You may have received a diagnosis for breast cancer, or maybe you know someone who has received a diagnosis. What does that mean, exactly? Are there any similar threads that run through a breast cancer diagnosis? Some, but each breast cancer is unique to the person, as is each specific treatment protocol. Breast cancer is …
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Mondays I traditionally post a new recipe, but today it’s a recipe for joy; today I offer food for the soul. In the midst of chemo treatments, on a day I was paying and organizing medical bills (yikes!), a note from my dearly departed grandmother literally fell into my lap. It was the calming balm …
I’m an organizer; I love it. Nothing better than a good list and solid plan to follow in order to get things done. Make the list. Do the list. Throw away checked-off completed list. Make new list. What follows contradicts everything I just said. In my busy gal defense, it happens. Not often, but when …
Sweet sweet E, that child does nothing but elicit smiles, squeally voices and happy dances from me. Ah, grandkiddos! About every six months I find myself updating what I’ve learned from that whippersnapper. About every six months I ask myself, too soon? Maybe I should just do a yearly update…BUT I CAN’T! Having an itty-bitty …
Being me is exhausting some days, even before breast cancer. Today, I’m fighting nausea and knowing I must try to eat in the face of understanding that when I do, I’ll feel worse. The feeling will pass in a few more days, just not soon enough for me or those around me. So, I’ll pretend …
Y’all know that I can find the funny in anything. Anything. The worse things are, the more I am compelled to laugh. It’s definitely my father’s DNA running through me and I’m grateful for it. Throughout my life, my ill-timed laughter has been misunderstood by a few, but I find it to be a normal …
Do you guys remember my Epsom Salt post and my quest to find a natural way to replenish my waning magnesium levels? If so, you’ll fully appreciate why I am loving the Himalayan Pink salt! Himalayan Pink salt is packed with the good stuff. Table salt, not so much. Himalayan salt contains the minerals that …
I originally wrote this post about two years ago, but it has stood the test of time and is topical for this time of year: outdoor grilling season! Even though I have been grilling for years and years, there are still times I rely on my meat thermometer to make sure thangs are done and …
When I was a young whippersnapper, when one had an ankle sprain or muscle strain, one of the go-to treatments of moms and grandmas was to soak the injury in a warm Epsom salt bath, most likely out of a bucket. If the injury was higher up the body, strips of cloth bandages were soaked …
I wrote the original 10 Things post about some things my dad taught me back in June of 2013 and thought I’d share it again with the addition of two more thangs. #11: Daddy taught me the importance of a trusted friend. Because he was in the public eye, surrounded by lots of folks, my …