Pet Peeve Time

I suppose it would be true to say that my entire blog is really one long discussion about my pet peeves. It seems I have quite a lot of pet peeves! Well, today’s post is overtly about a major pet peeve of mine, maybe my number one pet peeve. This post is not about any … Continue reading Pet Peeve Time →

Survivor’s Guilt

"Survivor guilt (or survivor's guilt; also called survivor syndrome or survivor's syndrome) is a mental condition that occurs when a person believes they have done something wrong by surviving a traumatic event when others did not, often feeling self-guilt. The experience and manifestation of survivor's guilt will depend on an individual's psychological profile. When the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV(DSM-IV) was … Continue reading Survivor’s Guilt →

We need Help!

Right now there’s a bill before Congress called the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act (H.R. 2178). It’s the second time it’s been introduced, sponsored this time by Republican Peter King (NY-2) and Democrat Kathy Castor (Fl-14). A companion bill has also been introduced in the Senate by senators Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Chris … Continue reading We need Help! →

Mystery Blogging Award

I have been nominated for another award! It's still a bit of a shock when people I know comment, but it's a whole other thing when fellow bloggers engage. Jordyn from https://thechronicallyunimaginable.blog/ is one of those fellow bloggers, she not only follows me and comments on my posts, she has nominated me for this award … Continue reading Mystery Blogging Award →

Tattoos, Part I

Here's a secret about me that I hadn't shared publicly until recently -- I'm fascinated by tattoos. I've always wanted to get tattoos. Seriously. But I was born into a really conservative family and then I chose a really conservative profession. I decided to live in an area that attracts more conservative people than not … Continue reading Tattoos, Part I →

Day of Caring, 2019

I attended the Day of Caring for Breast Cancer Awareness, South Florida in 2018 for the second time. The first time I attended was over a decade ago when my mother was a model of hope. May of 2019 was the third time I attended and this year, I was honored to participate as a … Continue reading Day of Caring, 2019 →

Unspoken Ink

Many people reading this blog post will know that I have a Bachelors degree in English with a Literature concentration. That basically meant that once I got the general education classes out of the way, I spent three (3) years in college reading a variety of literature, then analyzing and discussing the meaning, themes, or … Continue reading Unspoken Ink →

Book Review: The Cure for Sorrow

I recently discovered Jan Richardson and her blessings resonate with so many things, but this book especially has touched me in the midst of the treatment I'm enduring for stage IV metastatic breast cancer. She wrote this particular book in the middle of and as she lived her life in the aftermath of her husband's … Continue reading Book Review: The Cure for Sorrow →

Everyone is different

I see it all the time and, at times, have done it myself, belittling and/or comparing the struggles of others. Especially when the struggles of others are specific to struggles you yourself have overcome. It is so easy to look back and gloss over the detailed bits, to forget the triggers, to urge too hard … Continue reading Everyone is different →

4th of July

I've lived in places where the 4th of July is the biggest party you can imagine. I still remember seeing the fireworks set to music on the radio in Washington DC when I was a kid and I went to law school in Virginia Beach, which has 5 military bases in very close proximity. Many … Continue reading 4th of July →