Time flies! Years of ups and downs, ins and outs, and what-have-yous summed up in a few sentences.
Read MoreWhat It's Like to be a BRCA Mutant & My Big, Scary Preemptive Strike
I don’t know what being a BRCA mutant is for everyone, but I can tell you what it's been like for me and that the one really positive Super Power I have as a BRCA Mutant is Prevention of a Monumental threat to me and to my family. I will fight dirty wiith a preemptive strike on cancer! I’m going to be a Previvor!
Read More5 Things You Can Do to Make the World A Little Brighter
5 Things that can make your life, and the lives of others just a little better - taught by my awesome dad and mom in loving memory of his life.
Read MoreConfidence From Curls - Inspired by an "I Feel Pretty" Link Up
Sometimes we just need a little pretty - maybe something a little different - a little extra confidence boost in our day. On this day, it was just some bends in my hair - not solving all my problems, or any "real" ones really, but. . . . I'll take pieces of happy where I can find them! What makes your life prettier?
Read MoreTop 10 Things People Say When You Have an Extra-Large Dog in a Big City
A giant dog in the city gets a lot of attention. Here's the Top 10 Things People Say to us on the street about our Extra-Large City Dog!
Read MoreBrutal Real-Life Game of “Would You Rather”
When you are one of the "lucky" few to have a BRCA mutation, you find yourself making some vile "Would You Rather" decisions. .. .
Like. . .. Would you rather live with the 1 in 3 risk of getting a heinous disease that will likely kill you early in life (no good early detection, no good treatment once found "too late") and live with the stress/worry/fear with every inaccurate test you do take. . . or do you risk surgery (which is nothing take lightly) and its aftermath?
Read MorePerspective on Positions - At Work & In Life
The guy next to me hung up and started commenting about how awful sales people are... . How they don’t know anything, but they make all the money . . . etc. etc. etc.
Being an account executive (aka sales person), I will admit that my immediate thought was "HEY! You have no idea what it’s like. . . . on my end. . . from my side!"
As I was walking through the terminal, I started thinking from another point of view . . . there’s a reason he feels this way – a way he’s been treated that makes him say “this is why I drink” while shaking his head - he was made to feel "less".
That's a terrible feeling. Let's try not to make other people feel it!
Read MoreFast Fresh(er) Face with 5 Favorite Super-Products Under $15
Isn't it fantastic to have a few superhero products in your bag of tricks that can get you out the door quickly looking a little less like you just rolled out of bed? BONUS when they are inexpensive and easy to find!
1 - Garnier Anti Dark Circle Eye Roller 2 - Neutrogena Healthy Skin Enhancer 3 - Maybelline Volum' Express The Colossal Mascara 4 - Maybelline Baby Lips 5 - Physician's Formula Ph Matchmaker Bronzer
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Read MoreSpring = Promise & Delight!
Spring comes every year, but it never fails to bring me great joy. The first signs of spring peeking out - a bit of green, birds singing, a little extra daylight - always leave me with hope and anticipation. It's a time of re-invigoration. Happy Spring!
Read MoreTop 10 Reasons Zootopia is an AWESOME Movie!
Zootopia DID have cuteness and girl-power and humor, but it offers MORE - some important themes introduced in age-appropriate and non-overwhelming fashion. I loved it! Check out my top reasons and let me know what you thought too!
Read MorePolka Dot Sidewalk & South Side Castles
The world looks different through the eyes of a pre-schooler. . .
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