I wrote here about being chosen as the recipient of the 2020 Ripples of Hope Award. Man, what an honor! Did I mention that TOM BROKAW won last year? Yes.. yes I did mention that-- I still can't believe it! How does someone follow Tom Brokaw? Well, I'm not entirely sure, so I just ignored …
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First my heart and then my arm and then my leg and now my head...
I’m getting an award!
People! I'm so excited to share with you that I've been chosen as the 2020 recipient of Consano's Ripples of Hope Award! This is the announcement that was sent out to the world: I'm SO honored to be chosen-- I've been figuring my way through battling with oligo for the last 9 months, and it …
A series of conversations about saving money
Me: When we are done with Watchmen we should get rid of HBO Kai: OK. *** Me: I'm going to figure out how to coupon. Also we should get things only if they are on sale. Kai: OK. *** Me: Maybe we should change Ellis' pre-K to only part-time instead of full time to save …
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2019: Year in Review
A year ago, as 2018 was ending, I made 2 lists in my planner. The lists were 2018 Reflections + Highlights, and 2019 Goals. 2018 was a great year. The kids were doing great, we bought a house, and completed a half marathon. We went on really fun trips, saw friends, I dyed my hair …
What NOT to say to someone who has cancer
There's a lot on the internet on this topic already, so if you are really worried about saying the wrong thing you can read more than just this blog post. Some good places to start are here and here. A lot of this comes down to common sense and emotional intelligence. The things that have …
The list of things I should be blogging about
-the extreme difficulty of taking a good family picture -knitting update and my accidental foray into crochet - taking the puppy to Home Depot, aka trying to socialize him now so he doesn't become an ass. - making a bucket list -writing to the kids - My favorite things in the Pacific Northwest -More about …
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A Thanksgiving Food Post
I truly have so much to be thankful for. During this time of year, I know a lot of people reflect on their fortune, their family, and plans for the year to come. And, yes-- I have done all of that as well. But I've already written a lot on this blog about these things... …
From Stage Right enters a new character: The Puppy
About 3 weeks ago we took the plunge and got a puppy. This wasn't a very pre-meditated decision... we discussed it a few months ago, as a "someday it would be fun to have a dog" kind of conversation. But, gradually the idea of "someday" seemed too far away. Plus I'm home way more than …
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Getting Better at Celebrating
My husband and I recently had our 9th wedding anniversary. Our wedding was magical. It was beautiful, romantic-- everything went smoothly. Our only regret was that we didn't actually eat dinner that night because we were too busy dancing and laughing the night away. Our photographer was amazing, and I still go to look at …
My life as a Home Barista
I started drinking coffee in college, and the habit built over the years. I remember running out of coffee one day in medical school, and thinking, no big deal-- I'll just go to class without it. And... that day was memorable because I could NOT focus on anything. I might as well have just slept …
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