When the summer started I had this grandiose idea that I would blog all summer.  Like real, meaty posts rather than just the quick “Five for Friday” check-ins that allow me to keep a quick record of life.

For documentation sake, the following are Allie and my speeches from the Life as a Zebra Foundation’s second annual, “An Evening With Chris Trapper and opener, Joshua Davis Trio, to Benefit Invisible Illness Research” held at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on April 13, 2013.

Today’s prompt: “How do you decide what to share and what not to share.”

This is pretty easy.  When I think disclosure, I always think to myself, what is my ultimate goal for blogging?  When I was at my sickest and feeling extremely lost, I scoured the Internet for anything and everything that could help me. 

I spend a lot of time on Facebook. A. LOT.

In fact, thinking of not having Facebook makes my hands sweat and gives me a knot in my stomach.

Addict, much?  I think so.

I slept for 10 hours last night.  That is huge.  Gigantic.  A relief.

I know I have kept quiet for a while.  I would rather write about how well I am doing than how much I am struggling.  But sleep gives me perspective,