Tag: still standing

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • Paperwork, Puppies, and Pulling Down Christmas

    Paperwork, Puppies, and Pulling Down Christmas 🌼 Date: Wednesday, January 07, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Depleted, overachieving, stubborn. 💞 Status: Still alive. Slightly dizzy. Very accomplished. 😪 Outlook: The hard work is done — tomorrow is a problem for tomorrow. Today was one of those days where nothing dramatic happened, but somehow everything was exhausting. Phone…

  • Pink Hats &Stacey in the Wild

    Pink Hats & Stacey in the Wild 🌼 Date: Tuesday, January 06, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tender, playful, cautiously confident 💖 Status: Still standing (and accessorized) 🥰 Outlook: Finding joy where I can—and wearing it proudly Pink Hats & Stacey in the Wild Today was about softness.Not the kind that gives up—but the kind that comforts.…

  • The Year I Needed

    The Year I Needed 🌼 Date: Thursday, January 01, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Reflective, grateful, quietly powerful 💓 Status: Still standing. Still here. Still learning. 💪 Outlook: Entering 2026 clearer, braver, and done playing small 🥢 New Year’s Day, the Way We Do It For as long as I can remember — and I mean single…

  • 59 Hours Awake, 8 Hours of Bliss (and a Hard Stop at 10:30)

    59 Hours Awake, 8 Hours of Bliss (and a Hard Stop at 10:30) 🌼 Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 ⚡ Energy: Quiet, tender, deeply tired 💓 Status: Shot one complete, record sleep achieved 🥱 Outlook: Rest counts as progress Day one of the Granix shots. For reasons known only to my body and whatever gremlin…

  • Some Days Are Just Heavy

    Some Days Are Just Heavy 🌼 Date: Monday, December 29, 2025 ⚡ Energy: Wired, stitched, stubbornly upright ❤️‍🩹 Status: Stitched, infused, sleepless 😁 Outlook: Progress… just louder than expected So, this morning was a plastics appointment and let me be clear: I walked in with zero expectations of getting a fill. At this point, I’m…

  • Powered by Jet Fuel and Spite

    Powered by Jet Fuel and Spite 🌼 Date: Sunday, December 28, 2025 ⚡ Energy: Steroid-powered, mildly feral, unstoppable ❤️‍🩹 Status: Productive, bald, wig-curious, still breathing 💖 Outlook: Getting shit done now, fully expecting to crash later Today was Day 1 of steroids, which means my internal operating system rebooted without asking me and said, “We’re…

  • Not Walking This Alone

    Not Walking This Alone 🌼 Date: Saturday, December 27, 2025 ⚡ Energy: 🔋 (officially depleted—in the best way) 💝 Status: Surrounded, supported, and freshly clipped 🥰 Outlook: Full heart, steady hope, ready for Monday Today was a very successful day—the kind that leaves you completely spent and deeply grateful. ✔ Labs done✔ Head shaving +…

  • Wig First

    Wig First 🌼 Date: Friday, December 26, 2025 ⚡ Energy: 🔋🔋 (used wisely, with laughter breaks) 💞Status: Wigged, prepared, medically efficient 😏Outlook: Spicy, realistic, and seeing the damn light Today we made it to the wig shop—and let me tell you, it was an adventure. Aunt Dee and Marnie came with us, which immediately guaranteed…