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(This is not a sponsored post. I just like to share where I find some of my favorite things!) I had big plans for this to be a productive few days preparing to go back to leading Weight Watcher meetings next week, blogging daily, meal planning, grocery shopping, walking and getting in some Yoga. Here is what I’ve actually done. Two doctor’s appointments on two different days that took up most of the day, worked on getting my house somewhat back in order (I don’t know when I changed the sheets last. I can’t believe I just told you that), did my arm exercises and called it Yoga, sat down to write a blog but ended up reading a lot of info on breast cancer, DIEP Flap surgery and breast cancer reoccurrence (I didn’t think I would feel so anxious about my upcoming surgery and I didn’t realize I’d be concerned […]

Before Cancer/After Diagnosis, but I must say, I’m all Jesusy lately. I don’t talk about prayer or church or religion much here on the blog because believe it or not, I do have some things in my life that I don’t talk about here on the blog, or even in person a whole lot. Surprise, I know.  That being said, I do believe in the power of prayer. I’ve always been one to pray a lot, I have always had a strong faith in God, and I thank all of you that do pray and that have said prayers for me and my family, and I truly appreciate them, and I feel them. If you don’t pray, but believe in sending good vibes, I believe in those too and I appreciate them and feel them too! I think it’s really about positive thoughts, good karma and doing what works for YOU […]

The pj, pizza party with some girlfriends Saturday night was just what I needed! I had two slices of pizza, drank lots of water and sipped on my hot tea. We each had our own blanket, curled up for some girly chat, then watched a silly chick flick. It wasn’t a great movie, but it was a great night with friends and I was home and in bed by 10:30. I slept for almost 11 hours!! I did end up taking one muscle relaxer and one pain pill before bed. I needed sleep and I finally got some. I’m glad to be back in my bed, but sleeping is still at an incline, with pillows in each armpit and a neck pillow around my neck. I’m typically a side to side, side to back, back to side sleeper, so it’s been weird to be only sleeping on my back, but I’m […]

A few weeks back, I wrote a blog post titled, You’re Probably Not Going to Believe This, then I blogged about how much crazy stuff was continuing to happen in our life and with our family over these last few weeks, months.  In that post I think I eluded to the fact that there were other things going on too, but no one would likely believe it, so I left it at that. On that post, I received one my favorite comments ever. Denise – “OMG from California! Your life is a miniseries drama that would win an Emmy ! Just remember in six months this will be behind you! Best wishes for your surgery and keep your chin up!” ……………… Me- “Denise, I actually laughed when I read your comment. I often feel like a bad sitcom, but I’ll take miniseries with an Emmy too! You are right. We just […]

Well, it’s happened. The “Pumpkin People” in my life know how I feel about it, and they have delivered. Literally. It all started a few days ago with the Pumpkin Balls from Becky. They were delish and I paired them with some Pumpkin Spice flavored coffee that Tess picked up while she was here last week. The mug was a gift last year. Love it too!   As requested, here is the recipe that Becky used for the Pumpkin Balls and a text to follow that tells me how she made them. I’m not really focused on counting SmartPoints right now, so you’ll have to put these into the Recipe Builder if you’re needing to know points. (Sorry) It is a nice clean recipe, but foods that are naturally high in fat, so one or two of these should be plenty per serving! (Easier said than done!)     A friend […]

This post was going to be all about surgery fears. My double mastectomy is in 10 days! I went to a concert on Thursday night with some girlfriends and then had a full weekend with family. I forgot all about my fears and enjoyed myself. I don’t have time for fear anyhow. Exciting News Before I chat about our Oklahoma visit, I’d like to welcome my new readers that found my blog via Prevention Magazine. Welcome and thanks for subscribing to the blog! To my new readers….these last several post are not typical of my blog post, but I hope you’ll stick with me through these next several weeks as I will be anxious to heal and get back to a daily blog post of what I’m eating and what type of exercise I’m doing while having a little fun along the way. Yes, I was excited about being in a magazine so […]

(I was having a few computer issues and my entire original post on this weekend that I did post, was lost! That took me a long time to write and I don’t know how I could duplicate it, but here is version two. I’m so bummed) I’ve posted some pretty heavy stuff lately. Today, I’ve got some really happy news that I can hardly wait to share! Tess (my daughter) and her boyfriend Manuel came in from Dallas on Thursday to enjoy a long weekend with family and attend a friends wedding on Saturday night. A few weeks back, Manuel called to ask for our blessing in proposing to Tess. That’s right. The man that I truly prayed for my daughter to one day meet, called and asked for our blessing in proposing to Tess.  All afternoon on Thursday and all day Friday, I had to pretend to be clueless, which […]

I worked the food truck on Wednesday, then ran a gazillion errands, then cleaned out the fridge and stocked it with the things that I had collected while running my gazillion errands, then made dinner. While cooking dinner, Kate and Shelby and the kids arrived back at our house after being gone over the weekend. We had dinner and then I don’t know what happened, but all of a sudden it was 10:00 p.m. I still hadn’t showered from working at the food truck and I smelled like a cheeseburger. A dirty smelly, old cheeseburger. I didn’t track or count, but I did eat good food! The doctors office called and my surgery is scheduled for August 31st. Finally! Here are Wednesday’s eats… Breakfast The remaining half of my RXBar from Wednesday.   Lunch Bunless Burger while working at the food truck.   Dinner Roasted Crinkle Cut Butternut Squash (Pre-cut from […]

Thanks! Thank you for all of your comments, text messages, emails of encouragement, prayers and for sharing your own stories. I know that so many women have been where I am at now and have come out of treatment feeling strong and healthy and I know that I will do the same. I am feeling extremely lucky that I found it so early. I met with the oncologist for the first time today. While Mike and I were waiting for the doc to come into the exam room, I told Mike that I thought that this appointment would be at a desk, having a conversation about my treatment post surgery. I didn’t really think about an exam. Mike told me that if the doctor came in and was good looking, he might leave during the exam. Cracking up!  The oncologist (He wasn’t un attractive, but Mike must have thought so. He stayed.) said that when […]

Flood and Family Thank you for all of your sweet comments and text and emails. We are all taking one day at a time and remembering that this too shall pass. If you missed the last two post, well, they were full of stories that leave you saying phrases such as….”This sucks”, “Holy shit” and “We’ll figure it out”. Over the weekend, family stepped in to help Kate and Shelby clean up from the water damage in their house and now what is not in this dumpster is in storage.   The boys got busy and were able to cut out drywall in the whole house.   The house is pretty empty waiting for the fans and dehumidifier to do their thing.   The toilet and sinks sit in the garage and the major appliances are in the middle of the kitchen. Now we wait for things to dry out, pick out […]