Tag: breast cancer awareness

  • Umbrellas, Princess Paws, and the Gift of Boring

    Umbrellas, Princess Paws, and the Gift of Boring 🌼 Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Low, conserved, intentionally spent. 💗 Status: Rainy day. Full heart. Very small victories. 🌤️ Outlook: Turns out “boring” is a luxury. Today was one of those days where not much happened—and honestly? That felt like a gift. I spent…

  • Home Where He Belongs

    Home Where He Belongs 🌼 Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tender. Heavy. Love-soaked. 💔 Status: Grief came back in waves – and so did peace. 🌞 Outlook: Some endings are also homecomings. Today we got the phone call telling us that Mr. Momo was ready to be picked up. And just like that,…

  • Taco Tuesday, Minus the Tacos

    Taco Tuesday, Minus the Tacos 🌼 Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Socially present. Physically irritated. 💔 Status: Chemo mouth is choosing violence. 🌞 Outlook: Doing what I can, eating what I can, and calling that a win. Last night was Taco Tuesday — our usual one — with Uncle Dan, Aunt Patti, Matt…

  • From Capri Sun to Mini Cans

    From Capri Sun to Mini Cans 🌼 Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Noticeably better. Slightly amused. 💗 Status: Healing, filling, and less pokey than last week. 🧐 Outlook: Cautiously optimistic — and curious about what next week brings. Today was a much better day. I had a plastics appointment, and for the first…

  • The Woman in the Mirror: Assigned This Mountain

    The Woman in the Mirror: Assigned This Mountain 🌼 Date: Sunday, January 25, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Empty. Drained to the studs. 🖤 Status: Day 4 of Granix. Zero strength. Zero fuel. 🤬 Outlook: Angry. Honest. Still standing. Today required strength I simply did not have.Even putting my recliner down took leg power that wasn’t there.…

  • A Quiet Visit from Bryan

    A Quiet Visit from Bryan 🌼 Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Low, steady, tender ❤️‍🩹 Status: Chemo week + Granix reality, wrapped in meaning 😌 Outlook: Finding signs, even on the quiet days This morning started with an unexpected gift. While sitting inside, moving slowly and letting my body wake up at its…

  • Cold to the Bone, Warmed by Love

    Cold to the Bone, Warmed by Love 🌼 Date: Friday, January 23, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Critically low. Recliner-based. 💔 Status: Day two of Granix and my bones are officially filing complaints. 😑 Outlook: Surviving on warmth, love, and very small victories. Today was low energy on a cellular level. Day two of the Granix shots,…

  • This Is Not Normal Tina

    This Is Not Normal Tina 🌼 Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Empty. Frustrated. Offended by my own body. 💔 Status: Mad. Not sad — mad. 😡 Outlook: Apparently this is part of the deal. I don’t like it. Today started with a restless night — tossing and turning even with a Trazodone —…

  • Steroid Math, Medical Denial, and Hot Pink #12

    Steroid Math, Medical Denial, and Hot Pink #12 🌼 Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Low. Confused. Surprisingly amused. 💔 Status: Chemo brain is running the show today. 😑 Outlook: When in doubt, choose hot pink. I finally figured out why I didn’t have a full-blown wakey, wakey cycle this round. Turns out…I can’t…

  • A Fill, a Fight, and Fashion by Aunt Dee

    A Fill, a Fight, and Fashion by Aunt Dee 🌼 Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Borrowed. Reallocated. Definitely overdrawn. 💔 Status: Tired in the bones but stacking small wins. 😐 Outlook: One more round done. Still moving forward. Yesterday was… a lot. We started with my plastics appointment, and I walked in cautiously…