So, Tuesday morning, before I read the news of Angelina Jolie’s bilateral mastectomy, I was having a pity party. A big, old fashioned, woe is me kinda gathering. The pity party had to do with waking up at 2 in the morning when my husband chose to go sleep in the guest bedroom. I have […]
Ok, after a month of 30 posts, I needed a week off. I’m enjoying this blog–the process, the dialog, the writing and the interaction with others–but pacing myself is important. First, some pics from prom. This was a very classy prom held at NOLA’s former city hall building, Gallier Hall, and our students were lookin’ […]
Made it! 30 posts in 30 days! Today’s Prompts: Today, write a recap of your experience. What was your favorite prompt? Least favorite? What have you learned? Back in January, I posted my Three Word Mantra, which is a collection of my new years resolutions in an overarching word set. My words this year are […]
Today’s Prompt: We all know Health Activists are awesome. Share three things you love about yourself, things you’re great at, or just want to share. Don’t undercut or signpost! Today seems like the perfect day to revisit my poll from Day 16–Misinformation. The answer is… …not Colorado. I ski bummed the winter of 1992, before […]
Funny; last week I wrote about how heart disease seemed to have had more of an impact on my life than cancer, prior to my BC diagnosis. That’s not quite true. I actually started this month’s writing challenge knowing that I wanted to pay tribute at some point to two very important people in my […]
Today’s Prompt: Create a must follow list for your community on a single social network. Share your top 5-10 tweeters, blogs, or Facebook pages. What a week! Monday and Tuesday were fine, I even did my Pinterest, Day 24 assignment a day early. However, teaching–and all of the other responsibilities that can entail teaching in […]
Today’s Prompts: If you wrote a book about your life, your community, your condition, or your Health Activism – what would you title it? What about your biography? For Day 27′s post, as we go into the final days of this intense month of writing, I’d like to link you to my About page in […]