It’s a gorgeous 62 degree February afternoon. Still a month til spring officially arrives, I see signs of her everywhere. Robins, blue birds, and cardinals pluck at the seeds I have strewn for them. The trees sing with the birds too. I find for the first time this year tiny red buds on the Japanese cherry tree. My heart is filled with the joy of … Continue reading Birds and buds bring early spring joy
My appointment was at 8:30 a.m. I arrived in the second waiting room about 9:45 after having the first stage of treatment. As I walked in I said aloud, sort of to the surgical tech who escorted me, but mostly to myself, “Ay. They’re all wearing bandages!” It was my attempt at an allusion to a line in the 1960 movie The Grass is Greener. … Continue reading Welcome to Mohs!
I pushed through the door of the cardio movie room and out into the gym. An elderly woman asked me, “What are they doing in there?” “They are buffing the floor,” I answered. “Can we still workout in there?” she followed. I replied, “There’s still one girl in there. I guess you could ask them.” I don’t usually engage in conversation with people in the … Continue reading Do what makes you happy!
I pushed through the door of the cardio movie room and out into the gym. An elderly woman asked me, “What are they doing in there?” “They are buffing the floor,” I answered. “Can we still workout in there?” she followed. I replied, “There’s still one girl in there. I guess you could ask them.” I don’t usually engage in conversation with people in the … Continue reading Do what makes you happy!
You had the strength all along, my dear. (Glinda, the good witch) I rolled out of bed this morning knowing I had a very important appointment. Today was my annual mammogram. There is always some anxiety on this day. First, it leaves a woman with a vulnerable feeling to expose one’s breasts to a stranger. Two, it hurts. And three, there’s always a pit in … Continue reading A pink October
I haven’t always been tubby. As a matter of fact, I never thought I’d be the kind of person to gain a lot of weight. I weighed 124 lbs. for years, and was at that weight when I was married at age 35. But, as marriage will do to you, I ate and ate and ate, and 17 years later, I weighed in at 185 … Continue reading Tubby 2.0
I entered the nail salon and spa with a 3- day-old headache that had taken root behind my left eye. I really didn’t want to be there but the weekend was waning and my nails needed a refresher before the new workweek began. As I settled into the chair I determined that I would make the most of the next hour and would try to feel better. … Continue reading An afternoon at the spa
I tossed and turned all night. I had had a headache for three weeks but I could usually get to sleep with it. But this particular night, I was pretty miserable. I got up about five to go to the restroom, get something to drink, take some headache meds. When I came back to bed, I saw all my pills from the night before on … Continue reading The Princess and the Pea
“Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. (Exodus 23: 20) Five years ago a doctor came into ICU and told my older sister, 57 at the time, he didn’t expect her to live through the night with her ruptured intestine; her body was septic. He gave her a few … Continue reading A brush with death
Give me the answer, give me the way out, give me the faith to believe in these hard times…. These Hard Times, NEEDTOBREATHE, The Outsiders (2009) 2015…’it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.’* For me 2015 started with a Face lift which I had on December 11, 2014. But I first presented myself in public in the new year. I’ve said … Continue reading Take a break….I did
Tower of Twins 