Not Just Another Mother Blogger!

I have a job.  When I am not working, I like to relax with my family, and do fun things.  I do not like to do the grocery shopping or clean ...

I have been as chill as this dog! On the last day at the plastic surgeon, they have you put on a pink graduation cap and gown.  They tak...

I got a phone call this week from some random guy named Roy or Ray. (I have trouble with other people's enunciation)  He left me a messa...

When I read that John McCain has brain cancer, I was upset.  I don't always agree with the guy, but he's a true war hero.  As a mili...

The other day, as I was sitting in my office writing a report, I glanced at my calendar, and had a minor panic attack.  It was 3:25, and I w...

...Cue the Beatles song. Last year I turned 50.  The big 5-0.  A big milestone, to be celebrated with much ado.  Unfortunately, I was stil...

These days, I read or hear of people requesting prayers for other people going through cancer, like I once was.  Since I'm proof that po...

We welcome the springtime weather in Texas, as the storms wash away the allergens and dust that usually plague us all.  As we got ready for ...

Yesterday I stopped at a fast food place and grabbed a wrap for dinner, something I thought would be healthy for me.  I was wrong.  By bedti...

My husband and I went to a restaurant down the street this past weekend.  The place was a bit busy for a Saturday afternoon, but not especia...

February First found me at one of the many hospitals in the San Antonio area, prepping for major surgery.  This would be one more step on my...

Deserted school parking lot, In my car Alone, Afraid of The far away voice.    "You have cancer," Said the physician. Wo...

Since I've been home from the hospital, I've done a lot of sitting.  And quite a bit of lying about.  I feel lazy, but that's wh...

I am an anxious kind of person.  Over the course of an average day, I worry over hundreds of ultimately meaningless things.  Is my shirt on ...

I realized a few weeks ago that I've been blogging for six years. It's my anniversary! Woo hoo!  *opens champagne*  I can't actu...

Last week found me heading over to the nearest radiology center to have a chest CT scan.  I didn't want to have a CT scan, as claustrop...

I am cancer free at the moment.  I still have at least two more surgeries in store, at least this year.  In the next two weeks I head for th...

It used to be that tattoos were rare.  They were secreted away underneath clothing, and not a soul knew they were there, at least out in pub...

I've been in a funk lately.  It's expected, since it's December, and I always get down at this time of the year.  It's mostl...

Women, traditionally, have body image issues.  I'm no different.  I've struggled over the years to like my body, to embrace it, just...