This post is part of a series on cancer. Here are the previous posts: Cancer-Free…But Maybe Not; My Cancer Story; “The Girl With Cancer.” More stories to come, throughout February and possibly into March. A few years ago, I wrote a short story for a writing class where I described a character going through radioactive […]
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Friday Book Review: Happier At Home
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been listening to Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin on CDs in my car. It’s taken me awhile, because due to the cold and snow up here in the Northeast, I haven’t actually been in my car very much! I’m glad, though, that I digested this book at a slow […]
Oceans And Lakes
I love being near water. Oceans, lakes, rivers- they all nourish my soul and replenish my spirit. My dream is to one day live in a house on the coast. I don’t need an actual beach, just a cottage on a hill with a view of the ocean and a screened-in porch. I am naturally […]
The Seventeen Year Cicada
Here in the Hudson Valley, we are experiencing cicada season. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this little creature, it is a large insect that spends most of its life below ground. After several years, the adult cicadas emerge and spend 4-6 weeks above ground before laying eggs for the next cicada cycle, […]
What Makes A Home?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what makes a home. I started thinking about it the other day when my parents mentioned that sometime in the next several years, they might consider downsizing, selling the house I lived in from nine years old through college. Although I know this makes practical sense, in an […]