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Ainslee Grace

Formerly a self employed Accountant/Paralegal, Freelance Writer, and Antique Dealer/Auctioneer.

I had the American Dream and lost it all to MS. I am now starting over from the bottom.  But, I am learning what I can live without and studying Zen Buddhism, painting again, and trying to slow down my mind and enjoy my free time instead of hating being where I now am in life.

Being disabled can make you feel invisible - I call it "Falling off the Edge of the Earth."  I plan to get out there and make myself visible again.

Ciao, Ainslee

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How did you get to where you are now?

Hard work and some bad luck, haha.

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

Yes, I had the American Dream until I got MS...changed my whole life, but learning what I can live without now, and priorities have changed for the better I believe.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Traveling the world in my little scooter, with a long grey braid blowing in the wind, and a straw hat.  With lots of kitties and roses, and lots of books to read. Maybe a new piano.

my role models

Amelia Erhardt, Eleanor Roosevelt, My Grandmum, Anne Frank, Albert Einstein, Ghandi, The Dalai Llama, and so many more. Oh, and Annie Oakley,

my posts

Abandonment

Posted in family & relationships on May 10, 2009

I am having a terrible time facing being alone. My son and I have been inseparable for years, then I got MS. Everything changed…I lost everything, not just my life but after…

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Computer Virus Alert 5/4/09

Posted in tech on May 05, 2009

Just a quick warning girls, that the April Fools (Confiker) virus is still at work, and it is coming in through some surprising locations…one being Facebook Applications.

I was happily downloading a…

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Top 10 entries in my “Bucket List”

Posted in spirituality on February 28, 2009

Recently a friend sent me a Facebook questionaire asking to compare our Bucket Lists.
I’ve often wondered what my answers would be. Having been diagnosed with MS in 2001 and…

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Best cosmetics for age spots?

Posted in fashion & beauty on February 14, 2009

I am at a loss as to the best cosmetics for those awful “age spots.” I am 58 and not filthy rich. Who has had luck with a reasonably priced product? Help?…

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Best daily food journal I’ve found, and FREE!

Posted in health & fitness, home & garden on February 02, 2009

I just discovered a great web site: EverydayHealth.com

I was searching for a daily calorie/nutrition counter that wasn’t going to elicit tons of advertising emails, such as Weight Watchers, etc. …

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my comments

Response to: What a trip: Ten days without news

Comment posted on August 13, 2009 at 3:15 pm:
"Sometimes, the brain just needs a break...especially from all this online chatter......." (read comment)

Response to: The Year I Saved My (downsized) Soul: The birth of a memoir

Comment posted on August 5, 2009 at 3:13 pm:
"Keep writing ladies, and lets buy each others books to support women authors. We need to make a VN booklist!..." (read comment)

Response to: The Year I Saved My (downsized) Soul: The birth of a memoir

Comment posted on August 5, 2009 at 3:11 pm:
"Yes, I decided to journalize my falling from success to homelessness due to a rare form of MS...I hope to just get one copy to President Obama, to remind him that,
we are all just one severe illness away from homelessness in this country...." (read comment)

Response to: 8 things I wish I’d known before I started a business

Comment posted on July 20, 2009 at 2:04 pm:
"I started a small bookkeeping/accounting/secretarial/tax service...for women with small businesses. It was wonderful as they could afford someone like me-a few or as many hrs a month- we were very networked with other women. A time-share bookkeeper ..." (read comment)

Response to: Sweet dreams of tackling insomnia

Comment posted on July 9, 2009 at 5:24 pm:
"I have used it, and been somewhat helped, but not lately. It may be even better made now. Just buy good brand. Some people have great luck with it. It also depends on having a dark room, as it resets your clock by darkness. Good luck. Ciao...." (read comment)