Now that I have more time on my hands, I’ve been doing a lot of reading. I recently finished ‘A Gentleman In Moscow’ by Amor Towles. I usually read books straight through from the first time I open them up until the last page, typically finishing them within a week as I get engrossed in […]
Visiting The 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City
It’s only January 28th and it’s already been an interesting year. The thing that’s had the most impact has been a change in my work schedule. I used to work full time, averaging 40-50 hours a week, sometimes more if I was traveling. For years I’ve said I’d like to work 3 days a week […]
Why October Gets Me Thinking About Recurrence
October is a tricky month for me, post breast cancer diagnosis. Before I had breast cancer, I had a very different opinion of breast cancer awareness month. I was one of those women who was very focused on awareness and not focusing on research, as I was under the impression that if you found breast […]
Determining Whether Or Not To Get A Port For Chemotherapy: Why I Wish I’d Gotten One
One of the things I thought would be helpful for my readers is an overview of the pros and cons of getting a port inserted to have your chemotherapy treatments delivered, versus a manually administered new IV needle for each chemo treatment. WARNING: If you’re freaked out by needles, you might not want to […]
Where I’ll Be Donating My Money This October For Breast Cancer Awareness Month
It’s almost October, and that means we’re coming up on Pink World. Everyone is out shilling their pink breast cancer program and asking you to buy their product and donate money to breast cancer. Here’s the thing. I’m not horribly averse to all the pinkification of breast cancer, not as much as some bloggers I follow. […]
Spring Has Sprung!
The Winter That Would Not End is finally over and today on my morning walk with Tucker, I saw the first signs of spring. Tucker is 11 years old this year, which is 77 in dog years, so our daily walks are more like strolls than the brisk activity we used to enjoy. Interestingly, our […]