My Personal Circus

Life as an Author, Consultant, Single Mother, and Disabled Veteran with Multiple Sclerosis

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

When "Supermom" Crashes and Burns

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Supermom officially crashed today. I was in the middle of heating up some pancakes for our kids' breakfast and I just started sobbing. O...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

My Complicated Relationship with the Word "Help"

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"Mommy, can you help me open this?" "Mommy, can you fix this?" "Mommy, can you wipe my tush?" Any mother...
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Saturday, August 2, 2014

Conquering the Mountains with MS: Space, Big Thunder, Splash...

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I'm not the first person with multiple sclerosis to visit Disneyland and California Adventure, and I certainly won't be the last. Bu...
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Saturday, May 10, 2014

On Touching Me Without Permission...

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I was going through my Twitter feed this morning and came across this really interesting article on Vox.com titled " Are you a jerk to ...
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Sunday, May 4, 2014

My Response to a Question about "That Sh*t on Your Leg"

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I have to apologize first and foremost about the crude blog post title. Rest assured this isn't my usual language, but quoted from someo...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Giving Birth to a Book (and Post-Pub Depression)

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At the release party for my new book last week, I told the audience that publishing a book was like giving birth. I felt like I was justifie...

My 15 Minutes of Fame with Tavis Smiley...and a Few More Surprises

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Yesterday I was in Los Angeles to tape an interview with Tavis Smiley for his late night show on PBS. To be perfectly honest, I had never h...
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Sylvia Longmire
I'm thrilled to be an Air Force veteran, mother to two beautiful children, and a successful consultant and author of two books. However, everything I do every single day is tempered by the fact I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005. This is the journal of how I juggle all the things in my life and try to maintain some sort of balance on my personal tightrope between work and family, all while dealing with the effects of a chronic disease.
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