Optimism

My London Semester Journal I: Saturday, January 20, 1996

by Kathy on October 28, 2018 · 0 comments

in Anticipation, Anxiety, Background, Before I Blogged, Bereavement, Blessed, Comic Relief, Communication, Coping, Expectations, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Frustration, Grief, Happiness, Inspiration, Life, London Semester Journals, Loss, Love, Memories, Music, Optimism, Quotes, Relationships, Sadness, The Past, Time, Triggers, Writing

Saturday, 1-20-96 3:34 PM London 9:34 AM Evanston ★ Dad’s 55th Birthday! ☺︎ Wow! It’s been 4 days since I wrote in here… Though it doesn’t seem that long. The past 5 nights, & much of my days, I spent hanging out w/ my Pembridge buddies Adam & Paul. They are great guys & becoming […]

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#MicroblogMondays: Week 1 is Done

by Kathy on March 27, 2017 · 6 comments

in #MicroblogMondays, Accountability, Anxiety, Blog Hops, Blogging, Change, Coping, Decisions, Game Changers, Life, Optimism, Time, Transitions, Writing

Today I will start with 1/3 of the dose I had been taking. I began stepping down off of my medication for anxiety last week. Week 1, during which I took 2/3 of the dose, went well. I am hyper aware of my emotions, trying to see if I notice significant differences or side effects. […]

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On Feminism at 41

by Kathy on May 17, 2016 · 2 comments

in Accountability, Change, Communication, Courage, Decisions, Game Changers, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Optimism, Reality, Relationships, Sensativity, Social Media, The Future, The Past, Transitions, Writing

It started with watching American Crime Story: The People Vs. OJ Simpson. The main focus was clearly meant to be on OJ’s innocence or lack there of, as well as racism and police misconduct. However, I kept coming back to the story of how Marcia Clark and Nicole Brown Simpson were portrayed and vilified in […]

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All Clear

by Kathy on March 26, 2016 · 4 comments

in breast care, Cancer, Coping, Exercise, Expectations, Optimism, Pain, Time

My surgery on Monday went well/as planned. During my recovery I have felt sore and tired, as expected. I have slept a lot and followed other recommendations from my doctor, including wearing a supportive sports bra, using a pillow to cushion my breast, and early on I used an ice pack and took medication for […]

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Surgery On Monday

by Kathy on March 18, 2016 · 3 comments

in Anticipation, breast care, Coping, Courage, Cysts, Hope, Life, Optimism, Reality, Time, Waiting

I got the call for my breast surgery (lumpectomy/wide excision) on Monday. It is scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m. and we need to be there at 5:30 a.m. Excited that I won’t have to wait too long, with fasting after midnight. And being that Bob and I usually get up at 5:00 a.m. to […]

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A Good Problem to Have

by Kathy on February 16, 2016 · 3 comments

in Anticipation, Blessed, breast care, Cancer, Coping, Cysts, Decisions, Expectations, Faith, Hope, Journey, Life, Optimism, Pain, Peace, Planning

Our appointment today, with Dr. K, the specialized breast surgeon at Advocate Christ Medical Center, went really well. I was more impressed than I expected to be, after being wowed by Dr. J at the University of Chicago Medical Center yesterday. Dr. K assured us that it is really, really, really unlikely that once removed […]

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