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Where I’ll Be Donating My Money This October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The 7 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was First Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

4 years ago today I found the lump that changed my life. I won’t call it the anniversary or even my cancerversary, as I’ve heard it called, because there is truly nothing to celebrate about in such an event. But I do want to make note of the day by sharing some information for anyone else […]

The Great French Adventure: Part 2

On day 2 we the started our morning breakfast ritual at the bistro right next to our hotel: A bucket of croissants and cafe latte. It wasn’t really a full basket of croissants; there was one croissant and 2 baguettes but, mon dieu, it was all so delicious. An added bonus was our waiter who was very young […]

Curse You, Winter Storm Hercules!

The holidays were fun but I was pretty much ready to be done with all the fol-de-rol by New Year’s Day. Close to 10 days of family togetherness with non-stop eating and drinking was enough for me, especially when most of the eating consisted of cookies, chocolates, cakes, pies, cheese, butter and red meat. Thursday, […]

Did I Do A Good Job Parenting My Kids?

My son made me this card in school for Mother’s Day 2010 and it hangs on the wall of my office. I remember the day I got it framed, mid-way through chemo. I cried that day at the framers, so overwhelmed by emotions. I was bald, I was weak, I was scared. But I was so happy […]

The Top 5 Ways To Prepare For Dropping Your Child Off At College

Two weekends ago I took my 18 year old daughter to college. We flew out together to a campus on the other side of the country, where I helped her move into her dorm room, bought her a veritable sh**t load of dorm supplies at Target, helped her buy her text books (meaning I provided […]

Where I’ll Be Donating My Money This October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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