The Ride Project

Thursday Distraction

courtneycarver — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:03:34 +0000

Yep, it’s Thursday – the one day that I don’t think write about MS or health. Instead, today, I am going to take just over one minute, watch this video and dream about riding on the beach and being in love without a care in the world! Enjoy….

Win Art

courtneycarver — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:42:01 +0000

Win your favorite limited edition image from the Ride project. If you win, I will send you an 8 X 10 (Approx size) print that is signed, numbered and matted to 11 X 14 so it will be easy to frame. The contest will run through March 31st and the winner will be selected by random drawing.

How to enter: send me the name of your favorite image from either gallery: this one or this one. You can find the name of the image by clicking on the one you like. You can enter up to four times but only once through each method below!

1. You can email me: courtney@therideproject.com

2. Send me a tweet @courtneycarver

3. Leave a comment on the Ride project Facebook page

4. Leave a comment on this blog

Good Luck! I hope YOU win!

Great reads

courtneycarver — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:00:33 +0000

Last weekend, I took the time to read two books. Two whole books in one weekend! It was a great escape. Both books were great stories and so uplifting. Check em out!

The Shack

and

The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel

for more good books, visit my bookstore!

You are not the only one with Multiple Sclerosis

courtneycarver — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:18:28 +0000

When I was first diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, I did a lot of thinking about why this happened to ME and how MS was going to impact MY life. It didn’t take long for me to see that I wasn’t the only one with MS. On the day that I received my diagnosis, my whole family was given this disease.

My parents and sister and other family members got to experience the diagnosis with me. My daughter learned about MS and how we are going to fight it when she was 11 years old. To this day, I still think that telling her was the worst part of this crazy adventure. My friends and family and sometimes my co-workers live with my MS. They are thinking about it, or getting me through it, putting up with me when I don’t feel 100%, raising money to fight it, researching treatment or asking me about it. Because of me, MS is part of their lives. I am so grateful that they make the best of it…they are my strong, strong team.

My husband gets to experience MS with me, day by day. I was diagnosed a year and a month after we got married. This has been our disease and our fight right from the start. If anything, I am not as forth coming as he would like me to be about symptoms or bad days. I can’t begin to tell you all of the things that he does to make me healthy, to make me feel better, and to take my fear away. I have always been very independent and self sufficient but having him by my side, especially with this disease, makes me feel safe in being vulnerable and dependent on him.

As frustrated as I sometimes get, I know that I am not the only person impacted by MS. In fact, it is often the people that live with people that have MS that suffer more. (I know I am not a dream to be around after a tough day or week). Mark sent me this email after a relapse a few years ago.

I HATE the fact that my wife is sick.
I LOVE that she rallies and makes us a wonderful dinner.

I HATE the feeling of being not good enough as a husband and not being able to do anything more to comfort my wife.
I LOVE that my wife has a great family and support team.

I HATE that one of my wife’s greatest joys,(Traveling)can bring out her sickness.
I LOVE that even when my wife is feeling her worse I see beauty,strength and an inner calmness.

I HATE going to the gym when my wife is home with a metallic taste in her mouth.
I LOVE riding with my wife on our bicycles.

I HATE people that bitch about minor things.
I LOVE that my wife puts up with me when I am that person bitching.

I HATE MS.
I LOVE my wife.

More photography – shadows and texture

courtneycarver — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:25:47 +0000

While my favorite things to shoot are bikes, boards and boats. I do like to capture other things too…

Photo of the week

courtneycarver — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:40:12 +0000

I love the easy going energy and color of this photo and this place. I took the picture the last time I was lucky enough to be living the good life in Sayulita.

Thank You!

courtneycarver — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:29:16 +0000

Big thanks to Craft for Health for posting my story and information about The Ride Project!

Good Food

courtneycarver — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:47:26 +0000

I’ve been thinking about keeping a photographic food diary. What do you think? Do you track what you eat?

Five for Friday

courtneycarver — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:38:15 +0000

Check out my latest blog crush. I heart tsj photography.

I won’t be changing my Tysabri protocol but there is a new study delivering Tysabri by Sub-Q injections.

Take a FREE Financial Peace University Class from Dave Ramsey. I signed up!

I am thinking about going sugar free. Maybe I will try these seven steps.

Before I give up sugar, I would love to try a caramel marshmallow from Whimsy & Spice.

Happy weekend…don’t forget to spring forward!

I need a windy beach day

courtneycarver — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:43:52 +0000