Time with Family, written 3 days ago, Hola Vegola, How was your holiday weekend? Ours was down right wonderful(ish). Brian's family came for a visit and I cooked the meal. At first I was wicked stressed. After all, it was the first holiday that we have hosted and it's been a long time since I...

Rushing, written 2 days ago, As a working AND at-home mom of two kids under 5, I always feel like I’m rushing around. Rushing to preschool.  Rushing to playdate. Rushing to cram in an errand or three between the two. Rushing to run farther, faster, and sooner than any of my friends want to race. ...

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Sure, I appreciate all the money that's been raised in search of a cure. But I can't be the only one who dreads Breast Cancer Awareness Month and all things Pink.

Life's Journey, written 2 days ago, This time of year brings me back. Most know I was diagnosed with Triple Negative, stage 2, node positive Breast Cancer in 2006. Life changed for not just me, but for my family. I was dumbfounded, taken back as I had my feet knocked right out from under me. How cou...

Choose Whole Grains - 3 Parts Working Together to Fight Cancer, written 2 days ago, Whole Grain KernelIllustration ©Pam Stephan White bread and white rice looks nice and last longer on the shelf than brown bread and brown rice, so isn't it better? No - it...

World Aids Day 2008, written 3 days ago, Lead – Empower – Deliver This is the theme for World Aids Day 1 December 2008 Download wall chart A global view of HIV infection - Estimated adult HIV prevalence for countries in 2007 ] World AIDS Day originated 20 years ago at the 1988 World Summit...

Taking control of my weight and trying to eat cancer-fighting food…again, written 1 day ago, It’s back to Weight Watchers for me. I am not able to stay on track by myself, and it’s not just a weight issue. One thing about Weight Watchers is that it forces me to stick to healthy and nutritious ...

New Study: Breast Cancer Can Disappear Without Treatment, written 4 days ago, If you were diagnosed with breast cancer, and knew it might disappear on its own, would you forego treatment—surgery, radiation, chemo, hormone drugs—and take that chance?That’s a choice women might possibly face in ...

No Egrets, written 1 week ago, The last ten days or so have been a crazy whirlwind. It started with a visit to my oncologist to set a plan of action. You know the routine…surgery, chemo, radiation, blah, blah, blah… It wasn’t exactly the way I wanted to spend an afternoon, but I’d rather mov...

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Not so shabby for a Wednesday..., written 1 day ago, Two fairly spectacular things happened today – and while I write this…it’s not even noon. I think we’re doing pretty good for a Wednesday. This morning I was treated to a random act of kindness. (Or atleast I think it was random). Every m...

I push too much- pamper day gone bad, written 1 day ago, Americans are known for their persistence, but I take it too far some times. I will definitely get what I want, but not in the time frame that I come to expect. Europeans are much better at taking it easy and going with the flow. It might actu...

Cancerversary!, written 1 month ago, Two years cancer free for me! Hard to believe that much time has already passed since my mastectomy. Check back for my rant against Breast Cancer Awareness month and Delta airlines in particular.

Food confessions, written 12 hours ago, One satisfyingly decorated tree..Having reached the end of the road with fairy cakes, I find myself enjoying remaindered jelly diamonds;  the nut-free Christmas cake mixture has matured beautifully (trial cupcake sized selection shrinking rapidly);  luminous...

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New Oncologist and Killer Boobs (a different kind than I started with), written 1 week ago, Yesterday, I finally got in to see my new oncologist. And I’m happy to report that I really like him. The whole office, actually. Aside from waiting one hour to get a 2 minute blood draw (in an independent ...