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, […]

I’m amazed that it’s been 2 months since I blogged last.  Where has the time gone? Plenty of topics to write about, but not enough time/energy/writing mojo to fuel new posts. Basically, the past 2 months have been a big Whooosssshhhhhhhh of living life fully with little time to write and reflect. A 3-day staycation […]

Now that the writing block is breaking up, here are a couple of cool opportunities you might want to check out. 1. Dogs and Cancer Research Study I’ve almost always had dogs around in my life. There was Toby, my parent’s first ‘kid’ who was a spunky little Boston Terrier that felt she could take […]

After 30 posts in 30 days during the month of April, I’m not that surprised that I only posted a couple of times during May. Other things took precedence, such as work and spring cleaning. I did, however, create a second blog this month, A Home for the Family Tree, which will focus on family […]