Tag: Chemo Life
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The Great Skin Shed & Operation: Tiny Dog Application
The Great Skin Shed & Operation: Tiny Dog Application 🌼 Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Determined with a side of slightly horrified curiosity 💖 Status: Exfoliated within an inch of my life 🥰 Outlook: Hopeful for smoother skin and maybe a tiny new family member Well… yesterday we talked about my brilliant chemo-brain…
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Brush, Baby, Brush & A Tiny Heart Thief
Brush, Baby, Brush & A Tiny Heart Thief 🌼 Date: Monday, March 9, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Curious, slightly sparkly 💖 Status: Flaky but optimistic 🥰 Outlook: Big changes coming—on my skin and in my heart So, chemo brain strikes again… but this time, it’s a bright, sparkly kind of idea. You know how I’ve been…
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Snow Globe Skin & the Great Moisture Hunt
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…
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Taco Tuesday & The Final Chemo Fiesta
Taco Tuesday & The Final Chemo Fiesta 🌼 Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Artificially Enhanced (Thank You, Steroids)💗 Status: Pink Princess on Parade 🥳 Outlook: Celebrating the Win Before the Crash The day after chemo is a strange place to exist. Technically, poison is coursing through your veins… but thanks to steroids, you…
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Healing Days and Pink-Bow Joy
Healing Days and Pink-Bow Joy 🌼 Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Low… but learning to respect it. 💗 Status: Healing, resting, and unexpectedly spoiled. 🌸 Outlook: Sometimes the smallest surprises mean the most. Today was another low-energy day. At this point, I think we should stop calling them low-energy and start calling them…
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From Mini Cans to Grape Juice Bottles
From Mini Cans to Grape Juice Bottles 🌼 Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Surprisingly upbeat. Mildly impressed. Still skeptical. 💗 Status: Filling, healing, and moving on up. 🌤️ Outlook: Progress is happening—even when I argue with it. Today was another plastics appointment, and I’m officially moving on up in the world. I got…
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Love Looks Like Clean Floors
Love Looks Like Clean Floors 🌼 Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Borrowed. Conserved. Protected. 💗 Status: Held up by the kindness of others. 🌞 Outlook: Grateful beyond words. Today was one of those days where my body made the rules—and the rules were absolutely no energy allowed. I had zero strength. Zero motivation.…
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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…
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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…
