Cheriz: My life with Cystic Fibrosis

I wasn't sure if I wanted to discuss this or should write this post. I had to make a really tough decision this week. I have been struggling with it for months. I finally decided to bite the bullet and do what I needed to... I decided to share because there are probably many others in the same or similar situation. Well, here it is: I took a giant step back in my career.<insert gasp> That's right. I, Cheriz Kunkel, houses fanatic, architecture loving, Realtor, has taken a step away from her Real Estate Career. Let that sink in. NOTE: If you are looking to buy or sell- STILL CONTACT ME. I still make commission on referrals!!!! Plus, I worked with some AMAZING realtors that are friends. So please still reach out!!! Realtor of Year: 2017 I have been a Realtor for 5 years now and I have LOVED being in this industry. Helping people buy & sell, nothing gives me a greater joy than having a 1st time home owner excited to purchase their own HOME! I had always wanted to do R...

Hi everyone! Sorry, we haven't had a chance to blog much since we got some foster kiddos! If you are new, make sure you check out the last few posts.  Trying to make sure the kiddos make it to all their appointments and are learning as much as they can is very important. So yes, I put 100% of myself into working hard for my kids. What did that mean? Well... I did all my nebs and oral pills, but honestly struggled to do my vest, exercise, eat, or sleep much over the last 2 months. No vest, no sleep, no exercise, and honestly only eating 1 meal a day... I knew I'd take a toll on my body. But, I knew for the first 2 months I had to do what was needed. Both or safety reasons for my kiddos and me! I had clinic at the beginning of September... Weight was down from 116 to 112 and lung function down from 60 to 40. However, I pleasantly supported by my whole care team in my decision to stand by the kids. However, we needed a game plan to make sure I didn't jeopardize my health. I ha...

It finally happened!!! The Stork came to our house!! We had 3 kids placed with us (on August 4th) Friday afternoon. Luckily, Andrew was able to take off Friday-Monday (Aug 4th-7th) to be home as we all adjust the first few days. He then worked 8th-12th, but we needed him back home more until the kiddos started school. So took a full second week off, because it was really rough ! Big thanks to Culvers & Phil for allowing us time we needed. I love having kids in the house, but it's a lot of appointments for these kiddos at first. . For privacy reasons, I will never use their names or post pictures of them.  I have made fake names for these posts. When they called I was a little nervous to take 3 kids at once, especially since I have Cystic Fibrosis. We had agreed on only 2 originally. But, the lady explained the 3 of them really needed somewhere. Most foster parent's don't take sibling groups and it is really rare to find one that will take three, so our hearts wanted to ...