Mandii's Muse

Ready to go! Slightly nervous! So because I haven’t had any range of motion in my neck for the past 7 and a half months due to my car accident , my chiropractor and PCP thought that cervical epidural steroid injections were the next possible step in my journey. Their thought was that if there was inflammation still in my joints that it would reduce that, as well as help thin the muscle so I could move it again. So I went to see a pain management doctor, even though I don’t have any pain right now. He suggested we give it a try, so I underwent two rounds of injections. Several people I know, including family members have had these done so they kind of told me what to expect. After getting all checked in the Same Day Surgery area, they take you back to get your vitals, and in your gown. Then you just wait your turn to go into the OR.  The nurse comes in to get you and you walk back to the OR. You lie face down on the table, and they hook up the blood pressure cuff and pulse oxi...

Where do I start on this blog post? On January 10, 2018 I was involved in a car accident. I was stopped at a red light with my left turn signal on, the light turned green, and I proceeded through with my left hand turn and was t-boned/side swiped by another driver who ran their red light. My car was completely facing the opposite direction, and in the middle of traffic. The other car was drivable, but my car ended up being totaled. That day, the only injury I had was a brush burn on my head, and some pain in the back of my shoulder from hitting the back of the seat. The rest of the day I felt fine, but knew that the worst was yet to come. The next day I woke up in terrible pain. I could not move my neck at all, and my back was in constant spasms. I could not stand for more than 20 minutes without my back spasming. I alternated ice and heat, and called my chiropractor to schedule an appointment for that following Monday. She did not want to even touch my neck, and didn’t touch it for ...

 Have you ever gone down the Amazon rabbit hole? You know, the one where it shows you things that you didn't know existed, but now that you've seen it, you NEED it?! Yeah, me too. With back to school approaching (Ugh, I KNOW!), I wanted to get this review out there in case this is just the product you are looking for. Let me introduce you to the Budley ! Let's talk about earbuds. They are great for traveling, listening to music while you study, popping them in while you are working out or cutting the grass! The issue with regular earbuds? They tangle, they break, and they end up lost! The bluetooth ones are SO expensive, for many people those are out of the question. So here is where the Budley comes in! Look at this picture, you'd never know that my headphones are wrapped up in there! They aren't tangled! Plus, they are taking up way less space than usual. The Budley is made out of silicone, and holds your earbuds in place. Seriously, this is genius! I...

This post is for my cousin Melinda. She loves the recipe blogs, so this one should be right up her alley! Side note, her room for Bible school was right next door to ours, and her decorations and food were the cutest! She made her kiddos corn dogs! I mean, best VBS teacher ever, right!? Even more importantly, she had 3 kiddos give their lives to Christ! Isn't that just the best?! You just might want to make this recipe tonight and then pop it in the oven on Saturday morning. This casserole might have replaced the one I make on Christmas day. (I'll blog about that one too one day!) This dish has one unusual ingredient, but it should be readily available where you are. As usual, my thoughts and additions are in italics ! Brunch Egg Casserole Ingredients: 2 cups unseasoned stuffing cubes or croutons 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (I never measure, and just eyeball!) 4 large eggs lightly beaten (I added 5!) 2 cups whole milk (I used 2% and an extra splash if you use 5 ...

Getting older is a wonderful thing. #not In May of this year, I was diagnosed with rosacea. It has been a learning curve of finding out what works with my skin and the best methods to get it under control. Let me give you a little bit of a backstory with how this came to be! Bad flare up Around February, I had a HORRIBLE breakout on my right cheek. It was red, swollen, and sore. So I had some Tretonoin cream that I put on multiple times a day. It would go away for a little bit, but never completely go away. Then a week or two later it would flare up again! During this time I would continue to use my normal beauty products, and try so hard to cover it up without it looking worse. After using zinc oxide God cleared an appointment for me at the dermatologist's office, she listened to my symptoms, and right away knew I had rosacea. She gave me some samples of a facewash, moisturizer, and called in a prescription for Clindamycin. I started the Clindamycin on June 1, an...

I figured I would give you a brief glimpse into what has been going on since I've been gone so long! I'll give you the Reader's Digest version, since it has been a while! Some of the things I mention are blog posts in and of itself, so you'll be hearing about them in due time! October 2017 I was able to spend two glorious weeks in North Myrtle Beach! It was pure bliss. We had beautiful weather, and even checked off some things off of our Myrtle bucket list! My parents and I were able to go to Charleston! Seriously, this place is absolutely beautiful! I am going to need to go back there ASAP! November 2017 was celebrating Thanksgiving and my dad's birthday! December 2017 was my 30th birthday, Christmas, and all of the fun activities that happened in between! January 2018 is where things go awry. Unfortunately only 10 days into the new year I was in a car accident. I'm still dealing with the repercussions of that. (Don't worry, I'll do a whol...

Hi! Remember me? Probably not, so let me introduce myself again. I'm Mandii. I created this blog. Initially, I started this blog to be a beauty blog, but I'm a creature of habit and use the same things every single day. So I morphed this little space into a Lifestyle blog. I love reading blogs, so I thought to myself "why not create one?" So I did. I was trying to come up with content, photograph, post, and try to work, and have a life, I really did just become burnt out with the whole thing. However, that has changed! I've been gone a while, but I have a lot to talk about! I had a stroke of genius, and brainstormed all kinds of ideas to get this blog back on track again! Plus, we are heading into Fall, and the Holiday season, which makes for some of the best blog posts! In order for me to not get burnt out like last time, I'm going to try to only blog 3 days a week. If the opportunity arises and I feel inspired, maybe there will be some weeks where I blog...