I’ve been in a bit of a funk for a few days, and it took me awhile to figure out why– but when it finally crystalized, everything made sense. My daughter’s third birthday was last Monday. After I thought about it, I remembered that I went through the same funk after she turned one, and […]
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A Change Of Perspective: Cancer Speaks To Me
The other night, I was chatting with my mother-in-law in my kitchen while Edwin spooned pureed vegetables into his mouth (or tried to, anyway). I was telling her how much I’d enjoyed interviewing Marie, Laura and Lauren for their cancer stories. One of the questions I’d asked all three of them was how they’d changed […]
Make A FUN Resolution
I read a statistic recently that over half of all Americans do not make New Year’s resolutions. Putting aside the arguments that “they don’t work” (they do for some people) and “they haven’t worked for me in the past” (maybe you need to make them more specific or manageable) and “they’re stupid” (you’re entitled to […]
9/11: The Memories, The Fear, The Life Ahead
Reading Jeff Goins’ beautifully written post Remembering September 11: A Reflection inspired me to write my own memories of 9/11. I was in my junior year of college at Crane School of Music. As usual, I was in the Crane building for the entire morning. The first I heard of the planes crashing was before my […]
A 48-Hour Nursing Drought
Before my contrast MRI on Monday, I was taken into a little room to go over some final details with the MRI technician. She asked me a few questions, most of which I had already answered on the phone the day I made the appointment. When we got to, “Is there any chance you may […]