Congratulations! You may (or may not) recall a guest post by Jannie (Boulanger) Hanna about her struggle with endometriosis (January 25, 2019). I want to offer my sincere congratulations to Jannie and her husband, Tyler, welcomed the most beautiful little boy, Edward Cletus Hanna last December. It has been a long, long time since I've …
By the hair on your chin-y chin chin
By the hair on your chin-y chin chin I admit it - I have hair on my chin. And a little above my upper lip. I'm a woman, and I have hair on my face. Thankfully, it isn't too bad, considering I no longer have any estrogen in my body to really make my body do …
Moving Forward
Moving Forward I've read before, there's a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror. So you look forward instead of back. Cancer Update I'm still a boring cancer patient. Thank God! My tumor markers remain at 12 (anything under 32 is great). I started at 910 back in 2015. We celebrated my fourth …
Being Remembered and Paying It Forward
Your Name Is Your Reputation When I was growing up, I was always told that "your name is your reputation, don't ruin either one." It is a good point to keep in mind. Being Remembered and Paying It Forward Recent events of what Robert F. Smith did at Morehouse College this past weekend started my …
Looking at the Other Side
Looking at the Other Side There's always two sides to every story...right? Isn't that what we've all heard all of our lives? I've always had a natural sense to look at things from the other side. The hubs has that sense too, and has even taught me some things about even more ways of looking …
Good Things Going On
Friday Night Lights What do you do on a Friday night when you're our age and NOT going to Menards? (I sound sooo old at 48!) You get the best perch plate and tator tots from Krazy Cow, get together your menu for the next two weeks, order your groceries online to pick up on …
Gratitude
A friend of mine told me the other day "you haven't blogged in a while, I love reading your blogs!" The look on her face was one of loving chastisement, essentially showing me that, I guess I had been too busy with other things to do what I do best - bore you all with …
I’m Angry.
I'm Angry. Not the red-faced, steam coming from my ears, mushroom cloud over my head, angry. Just a calm realization of anger. Education I'm angry at all those people that told me I had to get a degree to go anywhere or do anything with my life. I didn't know what I wanted to …
GUEST POST – Living with Endometriosis
Introducing our Guest Blogger I met Jannie (Boulanger) Hanna and her mom, Cindy, while I worked as the Human Resources Representative at N.E.W. Plastics Corp. in Luxemburg, Wisconsin from 2013 to 2015. Jannie graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in December 2018, her major being Elementary Education and Human Development, and a minor in ESL …
Educating Others
Educating Others I've always loved teaching. It started when I was little. I would create math worksheets and spelling/English/reading worksheets for myself, and then I would correct them. I would use the organ bench in our family room as my teacher's desk. I imagined that the family room was full of my students. Of course, …
