One of the things I am most proud of is my involvement with Peace Corps–as a Volunteer, Recruiter and RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer/alumni). 53 years ago today, presidential candidate John F. Kennedy stood on the steps of the Union at the University of Michigan and challenged students to do more. With just 381 words […]
Monthly Archives: October 2013
The blogging community has bonded around the cause of Metastatic Breast Cancer and posted some wonderful pieces this week that I’d like to share in honor of National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. If you only have time to read a couple of posts, I encourage you to check out the following: •Susan at Susan’s […]
My husband is an avid football fan. There was tension between us related to football when I supported the University of Southern California (I worked there for a year or so at the turn of the century) over the University of Michigan in a Rose Bowl game, but in general we get along just fine […]
Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! After 3 years of going straight from the 1st of August to Thanksgiving with only Labor Day for a break, New Orleans charter schools are finally adding a fall break to the schedule! My school’s 4-day weekend is much needed by everyone–including teachers who were back to work July 29th this year… Yesterday was […]
Pink has never been my favorite color. There was some pink drama when my friend Elyse and I shared an apartment in Los Angeles over the fact that the landlord had decorated (down to the pink carpeting!) the whole apartment pink for his mother, but that’s another story. The main reason I was drawn to […]
One of my favorite ‘reads’ for the past 18 months or so has been the Well Section of the New York Times. Besides interesting articles, they also have a number of regular writers/bloggers that I am drawn to. One of these favorites is Suleika Jaouad, a wonderful writer, whose column “Life, Interrupted“, gives a strong […]
As I’ve said before, breast cancer has been a crash course for me. In some ways it seems unbelievable that I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago because I am surprised I have picked up as much as I have. Digesting what I have learned and putting this knowledge into something legible is the true […]
So, this being Breast Cancer Awareness Month and everything, part of my goal of writing 31 posts this month is to reflect on the BC ‘experience’. Last year, all I wanted to do was head to Upper Mongolia for a month because I was having a hard time processing all of the heightened ‘awareness’ of […]
Personal day at home, just me and the dogs. No students. No colleagues. No chatter. No distractions. No drama. No doctor’s appointments to attend, but I do need to pick up my Tamoxifen prescription. Should I get my flu shot? Quiet. Peaceful. Very needed.
Two years ago, my primary care physician wanted me to get a baseline mammogram. I’d spent the first 3 years of my 40s too busy to get one. Too busy with finishing grad school, healing a torn ACL, moving to New Orleans and trying to manage a toxic work environment. Too busy. Two years ago, […]
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