Author: Tina – One Badass Day at a Time

  • Snow Globe Skin & the Great Moisture Hunt

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    Snow Globe Skin & the Great Moisture Hunt 🌼 Date: Saturday, March 7 & Sunday, March 8, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slightly crusty, slightly brilliant 💓 Status: Flaky but functioning 🧐 Outlook: Moisture is out there somewhere… and I will find it This weekend we’re talking about something no one warns you about with chemo… and…

  • Rare & Valuable… For a Few More Days

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    Rare & Valuable… For a Few More Days 🌼 Date: Friday, March 6, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slightly Improved but Still Coughy 💗 Status: Expanded and Educated 😒 Outlook: Apparently “Deflate Gate” Is Coming I had my plastics appointment today and got another 50cc added to each side. Which means I am now sitting at 515cc…

  • The Art of Doing Absolutely Nothing

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    The Art of Doing Absolutely Nothing 🌼 Date: Wednesday, March 4 – Thursday, March 5, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Low Battery Mode 💗 Status: Resting, Recovering, Recharging 😑 Outlook: Sometimes Healing Looks Like Doing Nothing The last couple of days have been… uneventful. And honestly, that’s probably exactly what my body needed. After the cold, the…

  • The Goalpost Moves Again

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    The Goalpost Moves Again 🌼 Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running Low, Brain Running Wild 💗 Status: Processing New Information 🤔 Outlook: Apparently This Game Has Extra Innings Today I had an appointment with oncology. I went in thinking it would be a pretty routine check-in. Just another step along the path of…

  • The Whispering Client

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    The Whispering Client 🌼 Date: Monday, March 2, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Barely Audible 💗 Status: Whispering, Wheezing, Still Sick 💅 Outlook: At Least My Nails Look Good I’m still feeling pretty crappy today. The cough is still hanging around, and now I’ve reached the stage where every time I talk, it makes me cough. So…

  • The Seal Has Entered the Chat

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    The Seal Has Entered the Chat 🌼 Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on Antibiotics & Determination 💗 Status: Sinuses in Revolt, Lungs Filing Complaints 🤧 Outlook: Hoping We Stop at “Gross Cough” and Skip Pneumonia Well… things escalated overnight. I woke up this morning feeling even worse than yesterday. The sore throat…

  • The Over-the-Counter Olympics

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    The Over-the-Counter Olympics 🌼 Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on Fumes and Cold Medicine ❤️‍🩹 Status: Officially Sick of Being Sick 😷 Outlook: At This Point I’m Open to Witchcraft Today was another sick day. No adventures.No outings.No brave treks to Mexican restaurants. Just me… at home… working my way through what…

  • The Heel Situation

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    The Heel Situation 🌼 Date: Friday, February 27, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on Cough Syrup & Determination ❤️‍🩹 Status: Sniffly, Sore, but Properly Shod 🙄 Outlook: Hoping the Heels Heal So the Heels Can Return Well… the cough has officially joined the party. So now we’ve got:• Sore throat• Headache• Cough Good times. Truly living…

  • Double Fisted & On the Rocks

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    Double Fisted & On the Rocks 🌼 Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Under the Weather but Still Showing Up 💝 Status: Sniffly, Sore, and Slightly More Filled 🤕 Outlook: If I’m Going to Feel Crappy, I Might as Well Be Symmetrical I woke up this morning with a sore throat and a headache.…

  • Humble Pie & Physical Therapy

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    Humble Pie & Physical Therapy 🌼 Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Fragile but Showing Up ❤️‍🩹 Status: Humbled, Healing, and Rebuilding 😔 Outlook: Strength Is Coming Back — Even If It Doesn’t Feel Like It Yet Today was physical therapy. Confession: I have not been doing my exercises. Not because I’m rebellious. Not…