My Vanda is back in bloom!!! Blooming in the midst of the adversity of the past few years. It’s been two years since these beautiful buds last appeared around here. Very fitting and a reminder. 11 years ago, on December 1, 2011, a follow up mammogram and ultrasound left digital impressions of three masses on […]
September 2022 Let me set the stage. A warm Friday night and Chicago is still buzzing with magical summertime energy. I’ve had an early morning Reclast infusion to help my body deal with its osteoporosis, as well as attended the Celebration of Life service and luncheon for my dear ROW teammate, Brigid, with over 25 […]
A is for this attempt to gather my story of the past 6 months or so (this past year?) in my version of an abecedarian list, prompted by writer Suleika Juaod at the Isolation Journals this weekend, so that I can finally post a blog update and jumpstart my blogging. B is for my beautiful, […]
It was a good run. I kept COVID away for 2 years, but finally tested positive on Tuesday. My biggest take away? Iām super grateful for my COVID (x 3), Flu and Pneumonia vaccines. I’ve had numerous sore throats, bouts of nasal congestion, head aches, etc. over the past 2 years, always assuming the worst, […]
Love this post–and my mom!! š Mother’s Day 2020 This post is for my mom. Simply put, my mom is a beautiful lady. However, that doesn’t even begin to describe just how layered that statement is in truth. This woman has taught me much more than she ever receives credit–such as the importance of family […]
It is Teacher Appreciation Week here in the US and after a 3rd school year where we have all been impacted in some form or fashion by COVID, the majority of teachers have very complicated feelings about our profession. I wrote this piece last year in honor of one of my most favorite teachers–someone who […]
I’m someone who can grab a quick nap, often waking up feeling refreshed–or at least more noticeably awake than I was before the nap. This can be problematic if I fall asleep on the couch just before bedtime and wake up with too much energy, messing with a decent night of sleep; however, a power […]
This spring, it’s been kind of impossible not to do some remembering back to 2 years ago, during those early days of COVID Lockdown, when everything felt so unknown and we were all playing by the seats of our pants. What a crazy time! Here is one of those early posts. March 31, 2020 As […]
Crazy to think that 7 years after I first ventured out on the water with ROW, I was back at it again today for a rather chilly and wet–but fun–boathouse and launch orientation for coaches and coxswains. Today had me remembering that first time I went out on the water in an ‘Eight’ and that […]
1992 was all about motion. A stop in Chicago to visit Elyse on the train to Denver. Spending January thru April working as a ski check girl and living in base housing for employees at Keystone Mountain in Summit County, Colorado. A trip to Atlanta to see Kerry for a visit. Continued that trip on […]
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