My little family of 5 traveled down to Florida for Thanksgiving week. The plan was to spend half the week with my in-laws (see blog post: Family), and the other half with my grandma (see blog post: Grandma Carol). Spoiler Alert! My grandma died a few weeks ago, so the second half of our trip…
Month: November 2016
Blanksgiving
I know what you are expecting from me today: #blessed. I just can’t do it. I am feeling way more: #stressed. Sure, there are a million things that I could tell you I am sincerely thankful for, but today, I feel a stronger sentiment than being thankful. I feel resentful. Now please note–I wish I…
Family
How many times have you encountered someone and thought, ‘wow, their family seems so perfect, I wish my family was like that’? That illusion causes you to feel badly about the shortcomings in your own family life. You ponder what choices you could have made to be more like that family. Eventually you find out that…
The Web
Cancer has given me a lot of things. A better view of my own priorities, perspective, night sweats and 9 new scars. These though often unwanted, were at least somewhat expected. There is one thing cancer has given me that was totally unexpected, new friends. One thing I need to note- When you are diagnosed…
Grancer’s Secret
Today I participated in a pre-teen rite of passage. I went bra shopping for the very first time. Technically I already reached this milestone approximately 24 years ago, but that was with entirely different breasts. The ones I brought to the test drive today are brand new, fresh off the lot. They deserve their own…
Snapshot
A few days ago I was hanging out with my friend and photographer Katie http://www.kathrynhastings.com when she suggested we do an impromptu photoshoot to capture where I am now. It was 11am on a weekday. I had to leave in 8 minutes to pick up my youngest child from preschool and her 3 year old son…
Trickle Down Cancer-nomics
Here is how it starts right after diagnosis: DENIAL Friend: ‘Oh my Gosh Grace, I canNOT believe you have cancer! What can I do for you?’ Me: ‘You are too kind, I am totally fine, no need for any help, but thank you SOOO much.’ In a few weeks you move on to this: TREPIDATIOUS ACCEPTANCE…
Aren’t You Excited?
No. I am not excited about my new breasts. Really not even a little bit. To start with, they are not my breasts. They are man-made replicas. And not even replicas. The old ones were well-loved. These guys are fresh off the rack (see what I did there?). The number 1 question I’ve been getting…
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