Blogging from my heart in Boise, Idaho
On Saturday night, I had a select group of friends over for a bonfire. These friends were my tribe that were always present for me after Paul died or in the later months or both, offering the kind of love and support that helped me navigate the grief. I was never given Paul’s keepsake ashes,... Continue Reading →
Today is February 1, 2016 and I am heading to downtown Boise this morning. I will participate with other cancer survivors today and speak with our State Legislative representatives with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Our primary focus will be to ask the state legislators for quality access to the kind of healthcare... Continue Reading →
You need to be ready in order to be right for another person to love, and to be in love. For that next person. For that next person you were not sure you would ever meet. We all have a life trauma or tragedy that leaves a scar on our broken heart. Don’t get me... Continue Reading →
This past weekend was full of surprises, most of which were completely unexpected. I am convinced the unexpected is just about the best ever gift from God and the Universe! As I proceeded to come down from cloud nine Sunday, while I was hiking with the Z man, I realized I do not have a... Continue Reading →
Looking back at 2015, I am astonished by my resilience from a year filled with circumstances one typically watches in a movie with the tragic twist. Talk about the plot thickening as each month unfolded! But get through it I did, and I eventually recognized just how strong a woman I am. And yet, I realized... Continue Reading →
Since living in Idaho, I have made a commitment each holiday season to give presents that I have either made myself or something that was made in Idaho. Believe it or not, this can be an easy task no matter where you may happen to live. One year I made neck roll pillows! If my... Continue Reading →
This past year, while I was in the midst of grief, at times it felt as if I was on the outside looking in more often than not. You know, those times watching events as if you were not in the room, people talking about dealing with what you would consider totally mundane but oh... Continue Reading →
On Sunday I gave in to my craving for lemon pomegranate cookies and used almond flour, just to experiment. I am here to tell you that the cookies are delicious, but more cake-like that cookie texture. I tried, right? Now I have a few dozen of chewy, soft lemony cookies that melt in my mouth.... Continue Reading →
A year has just about come and gone. After Paul died, a friend told me it would take a year, and I winced in emotional pain. No, not a year of this heartache that at times was literally physical! But she was right, after a period of time, I found that time was the patch... Continue Reading →
Yesterday afternoon I had a Clothing Exchange party, or my way of shopping on my birthday without spending a dime! I am really celebrating my 20 years cancer free, from breast cancer in my late 30’s. My besties from the years I have lived here in Boise showed up and the plan was to drop... Continue Reading →
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