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Little Victories

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” 
— Anne Bradstreet

It feels like spring today and I decided to put up our spring season flag to replace the winter one I’ve had up on our flagpole for the past few months.  

As I reached my arms way up high to take the old flag down, I remembered last year at this time, how I realized that I simply could not reach that high, and couldn’t switch last years flag without the help of my husband.  After all those surgeries, my upper body mobility was so constricted that I just couldn’t reach up that high.

This year, I did it on my own without any problem. 

So now, every day when I pull in or out of the garage and see that spring flag flying, I’ll be reminded of how far I’ve come.  Little victories, little wins.  Happy Spring!

March 8, 2012 | By Claudia | Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: breast reconstruction process, flag, how to recover from breast surgery, spring 6 Comments

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  1. sue says

    March 9, 2012 at 3:14 am

    You’ve done such a good job of recognizing all the good things, Claudia…I’m so proud of you. You’ve come a really long way. That flag is flying high and proud and beautiful.

    Reply
  2. Claudia says

    March 9, 2012 at 2:04 pm

    Hi Sue, thanks and thanks (as always) for reading. XOXO Claudia

    Reply
  3. Angela Speziale says

    March 9, 2012 at 9:13 pm

    It’s a huge victory Claudia and one that should be celebrated with lots of flowers and
    Champagne! XO

    Reply
    • Claudia Schmidt says

      March 9, 2012 at 9:18 pm

      Thanks, Angela. You bet – tonight I’ll be celebrating with a nice bottle of wine and some delicious Thai food with my hubby. XO Thanks for reading, honey. XO

      Reply
  4. RachTurner says

    March 11, 2012 at 12:11 am

    LOVE that quote! Little victories are really BIG victories. You’ve earned every one of them. 🙂

    Reply
    • Claudia says

      March 11, 2012 at 1:43 pm

      Hi Rachel! Thanks for reading and for the nice note. Sounds like you’ve earned them, too. Wasn’t that a nice quote?

      Reply

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Claudia Schmidt, a working mom with two amazing college age kids, writes about life after her breast cancer experience in February of 2010. Claudia’s work has been featured on BlogHer, BA50 and Midlife Boulevard. She lives in bucolic Clinton, New Jersey with her husband, two teens, their dog (Tucker) and cat (Maverick). Follow her on Twitter @claudoo , Facebook or Pinterest

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