by Kathy on January 11, 2016 · 16 comments
in Anticipation, breast care, Cancer, Coping, Courage, Cysts, Faith, Fear, Hope, Life, Music, Odds, Optimism, Reality, Time, Ultrasounds, Waiting
On Friday I will have two biopsies done on my left breast (one toward the bottom and the other in my armpit). The results will be available on Monday or Tuesday next week. Six months from now I will also return for a mammogram of my right breast, due to calcium deposits. This was not […]
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by Kathy on March 6, 2015 · 5 comments
in Birthdays, Change, Dreams, Faith, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Happiness, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Milestones, Optimism, Reality, Time
You are a wife. You are a mom. You are a daughter. You are a sister. You are a friend. You are a woman of faith. You are a group fitness instructor. You are a health and fitness coach. You are a writer. You are a blogger. You are living the dream. In many ways […]
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by Kathy on October 7, 2014 · 3 comments
in Accountability, Anticipation, Anxiety, Balance, Change, Coping, Decisions, Exercise, Frustration, Journey, Just Write, Life, Mistakes, Optimism, Reality, Relationships, Writing
I am frustrated. I was hoping to get to a certain place, a level in my coaching business this week, and it’s not going to happen (or at least it is highly unlikely at this point). It isn’t for lack of effort, drive, creativity, and support from those around me. It’s a learning curve. There […]
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by Kathy on May 12, 2014 · 6 comments
in Anticipation, Background, Coping, Dreams, Family, Friends, Game Changers, Hope, Inspiration, Journey, Life, Memories, Optimism, Planning, Reality, Relationships, The Future, The Past, Vacations
I lived there the spring semester of my junior year in college, in this house. It was 1996 and an awesome time to be “across the pond.” Everyone who lived at 21 Pembridge Gardens, which was run by the Butler University Study Abroad program, in partnership with the University of Illinois (where I was student), […]
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by Kathy on July 9, 2013 · 6 comments
in Anxiety, Blog Hops, Communication, Friends, Game Changers, Inspiration, Life, Optimism, Reality, Relationships, Time Warp Tuesdays
Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the 33rd installment of my blog hop/writing exercise called Time Warp Tuesday! For those not familiar with Time Warp Tuesdays, which I host on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, here is the background of how and why I came up with the idea. If you are […]
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by Kathy on March 13, 2013 · 7 comments
in Blessed, Change, Expectations, Faith, Game Changers, Hope, Optimism, Peace, Poetry, The Future
When Abby and I were driving home this morning from Beverly Bodyworks, where I taught a Step Aerobics class and she played in the childcare room with friends, I was listening to CNN on XM Radio and heard that the smoke was due within 45 minutes to an hour from the last vote of the […]
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