ANXIOUS BUSY

When I was first diagnosed and dipped my toes into breast cancer support groups, I found myself very perplexed by the attitudes of many women who had completed treatment and were in remission. They seemed to be just an anxious about things as I was […]

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WELLBEING

New year, new me has a totally different feel to it for me this year. It’s not something that happens at the stroke of midnight on January 1. It’s something that will happen over the course of the next… however long. Since I’ve been in […]

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TRUCK GIRL

I think I’ve written in the past about how I’m a truck girl. A pickup woman. Whatever. I’ve just driven trucks since I learned to drive. (Except for a short stint in high school when I drove a Ford Taurus.) At this point, its what […]

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OUR WAITING PLACE

I just got back from visiting family in Texas. I spent the weekend celebrating my Dad’s birthday and then meeting an important IRS deadline. (We won’t talk about that. It was a sh*tshow for so many. We got lucky and were able to hit the […]

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RECOVERY DAY

When doing a workout schedule, it’s recommended that one takes a recovery day to allow muscles to repair themselves. It’s an important step in everyone’s exercise routine. Arm day. Leg day. Ab day. Every part of your body gets a day. But why is it […]

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DEAR SANTA

Dear Santa, I know its been a long time since I wrote to you. I’ve been busy. Yeah, that’s the go-to excuse, right? Busy. I’ve never stopped believing in you deep down, but I feel like I’ve aged-out of asking for gifts. But here I […]

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PAUSE AND LOOK BACK

Let’s face it. It’s the end of year. It’s the end of the decade. We’re all taking a moment to look back and look ahead. We’re in that weird limbo time between Christmas and New Years when time seems almost suspended. I spent a lot […]

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THIRTY-NINE

I turn 39 today. Which means I’m staring down the barrel at 40. Frankly, that feels so strange to say, because so I don’t feel that old by a long shot. Yet, I wouldn’t go backwards in age even if I could. Life brings wisdom […]

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