Tag: one badass day at a time
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Double Fisted & On the Rocks
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.…
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Humble Pie & Physical Therapy
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…
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The Slow Climb Back
The Slow Climb Back 🌼Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026 – Tuesday, February 24, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slowly Recharging (Very Slowly) ❤️ Status: Low Output, Minor Improvements 🙄 Outlook: Small Gains Still Count Nothing big happened over these four days. No appointments.No celebrations.No dramatic plot twists. Just the slow, unglamorous work of healing. My energy is…
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Borrowed Balance & Mexican Food
Borrowed Balance & Mexican Food 🌼 Date: Friday, February 20, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Low Battery, Minimal Output ❤️🩹 Status: Still Wobbly, Still Healing 😔 Outlook: Borrowing Strength Until Mine Comes Back Nothing big happened today. No appointments.No milestones.No dramatic wins. Just healing. Casey convinced me to go out for Mexican food tonight. And by “convinced,”…
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Are We Getting Gidget a Sister?!
Are We Getting Gidget a Sister?! 🌼 Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Operating on 12% Battery 💗 Status: Healing from the Inside, Dreaming of Puppy Kisses 😎 Outlook: Cautiously Hopeful (Pending Ivy League Admission Results) Energy level today: still somewhere between recliner and horizontal. My body is clearly still in full rebuild mode.…
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415cc & A Very Expensive Milkshake
415cc & A Very Expensive Milkshake 🌼 Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on Fumes & Determination 💗 Status: 415cc & Still Standing – Barely 🤕 Outlook: Healing from the Inside Out Today Casey had to drag me to my plastics appointment. And when I say drag, I mean emotionally encourage, physically steady,…
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The Only Route I Ran This Week
The Only Route I Ran This Week 🌼 Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 – Tuesday, February 17, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on fumes, sarcasm, and stubborn survival. 😞 Status: Post-chemo crash. Body in revolt. Mouth staging a full protest. Legs currently identified as “Lipsky.” 🔮 Outlook: This is the ugly middle of healing — but…
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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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Ringing the Bell, Cocked Shoulders, and One Final Cocktail of Doom
Ringing the Bell, Cocked Shoulders, and One Final Cocktail of Doom 🌼 Date: Monday, February 09, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tender, overwhelmed, and stronger than I feel. 🧠 Status: Final chemo in the books. Running on fumes, gratitude, and a whole lot of love. 🔮 Outlook: This road isn’t finished, but the hardest climb is behind…
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Super Bowl Sunday: Meh, Meh, and a Cleaning Fairy
Super Bowl Sunday: Meh, Meh, and a Cleaning Fairy 🌼 Date: Sunday, February 8, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Reserved. Protected. Intentionally spent on nothing. 💗 Status: Resting with snacks and opinions. 🏈 Outlook: Some wins had nothing to do with football. Today was Super Bowl Sunday. Now, we don’t actually watch football during the season, but…
