Why is it that some music makes people want to get up and dance while it makes other people want to barf (e.g., Billy Idol’s White Wedding – I’m of the dancing variety when it comes to Billy Idol)? Why is it that some music is seemingly always played at weddings or funerals (e.g., Ave Maria)?… Continue reading Books on Music, The Brain & Emotion
Breast Cancer
Catherine’s Silver Linings
Dearest Hollye, I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma in February, 1999 while living in Dallas, TX. I had just had a mammogram the week before which normal. While I was taking a shower I found a lump in my left breast at 12:00. I underwent a lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation. Today, I am… Continue reading Catherine’s Silver Linings
The Load
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into… Continue reading The Load
Breastcancer.org Blogging!
Hi Everyone! Fun news: I am starting to blog for breastcancer.org. I’m super excited about it. Breastcancer.org is a wonderfully Silver Lined source of vital information…as evidenced by over 12 million visitors a year. My first post is the beginning of my story. It is entitled: A Breast Cancer Beginning…Nurse Turned Patient. Here is the direct… Continue reading Breastcancer.org Blogging!
What We Love – Goethe
Giving: Khan Academy
One of the new features of the blog redesign is the addition of a new category called “Giving.” Philanthropy is a high priority in our family and so I thought I’d include this aspect of our life in my writing. So, I will share interesting tidbits and inspiring stories about non-profits with which the HOTY,… Continue reading Giving: Khan Academy
Crash into Recovery…Like a Swan
Today was a wonderfully informative and Silver Lined day. I had my first 3-month checkup with my Oncologist. As you know, I was worried about it. Worried not that I had a recurrence (too early after a year of intense treatment, I figured), but worried because I’ve been absolutely, outrageously, inexplicably exhausted. My Oncologist walked… Continue reading Crash into Recovery…Like a Swan
Friday's Fixin's: Long-Run Cake
Ohhhhhh, do I have a treat to share with you this week. Yumma! Yumma! Yumma! I found this recipe in Runner’s World magazine (one of my favorite reads while running on the treadmill – highly motivating, right?!?).
Anticipation After Cancer Treatment
This week, I have my first 3 month checkup post treatment. I’m going for my blood work tomorrow morning and will see my Oncologist on Friday. I am a little nervous. Totally normal, I know. But still.
Change is in the Air!
First of all, I’d like to take this opportunity to THANK YOU all for reading this blog. I am deeply honored and humbled by your support and continued enthusiasm for my writing. Truly. Thank you.
It is with great anticipation and excitement that I announce that really super fun changes are on the Silver Lined horizon. In fact, I’m smack dab in the middle of redesigning the blog. To call me thrilled would truly be an understatement. In fact, I’m simply giddy!