Hope you are having a Silver-Lined weekend!
Inspired Living & Celebrating Life
A Spoonful of Sugar
Finally Five and I shared a wonderful Silver Lining afternoon with Mary Poppins. We learned innumerable supercalifragilisticexpialidocious life lessons that we hold near and dear during breast cancer and will carry with us long after.
Fashion SL's: Black and White with a side of Buzz
Having breast cancer does not mean losing one’s sense of style! Wearing scarves everyday has really made me think about what I wear. Time and time again, I go back to wearing black and white because it is a blank canvas on which to layer colors and fun accessories.
Do Unto Others
Today I had the great Silver Lining of hearing Ruth Reichl speak as part of the UCSB Arts & Lectures Program. She is a beloved authority on foodie culture, the former Editor in Chief of Gourmet magazine and recipient of six James Beard Awards for food writing. And she is cool. She told the story about her… Continue reading Do Unto Others
Beautiful Budding
This morning, for the first time in a month, I went on a HIKE! I can’t begin to describe how happy this made me. I was giddy from the tips of my toes to the top of my bald head. Everywhere I looked, I found beautiful budding (Silver Lining). The photograph below describes exactly how… Continue reading Beautiful Budding
Chipper Chicks
Today has been an outstanding, Silver Lined day! Nearly 3 1/2 weeks since my last chemo, it feels as if the dimmer on the light switch was raised and voilà: the lights went on. That is the best way to describe the SL feeling of coming out of the debilitating (for me) effects of chemo. … Continue reading Chipper Chicks
Being Happy
Being happy means seeing these beautiful flowers between afternoon rain showers. Being happy means seeing the rain drops on the petals, knowing that it is the rain that makes them so beautiful. Being happy means seeing this sign and doubling over in laughter, knowing full well that I have EARNED this parking spot! Being happy… Continue reading Being Happy
Spring has Sprung!
This is the first week of Spring and I am so excited about it! There is no feeling like that first spring in my step (pun intended). Spring reminds me of when The HOTY (a/k/a Husband of the Year) and Finally Five used to take long bike rides throughout Chicago to go “tulip hunting”. It… Continue reading Spring has Sprung!
Silver Lining Book: The Paris Wife
A Silver Lining to my omnipresent fatigue is that I am able to read. I can’t tell you how happy this makes me! I’m a real-book reader as in the kind that has pages. Though I’ve read a couple of books on my iPad (when traveling), I love the sensual experience of reading a book:… Continue reading Silver Lining Book: The Paris Wife
Saturday Stroll
Today I took my first walk in nearly two weeks. I can’t believe I just wrote that. Holy Moly. It’s been a rough round. That said, I TOOK A WALK (Silver Lining!)…and am so grateful for it! Because I was so winded, I was passed by three snails in search of lunch. However, this pace… Continue reading Saturday Stroll