Never in a million years did I think an invasive breast cancer diagnosis would lead to a career change and a reinvention of my career path. After looking at my own mortality and surviving surgeries, 6 rounds of chemotherapy and 7 weeks of radiation I was fearless. I used my survivorship to spring board to…
DetailsI made it through another summer without melting. I made it through another summer without committing any acts of misconduct that would land me in jail. I made it through another summer without embarrassing my family or myself. I am not being over dramatic because I have hot flashes and night sweats and the summer…
DetailsMy garden is a sea of bounty this year. Every plant planted has been successful. Tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, onions, corn, carrots, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce, kale, potatoes and various squashes were planted. The squashes: zucchini, acorn, butternut and spaghetti have produced a few new species. I don’t know what they are but I did not plant…
DetailsOK I get it, sometimes there is a miscommunication and no amount of customer service back peddling is going to make things right. Sometimes it is the customer not listening or accepting and sometimes it is the sales associate not listening or clearly communicating. Recently I was at a store looking for underwear. I was…
DetailsI love purses. I don’t understand how I can live without one. I must have with me pen, paper, phone, wallet, tissues, miscellaneous toiletries like floss, Advil, migraine medication, Chapstick, Band-Aids, lactaid pills, safety pins, hair barrette and elastics, hanky, sunglasses, hand sanitizer, keys and lipstick. Of course the one time I choose to eliminate…
DetailsAs I am known to do, I recently had lunch with a friend. When I arrived home I had a message from a man informing me he witnessed my car being hit and made a police report. I took a look at my car and the front license plate area and bumper were crunched! I…
DetailsRemember when your pets were dogs and or cats? Remember when parakeets, guinea pigs, or hamsters were also acceptable pets? No longer. Now pigs, chickens and goats are family pets. When did a cold nose or a soothing purr stop being enough reward from a pet? When did getting something other than love and affection…
DetailsAre you afraid of bees? Are you uneasy around bees? Do you hate bees? I have discovered many people have an unfriendly relationship with bees. While putting some Chicken Codon Bleu on the grill my friend and her husband swatted and killed and exclaimed to each other “smash their guts”, while the rest of us…
DetailsI do not hate exercise but I love food. So to continue my love affair with food I have to increase my like for exercise. To continue my like for exercise I have to go to some sort of exercise class because I get side tracked on my own. To those of you more disciplined,…
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Did you know that an estimated 30 million Facebook accounts belong to dead people? Not dead people in history or phony accounts posing as some one who is dead, but legitimate people who have recently (in the last 6-7 years) passed away. WTF, you say? I am with you! When I first read about this…
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