Where do I even begin? I experienced so many difficult moments for most of 2025 and into the beginning months of 2026. Rejection, strife, hardship, and challenges tumbled into my daily life – day in and day out – for 10 months straight with no relief in sight. There was just so much happening that I couldn’t process, couldn’t reflect,…
Courage
We are in the final days of April, four months into a new year, and finally – FINALLY – I feel like our lives are back on track. I am not going to lie, this has been an unrelenting year filled with unexpected challenges and very big changes. We did not anticipate the hindrances, nor could we have predicted the…
In these past few months I have experienced a significant amount of emotional distress, as explored in my recent posts It is Never Quite Behind You and Falling Down the Rabbit Hole. I have had to dig deep within myself to find a way through, to place one foot in front of the other and persevere, all while remaining calm,…
In my most recent post It is Never Quite Behind You I shared my fear regarding a pending breast ultrasound to further investigate a questionable axillary lymph node detected in my mammogram. At that time, I was feeling scanxiety at its worst – fear, panic, and dread. The breast ultrasound was 28 days ago, and as feared, a piece of…
As a breast cancer survivor, I have learned to share space with the fear and anxiety that follows a diagnosis; and to give myself permission to express the range of heightened emotions felt post-cancer. The emotions are big, bold, and often overwhelming. This is my new emotional normal. When I am happy or excited the emotions expressed are huge, and…
As I mentioned in my previous blog, Embracing Chaos, the year 2025 comes with some big anniversaries and big changes to mark – pending celebrations and a pursuit for new opportunities – albeit approached with cautious hopefulness. Cautious, because of the disquiet we find ourselves in. As a little family unit, we all feel frayed. It has been a busy…
“We live in a rainbow of chaos.” – Paul Cezanne I have not posted to my blog in 42 days. FORTY-TWO DAYS! How have I allowed so much time to pass? How is it that days and weeks are silently slipping by? I will admit that 2024 ended on a low for me. I experienced personal and professional losses that…
It’s no surprise to anyone who follows my blog that I have spent these past two years struggling to both find and maintain balance in my life. I’ve often sought the advice of others, and I have even offered my own advice to those who share my struggles. However, I have regularly failed to commit to making small adjustments to…
It is a new year. Many would consider this the ideal time of year to invest in new goals – or new year resolutions. I have tried this in the past, but it didn’t work for me. I didn’t hold true to the resolutions. Therefore, I use this time of year to reflect. I reflect on my life – where…
It has been over six weeks since I have written. Six weeks! Where have I been and what have I been doing? I truly wish I had exhilarating answers to these questions as good reason for neglecting my blog. I do not. I have been an absentee blogger. A direct result of the daily grind wearing me down. It is…