Weeks 21 & 22 A.D. We recently received terrible news that a former softball teammate of my daughter Emma passed away in a tragic accident at just 15 years old. While I don’t know what it’s like to lose a child myself, and God willing, never will, I’m aware of the toll it takes on… Continue reading Grand Tour of Gratitude
Weeks 19 & 20 A.D. I started the kids’ spring break off with a bang. I was feeling like a high roller, taking Zander to a couple Easter egg hunts that had him swimming in eggs, candy and smiles. By Sunday, I got to watch Emma play softball. The girls were playing so well earlier… Continue reading Faux ‘pause
Weeks 17 & 18 A.D. My first week back to work was like going back to school after summer break. My Teams chat was on fire with welcome back well wishes. My meetings were a lot of personal catch up conversation. I looked forward to seeing the smiling faces each time I’d be on a… Continue reading Apparently, I can do hard things.
Weeks 15 & 16 A.D. These were milestone weeks for me. I’m officially two weeks into my active medical treatment and also two weeks out from returning to work. While I’m grateful to not have to do chemo, I was dreading March 1–my first day on a chemically-induced menopause hormone treatment, Tamoxifen. I put off… Continue reading Fully functional adulting.
Week 14 A.D. Friday was Zach’s last day home with me. We celebrated by finally leaving the house together for something that wasn’t a doctor appointment! Zander had Family Breakfast at school, so we ate our donut, heard the Ukulele Club strum to pop hits, and hit up the book fair. I navigated the halls… Continue reading Plan A-ish
Midlife Mamacita 