by Kathy on October 5, 2026 · 0 comments
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Almost two weeks ago, on September 22nd (the 84th anniversary of Mom’s birthday), after my 6-month follow up mammogram and ultrasound, I was changing back into my street clothes in the dressing room when I heard someone come into the waiting room and call the name “Jacqueline” to be next. Hearing my mom’s name, although […]
by Kathy on October 2, 2026 · 0 comments
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As Ferris Bueller taught us and was part of his famous monologue, from the movie about his day off, which you memorized in elementary school, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” Life has been moving especially fast in recent months and 22 was […]
by Kathy on July 25, 2026 · 0 comments
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Sometime in recent years I finally came around to the value of flossing my teeth daily. I’d known it was important for much of my life and had never found a way that worked for me to maintain a consistent routine. I committed to prioritizing flossing as part of my oral healthcare and bedtime routine […]
by Kathy on April 15, 2026 · 0 comments
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Thursday, 4-11-96 2:35 PM London 8:35 AM E-Town Well, I took my last final! (pretty painless – though I sure studied long enough for it…) I really did learn a lot from that architecture class! I sold my books back & am close to £35 richer for it! I wish I could keep the books […]
by Kathy on April 10, 2026 · 2 comments
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19 years ago today, on April 10, 2007, I began blogging. Though I don’t post as often or consistently as I have in the past, I am still grateful to have this space to share and process life. On past blogoversaries I have shared things that I have learned from blogging and 14 years ago, since my blogoversary fell on the […]
by Kathy on April 9, 2026 · 0 comments
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Wednesday, 4-10-96 11:40 PM London 5:40 PM E-Town This week has pretty much been full of my preparing for & taking finals! I am gonna copy into here highlights from an e-mail I wrote to Mom, Dad, Meg, & Kelly about this weekend & early this week cuz I am tired & don’t feel like […]