an update, rather than a big, long, involved post. I took the last week and a half off from blogging in…

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Vacations are no vacation.

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 by Amalia Magner
Vacations are no vacation.

When I got back from study abroad, I had friends asking me how my “vacation” was. What they didn’t understand was, “vacations” for me, are no vacation. Living with a chronic illness means you can’t…

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2 Comments Posted in Chronic Illness, Travel

5 Reasons I’m Excited to Get Back to School

August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 by Amalia Magner
5 Reasons I’m Excited to Get Back to School

In a week exactly I move back to school. I’ve only been at home in the States for about two months, after getting back from study abroad this summer, and while study abroad was amazing,…

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The BEST Chewy Molasses Cookie Recipe!

August 9, 2018June 17, 2020 by Amalia Magner
The BEST Chewy Molasses Cookie Recipe!

When I need hot sugary comfort food, I automatically turn to the old classic: Hot cookies. Classics are classics for a reason, right? Sometimes I’ll make peanut butter, oatmeal, or chocolate chip (or a combination…

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Thoughts on Servitude

August 7, 2018August 6, 2018 by Amalia Magner
Thoughts on Servitude

(Edit: This post was first written mid-June, the day after I got back from studying abroad. I couldn’t bring myself to finish writing and publish it until now. It’s no longer two weeks, but two…

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I’m Amalia, just a small-town girl with big dreams. I'm a writer, a cook, a baker, a traveler, a chronic illness warrior, a reader, and an adventurer. Thanks for joining me!

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This is the summer for growing All The Things. This is the summer for growing All The Things.
"No matter what changes take place in the world, o "No matter what changes take place in the world, or in me, nothing ever seems to disturb the face of spring." - E. B. White, 'A Report in Spring'
Sometimes, the smallest things take up the most ro Sometimes, the smallest things take up the most room in your heart. - Winnie the Pooh

Baby Magner coming in August!
Beauty found in the midst of pain is often the swe Beauty found in the midst of pain is often the sweetest.
Saturday. Resting after a long week. A big cup Saturday.

Resting after a long week. 

A big cup of coffee.

Pretending to read.

In reality, getting distracted by the conversation of others. Farmers talking about how no one knows how to sew anymore, and how their mothers would sew, with a big old heavy sewing machine.

Thinking about my hardly-used old sewing machine.

Resolving I will learn how to sew again.
My mom notices when my feet are too red. (An unusu My mom notices when my feet are too red. (An unusual symptom, but a colorful one)

My little brother notices when sounds are too loud, and I wince in pain.

My friends notice when I'm drinking coffee: caffeine as painkiller.

My in-laws notice when I bring an ice pack with me for my head.

My husband notices when I'm quieter than normal.

My sister can see the tell-tale glaze in my eyes of an oncoming storm of pain.

And they'll ask if I'll okay, and tell me to rest.

I wish I paid as much attention to these signs as they do. But in reality, what does it take for me to actually sit down and rest? Well...

I (thankfully) notice when I pour hot water in to the coffee grinder. 😬😵
Home is a wonderful place to be. #nofilter Home is a wonderful place to be. 

#nofilter
It's just a cold. But of course with an invisible It's just a cold. But of course with an invisible illness no illness is JUST that illness.

As a result, I've been too weak to walk this week. After about two blocks I hit a wall, but try to push on, clinging to his arm so the dizziness doesn't overcome me.

He slows down with me, as I walk at a snails pace. He finds a place for me to sit and breathe and recover. And he carries me up the steps that I can't climb on my own.
Food as art... sourdough details šŸ˜ Food as art... sourdough details šŸ˜
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  • Pesto Leek Lasagna Recipe
    Pesto Leek Lasagna Recipe July 15, 2020
  • Diagnosis is not a holy grail: Challenges of Chronic Illness
    Diagnosis is not a holy grail: Challenges of Chronic Illness June 17, 2020
  • Little Joys: New Friends and Fresh Flowers
    Little Joys: New Friends and Fresh Flowers June 11, 2020
  • Catching up after Far Too Long
    Catching up after Far Too Long January 4, 2020
  • Mental Health Awareness week, and. . . my own story with depression and anxiety
    Mental Health Awareness week, and. . . my own story with depression and anxiety October 5, 2018
  • Back at School (update!)
    Back at School (update!) August 31, 2018

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