Cooking With Cast Iron

I recently made the decision to start consulting with Pampered Chef. I choose to do this because it was a great way to earn a little extra income, which goes into our savings account for when we move back to Washington. Additionally I choose to start a Pampered Chef business because I love their products …

Cancer like a Champion

I feel like I have been going through the motions for months now. Wake up. Feed baby, Pour coffee. Play with baby... You get the idea. Mundane. Simple. Besides, life the past couple months hasn't been simple. Far from. Ever since my daughter was born it has been one whirlwind right after another. Like walking …

Cowgirl IT UP! (Chicks N’ Chaps Event 2017)

When I was in grade school I had a good friend named Levi. It is safe to say that he was my first major crush. I loved his freckles and odd elastic skin. I would always sit with him on the school bus, invite him to my birthday parties, and one time we watched Ice …

Sayonara Chemo

Alright, breathe in, chest back, shoulders up... and breathe out. Repeat, several times. Do you feel that? The ultimate sigh of relief. I know I do. I feel like I have been holding my breath for the last 20 weeks. Mom, told me back in March about her diagnosis and ever since then it has …

A Place in The Son

Fifteen years ago, as of yesterday,  my father passed away. I know this like I know four is the answer to two plus two. The kind of fact that is deep rooted into your well being and hides there for all of time. For the last ten years or so I have been able to …

Trending: How to make chemo look good

Be Positive. As hard as that is... but, try your absolute best to see the bright side at all times. Do what you need to do, to do you. If you love to paint. PAINT. If you dance. DANCE. Whatever it is, take the time to be you for awhile. Especially if you're feeling depressed. …

It’s My Chemo and I’ll Smile If I Want To

I write my blog so I have chance to be honest. Gut wrenchingly honest. I want people to know all of the thoughts that run through my mind (ok not ALL). However illogical or logical. With the risk of sounded conceded, I know that I am a wise girl. I have been through a lot …

Fear Never Leaves

Mom said something to me that struck a chord. Her words hit me like a freight train headed west. She was talking about the support group she attends every week and how there is this fourteen year breast cancer surviver who attends as well. I have heard her mention the surviver before this conversation but …

Wake Me Up When Chemo Ends

Yesterday I told my mom that if she wanted too I could keep giving her sleeping pills and let her sleep her way through the rest of chemo. Making the joke, "wake me up when chemo ends..." Much like the famed Green Day song, "Wake Me Up When September Ends." I told my mom that …

Little Things

For the first time in a long time I feel semi-well rested. I find it amazing how becoming a parent basically means you enter the land of zombiedom. I felt like I survived parenting "boot-camp" when I made it to month three. Cherri was taking naps, happy, and sleeping through the night. Life was good. …