Since Memorial Day, when our pool opened, I’ve known that I needed a new swimsuit.  Last year I was carrying post-partum weight, and, fortunately, my body seems to have rebounded better than my swimsuits.  (Ha ha!)  The need for a new swimsuit is complicated though.  I have many of the young mom body issues, but this year, I know I’ll also be having a...

“How is chemo going?”  This is the most-asked question of the past week, so I thought I would answer it here. Today is chemo number ten of sixteen.  Chemo continues to go well for me: I love knowing that cancer cells are dying!  Chemo Days are happy days, for sure. This is my sixth round of chemo on this drug (Taxol).  Now that I am in the rhythm of...

Want to know what was in my smoothie this morning?  Kale, spinach, cucumber, celery, broccoli sprouts, chia seeds, blueberries, ice cubes, and water. I know.  Ew. Blending up the ingredients produces a dark green sludge.  I have to eat it with a spoon instead of drinking it.  It tastes like cold grass clippings.  Not that I’ve ever eaten grass clippings, but...

I got to run this morning and it was perfect running weather.  (I ditched that hat for a bandana, if you’re wondering.  Oh, and I was wearing a Miami Broomball t-shirt.)  I looked around the neighborhood while I ran and decided we definitely need to get some Knockout Roses for our yard.  Seeing all those bright blooms just makes me happy.  Running without the...

It’s that time again: Chemo Day #4. Tomorrow the girls will go to Phenom’s house while I work out, prep healthy veggies and meals for the next few days, tidy up, run laundry, and pay some bills.  At lunchtime, I will leave for Dr. Wonderful’s office.  The nurses will check my weight, blood pressure, temperature.  I’ll see Dr. Wonderful and/or...