In the spirit of giving gifts that are purely FUN, I am crazy about these Chuck Taylor’s from Net-A-Porter. According to the website, these cuties were created in collaboration with cult Finnish design company Marimekko. I mean, really. How adorable are they? Come to think of it: I think I had a patch work sweater in… Continue reading 'Tis the Season: Sneakers!
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Charlyn’s Silver Linings
1. My post-mastectomy incision has not healed after seven months and several resconstructive surgeries. Then I developed a blood clot in my subclavian vein (at the port site), the jugular vein and the axillary vein. My port was removed, placed on anti-coagulants and told by my oncologist that since the chemo was preventative and since… Continue reading Charlyn’s Silver Linings
Gifts of Time – Peg Bracken
Friday's Fixin's: Mexican Brunch
Since starting the drug tamoxifen (to keep me in menopause courtesy of my estrogen positive FBC), I am nauseous everyday until about noon. The Silver Lining is that at noon, like clockwork, I am not nauseous anymore. The other Silver Lining is that after having been sick as snot for months on end, I know how to be… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Mexican Brunch
Joan's Silver Linings
I have always been a lover of life & have appreciated each day to the “ultimate” as I have had my Ups & downs with the best of them. I have been “misdiagnosed” a few times & each time very grateful but in 2008 I knew things weren’t right so I went to my Doctors… Continue reading Joan's Silver Linings
No Matter How Small – Aesop
Fashion SL: Oscar de la Renta
As most people are dusting off their winter coats and boots, in New York, the fashion community is already presenting the styles for NEXT fall…as in 2012! The fashion world is one that is in perpetual motion – always forward. There are fundamentally four seasons presented each year by the top designers. They are called… Continue reading Fashion SL: Oscar de la Renta
Counting Joys – May Sarton
Seeking Constructive Criticism
I’m a big fan of constructive criticism. I love a perspective other than my own. I even love being made to feel uncomfortable. That may sound weird, but I am a firm believer that good things, i.e., growth comes from discomfort.
Ruth's Silver Linings
I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer the end of March 2011. I had found a small cyst and had gone into the doctor. I was sent into get a mammogram and ultrasound. A few days later I had a stereo tactic biopsy. When I found out it was cancer, it was very upsetting. I am… Continue reading Ruth's Silver Linings