Apparently, I can do hard things.

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.

Fully functional adulting.

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.

Hope & Strength Win

Week 12 A.D. You know what I miss? Bending over. Dressing myself. Washing myself. Sitting up without a “boost”. Doing my own my hair. Sleeping in my bed. Walking further than a few houses. Being able to “go”—yes, I mean #2. But you know what I won’t miss? Cancer. This shitty part is only temporary.… Continue reading Hope & Strength Win

Hallmark birthday greetings for adult orphans.

I dreaded my birthday. Again. This is only the second year I’ve felt like “It’s my party and I’ll be depressed if I want to.” I know a lot of adults, particularly women dread the age incline, but honestly that doesn’t bother me. I mean, we’re all going to get old at some point so… Continue reading Hallmark birthday greetings for adult orphans.

This is not where it starts, but where it continues.

*Warning: There's some cursing. As there will be in this entire blog* After about a year of owning this website blog domain, I'm finally inspired to write. It's not been due to a lack of ideas or thoughts to share but because of a voice in my head telling me, "It's not important." It took… Continue reading This is not where it starts, but where it continues.