Monthly Archives: June 2011

some days a girl just wants to dance……

YAY! Can I say YAY?! “What is she talking about” you all are thinking, right?  I have not gone round the bend, I am just so happy I could dance in the middle of the street and what a sight … Continue reading

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the post with no name

I don’t really know what to call this post, so it is the post with no name.  I ran into a neighbor who I don’t see all the time and they told me about someone they know who is struggling … Continue reading

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deflated is NOT defeated

Well, I received another reply from another publication asking me to write something in their prescribed guidelines and it would be reviewed by their editorial staff…so I will! Now onto the title of this post – the funny thing about … Continue reading

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editorial commentary about my writing…my first rejection

So I have been submitting my writing samples to different publications.  I decided what the hell, I will submit this blog to a few to see what I get.  Here was the first response.  I am not sure that I … Continue reading

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i will be positive

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. – Eleanor Roosevelt I will be positive.  I have my life.  The rest will settle out somehow.  I have put my feelers out to change my job and considering I … Continue reading

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learning to go with the flow

One of the hardest things about dealing with breast cancer is learning to go with the flow.  But when you are used to being in control of your own life, and suddenly there is a great deal of it in … Continue reading

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yay! something fun!

Yes indeedy…today I was notified of something fun and non-breast cancerish.  I received a note from the folks at epicurious.com about a recipe I submitted to them years ago.  Anyway, the long and short of it is one of my … Continue reading

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the windy road of life….

Breast Cancer is one of those things that just opens your eyes.  You re-evaluate even the most mundane things.  But one thing that you really are forced to dwell on are your relationships with other human beings. I am not … Continue reading

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breast cancer survivor seeks new opportunities

Well I think since I am through the surgery and my lymph nodes and margins are clean and clear I am some sort of survivor, yes? Now that I am part of the sisterhood of life-changing events I know that … Continue reading

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system victim: they said, they said

Alrighty, so first call of the day was my surgeon’s office this morning telling me it took ten days for them to get approval for the oncotype from my insurance company.  Of course, then my insurance company tells a different … Continue reading

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